St. Vincent teamed with Japanese musician/composer/producer Yoshiki to craft a fresh version of her song “New York,” which dropped today (Aug. 28). St. Vincent’s signature tune was originally released on her Grammy-winning 2017 album MASSEDUCTION, and the reimagined version features Yoshiki’s classically inspired arrangements, creating unpredictable new textures. St. Vincent said in a statement that […]
Necrot Release Bloodthirsty New Death Metal Album 'Mortal': Stream
This one is for all my death metal posers out there — all my people who are at least theoretically into the blastbeats-and-grunts genre spawned by Floridian goons like Death and Morbid Angel and Obituary but who barely keep up with the stuff. There are people who stay up on every new development in the […]
The National's Bryan Devendorf Just Surprise Released His Solo Debut
After the relatively quick one-two of Sleep Well Beast and I Am Easy To Find, it seemed as if the National had closed a specific chapter of their career. So now, as they did between Trouble Will Find Me and Sleep Well Beast, it appears they’re taking some time for their own projects. Aaron Dessner […]
Hear Tears For Fears' Previously Unreleased "Rhythm Of Life"
Last week, Tears For Fears announced a super deluxe box set reissue of their 1989 studio album The Seeds Of Love featuring 22 unreleased tracks of demos, live jams, studio sessions, B-sides, and rare mixes. And today, they’re sharing the first of those, a previously unreleased demo of “Rhythm Of Life.” The song took over […]
Hear The Replacements' Previously Unreleased "I.O.U." Demo
The Replacements’ deluxe reissue of late-career gem Pleased To Meet Me contains 29 previously unreleased tracks. A slew of rough mixes were revealed when the project was announced, and today another unheard recording has emerged: a demo version of album opener “I.O.U.” Earlier this month they also dropped the demo for “I Don’t Know.” You […]
Eric Church – “Crazyland”
In a 2014 piece for this website, I wrote that the big country king Eric Church was out greatest working rock star. I was trolling, but I was also serious. Eric Church whomps ass. He’s a rare thing: A towering figure in his genre who also pushes on the edges of that genre, challenging received […]
Elvis Costello – "Phonographic Memory"
Elvis Costello is releasing a new album, Hey Clockface, at the end of October. The album was recorded in Helsinki, Paris, and New York earlier this year, and so far we’ve heard three songs that are on it: “No Flag,” “Hetty O’Hara Confidential,” and “We Are All Cowards Now.” Today, Costello is sharing a new […]
The Rolling Stones – "Scarlet (The Killers & Jacques Lu Cont Remix)"
The Rolling Stones are reissuing their 1973 album Goats Head Soup in a couple weeks. It comes with a handful of previously unreleased Stones songs from the era. The one that the band has been pushing hardest is “Scarlet,” a track that features guitar playing from Jimmy Page. It’s already had a music video starring […]
Flaming Lips Share New Video for 'Mother Please Don’t Be Sad'
The Flaming Lips have shared a slew of videos in the build-up to their upcoming album, American Head, and today, they added to that stunning array of clips with “Mother Please Don’t Be Sad.” The lyrics, based on singer Wayne Coyne’s teenaged near-death-experience, include the poignant “I didn’t mean to die tonight / but those robbers were so […]
St. Vincent – "New York" (Feat. Yoshiki)
A new St. Vincent album would be pretty nice right now, and presumably one is at least in the works. In the meantime, though, Annie Clark has given us yet another reworking of “New York,” the lead single from 2017’s MASSEDUCTION. This one finds her teaming with Yoshiki, the drummer from X Japan. The original […]