The best possible outcome for a piece of art to have, I think, is to inspire its observers to make art themselves. When I first heard “Falling In Love Again” by Joyce Manor, a surge of excitement shot through me and I was gripped by a desire to create something as warm and evocative as […]
Mary Lattimore – “I Spent The Day Inside”
Earlier this year, the expansive harp virtuoso Mary Lattimore teamed up with accordion player Walt McClements to release the collaborative LP Rain On The Road. Today, she’s followed that album with a new solo-instrumental song that she posted as a one-off on Bandcamp. Mary Lattimore’s new track “I Spent The Day Inside” is a gorgeously […]
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Damon Albarn Disagrees With Bob Dylan Banning Phones From His Concerts
The new reunion-era Blur documentary To The End is out today in theaters across the UK and Ireland, with the live album Live At Wembley Stadium to follow next Friday, and Damon Albarn is making the press rounds to promote them both. Speaking to the BBC, he had some thoughts about artists such as Bob […]
Cardi B Joins Rob49 On “On Dat Money,” Says She’s Being Harassed By Joe Budden
For years now, Cardi B has been popping out with occasional tracks without getting any closer to releasing a second album. This year, the pattern continues. Thus far in 2024, she’s released her singles “Like What (Freestyle)” and “Enough (Miami),” and she’s appeared on remixes to GloRilla’s “Wanna Be” and Flo Milli’s “Never Lose Me.” […]
Midrift – “into place”
Teenagers aren’t just loving shoegaze now, they’re also making it. Midrift are a trio of 16- and 17-year-olds from NorCal whose 2022 song “Twin Flames” went viral. They haven’t released an album yet, but today they’re sharing the new song “into place.” “into place” is a blared-out gem with airy vocals drowned out by guitars. […]
Stream Judy And The Jerks & Shitty Life’s Incendiary New Split
Judy And The Jerks hail from Hattiesburg, MS. Shitty Life are from Parma, Italy. The two bands both play unhinged, hyperactive forms of hardcore punk that remind me of Snõõper or the Armed, and they’ve teamed up on a new 12″ that quite expectedly rips. Listen below.
Sam Smith Says They Turned Down “Cold Water,” The Major Lazer Hit That Went To Justin Bieber
Remember “Cold Water“? Major Lazer’s 2016 collab with Justin Bieber and MØ was a #2 hit, making it the Diplo-led group’s highest-charting single, and went all the way to #1 in the UK. But Bieber might not have been the first singer linked to the track. As NME points out, Sam Smith was a guest […]
Silver Scrolls – “Indoor Cat”
Four years ago, a new Polvo offshoot called Silver Scrolls released their debut album Music For Walks into the gaping void of a pandemic summer. Now the band is back with a second LP. The group, which matches Polvo singer-guitarist Dave Brylawski with drummer and multi-instrumentalist Brian Quast, will release new album Mind Lines in […]
We’ve Got A File On You: Ashlee Simpson
We’ve Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc. It would be an understatement to say 2004 was an explosion of pop culture. The Razr phone was all the rage, meticulously curating your MySpace […]