Bruce Hornsby is back, and that’s just the way it is. The “The Way It Is” singer and multi-instrumentalist released his new single, “My Resolve” featuring James Mercer of the Shins today, calling it “a Sisyphean tale of the creative life, sung with a fellow climber.” The track is a precursor to his newly announced […]
Darkstar – “Text”
UK electronic duo Darkstar are releasing their new album Civic Jams at the end of the week. “This was all planned to go out into a world that wasn’t going through a pandemic,” they write in a statement. “We don’t know what we feel about releasing music in this climate to be frank. Everything we […]
Neil Young's 'Homegrown' Is Available to Stream 2 Days Early
Neil Young’s long lost Homegrown album is out this Friday, but fans got a nice treat from the singer-songwriter. “Hi, hoping you’re all holding up and still showing up,” he wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. “Music is medicine for the soul. Look after it.” HiHoping you’re all holding up & still showing up music is medicine for the soulLook […]
Bruce Hornsby – "My Resolve" (Feat. James Mercer)
Bruce Hornsby just released a new album, Absolute Zero, last year, and he’s already back and ready with another one. Non-Secure Connection will be out in August and it features production contributions from his now-frequent collaborators Justin Vernon and Brad Cook and there’s guest spots from Jamila Woods, Leon Russell, Vernon Reid, Rob Moose, and […]
Phoebe Bridgers on Speaking Out Against Ryan Adams
In February 2019, Phoebe Bridgers, along with a group of other women including Ryan Adams’ ex-wife Mandy Moore, accused the artist of sexual harassment in a report by The New York Times. She also released a statement following the NYT story. And in an interview with NME, the singer-songwriter recounted that experience and how she […]
Haim Perform 'Women in Music Pt III' Songs on NPR’s 'Tiny Desk' Series
Haim’s Women in Music Pt. III is slated to be released next Friday (June 26). Ahead of it, the sisters performed a three-song set from quarantine in a modified version of NPR’s Tiny Desk series. The stripped-down set saw them perform “The Steps,” “I Know Alone” and “Summer Girl,” which featured Henry Solomon on saxophone. Recently, Haim performed on the Late […]
Arca – "Mequetrefe"
Arca is releasing her new album, KiCk i, next week. She’s shared two tracks from it so far, “Nonbinary” and “Time,” and it’s already landed on our list of the 50 Best Albums Of 2020 So Far. We’ll have even more to say about it next week, but for now Arca is sharing a third […]
No Joy – “Nothing Will Hurt”
Montreal shoegazers No Joy are returning in August with Motherhood, their first full-length album in five years. We’ve already heard one single, “Birthmark.” And today they’re sharing another, “Nothing Will Hurt,” which melds conspicuous slap bass with swirling aqueous synthpop. “The demo of this song started as a slow Industrial burner built on samples of […]
Mike Polizze – "Cheewawa" (Feat. Kurt Vile)
Longtime Purling Hiss leader Mike Polizze announced his debut solo album, Long Lost Solace Find, last month. Fellow Philadelphia denizen Kurt Vile had a hand in the album’s lead single, “Revelation,” and he also helped out on its second single, “Cheewawa,” which is being released today. “I wish I wrote ‘Cheewawa’ (guess I’ll have to […]
The Killers – “My Own Soul’s Warning”
The Killers have a new album loaded up and ready to go. The band was supposed to release the new LP Imploding The Mirage last month. The LP is now in limbo, and it doesn’t have a release date. But still, the Killers are doing the things that big bands have to do to promote […]