Macie Stewart – “Defeat”
Macie Stewart, one-half of Finom (formerly known as Ohmme), released her debut solo album, Mouth Full Of Glass, last year; a few months ago, she followed it up with stray Continue Reading
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Athens Supergroup The Bad Ends, Bill Berry’s First Band Since R.E.M., Announces Debut Album
Athens supergroup the Bad Ends pack a lot of punch. In the collective are: Mike Mantione of Athens staples Five Eight (guitar/vocals), Dave Domizi (bass/vocals), Geoff Melkonian (keys/vocals), Christian Lopez Continue Reading
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Peter Gabriel – “Here It Is” (Leonard Cohen Cover)
The Leonard Cohen tribute album out today on Blue Note is titled Here It Is. The title track is sung by Peter Gabriel, who makes a rare appearance here, doing Continue Reading
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The Arcs – “Keep On Dreamin’”
Back in 2015, the Dan Auerbach-led band the Arcs released their debut album Yours, Dreamily. As they were still touring behind that record, Auerbach let slip that they were already Continue Reading
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Born Without Bones – “Fistful Of Bees”
Massachusetts indie-punk outfit Born Without Bones will release their first album on Pure Noise Records Dancer next month. The quartet have already shared the album’s title track, and now they’re Continue Reading
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Dear Nora – “Sinaloan Restaurant”
Dear Nora have a new album out at the end of the month, Human Futures, which they announced back in August with lead single “Scrolls Of Doom.” Today, the Katy Continue Reading
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JFDR – “The Orchid”
JFDR — the project of prolific Icelandic multi-hyphenate Jófríður Ákadóttir — is announcing her official signing to Houndstooth today. In addition to releasing 12 solo albums, the singer, songwriter, and Continue Reading
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Reason Reveals the Stories Behind Four Songs on Upcoming Porches Album
Studio TimeWords: Kemet HighEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Fall 2022 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. Reason prides himself on being the best lyricist on Top Dawg Entertainment. His Continue Reading
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Say Sue Me Cover Yo La Tengo, Pavement, Daniel Johnston, & More On New 10th Anniversary EP
The South Korean rock band Say Sue Me are celebrating their 10th anniversary with a new EP featuring a whole bunch of covers. The appropriately-titled 10 has their takes on Continue Reading
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Cardi B Posts Remix Verse to Ice Spice’s ‘Munch (Feelin’ U),’ But Says She Won’t Release It
Cardi B recently shared her remix verse for Ice Spice's "Munch (Feelin' U)" online but claims it will not be coming out officially. Last night (Oct. 9), Cardi B hopped on Instagram Continue Reading
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Big Bliss – “Sleep Paralysis”
Like many bands, the Brooklyn post-punk combo Big Bliss — led by brothers Tim and Cory Race — had their album delayed by COVID. The plan was to start recording Continue Reading
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Bonobo Takes Brooklyn: Our Review Of The Fragments Tour
Name a musician,producer, or DJ with a full band that can fill Avant Gardner’s Kings Hall on a rainy Sunday night in Brooklyn. The answer is Bonobo. Bonobo (aka Simon Continue Reading
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Smidley – “Another Devil” (Feat. Shinra Knives)
Back in 2017, Foxing leader Conor Murphy released his debut album under the name Smidley, which offered up a brighter, poppier take on his main band’s often maudlin music. Since Continue Reading
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Liturgy – “93696” & As The Blood Of God Bursts The Veins Of Time EP
The conceptually dense metal project Liturgy, which is spearheaded by Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix, has announced a new album called 93696, which will be out in March. Today, they’re sharing that album’s Continue Reading
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Midwife – “Sickworld”
Midwife is Madeline Johnston, the Denver musician who makes a dreamy, gauzy, cathartic form of music that she calls heaven metal. Last year, Midwife released a gorgeous album called Luminol, Continue Reading
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Sorry – “Closer”
Sorry are releasing their second full-length album, Anywhere But Here, at the end of the week. The shapeshifting UK crew have shared a handful of tracks from it already — Continue Reading
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Meet Me @ The Altar – “Say It (To My Face)”
Now that Paramore have returned, it makes cosmic sense that Florida pop-punk trio Meet Me @ The Altar should release a new song too. First, quick a primer on the Continue Reading
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Exclusive Get To Know Interview: Beth And The Release Of Her Sophomore Album “Get To Know Me”
Indie artists like BETH are proof that R&B is alive and thriving. We first met the singer/songwriter when she released her debut album, “Free, “and now she’s back with her Continue Reading
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DRAM – “Let Me See Your Phone”
Last year, the hugely likable Virginia R&B singer DRAM changed his name to Shelley — his actual birth name — and released an album. This year, DRAM is back to Continue Reading
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Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn Share Four More Tracks From New Collaborative Album Pigments
In August, pop experimentalist Dawn Richard announced a full-length collaboration with Spencer Zahn. Their LP is called Pigments, and they’ve already shared the first four tracks, billed as the album’s Continue Reading
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