Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie has existed as a meme from the moment it was announced, but it’s actually coming out this summer, apparently with the kind of star-studded soundtrack that used to be more of a fixture of the entertainment business. Executive produced by Mark Ronson, Barbie: The Album is coming July 21, the same […]
Home Is Where – “floral organs”
Home Is Where’s heavily anticipated new LP the whaler is just 22 days away, and they’ve graced us with a second preview today following lead single “yes! yes! a thousand times yes!” Brandon MacDonald says album closer “floral organs” is about “reconciling with spending life reconciling life & how the end always fits with the […]
Foo Fighters – “Show Me How”
Next week, Foo Fighters will release their new album But Here We Are, their first since longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins died suddenly last year. They’ve already shared that album’s early singles “Rescued” and “Under You.” Last night, the band played their first show with new drummer Josh Freese. During their set, the band played those […]
Fetty Wap Gets Six Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking
Fetty Wap, the New Jersey rapper who had a huge hit a decade ago with his debut single “Trap Queen,” has been sentenced to six years in prison for drug trafficking. The rapper, real name Willie Junior Maxwell II, was arrested two years ago before he was set to perform at the New York City […]
Brandi Carlile Covers The Wiz Song “Home” For Ted Lasso
Brandi Carlile recorded a cover of The Wiz song “Home,” which debuted during the penultimate episode of Ted Lasso‘s third and final season. The track was written by Charlie Smalls and sung by Stephanie Mills in the original Broadway production, and then recorded by Diana Ross for the movie adaptation. Carlile made her version of […]
Sylvan Esso – “Will The Night” (Low Cover)
Sylvan Esso have released their own Live At Electric Lady EP, recorded at the famed New York studio. It includes recordings of them performing five tracks from their last album, No Rules Sandy, accompanied by the Attacca Quartet and other friends, including Jenn Wasner, TJ Maiani, Joe Westerlund, and Mason Stoops. They also covered Low’s […]
Jenny Lewis – “Cherry Baby”
Next month, great American Jenny Lewis will follow her 2019 album On The Line with a new one called Joy’All, recorded in Nashville and featuring contributions from folks like Jon Brion and Jess Wolfe. We’ve already posted Lewis’ early singles “Puppy And A Truck,” “Psychos,” and “Giddy Up.” Today, she’s dropping a new one called […]
Angélique Kidjo Receives 2023 Polar Music Prize
Angélique Kidjo received the Polar Music Prize at a ceremony in Stockholm on Tuesday. The award was founded by the late ABBA manager Stig Anderson, in partnership with the Royal Swedish Academy, and is given out annually, typically to one contemporary musician and one classical musician. This year, though, there were three recipients: Kidjo, Estonian […]
It’s Odesza Szn. (Who Are Odesza?)
Odesza are big. You know it. I know it. Even your mom might know it, assuming she spends any time perusing festival lineups. It has become one of life’s universal truths: Name any random big-tent festival, and there’s a solid chance Odesza are headlining it. Seldom have I seen artists include a “Festivals” section as […]
Loraine James – “2003”
Last fall, London producer Loraine James (who also performs as Whatever The Weather) released Building Something Beautiful For Me, a tribute album that “reinterprets, reimagines, and responds” to the late minimalist composer Julius Eastman. Whatever The Weather, meanwhile, released a self-titled album that we named one of the Best Electronic Albums Of 2022. Today, James […]