For more than a decade, the tradition has been going strong: Every year around Christmas time, Norwegian indie singer-songwriter extraordinaire Sondre Lerche sends Stereogum a new recording of a well-known pop song. It started way back in 2012 with a cover of Beyoncé’s “Countdown” and has continued with tracks by Sia, Drake, Ariana Grande, Britney […]
Moor Mother Shares Animal Collective Remix, New Song “One For Archie”
Earlier this year, Animal Collective released the album Isn’t It Now?, which contained the 22-minute song “Defeat.” Today, Philly musician Moor Mother shared a psychedelic remix of the LP, collaging it all into a little less than four immersive minutes. Along with the remix, she unveiled a new track called “One For Archie” featuring jazz […]
Geese Part Ways With Guitarist Foster Hudson
Earlier this year, our 2021 Band To Watch Geese shared their latest album 3D Country. Today, the Brooklyn rock crew announced the departure of guitarist Foster Hudson. In a statement, Geese explained that Hudson is stepping away to focus on academic endeavors. Read what they wrote below. Over the past few months, we have received […]
Watch The Regrettes Cover Talking Heads And Wham! At LA Farewell Show
Last month, The Regrettes announced their breakup, making it onto our In Memoriam tribute. They played three farewell shows in their hometown of Los Angeles at the Fonda on Dec. 19, 20, and 21. At all three gigs, they covered Wham!’s “Last Christmas” for the first time in five years. The first night also included […]
The 8 Worst Music Trends Of 2023
The dichotomy of 2023: we had an amazing year for music, in terms of listeners having access to seemingly endless troves of virtuosity and bangingness. We also had a depressing year for music, in terms of the environment in which that music is made. Following are eight of the worst developments over the year. 1. […]
Central Cee – “Entrapreneur”
UK drill rapper Central Cee engaged in a few collaborations this year, such as with Drake for an On The Radar freestyle, PinkPantheress for “Nice to meet you,” and, most importantly, Dave for the Split Decision EP, which contained the massive hit “Sprinter.” Today, with only a little over a week left until 2024, Central […]
Oscars 2024 Shortlist Includes Barbie, Spider-Man, & Cheetos Movie Songs — But No Mario Bros
The nominations for the 94th Academy Awards will be announced on January 23, but before that a handful of categories have received shortlists whittling down the possible nominees to a smaller field for voters to choose from. That includes a 15-name list of nominees for Best Original Song and Best Original Score. Included in the […]
Nirvana Baby Lawsuit Revived By Appeals Court
A federal appeals court has revived the lawsuit brought on by Spencer Elden, the man who appeared naked on the cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind as an infant. As Law360 reports the US 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals reversed last year’s decision by a California federal judge to dismiss the case on the grounds that Elden […]
Alabaster dePlume – “Gifts Of Olive”
A couple months back, the English musician Alabaster dePlume released a new album, Come With Fierce Grace. Today, he’s back with a one-off track, “Gifts Of Olive,” which references the Palestinian writer Refaat Alareer, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza earlier this month at age 44, alongside his brother, sister, and four […]
Nick Cave Shares Eulogy For Shane MacGowan
Nick Cave has written a eulogy for the Pogues’ Shane MacGowan, who passed away late last month at age 65. Cave performed “A Rainy Night In Soho” at MacGowan’s funeral a couple weeks ago, and the tribute to his late friend was just published by The Guardian. “I first met Shane in 1989 when the […]