Having released “Carousels” a few weeks ago, it was only a matter of time before British rockers Doves were bound to return with more than just a single song. Now, we know for sure that for the first time since Gordon Brown was prime minister, they’re back. The group announced their plans to release The Universal […]
Artists Help Indigenous Groups Against COVID-19
Kim Gordon, Tunde Adebimpe, Fiona Apple and more are showing their support for the Noise For Now X Seeding Sovereignty Mask Campaign. The campaign aims to respond to the severe impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Indigenous communities. And Noise for Now and Seeding Sovereignty are doing this with the sale of masks […]
Throwing Muses – “Bo Diddley Bridge”
Earlier this year, Throwing Muses, the great long-running Boston alt-rock band, announced plans to release their new album Sun Racket, and they shared the intense and gorgeous opening track “Dark Blue.” Then things happened. Sun Racket, the first Throwing Muses album since 2013’s Purgatory/Paradise, was supposed to be out by now. We’re still waiting, but […]
Doves Announce New LP 'The Universal Want,' Share "Prisoners"
Last month, the reunited post-Britpop greats Doves released “Carousels,” their first new song in 11 years. It was a promising reintroduction to the band, landing amongst our favorite songs of the week. All of this was, presumably, only the beginning of a whole new chapter, leading to the new album Doves promised when they first […]
Jessy Lanza – “Anyone Around”
Jessy Lanza has a new album, All The Time, coming out in a couple of weeks. We’ve already heard two tracks, “Lick In Heaven” and “Face.” And today she’s sharing a third, LP opener “Anyone Around,” an intoxicating electronic plea for human connection that Lanza wrote after moving to New York. The collaborative music video […]
June Of 44 Release First New Recording In 21 Years: Listen
In 1994, four members of various different beloved underground rock bands — Lungfish, Hoover, Codeine, Rodan — got together to form a new group called June Of 44. Over the rest of the ’90s, June Of 44 perfected a distinctively tingly, evocative, layered sound — mathy but not math-rock, slow but not slowcore, emotive but […]
Arcade Fire Members Will Butler & Jeremy Gara Announce Solo Albums
Arcade Fire have been working on a new album under quarantine, but in the meantime two members of the band are releasing albums of their own. Multi-instrumentalist Will Butler and drummer Jeremy Gara (pictured) both announced new projects this week, both with September release dates. Butler will follow up his 2015 solo debut Policy (which […]
Vampire Weekend Drop 'Live in Florida' EP From 'Father of the Bride' Tour
Vampire Weekend has released a new live EP that will remind fans what it was like to go to a live show (since that obviously isn’t happening for a while). Titled Live in Florida, the EP was recorded at a pair of the band’s show at St. Augustine Amphitheatre and at the James L. Knight Center […]
Lana Del Rey's Spoken Word LP Gets Release Date
After its announcement back in April, Lana Del Rey’s spoken word album, Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, finally has a release date. While Del Rey posted that “dates for the release of the audiobook and the physical book tomorrow!” Amazon has posted that the audiobook will drop on July 28 while the hardcover book […]
Mariah Carey to Release Tell-All Memoir in September
Mariah Carey will release her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah, in September. The book, which will be out through Andy Cohen Books (an imprint of Henry Holt & Company), will detail her life beginning with her childhood to her rise to fame as a chart-topping singer to everything else that went on in her life, including […]