The hard-touring Texan country-rock singer-songwriter Joe Ely has died. According to a Facebook statement from his family, Ely passed away from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and pneumonia on Monday. At the time of his death. Ely was surrounded by family, at home in Taos, New Mexico. Ely was 78. Earle Rewell Ely […]
Yo La Tengo Cover Spinal Tap And Bring Out Built To Spill’s Doug Martsch At NYC Hanukkah Show
Did you rewatch This Is Spinal Tap last night? I did. It just seemed like the thing to do. Spinal Tap director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found murdered on Sunday. Their son Nick has been arrested, and Donald Trump has done his best to make it all about him. It’s all so […]
“She’s A Bad Mama Jama” Singer Carl Carlton Dead At 73
Carl Carlton, the R&B singer best known for 1974’s top 10 single “Everlasting Love” and the Grammy-winning 1981 hit “She’s A Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked),” has died. His son, Carlton Hudgens II, announced his death in a Facebook post Sunday: “RIP Dad, Legend Carl Carlton singer of She’s a Bad Mama Jama. […]
Elias Rønnenfelt – “The Orchids” (Psychic TV Cover)
“The Orchids” first appeared on post-punk greats Psychic TV’s 1983 album Dreams Less Sweet as a sparse, elegant ballad with a scrappy punk sensibility. It came to me via Califone’s dreamier experimental folk-rock cover from 2005’s Roots And Crowns, and revisiting that cover now, I’m reminded that we as a society simply don’t talk about […]
The Gummy Awards: Your Top 10 Albums And Songs Of 2025
The votes are in. We’ve counted up your ballots and are happy to present the top 10 albums and songs of 2025 according to Stereogum readers. As usual, your choices align with our staff picks somewhat while diverging in fun and interesting ways. Check it out below, and congratulate yourselves on another year of great […]
Bill Callahan – “Lonely City”
My Days Of 58, the new Bill Callahan album, will be out a couple months into the new year. The elder-statesman indie singer-songwriter introduced this LP with “The Man I’m Supposed To Be,” and he’s got an even better song for us today. Like so many Callahan tracks, “Lonely City” is carefully constructed but seems […]
DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ Shares New Album Fantasy
Big news for Stereogum readers who enjoy having a good time: The new DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ album is finally here. The beloved London-based electronic producer revealed in July that the followup to last year’s Sorcery was on the way, and she released a lot of singles: “Will My Love,” “Keep Wondering Why,” “Search […]
Taylor Swift’s New Dolby Atmos Release Includes Two Reputation Lyric Changes
Taylor Swift loves to release different versions of her albums. Her latest album, The Life Of A Showgirl, received multiple deluxe versions: So Punk On The Internet Version, So Glamorous Cabaret Version, etc. Yesterday (Dec. 12), on the pop superstar’s birthday eve (happy birthday Taylor!), she quietly shared a subtly altered edition of her sixth […]
Palmyra Cover “Auld Lang Syne”
The centuries-old New Year’s Eve standard “Auld Lang Syne” rarely fails to send me into a sentimental tailspin, and a new recording of the song by Virginia indie folk-rockers Palmyra — who released an impressive debut album this year — certainly does the trick. Each of the three band members shared statements about the cover […]
FLO Share Four New Songs
This holiday season, let it FLO, let it FLO, let it FLO. The British R&B girl group is back today with an assortment of new tracks. None of them are Christmas songs, but I couldn’t get the phrase “let it FLO” out of my head. And since we’ve no place to go, you might as […]