Phoebe Ryan Interview After blessing us with two great EPs (Mine and James), Phoebe Ryan is finally ready to unleash her debut album. How It Used To Feel drops on June 26 and includes last year’s “ICIMY” and the just-released “Ring.” A wounded breakup anthem about clinging to your happy ending long after the fairytale […]
Zhavia’s “Waiting” Is A Raised Middle Finger To Haters
Zhavia Interview Zhavia had a blockbuster 2019 by anyone’s standards. The 19-year-old, who first found fame on Fox’s The Four, rolled out a steady stream of very good songs followed by her debut EP. 17 showcased the newcomer’s versatility and vocal prowess, two qualities that were on full display on her contribution to the Aladdin […]
Florence and the Machine Release <i>High as Hope</i> Outtake 'Light of Love'
As promised earlier in the day, Florence and the Machine released a new song. The song, “Light of Love,” is an outtake from 2018’s High as Hope album. The song is more reserved than her usual soaring anthems, but its build toward the end makes the listen worth it. And all of the proceeds from the song […]
Bob Dylan Shares Another New Song in 'I Contain Multitudes'
Bob Dylan did it again. The reclusive bardAn just dropped another new song seemingly out of nowhere. A few weeks ago, he did the same thing with “Murder Most Foul,” his 17-minute odyssey that ended up being his first No. 1 song on the Billboard charts. “I Contain Multitudes” is a lot shorter than that, […]
Bob Dylan – "I Contain Multitudes"
A couple weeks ago, Bob Dylan dropped a 17-minute song called “Murder Most Foul” out of nowhere. It was an extended rumination on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and it topped our list of the best songs of the week. When it came out, he said that he and his band had recorded the […]
Album Review: Fiona Apple's 'Fetch the Bolt Cutters'
Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters is a quarantine LP that was made before we were all in quarantine. In fact, Apple’s been slowly moving toward self-quarantine for most of the last two decades. Apple has gradually retracted from public life following her 1996 multi-platinum debut, Tidal, and the overwhelming fame that came with it. […]
Stream Fiona Apple's New Album 'Fetch The Bolt Cutters'
For years, Fiona Apple fans were starved for information about the follow-up to 2012’s The Idler Wheel… Then, a month ago, Apple dumped just about everything we could want to know about the new album into one massive interview feature: the creative process, the song titles, the backstory, the collaborators. Just about the only thing […]
Big Thief Share Unreleased Demos To Support Tour Crew During Pandemic
Big Thief have shared a collection of unreleased demos that were recorded during the same sessions that produced last year’s double whammy of U.F.O.F. and Two Hands. They include three new Big Thief songs — “Mermaid,” “Over,” and “Live Young” — and two full-band versions of tracks that appeared on Adrianne Lenker’s 2018 solo album […]
New Music: G-Eazy “When I’m Sixty-Four”
Rolling with my six-four. G-Eazy salutes his mother on her birthday by covering a Beatles classic. Rehashing the 1967 song’s original arrangement, young Gerald displays his vocal chops and belts the heartfelt parental ode to his momma. The song was written by Paul McCartney at the age of 16 and appears on the band’s 1967 […]
New Video: Stunna 4 Vegas “A HUNNID” | Rap Radar
Ugh, nice watch. Back with his second video of the week, Stunna 4 Vegas keeps it 100 for his RICH YOUNGIN‘s closing track. Waving his red bandana, the North Carolina rapper turns up inside a local market and posts up out in a parking lot with his fellow Bloods. Earlier in the week, Stunna 4 […]