Charli XCX released her last album, the half-self-titled Charli, last September. Though she’s often prolific, whether in output under her own name or with frequent collaborations, it still wouldn’t have seemed likely that we’d be getting a new Charli XCX album so soon. (Though given that Charli was one of the best albums of 2019, […]
Alexander 23 Rolls Out Stripped-Back, Emotional Gem "IDK You Yet"
Selena Gomez X Alexander 23 It just turned April, but Alexander 23 has already had a productive 2020 — which is no small feat with the world falling apart. The breakout star impressed with a pair of very good singles (“Loving You Gets Hard” and “I Hate You So Much”) and gave Selena Gomez’s “Rare” […]
Masterpiece Machine – “Rotting Fruit”
About a year and a half ago, Fucked Up came out with Dose Your Dreams, a wild and off-kilter album that moved the band away from its hardcore roots, into some straight-up disco directions. The two Fucked Up members most responsible for that album’s sound, multi-instrumentalist Mike Haliechuk and drummer Jonah Falco, recently went off […]
Twenty One Pilots Lean Into Pop On Quarantine Single "Level Of Concern"
Twenty One Pilots have been laying low since dropping Trench in 2018, but the alt-rock duo returns with a timely tune inspired by the COVID-19 crisis. “Level Of Concern” effectively taps into our collective anxiety, while demonstrating an unexpected pop sensibility. Make no mistake, this is the band’s most accessible single since “Stressed Out.” “Panic […]
Blink-182 Share Crowdsourced 'Happy Days' Video
Blink-182 shared the new video for “Happy Days,” which was created entirely while in quarantine. The pop-pop punk band enlisted their fans for the video. In an Instagram post on March 28, Blink put out a call for fans, asking them if they wanted to be in the video for “Happy Days” — now we […]
Alison Mosshart – "Rise"
In all her years howling out front of such esteemed rock ‘n’ roll bands as the Kills and the Dead Weather, Alison Mosshart has never released music under her own name. That changes with today’s release of Mosshart’s debut solo single, “Rise.” Mosshart began sketching out the idea for “Rise” back in 2013: “I didn’t […]
Twenty One Pilots Share Video for 'Level of Concern'
In the midst of the ongoing pandemic, Twenty One Pilots have managed to hunker down to write and record new material. The first of those songs is “Level of Concern.” It’s their first new song since the release of 2018’s Trench. The video was shot in what appears to be the duo’s home studio with clips spliced […]
Selena Gomez's Defiant, Relatable "Boyfriend" Sounds Like A Smash
Album Review: Selena Gomez’s ‘Rare’ Selena Gomez released the deluxe edition of Rare this morning (April 9) and it includes three new songs. The focus track, and next single, is called “Boyfriend” and it might just be the most relatable bop of 2020. On it, the pop star expresses her frustration with the dating game […]
Neil Young – "Shut It Down 2020"
Neil Young has been keeping himself busy in quarantine. The legendary folk-rocker and his wife Daryl Hannah have been periodically inviting us into their cozy home in Telluride, Colorado for Young’s acoustic Fireside Sessions series. And now he’s recorded a new version of “Shut It Down,” a song from last year’s Colorado album with Crazy […]
Hayley Williams – “My Friend”
Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams appears to be on a mission to drop every single song from her forthcoming solo debut before the actual album comes out. Williams will release her album Petals For Armor next month, and she has now shared eight of its songs — a five-track sampler EP, followed by “Over Yet” and […]