Before today, the New York indie band Crumb hadn’t released a song in two years. That changes with “Crushxd,” a hallucinatory new track that reminds me a bit of Broadcast and Men I Trust. Produced by Jonathan Rado and Johnscott, the song is inspired by an incident that haunted Crumb’s first big US tour in […]
The Number Ones: Leona Lewis’ “Bleeding Love”
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Remember Jesse McCartney? It’s fine if you don’t. Nobody’s judging. McCartney — no relation to any other famous McCartney — was one […]
Ariana Grande Asks Fans To Stop Commenting About Her Appearance
Ariana Grande has posted a TikTok where she speaks directly to fans about the comments she’s been receiving about her appearance. “I just wanted to address your concerns about my body and talk a little bit about what it means to be a person with a body and to be seen and to be paid […]
Juan Wauters – “Modus Operandi” (Feat. Frankie Cosmos)
Uruguayan indie singer-songwriter Juan Wauters has a new album called Wandering Rebel on the way. Today he’s sharing its latest single, a duet with Frankie Cosmos’ Greta Kline called “Modus Operandi.” The song is a string-laden ’70s pop throwback, and it has a video by Fatos Marishta featuring Wauters and Kline wandering Montevideo and NYC […]
Midwife & Vyva Melinkolya – “Miss America”
Next month, Midwife and Angel Diaz, leader of the Louisville screamo band Vyva Melinkolya, will release their new collaborative LP Orbweaving. The two of them met when Diaz came to New Mexico for a recording residency at Madeline Johnston’s studio. We’ve already posted the lush eight-minute lead single “NMP,” and now Midwife and Vyva Melinkolya […]
Jesus Piece Rise Again
It’s two hours before doors and the parking lot of San Diego’s preeminent metal club has turned into a makeshift gym. This is hardly a surprise on a night where Brick By Brick is hosting the World War Tour; all five bands on the bill, from SoundCloud rap opener Trippp Jones to headliner Show Me […]
Drive-By Truckers Announce The Dirty South Expanded Reissue With Bonus Tracks And New Vocals
Drive-By Truckers are announcing the reissue of their 2004 classic The Dirty South. Arriving June 16, the reissue — now titled The Complete Dirty South — has been re-sequenced and expanded to 17 songs, including three bonus songs, four remixed, and two with newly updated vocals. Also included is a 32-page book featuring original and […]
Roger Daltrey Explains Economics Behind Why The Who Will Probably Never Tour America Again
The Who recently released their live album The Who With Orchestra: Live At Wembley. Promoting the release in an interview with USA Today, Daltrey said it’s unlikely the band will ever tour North America again. The Who toured North America last year, and according to Daltrey, it was a big economic risk: I don’t know […]
Metallica Announce Marching Band Competition
’80s thrash legends and collegiate marching bands feel like an odd pairing. To the best of my knowledge, for instance, Slayer have never encouraged anyone to figure out a halftime-show arrangement of “South Of Heaven.” But Metallica have long been an ingrained part of college-sports culture, so maybe it makes sense for the band to […]
Stream Fire-Toolz’s Wild New Album I am upset because I see something that is not there.
For years, the Chicago artist Angel Marcloid has been making wild, genre-mangling music under the moniker Fire-Toolz. As of today, that catalog includes new album I am upset because I see something that is not there. The music on this release is as unpredictable as Fire-Toolz fans have come to expect, mashing together harsh techno, […]