The National have dropped another new song, “Eucalyptus,” from their upcoming album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, out April 28 via 4AD. The track came about somewhat unexpectedly while the band was preparing for a show at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. Bryce Dessner had sent the …
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Daft Punk have offered the first taste of the 35 minutes of unreleased music on their 10th anniversary edition of Random Access Memories with a behind-the-scenes take on the album standout “Fragments of Time” featuring Todd Edwards. “The Writing of Fragments of Time” is what it says it is: an …
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Queen Kwong performs a pole dance for a dirty rat in a new video for “The Mourning Song,” a track off her recent Couples Only album. “I’ve only ever loved one man and you weren’t that guy,” she sings over deceptively gentle indie-rock guitars. “But I tried and I tried.” …
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With his confessional new album –(pronouncedSubtract), on the way, Ed Sheeran opened up like never before in his cover-story interviews with senior writer Brian Hiatt, which took place over a week in Auckland, New Zealand. Some highlights follow, or read the whole cover story here. Now that Sheeran has completed …
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Post Malone has settled a copyright suit from a songwriter who claimed he was denied credit and compensation for his alleged work on 2019’s “Circles.” Although terms of the settlement deal were not made public, a court filing from U.S. DistrictJudge Otis D. Wright obtained by Rolling Stone Tuesday confirmed …
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Bobbi Kelly Ercoline, the blanketed woman who was featured with her then-boyfriend and later husband on the cover of Woodstock’s 1970 soundtrack album, died Saturday. Nick Ercoline, her husband of 54 years, confirmed her death on Facebook. “She lived her life well, and left this world in a much better …
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Chris Martin swapped the background vocals of Jacob Collier for Chvrches‘ Lauren Mayberry in a rendition of Coldplay‘s 2019 song “Cry Cry Cry” at a stop in São Paulo, Brazil last week. On Monday, both bands shared a video of the special performance that captured Martin and Mayberry duetting the …
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A cohort of iconic musicians and artists will be receiving the 2021 National Medal of Arts from President Joe Biden Tuesday. On Monday, the White House announced that Bruce Springsteen, Gladys Knight, and José Feliciano are among the musicians to receive the coveted award. The event will mark The Boss’ …
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During a performance at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, Paramore‘s Hayley Williams showcased a dynamic cover of Deana Carter‘s hit Nineties single “Did I Shave My Legs for This?,” off the country singer’s debut album of the same name. The musician appeared as part of Love Rising, an event to raise money …
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Geese stretch out and make themselves comfortable on “3D Country,” the seven-minute, title-track odyssey from their upcoming second album. Frontman Cameron Winter sings about a cowboy exploring past lives, while his bandmates blend country, rock, and jazz to create music that’s just as kaleidoscopic. The video features a white-bearded cowpoke …
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