John Cale is always around — just recently, in fact, he popped up on the excellent Kelly Lee Owens track “Corner Of My Sky.” He’s always working on something or another, but now it’s been a bit since he’s released a new album. (His last, 2016’s M:FANS, was a reimagining of his 1982 album Music […]
Watch Billie Eilish and Finneas Play 'No Time to Die'
After unveiling her monochorme video for “No Time to Die” last week, Billie Eilish brought a live performance of the track to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (Oct. 5). With her brother Finneas at the piano, Eilish was seated on the steps of a beautiful theater and gave a smoldering performance of […]
Future Islands – “Born In A War”
This Friday, Baltimore synth-rock dramatists Future Islands will release their new album As Long As You Are. The album comes three years after The Far Field, their last one, and after the members of the band have been devoted attention to side projects like frontman Samuel T. Herring’s pretty-great rap debut Back At The House. […]
The Antlers Drop 'Wheels Roll Home,' First New Music in Six Years
The Antlers dropped “Wheels Roll Home,” their first new music since the 2014 release of their fifth album Familiars. “Wheels Roll Home” is a simple song about the hopeful promise of reunion after a long time gone,” lead singer and songwriter Peter Silberman explained in a statement. “It’s that feeling of finding home in someone, […]
Jeff Tweedy's "Gwendolyn" Video Features A Whole Bunch Of Famous Faces — Sort Of
A couple weeks back, the ever-prolific Jeff Tweedy announced that he’d gone and made a quarantine-era album called Love Is The King. At the time, he also shared two new songs, the album’s title track and “Guess Again.” Today, he’s back with another one called “Gwendolyn.” Musically, “Gwendolyn” is a bit sweeter and rollicking than […]
The White Stripes Prep Greatest Hits Collection
The White Stripes haven’t been a band for nearly a decade, which means that a greatest-hits set is long overdue…and now finally its way. Simply titled The White Stripes Greatest Hits, the collection will be released on Dec. 4 through Jack White’s Third Man Records and Columbia. The 26-song set will feature 26 previously released songs that span’s […]
Billie Joe Armstrong to Release 'No Fun Mondays' LP
Billie Joe Armstrong really helped make quarantine a little better with his popular No Fun Mondays cover series. And today (Oct. 6), he’s announced that the 14 tracks will be collected and released in a proper album that drops next month. “While we’ve all been in quarantine I’ve been reflecting on the things that matter […]
The War On Drugs Announce Live Album
Just over three years ago, the War On Drugs released their fourth album A Deeper Understanding, a monumental work that felt like the culmination of the band’s sonic trajectory as well as their steady ascension. Drugs mastermind Adam Granduciel has popped up a couple times this year, remixing the Rolling Stones and previewing new material. […]
The Antlers – “Wheels Roll Home”
This year has been full of surprises — most of them, it goes without saying, being pretty shitty ones. But perhaps you will feel more positively about this one: The Antlers have released a new song. For a long time, this didn’t seem like a possibility. The Antlers’ last album, Familiars, came out all the […]
The War on Drugs Detail New Live Album
There may not be any traditional live music this year, but The War on Drugs decided to dig into their archives to get as close to a live show as possible. Live Drugs is a collection of live tracks from over the years and will be released on bandleader Adam Granduciel’s label, Super High Quality Records. […]