Last month, The Polaris Music Prize, which is awarded annually to the best album by a Canadian artist, announced its longlist. Today, the 10 finalists have been revealed, all of which were released within the eligibility window between April 1, 2023 and May 1, 2024. It includes Cindy Lee’s Diamond Jubilee, which landed at #3 […]
Big Thief Part Ways With Bassist Max Oleartchik
A big change for Big Thief: Bassist Max Oleartchik is no longer in the band. “This change was made for interpersonal reasons with mutual respect in our hearts,” the band writes in the announcement on their social accounts. It’s a pretty significant shift for a group where every member’s contributions really seemed to matter. Here’s […]
Kelly Lee Owens – “Love You Got”
Not only was Kelly Lee Owens’ sophomore LP Inner Song one of the Best Albums Of 2020, it also provided us with one of the best Radiohead covers of the early pandemic days. That’s a high bar to clear. Owens has another very good song out today called “Love You Got,” the lead single from […]
Will Butler + Sister Squares – “Burn It Away”
Former Arcade Fire guy Will Butler and his backing band Sister Squares released a quite solid album last year. Today they’ve shared a new one-off single. “Burn It Away” is mostly low-key but works its way up to moments of intensity. “I want to burn it away,” Butler sings in the refrain. He shared this […]
Neutral Milk Hotel’s Julian Koster Accused Of Grooming And Sexual Assault By Elephant 6 Musician Nesey Gallons
Anna “Nesey” Gallons, a member of the Elephant 6 collective who has performed as a solo artist and with bands such as Circulatory System and the Music Tapes, has accused Julian Koster, a member of Neutral Milk Hotel and leader of bands including the Music Tapes and Orbiting Human Circus, of grooming and sexual assault. […]
Watch The Killers Pause London Show So Fans Could Watch England’s Euro 2024 Semifinal Win
The Killers’ tour has been full of beautiful moments like Erasure joining the band on stage for some songs and openers Travis bringing out Brandon Flowers for an Aztec Camera cover. Tonight at London’s O2 Arena, the Las Vegas group paused the show so fans could watch England’s Euro 2024 Semifinal win. I don’t care […]
Cornelius – “Bara To Yaju” (Haruomi Hosono Cover)
Haruomi Hosono celebrated 50 years of his debut solo album Hosono House last year. Musicians like Mac DeMarco, Sam Gendel, John Carroll Kirby, Jerry Paper, and more are honoring the Japanese pop icon with a compilation. DeMarco shared his rendition of “Boku Wa Chotto” in February; Cornelius’ take on “Bara To Yaju” is out today. […]
Bartees Strange – “Lie 95”
Bartees Strange never slows down for long. He’s done a whole lot since the release of 2022’s Farm To Table, but today seems like the start of something new. The good Mr. Cox’s new single “Lie 95” is out now, complete with a video by Vincent Martell and Jordan Phelps with lots of hotel-room-smashing and […]
Toro y Moi Interpolates “Anthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl” On New Song With Kevin Abstract & Lev
“Anthems For A Seventeen Year Old Girl” is becoming quite the standard. Meryl Streep and Tracey Ullman sang the You Forgot It In People classic with Broken Social Scene in 2022, around the time the album turned 20. Yeule, Sasami, and Snail Mail covered it together a year later. This year, Yeule released their studio […]
