The Killers’ tour has been full of beautiful moments like Erasure joining the band on stage for some songs and openers Travis bringing out Brandon Flowers for an Aztec Camera cover. Tonight at London’s O2 Arena, the Las Vegas group paused the show so fans could watch England’s Euro 2024 Semifinal win. I don’t care […]
Cornelius – “Bara To Yaju” (Haruomi Hosono Cover)
Haruomi Hosono celebrated 50 years of his debut solo album Hosono House last year. Musicians like Mac DeMarco, Sam Gendel, John Carroll Kirby, Jerry Paper, and more are honoring the Japanese pop icon with a compilation. DeMarco shared his rendition of “Boku Wa Chotto” in February; Cornelius’ take on “Bara To Yaju” is out today. […]
Bartees Strange – “Lie 95”
Bartees Strange never slows down for long. He’s done a whole lot since the release of 2022’s Farm To Table, but today seems like the start of something new. The good Mr. Cox’s new single “Lie 95” is out now, complete with a video by Vincent Martell and Jordan Phelps with lots of hotel-room-smashing and […]
Toro y Moi Interpolates “Anthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl” On New Song With Kevin Abstract & Lev
“Anthems For A Seventeen Year Old Girl” is becoming quite the standard. Meryl Streep and Tracey Ullman sang the You Forgot It In People classic with Broken Social Scene in 2022, around the time the album turned 20. Yeule, Sasami, and Snail Mail covered it together a year later. This year, Yeule released their studio […]
The Alternative Number Ones: Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians’ “So You Think You’re In Love”
knitting – “Sleeper”
Last month, knitting signed to Vancouver’s Mint Records and announced their sophomore album, Some Kind Of Heaven, following self-releases and opening slots for acts like Truth Club, Cherry Glazerr, and Nap Eyes. The Montreal group released the lead single “Spirit Gum,” and today they’re back with “Sleeper.” Some Kind Of Heaven is produced by Preoccupations’ […]
The Sonder Bombs’ Jimmy Wilkens Shares Three Songs As Crown Shy
Jimmy Wilkens is best known as guitarist of Cleveland indie rock band the Sonder Bombs, but today the musician is stepping on their own with solo material under the name Crown Shy. “Autopilot” is out now, along with two B-sides, “Stubborn” and “Apricots & Onions.” Wilkens describes the new songs as for fans of “Glitterer, […]
W. H. Lung – “How To Walk”
In 2021, W.H. Lung released their sophomore album Vanities and were named our Band To Watch. Today, the Manchester band is announcing its follow-up, Every Inch Of Earth Pulsates, and unveiling the breezy lead single “How To Walk.” “I can’t wait to play this live,” bandleader Joseph Evans said about the track. “We wanted a […]
Watch Sublime Make Their Late Night TV Debut
In May, Sublime released “Feel Like That,” their first new material in 28 years. On Monday, the band — now fronted by Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob alongside original members Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson — played that song on The Tonight Show in the first national TV performance for any iteration of Sublime. “I love […]
Water From Your Eyes Cover Chumbawamba, Third Eye Blind, And “Adele In The Style Of The Cure” On New EP
In our recent profile of Water From Your Eyes, the duo spoke about an upcoming covers EP, recorded during the same sessions that yielded last year’s Matador debut Everyone’s Crushed. We now know it’s called MP3 Player 1 and it’s coming out at the end of this week. There’s a Chumbawamba song (not “Tubthumping”), a […]