Composer and producer John Mark Lapham shares solo music under the moniker Old Fire, and he often indulges in collaborations. He’s joined forces with Bill Callahan before for the song “Corpus” as well as for a cover of John Martyn’s “Don’t You Go.” Today, they teamed up again for “Mephisto” from Old Fire’s forthcoming EP […]
Watch Charlie Puth Cover Friends Theme In Tribute To Matthew Perry
On Saturday, the former Friends star Matthew Perry was found dead in a hot tub in his Los Angeles home. Perry was 54, and his passing landed hard for the many people who grew up watching him play Chandler Bing on Friends. One such fan is Charlie Puth, who paid tribute to Perry during from […]
Home Front – “Slice Of Paradise” & “Jupiter”
Earlier this year, the Edmonton band Home Front released their full-length debut Games Of Power. It’s a hard album to describe, and it’s one of my favorites of the year. Clint Frazier, one of Home Front’s two leaders, used to be in dance-punk also-rans Shout Out Out Out, and there’s definitely some dance-punk in Home […]
Cory Hanson – “I Can’t Keep My Eyes Open”
After releasing his album Western Cum in June, Wand’s Cory Hanson returned early this month with new single “Western Cum.” Today the digital single is officially out, so we get to hear the B-side. “I Can’t Keep My Eyes Open” soars ahead with a real sense of purpose, backing its guitar theatrics with breathlessly bashed-out […]
Room On Fire Turns 20
In the wake of the Strokes’ debut, any band with messy haircuts and “the” in their name could count on the public’s attention for at least 15 minutes. It didn’t matter if you’d been toiling in the trenches for years or if “New York City Cops” had inspired you to form your first band. These […]
Marnie Stern & Fred Armisen – “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” (Blue Öyster Cult Cover)
Marnie Stern is preparing for her comeback with her aptly titled album The Comeback Kid arriving next month on Joyful Noise. That label is celebrating the spooky holiday season with the Joyful Noise Halloween Party, Vol. 1 compilation album, out now, and it includes a collaboration between Stern and Fred Armisen for a cover of […]
Everything Everything – “Cold Reactor”
Last year, UK band Everything Everything shared their sixth album Raw Data Feel. They reissued their debut album Man Alive in August, giving it the deluxe treatment. And today, they’ve announced a new record titled Mountainhead and shared the single “Cold Reactor” with a video. “’Cold Reactor’ is about striving for an advanced future and […]
San Fermin – “Didn’t Want You To”
Brooklyn eight-piece San Fermin’s last record was 2019’s The Cormorant I & II. Today, they’ve announced their fifth studio album Arms, and released the single “Didn’t Want You To.” They’ve also shared 2024 tour dates. “I had this feeling after going through a breakup, like, ‘well screw you, if you don’t want to be with […]
Watch Doja Cat Cover Hiatus Kaiyote In The BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
Last month, Doja Cat released a new album, Scarlet. She recently stopped by BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, where she played two tracks from it — the chart-topper “Paint The Town Red” and “Agora Hills” — and did a cover, standard for these sorts of performances. Doja opted to do a song by the Australian […]
Aesop Rock – “Infinity Fill Goose Down”
Next month, the great indie rap eccentric Aesop Rock will release his new album Integrated Tech Solutions. The LP is almost entirely self-produced, and its got contributions from folks like billy woods, Hanni El Khatib, Rob Sonic, Nikki Jean, and Lealani Teano, though the advance singles have all been entirely solo. We’ve already posted the […]