On Saturday, Dave Matthews Band played the second of three nights at The Gorge in Washington state, and they trotted out some notable covers. At the start of their performance, they honored Jimmy Buffett, who passed away this weekend, with a cover of “A Pirate Looks At Forty.” Matthews performed that same track with Buffett […]
Rid Of Me – “Gutted” & “Hell Of It”
On Halloween, the great Philly noise-punk band Rid Of Me will release their sophomore album Access To The Lonely, and I fully expect it to be awesome. We’ve already posted the early singles “Rid Of Me” and “I’m So Lonesome I Could Die.” Today, the band has shared two more tracks that appear back-to-back on […]
Midwife & Nyxy Nyx – “it’s ok 2 lie 2 me” & “Andy”
Two bands from thousands of miles apart got together and made two remarkable new songs. Today’s single “it’s ok 2 lie 2 me” b/w “Andy” is the result of a collaboration between Midwife (the project of New Mexico’s Madeline Johnston, specializing in heavy, celestial slowcore) and Nyxy Nyx (the Philadelphia band whose Bandcamp bio reads […]
Lauren Mayberry – “Are You Awake?”
Chvrches singer Lauren Mayberry announced a solo tour in July without actually releasing any solo music. Now, just days before that trek kicks off, Mayberry has unveiled her debut solo single. “Are You Awake?” neither maintains the synthy sound of Chvrches nor returns to the guitar-based indie and folk-rock sounds Mayberry once traded in before […]
Playboi Carti Postpones US Tour To 2024
In July, Playboi Carti announced his Antagonist North American arena tour featuring a team of openers from his own Opium Collective crew. Today, however, the Atlanta rapper has given an update that the tour, originally set to start this fall, will be postponed to early 2024, with tickets for original dates being valid for the […]
We’ve Only Just Begun: The Story Of The Carpenters
In the late 1960s, Richard and Karen Carpenter formed the brother-and-sister duo the Carpenters. Richard arranged the music and played the keyboard while his younger sister Karen sang vocals and played the drums. Together, the Carpenters are still the top-selling and top-charting brother-sister group of all time. Signing their first record deal as a duo […]
Devendra Banhart – “Nun”
Next month, Devendra Banhart will release a new album, the Cate Le Bon-produced Flying Wig, the follow-up to 2019’s Ma. We’ve written about the album’s lead single “Twin” and its follow-up “Sirens.” Today, Banhart is back with another preview called “Nun.” A grooving, sing-songy cut, “Nun” gives off a ’70s psychedelic flair with its lively […]
The Boss Comes Home
Bruce Springsteen didn’t need to say anything when he got onstage. Everyone at East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium knew the occasion. After the E Street Band re-emerged for the first time in seven years with an arena tour across America, they took to stadiums in Europe for the summer, and now they’ve come back home. Not […]
Alex Lahey – “Ego Is Not A Dirty Word” (Skyhooks Cover)
The Australian label Mushroom Records is marking its 50th anniversary this year with a bunch of covers and some live shows. The latest contribution to the celebration comes from Alex Lahey, who covered “Ego Is Not A Dirty Word,” the title track from the Aussie band Skyhooks’ 1975 sophomore album. “This song has so much […]
yeule – “inferno”
Earlier this month I was deeply impressed by “ghosts,” a stunning single from the hyperpop-shoegaze act yeule. Today they’re back with another preview of next month’s album softscars. This latest track, “inferno,” blooms from an orchestral introduction into a steadily thumping low-key beat, with yeule’s voice slicing and dicing amidst a varied downpour of keyboard […]