In October, Sinai Vessel shared “Birthday” to preview the next album, followed by January’s “Attack” as a Mediafire download. Today, the Asheville musician is announcing his signing to Keeled Scales and releasing “How.” “‘How’ was the first tune I wrote for the new record that made me feel like I was cooking with gas,” Caleb […]
Watch Suede’s Brett Anderson Cover Echo & The Bunnymen’s “The Killing Moon” With Paraorchestra & Charles Hazlewood
Bristol, UK’s Paraorchestra combines disabled and non-disabled musicians into a unique symphonic unit. Today they shared a noteworthy new track from their star-studded upcoming album Death Songbook. It’s a cover of Echo & The Bunnymen’s iconic new wave track “The Killing Moon” sung by Suede’s Brett Anderson, with conductor and Paraorchestra founder Charles Hazlewood on […]
Buckcherry, Tommy Tutone, & Rudy Sarzo Celebrate Sheer Mag Album Release On Cameo
The excellent new Sheer Mag album Playing Favorites, their first for Third Man Records, is out today. The band is celebrating by posting Cameo messages from some of their rock ‘n’ roll heroes congratulating them on the new record. Sheer Mag’s Instagram account currently features three such messages: one from hard rock bassist for hire […]
Watch Jason Isbell Turn Fox News’ Biden Headlines Into Song
Jason Isbell made his latest visit to The Daily Show last week, and it seems that interview and performance were not the end of his current involvement with the program. For a video posted to Instagram, Isbell has built a nice little tune out of recent Fox News chyrons about President Joe Biden, such as […]
Stream Mini Trees’ Sleek, Catchy, Emotionally Charged Burn Out EP
Mini Trees, musical project of LA’s Lexi Vega, tend to operate on the intimate side of indie-pop — hence the self-applied “living room pop” label in their Bandcamp bio. But for new EP Burn Out, Vega takes Mini Trees somewhere bigger and brighter. Without compromising the songwriting at the core of the band, the new […]
Premature Evaluation: Kacey Musgraves Deeper Well
After Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves had a blank check, and she spent it. Her follow-up record star-crossed was a bleak divorce meditation, inspired by the end of the same relationship that had animated Golden Hour. (An artist’s personal life is that artist’s personal life, but some of the chilly reception for star-crossed was probably similar […]
Guppy – “Dog (Made Me Do It)”
LA indie rock goofballs Guppy have sung playfully about texting and driving, being Jewish on Christmas, and more. Today, they’re sharing “Dog (Made Me Do It),” which tests the limits of blaming things on your pet. The track is recorded and produced by Sarah Tudzin of Illuminati Hotties, who produced their latest album, 2022’s Big […]
Elbow – “Balu”
The veteran British rock balladeers Elbow kicked off their Audio Vertigo rollout with “Lover’s Leap,” a song that infused their sound with bright, hard-hitting energy in the form of blaring horns and electronic beats. New single “Balu” keeps that same energy but rocks even harder. They weren’t kidding about this record’s “gnarly, seedy grooves.” Watch […]
New Lou Reed Tribute Album Features Keith Richards, Angel Olsen, Afghan Whigs, & More
Tomorrow would have been Lou Reed’s 82nd birthday. It’s been more than a decade since we lost the legendary musician, but his influence is still as indelible as ever. People continue to cover and sample Lou Reed and Velvet Underground songs all the time, and they still show up regularly on soundtracks. That’s probably a […]
White Reaper – “I Can’t Escape Myself” (The Sound Cover)
The Louisville rockers White Reaper released a new album, Asking For A Ride, at the top of 2023. They spent some of last year opening for Weezer on their indie rock roadtrip, and guitarist Tony Esposito got to shred at a Bengals game in the fall. Today, they’re releasing a cover of the Sound’s “I […]