Fever Ray returns with their first new musical release in five years, an eerily watchful track titled “What They Call Us,” written and co-produced with Karin Dreijer’s The Knife counterpart Olof Dreijer. “First I’d like to say that I’m sorry / I’ve done all the tricks that I can,” Fever …
Read More »J.D. Fortune on Fronting INXS: 'I Had It All In My Hand, And I Couldn't Hold Onto It'
Rolling Stone‘s interview series King for a Day features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and singers who had the difficult job of fronting major rock bands after the departure of an iconic vocalist. Some of them stayed in their bands for years, while others lasted just a few …
Read More »Sharon Van Etten Sings About Her Son on 'Never Gonna Change,' Announces Deluxe LP
Sharon Van Etten is giving fans a deep cut from her recently released LP We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong. On Wednesday, the indie rocker released “Never Gonna Change,” as she announced the arrival of All Wrong‘s deluxe version with four additional songs. On the simple, yet emotional track, …
Read More »Harry Styles Endorses Beto O'Rourke (Who Was in Attendance) During His Show in Austin
Beto O’Rourke is a Harrie. And Harry Styles stans Beto! Among the fans in the pit to watch Styles’ show in Austin Sunday night was O’Rourke, who’s running for governor of Texas. After hosting a rally in South Austin with Willie Nelson earlier in the day, O’Rourke made his way …
Read More »Lucero Can Never Have Too Much Cowbell in New Kiss-Off 'One Last F.U.'
Lucero give a heavy dose of punk-rock attitude in the new song “One Last F.U.,” the Memphis band’s first offering from their new album. That project, Should’ve Learned by Now, is due Feb. 24 and follows the 2021 album When You Found Me. Kicking off with hard-rock riffs and copious …
Read More »Ryan Gosling, Who? Guided by Voices' New Album Is Called 'La La Land'
Most bands wouldn’t dare give their new album the same name as a 2016 blockbuster starring Ryan Gosling, but Guided by Voices have never been most bands. “La La Land” was a phrase before Faye Dunaway mistakenly said the film won Best Picture at the 2017 Oscars, and Robert Pollard …
Read More »Designers Say Kanye 'Borrowed' Ideas Without Their Knowledge
On Monday, Kanye West debuted the Yeezy Season 9 collection to an invite-only crowd of celebrities and insiders at Paris Fashion Week. During the show, he unveiled a t-shirt bearing a photo of Pope John Paul II on the front and, inexplicably, the phrase “White Lives Matter” on the back. …
Read More »Ankhal Is Back and Stronger Than Ever
The Puerto Rican rapper Ankhal started 2022 with unbeatable momentum. He’d burst onto the music scene just a few years before and had attracted fans at breakneck speed, becoming known across the industry for his dangerous, unapologetically explicit rhymes about street life, delivered in his distinct, throaty baritone. He’d collaborated …
Read More »The Eclectic Sounds Blooming in the Dominican Republic's Indie Scene
The Caribbean is often celebrated for vibrant music scenes that revolve around dancehall, reggaeton, dembow, and soca, among other genres. In the Dominican Republic, specifically, the dembow scene continues to conquer global airwaves and blast up the charts. At the same time, however,a glowing indie scene has been flourishing, reflecting …
Read More »Taylor Swift Shares 'Bejeweled' Song Name as She Continues 'Midnights Mayhem'
Another midnight, another song. Taylor Swift took to her instagram and TikTok on Tuesday night to share yet another track title as she get closer to the release of her highly anticipated 10th album Midnights. Once again taking to her bingo ball cage to select a number, she pulled out …
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