The Californian avant-metal band Mr. Bungle went through a whole lot of phases in between forming in the mid ’80s and breaking up in the late ’90s. For a while, frontman Mike Patton’s success in his other band Faith No More led Mr. Bungle to become one of the weirdest, most experimental groups ever on […]
The Shins – “The Great Divide”
After the Shins released Heartworms in 2017, they followed it up with The Heart’s Worm, an album comprising “flipped” versions of the same songs. They’re back today with their first new song since, and this one has a flipped companion piece too. “The Great Divide” (not to be confused with “Weird Divide“) presents James Mercer’s […]
Bruce Springsteen Shares Thumping New Single 'Ghosts'
Bruce Springsteen’s new album is out in less than a month. The record has been touted as a return to the E Street Band’s early days of recording live. The new lyric video for “Ghosts” channels just that. Mixing in footage from the band’s recording sessions in November 2019 with archival footage, the song is […]
Kurt Vile – "How Lucky" (Feat. John Prine)
This steady stream of covers paying tribute to the late, great John Prine has continued this month with offerings from Califone and Wynonna. Today we hear another one, but it was recorded before Prine’s death, and it features the man himself. Kurt Vile recorded Speed, Sound, Lonely KV (ep) in various Nashville sessions over the […]
Pink Floyd's 'Delicate Sound of Thunder' Gets Deluxe Reissue Treatment
Pink Floyd’s 1988 live album and concert film, Delicate Sound Of Thunder, will be reissued on Blu-ray, DVD, two-CD, three-disc vinyl and a deluxe four-disc edition with bonus tracks on Nov 20. The three-LP 180-gram vinyl set includes nine songs that weren’t included on the 1988 release of the album, while the two-CD release includes […]
Bruce Springsteen – “Ghosts”
A couple of weeks ago, old god Bruce Springsteen announced that he’s got a new album called Letter To You ready to go. Springsteen recorded the LP with his E Street Band backing him up — his first time playing with them since their 2016 tour. Springsteen and his band bashed out the LP in […]
0PN Announces New Album 'Magic Oneohtrix Point Never': Hear 3 Tracks
Daniel Lopatin teased new Oneohtrix Point Never music earlier this week, and today he delivers on that tease in abundance. Turns out a new 0PN album called Magic Oneohtrix Point Never is coming next month, and Lopatin has shared its first three songs. This is how Lopatin fans win! The album title was inspired by […]
Kurt Vile Shares Collaboration with John Prine
Kurt Vile returns with Speed, Sound, Lonely KV (ep), a new EP that is set to release digitally on Oct. 2. Recorded and mixed in “sporadic sessions” in Nashville’s The Butcher Shoppe over the last four years, the collection of five new tracks includes a duet with the late John Prine, which he refers to as […]
Shamir – “Other Side”
Early next week, the Vegas-born and Philly-based DIY phenom Shamir Bailey will release his new self-titled album. The new record walks some interesting lines, splitting the difference between the explosive pop of his 2015 debut Ratchet and the more oblique indie music he’s made in the years since. Shamir has already shared the early tracks […]
Clipping – ”96 Neve Campbell” (Feat. Cam & China)
Next month, just in time for Halloween, the great avant-rap trio Clipping will come out with their new album Visions Of Bodies Being Burned. Like their previous LP, 2019’s There Existed An Addiction To Blood, the new album is inspired by both horror movies and the horrorcore rap of the ’90s. And judging by its […]