Later this week, the Band To Watch Sweeping Promises are releasing a new album, Good Living Is Coming For You. They’ve shared “Eraser” and “You Shatter” from it already — the former made our best songs of the week list — and today they’re back with one last advance preview of the album: its title […]
Be Your Own Pet – “Goodtime!”
Nashville garage-punkers Be Your Own Pet burned fast and bright. The band got going in 2004, cranked out two albums in quick succession, and then broke up in 2008. Now, they’re back. Last year, Be Your Own Pet played their first live shows in 14 years, and by all accounts, they’re still a fiery force […]
Hayden Pedigo – “Signal Of Hope”
On Friday, fingerstyling guitarist Hayden Pedigo will release his new album, The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored. Pedigo has already shared two songs, the album’s lead single “Elsewhere” and the title track, and just ahead of release he’s sharing one more: “Signal Of Hope.” “‘Signal Of Hope’ is the most British-sounding thing I’ve ever written, […]
Watch Sheryl Crow Sing Her Hits On Rollerblades With An Accordion At Bonnaroo
Sheryl Crow is now a fixture of Nashville — she was involved with the Highwomen project, Kacey Musgraves recorded Golden Hour above her horse stable, etc. — and this month she was on the bill at Tennessee’s biggest music festival, Bonnaroo. While at the farm, Crow strapped on some roller skates, grabbed an accordion, and […]
Olof Dreijer – “Rosa Rugosa”
The Knife’s Olof Dreijer has mainly kept to the shadows for the past decade, though this past year he’s started to re-emerge a bit. He co-produced a handful of tracks on Fever Ray’s new album Radical Romantics — a very welcome sibling reunion — and earlier this month he released a collaborative EP with Mt. […]
Young Thug – “Money” (Feat. Juice WRLD & Nicki Minaj)
This past Friday, Atlanta rap superstar Young Thug, who is currently incarcerated and awaiting trial on RICO gang charges, released his new album Business Is Business. The album, consisting of material that Thug recorded before his trial began, is full of appearances from huge guest stars like Drake, Future, Travis Scott, and 21 Savage. Today, […]
Charlie Martin – “Splash”
A couple years ago, Charlie Martin — the Texas musician who is also one half of Hovvdy — released his debut solo album Imaginary People, which got a deluxe edition last fall. He’s headed out on tour this week, and today has shared a new song called “Splash,” a warm, waterlogged one with Martin’s overlapping […]
Watch Jack Black Sing “Peaches” Live With The LA Philharmonic
Right now, the highest-grossing film of 2023 by far is The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and nothing is anywhere near unseating it. (Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3, the current runner-up, is still more than $200 million behind Mario.) In the Mario movie, Jack Black played the voice of the villainous Bowser, and he scored […]
Lana Del Rey’s Glastonbury Set Cut Short Because She Was Late: “I’m Super Fucking Sorry, My Hair Takes So Long To Do”
Lana Del Rey headlined Glastonbury on Saturday night, but her set was cut short after she started her performance 30 minutes late. “I was so fucking late that I’m about to rush this set today,” she said to the audience as she was coming out onto stage. “If they cut power, I’m super fucking sorry, […]
PC Music Will Stop Releasing New Music After 2023
PC Music, the label that A. G. Cook founded in 2013, will stop releasing new music after this year. “After a decade of activity, 2023 will be PC Music’s final year of new releases,” a message reads on the label’s website. “Following that, the label will be dedicated to archival projects and special reissues. We […]