"Every year, I get excited to share my summer playlist because I learn about so many new artists from your replies—it’s an example of how music really can bring us all together," says Barack Obama on sharing his 2022 Summer… Read More
Nikki Lane's anticipated first album in over five years, Denim & Diamonds, comes out in September, and she's announced new North American tour dates supporting it. The fall and winter headlining shows run from September into early November, and pick… Read More
The Soft Pink Truth, aka Matmos' Drew Daniel, has announced a new album, Is It Going To Get Any Deeper Than This?, which is out October 21 via Thrill Jockey. “Years ago a friend was DJing in a club and… Read More
U.S. Girls are back with a new standalone single, "So Typically Now." A soulful synthpop banger with, as usual, a pointed message, the song has Meg Remy poking the real estate bubble with a sharp stick. Mostly, though, this one… Read More
The first-ever US edition of Primavera Sound happens at Los Angeles' LA State Historic Park on September 16-18, and they've now announced some smaller "side shows" from artists playing the festival, happening at venues through the city that week. The… Read More
Jordan Peele has always had great taste in t-shirts in his films, and that really continues in Nope. His third film, which is currently #1 at the box office, has a particular fondness for punk and alt-rock shirts. At one point, the film's… Read More
Phish are in the midst of their summer tour of North America, with multi-night runs in various cities, and frontman Trey Anastasio will be heading out for more shows once those dates wrap up. His Trey Anastasio Band fall tour… Read More
Pianos Become the Teeth have shared the third single off their upcoming album Drift. Speaking about this one, vocalist Kyle Durfey says, "I refer to a song like ‘Buckley’ as 'heavy blue', because there are heavy parts in there, but… Read More
Limited to One, the East Village record store that focuses on rare, collectable vinyl, turns five this week and to celebrate they're throwing an anniversary party at Brooklyn's Saint Vitus on Sunday, July 31 featuring live performances and a record mart.… Read More
UK band TV Priest released their second album, My Other People, in June via Sub Pop. It finds them dialing back the anger and angst of 2021's Uppers just a tad and adding melody and atmosphere in its place. "We wanted to discuss… Read More