Adding The Diane Warren-Penned “Some Hearts” To Good Evening (1989) How did Diane Warren’s “Some Hearts” – originally written for Belinda Carlisle, later covered by Carrie Underwood – manage to make it onto Good Evening? CRENSHAW: Let me see, that was my last album for Warner Brothers. That album, to me, illustrates just what a […]
Nickel Creek – “Holding Pattern”
Next month, the reunited bluegrass/folk trio Nickel Creek will release Celebrants, their first new album in nine years. We’ve already posted lead single “Strangers,” and now Nickel Creek have also shared the new song “Holding Pattern.” “Holding Pattern” is a hushed, delicate ballad built around layered harmonies and acoustic guitar. All three members of Nickel […]
Haircut 100 Cover Harry Styles’ “As It Was”
British new wavers Haircut 100 are launching their latest reunion this year, and one way they’re grabbing the public’s attention is by covering last year’s biggest pop hit. That’d be “As It Was,” the A-ha-esque ditty from their fellow UK artist Harry Styles, which spent 10 weeks at #1 in the UK and a record-sniffing […]
Botch Announce 2023 Reunion Tour
Last year, the mathy metallic hardcore heroes Botch released their first song in 20 years, which inspired hosannas from our Black Market columnists. Then, a couple months later, they played their first show in 20 years. They have reissues on the way, and more gigs are scheduled for this month, including one in their Tacoma […]
The New Pornographers – “Angelcover”
Next month, the New Pornographers, the beloved and long-running Canadian power-pop army, will unleash their new album Continue As A Guest upon us. All your friends are here! A.C. Newman! Neko Case! Kathryn Calder! The other ones! Dan Bejar isn’t on board for this album, but he co-wrote lead single “Really Really Light” with Newman. […]
Men I Trust – “Ring Of Past”
In 2021, the Montreal indie-poppers Men I Trust released an LP called Untourable Album, and it was one of our favorites of the year. Since then, Men I Trust have been releasing a string of one-off singles: “Hard To Let Go,” “Billie Toppy,” “Girl.” Today, they’ve got another one. The latest Men I Trust single […]
Fiona Apple Scores And Narrates Court Watching PSA Short Film
These days, Fiona Apple works on her own schedule, and she only really interacts with the world when she wants, whether it’s contributing a song to Amazon’s Lord Of The Rings TV show or, more often, advocating for an important cause. Since 2021, Fiona Apple has been involved with court watching — observing what happens […]
Watch David Byrne Join Maggie Rogers To Bust Out Synchronized Dance Steps In NYC
These days, David Byrne is everywhere. He’s on Brodway. He was a big part of Miley Cyrus’ New Year’s Eve special. He’s Oscar-nominated for “This Is A Life,” the song that he recorded with Mitski and Son Lux for the Everything Everywhere All At Once soundtrack. My daughter tells me that “Psycho Killer” is all […]
John Vanderslice – “Crystals 26”
In recent years, former Bay Area indie rock super-producer John Vanderslice has moved to LA, gotten way into psychedelic drugs, and started releasing electronic music. His new album CRYSTALS 3.0 — named after a method of synthesizing pure LSD — sees him funneling those experiences back into the artisanal indie-pop singer-songwriter fare he made his […]
Thus Love – “Centerfield”
The new Thus Love song is not a John Fogerty cover. The Vermont trio’s “Centerfield” is a composition of their own, a gloomy new wave slow jam that sounds like it maybe could have come out in 1985, the same year as the other “Centerfield,” but also sounds nothing like CCR. “Dark day/ Centerfield,” goes […]