Music

The admiration that Bruce Springsteen felt for New York City electropunks Suicide and their singer, the late Alan Vega, is well documented. The hushed, claustrophobic sounds of the group’s first two albums inspired Springsteen’s approach to some songs on his 1982 album, Nebraska, and he has recorded a cover of …

Lisa’s “Rockstar” era is here. On Tuesday, the Blackpink star’s management company LLOUD announced that Lisa will be releasing her highly-anticipated single “Rockstar” on June 27. The company announced “Rockstar” on Instagram posting a cartoonish, electric sound, seemingly teasing the new track. Lisa recently made a TikTok account, where she …

Great news for fans of the Nineties school of intimate indie rock: The Softies are back, with their first album in 24 years. The legendary guitar duo of Rose Melberg and Jen Sbragia will release The Bed I Made on August 23, via Father/Daughter Records. The lead single,“I Said What …

We love it when queens support queens. On Tuesday, Sabrina Carpenter visited the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge to perform a rendition of “Good Luck, Babe” by her Island Records labelmate, Chappell Roan. The hit took off around the same time her own track, “Espresso,” became the song of the …

Phil Elverum was feeling blocked. Not in any dire way — just in the way artists sometimes get when things are particularly busy. There was Covid to contend with, as well as the house he’d been building in bucolic Anacortes, Washington. Plus, he’s a single parent, a full-time job. The …

Post Malone‘s album is coming — and it has a name and release date. On Tuesday, the musician shared a photo of a billboard revealing that the name of his sixth album is F-1 Trillion, and it drops on Aug. 16. “Sup motherfuckas…F-1 Trillion August 16th,” wrote Posty on Instagram …

Bob Mould will embark on a solo tour in the U.S. in September and October. The musician’s Solo Electric Tour is set to kick off Sept. 6 at Montgomery, New York’s City Winery Hudson Valley and will conclude Oct. 25 at Atlanta’s The Earl. Mould previewed the trek with the …

Smokey Robinson and Fantasia will headline PBS’ annual Independence Day concert, A Capitol Fourth. The show will take place on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., airing on PBS and YouTube starting at 8 p.m. ET. The show will feature additional music from Darren Criss, Sheila …

Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium will become Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s second home for eight nights later this year. In October, the group of musicians will play eight shows at the famed venue. The residency will feature a different special guest each night, all of which are women. Isbell and …

Fontaines D.C. have shared a new single, “Favourite,” along with a self-directed music video for the track. The shimmering love song is the second listen off the group’s forthcoming LP, Romance, out Aug. 23 via XL Recordings. The music video documents a recent trip to Madrid, a city to which …