Fresh off the brattiest summer known to humankind, Charli XCX has been cast to appear in Gregg Araki’s forthcoming feature I Want Your Sex, which also stars Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza), confirmed via Variety. No word on what Charli’s role will be yet, but we do know that production is set to […]
Nick Cave Explains Why He’d Perform In Israel, Says Cultural Boycotts Don’t Work
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds have a new album out today, the surprisingly joyous Wild God. Meanwhile, Cave is holding court on international affairs. As The Independent points out, Cave was a guest Wednesday on the Reason podcast, where host Nick Gillespie asked him about his differences with Roger Waters and other musicians who […]
Win The Police’s Synchronicity 4xLP Super Deluxe Edition Box Set
The Police are celebrating the 40th (well, technically 41st) anniversary of their final album Synchronicity with a deluxe anniversary box set, and Stereogum is giving away a copy of the limited edition 4xLP Super Deluxe Edition to one lucky reader. In addition to the original tracklist, the exhaustive Synchronicity 40th anniversary box set includes contemporaneous […]
Stream Duster’s Surprise New Album In Dreams
The Duster glow-up has been so wild. The San Jose slowcore outfit was relatively obscure during their initial stint as a band from 1996-2001, but as time rolled on, they became a prominent influence within 2010s underground music and then a TikTok success story. They began touring and recording again about half a decade ago, […]
Primal Scream – “Deep Dark Waters”
Last month, Primal Scream announced Come Ahead, their first album since 2016’s Chaosmosis. The Scottish electronic rock group released the lead single “Love Insurrection,” and today they’re back with “Deep Dark Waters.” “Deep Dark Waters” straightforwardly grapples with the horrors of war: “We bomb and when they run/ We tell them they can’t come/ Just […]
Sabrina Carpenter Releases Download-Only Short N’ Sweet Bonus Tracks “Needless To Say” & “Busy Woman”
It must be hard to be a pop star sharing an album in the midst of Brat summer, but Sabrina Carpenter did it, and Short N’ Sweet delivered on the promise of her successful advance singles “Espresso” and “Please Please Please.” But why stop there? Since the LP release, Carpenter has unveiled two bonus tracks, […]
Noel Gallagher Gives Unplanned First Interview About Oasis Reunion
In case you haven’t heard, Oasis just announced 2025 reunion shows after lots of convincing rumors. On Wednesday, Noel Gallagher gave his first impromptu interview on the subject when he ran into a family of fans who wanted to know what went down between him and Liam. “Bumped into Noel Gallagher Yesterday in the Stone […]
Foxing – “Spit”
Cult-beloved emo experimentalists Foxing are rolling out their new self-produced, self-released, self-titled album right now. They kicked off the campaign with one of their longest songs to date, the eight-minute “Greyhound,” then followed it with one of their loudest, the explosive “Hell 99.” Now they’ve shared another track through unconventional means. “Spit,” the new Foxing […]
Jack White Promises To Sue Donald Trump: “Don’t Even Think About Using My Music You Fascists”
Add Jack White to the long list of musicians who’ve objected to Donald Trump using his music, which lately has included the likes of ABBA, Foo Fighters, Isaac Hayes, Neil Young, and Celine Dion. In a move that echoes the Trump campaign’s use of Beyoncé’s “Freedom” — also disavowed — Trump aide Margo Martin used […]
The The – “Sometimes I Drink My Coffee By The Grave Of William Blake”
The The are getting ready to release Ensoulment, their first album in 25 years. The post-punk/new wave band has shared “Cognitive Dissident” and “Linoleum Smooth To The Stockinged Foot,” and today they’re back with “Some Days I Drink My Coffee By The Grave Of William Blake.” “I have often drunk my coffee by the grave […]