Halle Bailey, of Chloe x Halle and The Little Mermaid, will have a starring role in the upcoming musical film from Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry. It’s Gondry’s return to Hollywood after a decade worth of French films. Variety describes it as a “coming-of-age musical set in the summer of 1977 Virginia Beach inspired by […]
Watch Post Malone Cover Hank Williams And Open A Bottle With A Cowboy Boot
Post Malone’s country era has included a featured guest spot on Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, and many covers, most recently by the legendary Nashville songwriter Joe Diffie on a recent compilation. And last night he made a surprise appearance at the Ryman Auditorium to cover Hank Williams’ “Honky Tonk Blues” at the annual Bobby Bones’ Million […]
Isobel Campbell – “Everything Falls Apart”
Last month, Isobel Campbell — former Belle And Sebastian member and frequent Mark Lanegan collaborator — announced a new solo album, Bow To Love, her follow-up to 2020’s There Is No Other. She shared “4136” from it at the time, and today she’s back with the album’s hazy, arresting opening track “Everything Falls Apart,” where […]
Porij – “Ghost”
When I saw Porij at SXSW last month, I was struck by their fun and peppy stage presence. It was not at all the vibe I was expecting after hearing singles like “My Only Love” and “Unpredictable,” which made me think the UK dance-rockers were too cool for school. But no, they’re actually quite jubilant, […]
Cloud Nothings – “Silence”
We just looked back at Cloud Nothings’ Here And Nowhere Else for its 10th anniversary, and the band has a new album, Final Summer, on the way in a couple weeks. They’ve shared the title track, “Running Through The Campus,” and “I’d Get Along” from it so far, and today they’re back with one last […]
Watch Maggie Rogers Cover Tate McCrae’s “Greedy” In The BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
We are in the thick of Maggie Rogers SZN as she approaches the release of new album Don’t Forget Me. Today the promo campaign brought her to the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, where, as is customary in that venue, she covered a popular current song by another artist. For Rogers, that meant an acoustic, […]
Cash Cobain Shares Statement About Last-Minute Slizzyfest Cancelation
On Monday night, NYC sample drill star Cash Cobain was set to celebrate his birthday with a hometown show called Slizzyfest at Irving Plaza. Ticketholders waited outside for hours to be let in and there were rumors of a Drake appearance. However Drake didn’t perform, and Cash Cobain and his openers didn’t either. The show […]
The Zutons Announce First North American Tour In 19 Years
At the end of the month, the Zutons are releasing The Big Decider, their first new album in 16 years. The Liverpool band broke up in 2009 and though they’ve been reunited for a bit and have played shows in the UK, they haven’t made their way to North America since 2006 for a one-off […]
Hear A. Savage Cover Lavender Country, Kevin Ayers, & Johnny Paycheck On New The Loft Sessions EP
Parquet Courts’ A. Savage has released a new EP called The Loft Sessions. It includes covers of Lavender Country’s “I Can’t Shake The Stranger Out Of You,” Kevin Ayers’ “Oyster And The Flying Fish,” and Johnny Paycheck’s “(It Won’t Be Long) And I’ll Be Hating You.” At the end, he included a new version of […]
+/- (Plus/Minus) Announce First New Album In A Decade
+/i, or the slightly more search-friendly Plus/Minus, have announced their first new album in a decade, Further Afield. Today, they’re sharing the album’s lead single, “Borrowed Time.” The band’s Patrick Ramos described it as “an uplifting song about how resentment builds throughout the life of a relationship (the usual light +/- {Plus/Minus} subject matter), began […]