Wayne Shorter — one of the most acclaimed and influential saxophonists in jazz history, known for his work with Miles Davis, Weather Report, and elsewhere — has died. As the New York Times reports, Shorter passed away today at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 89. As the Times points out, Shorter was known […]
Ann-Margret Shares Shares Pete Townshend Duet From First New Album In Over A Decade
Hollywood star Ann-Margret has announced her first new album in over a decade, Born To Be Wild, which will be released in April. It’ll include contributions from Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, Paul Shaffer, Pat Boone, Mickey Gilley, the Oak Ridge Boys, and more, all helping out with covers of songs from the ’50s and ’60s. Today, […]
Debby Friday – “HOT LOVE”
Later this month, the Toronto experimental pop musician Debby Friday will release her debut full-length album GOOD LUCK, and right before that she’ll play Stereogum’s just-announced show during SXSW. We’ve heard two singles from the album so far, “SO HARD TO TELL” and “I GOT IT,” and today she’s back with the pounding Crystal Castles-esque […]
Dilly Dally Breaking Up, Announce Final Show
The Toronto four-piece Dilly Dally are breaking up. They announced the news on social media today, and they’ll play their final show at Lee’s Palace in their hometown in May. “Thank you to anyone who’s ever come to see us perform, the artists who’ve inspired us, and everyone in the extended DD family,” the band […]
Bonny Doon – “Naturally”
Country-rockers Bonny Doon have been coursing through the underground for quite some time, and they’ve gotten a brighter spotlight in recent years as Waxahatchee’s collaborators and touring band during the Saint Cloud cycle. Now the Detroit crew is preparing for a level-up of its own. Bonny Doon have signed to ANTI- and will release new […]
Watch The Trailer For New Rock Doc What The Hell Happened To Blood, Sweat & Tears?
What The Hell Happened To Blood, Sweat & Tears? is an upcoming new documentary that aims to answer the question poised in its title: What happened to the rock band that played Woodstock and beat out the Beatles and Johnny Cash to win Album Of The Year at the Grammys in 1970? And more specifically, […]
Stream Destruct’s Fast, Mean, Ugly New Album Cries The Mocking Mother Nature
It seems like most people had rapturous experiences at their first shows back from the pandemic, but nobody had a better first show back than mine — a whole bunch of punk bands playing to hundreds of people at a bucolic outdoor space that I have been told not to describe in any detail. This […]
Liturgy – “Before I Knew The Truth”
Later this month, Liturgy are releasing a new double album, 93696, which they announced back in October with its sprawling title track, while at the same time putting out the As The Blood Of God Bursts The Veins Of Time EP that reimagined and refracted that track. At the top of this year, we got […]
Clark – “Clutch Pearlers”
A few weeks ago, the UK producer Clark announced a new album, Sus Dog, that was executive produced by Thom Yorke. He shared “Town Crank” from it at the time, and today Clark is back with another new single, the springy and textured “Clutch Pearlers,” which comes with a music video directed by Dylan Hayes. […]
sadie – “Tides”
NYC hyperpop singer-songwriter sadie has a new EP called Tides on the way. She shared lead single “All Night” a month ago, and today we hear the title track, a bright yet melancholy slow drift that feels like being enveloped by clouds of digital feeling. “While I was writing Tides I was thinking a lot […]