Loren Gray Drops ‘Queen’ Making the leap from social media sensation to pop star can be tricky, but Loren Gray has done it with ease. The 18-year-old, who is the undisputed Queen of TikTok, got the ball rolling in 2018 with “My Story.” Since then, she has released a steady stream of singles including “Options” […]
New Order, Brandon Flowers to Honor Ian Curtis | SPIN
The 40th anniversary of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis’ death is on May 18. To honor his legacy, his former bandmates (and current New Order members) Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris will take part in a livestream on the anniversary. The duo will be joined by the Killers singer Brandon Flowers, Elbow, Kodaline and more to […]
FLETCHER Teams Up With Kito For “Bitter” Breakup Anthem
FLETCHER Drops ‘Forever’ FLETCHER already lays claim to one of 2020’s best pop songs with “Forever,” but her new single might be even better. A collaboration with Australian artist/producer Kito, “Bitter” is a breakup anthem for the ages — bruising, spiteful and brutally honest. “I know she’s thinking that she found herself a winner, I […]
Slowthai – "MAGIC" (Prod. Kenny Beats)
Over the week, English rascal rapper Slowtahai released a new song, “ENEMY,” his first new material since last year’s breakout debut album Nothing Great About Britain. The song references Slowthai’s outburst at at the NME Awards earlier this year and sampled a remark by the 1975’s Matty Healy. Slowthai is wasting no time following it […]
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Drops Old Footage on YouTube
With the 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony has been moved to later this year, the organization is continuing to entertain music fans everywhere by opening the vault and sharing hundreds of videos from previous ceremonies. The new (old) footage has started to appear on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s […]
Alison Mosshart – “It Ain’t Water”
Alison Mosshart, of the Kills and the Dead Weather fame, hadn’t released a solo song of her own until last month’s “Rise” despite over two decades in the rock game. But today she’s sharing another new song, “It Ain’t Water,” which will be featured on a 7″ that’s coming out in the summer. Mosshart worked […]
Neil Young – "Try" (Feat. Levon Helm & Emmylou Harris)
Neil Young has a ton going on. He has multiple archival releases in the works right now, in addition to his frequent quarantine Fireside Sessions and a steady drip of new music. One of those archival releases he has planned is coming out next month. It’s the release of his legendary shelved 1975 album Homegrown, […]
Little Kid – "Losing"
Toronto quartet Little Kid are led by Kenny Boothby, who was raised Pentecostal and whose music continues to be seasoned with reflections on the Christian faith. The band’s forthcoming album is called Transfiguration Highway, and its opening track is called “I Thought That You’d Been Raptured.” Yet new single “Losing” is probably not most people’s […]
Mark Lanegan Walks Back on Liam Gallagher Critique
Last week, a decades-old feud between Mark Lanegan and Liam Gallagher that stemmed from an Oasis-Screaming Trees tour was reignited over a passage in the ex-Screaming Trees singer’s memoir. Now, Lanegan seems to be extending the proverbial olive branch. “[The book] doesn’t reflect how I actually feel about [Gallagher] now,” Lanegan said to PA (via […]
Spielbergs – "Go!"
Norwegian Band To Watch Spielbergs play huge, anthemic, punch-the-sky indie rock. And now they’re back with their first new music since 2019’s Running All The Way Home EP, a new installment in Adult Swim’s 2019-2020 Singles series. “Go!” — pretty much the perfect Spielbergs song title — reunites the band with Tord Øverland Knudsen, the […]