Kelly Clarkson announced yesterday via an interview with Variety that she has recorded a new album, her first in five years. In the same interview, Clarkson confirmed that she would release a new version of “9 To 5” with its original singer, Dolly Parton. The reimagined “9 To 5” was created especially for the new […]
Pretty Sick – “Heaven”
In July, indie-grunge project Pretty Sick (the brainchild of Sabrina Fuentes) announced her debut album, Makes Me Sick Makes Me Smile. Fuentes has shared a couple of distortion-heavy tracks from the album already, including lead single “Human Condition” and “Black Tar.” Now, Fuentes (who is “London-based” but “New York-rooted”) has a third offering from the […]
Watch Indigo Sparke Cover PJ Harvey’s “White Chalk”
The Australian-born musician Indigo Sparke has a new album, Hysteria, on the way, which was produced by Aaron Dessner. Today, she’s shared a cover of PJ Harvey’s “White Chalk” as the latest entry in the Song That Found Me At The Right Time series, a collaboration with Sounds of Saving and 988 Suicide & Crisis […]
Miranda Lambert – “I’m Just An Old Chunk Of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be A Diamond Someday)” (Billie Joe Shaver Cover)
Two years ago, the great Texan outlaw country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver died of a stroke at the age of 81. This fall, we’re getting a new tribute album called Live Forever: A Tribute To Billy Joe Shaver, and it’ll feature people like George Strait, Margo Price, Steve Earle, and Amanda Shires covering Shaver’s songs. […]
Bibio – “Off Goes The Light”
Stephen Wilkinson has announced a new Bibio album, his tenth overall, with the clever title BIB10. It’s his follow-up to 2019’s Ribbons. “My influences for studio production mostly come from the 60s, 70s, and 80s where the craft was very different – getting a more polished sound, without ironing the humanity out of it, was […]
Wednesday – “Bull Believer”
The Asheville rock Band To Watch Wednesday were behind one of the very best albums of 2021 with Twin Plagues. Earlier this year, they put out an excellent covers album and today they’ve announced that they have signed to Dean Oceans. They’re also sharing a new single, “Bull Believer,” an eight-and-a-half minute track that smushes […]
Alex G – “Miracles”
In a few weeks, Philly indie staple Alex G will release a new album, God Save The Animals. He’s already shared best songs of the week contender “Blessing,” “Runner” — which he recently performed for his late-night TV debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — and “Cross The Sea.” Now, Alex is back […]
Dehd – “Sex & Candy” (Marcy Playground Cover)
The Chicago trio Dehd released a new album, Blue Skies, a few months back, and they’re about to go out on an extensive tour in support of it. They recently stopped by the SiriusXM studios for a live session and covered Marcy Playground’s 1997 alt-rock hit “Sex & Candy.” (“Sex & Candy” peaked at #8. […]
Chemical Club – “Hurt Happens”
If indie-pop duo Chemical Club — Eric Graham and Michael Watson — sound familiar, that’s because you might know them for their work in fanclubwallet. As Chemical Club, Graham and Watson have released two EPs since forming in 2019: 2020’s mutual psychosis and 2021’s Arm’s Length. Now, they’re announcing another EP: Pale Blue Sky, out […]
Okay Kaya – “Jolene From Her Own Perspective”
Okay Kaya, the eclectic project headed up by Kaya Wilkins, is releasing a new album, SAP, in November. She announced it last month with “Spinal Tap,” and today she’s back with a new single called “Jolene In Her Own Words,” a response tracks of sorts to Dolly Parton’s enduring “Jolene.” It’s a soft, pillowy reimagining: […]