Damon Albarn has shared a second track from his upcoming solo album The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows. The closing track on the album, “Particles,” is a shimmering, ethereal lullaby, floating on layers of atmospheric synths, piano and harmonies.… Read More
Twenty years ago, Kevin Martin was a man obsessed. Week in and week out, he did the rounds at reggae shops across London, flicking through bins of imported 7”s in search of the latest, wildest riddims from Jamaica. Martin’s background… Read More
Johnny Marr has announced Fever Dreams Pts 1-4, a new double album that will be released as four EPs, the first of which is out October 15 via BMG. The first single from the album is “Spirit, Power And Soul,”… Read More
Gordon Phillips is a musician and writer from Richmond, Virginia who sings and plays guitar in the band Downhaul. Here, he looks back on Cymbals Eat Guitars’ oft-misunderstood sophomore album ‘Lenses Alien’ in honor of its 10th anniversary. One of… Read More
Reggae icon Lee “Scratch” Perry sadly passed away on Sunday morning (8/29) at the age of 85. Tributes to the pioneering artist have been pouring in from fellow musicians and others, including Max Romeo, Mad Professor, Primal Scream, Trojan Records,… Read More
Between our daily coverage, our Notable Releases and Indie Basement columns, and our monthly punk and rap roundups, we post tons of new music all the time here on BrooklynVegan. In an effort to keep track of all the new… Read More
Neil Young recently dropped out of performing at Farm Aid 2021 over concerns with pandemic safety. He’s now penned a new op-ed on his Archives site titled “Concerts and Covid,” pointing the finger at big concert promoters, and saying companies like… Read More
When Norwegian saxophonist Bendik Giske surfaced on the scene three years ago, he instantly fit in with Oslo’s Smalltown Supersound label. The label’s adventurous, polyglot roster, home to mavericks such as Supersilent and Deathprod, has a long history blurring the… Read More
“Can’t love somebody who loves burning bridges…” Alright, Miss Sigrid is not playing around. To be fair, it was made abundantly clear upon the release of euphoric disco-pop smash “Mirror” back in May that the 24-year-old Norwegian singer-songwriter was breaking… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Hot 97 Summer Jam w/ A Boogie, Migos, Meek Mill, Swizz Beatz, Moneybagg Yo, Polo G, CJ and Friends ft. Farruko & El Alfa, DJ Megan Ryte & Friends, Rowdy Rebel, Bobby Shmurda, Saweetie, Young Devyn, Mooski,… Read More