Since releasing her debut album The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess last year, Chappell Roan has catapulted into fame. The theatrical pop artist from Missouri opened for Olivia Rodrigo on a leg of the GUTS Tour, and she made her TV debut on Colbert earlier this year. Now, she’s back with “Good Luck, […]
Stream Doja Cat’s Scarlet 2: Claude Featuring Seven New Songs
Last year, Doja Cat released her fourth album, Scarlet, after controversy about her treatment of her fans and a change of cover artwork due to its similarities to a German metalcore band’s. Still, its single “Paint The Town Red” became the first rap song to hit #1 in over a year. Today, Doja’s back with […]
Watch Ben Gibbard Get Emotional Over One Of His Favorite Films In The Criterion Closet
Though Ben Gibbard is known for his music in Death Cab For Cutie and the Postal Service, the man also appreciates cinema. In 2009, he made his acting debut in John Krasinski’s David Foster Wallace film adaptation Brief Interviews With Hideous Men. Today, he revealed his favorite movies in the Criterion Collection’s Closet Picks series. […]
Sonya Cohen Cramer – “You’ve Been A Friend To Me” (Feat. Ida’s Elizabeth Mitchell & Daniel Littleton)
The latest artist to receive the Smithsonian Folkways spotlight is the late Sonya Cohen Cramer. The vocalist, graphic designer, and art director was Pete Seeger’s niece, and she joined Seeger in a lifelong embrace of traditional folk music. The new compilation You’ve Been A Friend To Me includes recordings from throughout Cramer’s life, including collaborations […]
Halle Bailey Starring In Pharrell Williams & Michel Gondry’s Musical Film
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, […]