In September, Anjimile will release his first full-length since 2020’s Giver Taker. The indie-folk performer has already shared the lead single and title track from The King, and today he’s following that up with “Father” featuring guitar by Brad Allen William. “I wrote this song with my parents in mind as a sort of gesture […]
Michigan Turns 20
The Sufjan Stevens catalog has no shortage of mind-bendingly proggy moments, many of them on the 2010 album The Age Of Adz, one of the most formidable works of auteurist excess of the 21st century. Yet my favorite of all of them comes during “Oh Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!),” one […]
Grian Chatten – “All Of The People”
Grian Chatten, the lead singer for Fontaines D.C., is releasing his solo debut album Chaos For The Fly on the last day of June. We’ve already covered singles “The Score,” “Fairlies” (which he played for his solo TV debut on Later… With Jools Holland), and “Last Time Every Time Forever.” Today, we’re getting one more […]
Casanova Sentenced To More Than 15 Years In Prison
Brooklyn rapper Casanova, born Caswell Senior, has been sentenced to 188 months in prison on gang-related racketeering and narcotics charges. According to a press release from the US Department of Justice, Casanova had a leadership role in the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation Bloods Gang, or Gorilla Stone for short. This led to his involvement in […]
The Clientele – “Claire’s Not Real”
In April, the Clientele announced a new album, I Am Not There Anymore, which is out at the end of next month. We’ve already heard “Blue Over Blue” and “Dying In May,” and today the UK band’s back with “Claire’s Not Real.” Singer/guitarist Alasdair MacLean describes of the latest single: “I was in Cercedilla in […]
Kid Cudi Cancels Moon Man’s Landing Festival: “The City Didn’t Approve It”
Kid Cudi plays a lot of music festivals, but music festivals aren’t always kind to Cudi. Last year, when Cudi headlined Rolling Loud as a last-minute replacement for his frienemy Kanye West, he left the stage early because fans wouldn’t stop throwing bottles at him. This summer, Cudi was scheduled to headline his own Moon […]
Sweeping Promises – “Good Living Is Coming For You”
Later this week, the Band To Watch Sweeping Promises are releasing a new album, Good Living Is Coming For You. They’ve shared “Eraser” and “You Shatter” from it already — the former made our best songs of the week list — and today they’re back with one last advance preview of the album: its title […]
Be Your Own Pet – “Goodtime!”
Nashville garage-punkers Be Your Own Pet burned fast and bright. The band got going in 2004, cranked out two albums in quick succession, and then broke up in 2008. Now, they’re back. Last year, Be Your Own Pet played their first live shows in 14 years, and by all accounts, they’re still a fiery force […]
Hayden Pedigo – “Signal Of Hope”
On Friday, fingerstyling guitarist Hayden Pedigo will release his new album, The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored. Pedigo has already shared two songs, the album’s lead single “Elsewhere” and the title track, and just ahead of release he’s sharing one more: “Signal Of Hope.” “‘Signal Of Hope’ is the most British-sounding thing I’ve ever written, […]
Watch Sheryl Crow Sing Her Hits On Rollerblades With An Accordion At Bonnaroo
Sheryl Crow is now a fixture of Nashville — she was involved with the Highwomen project, Kacey Musgraves recorded Golden Hour above her horse stable, etc. — and this month she was on the bill at Tennessee’s biggest music festival, Bonnaroo. While at the farm, Crow strapped on some roller skates, grabbed an accordion, and […]