Sufjan Stevens’ 2015 album Carrie & Lowell was a triumph and both a commercial and critical high for the artist. It’s one of Stevens’ two albums to peak inside the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart (the other being… Read More
Wet Leg launched a much-welcomed new era a couple months ago when they dropped a new single, “Catch These Fists.” The track was the first taste of a new album dubbed Moisturizer. Now, we have a second taste: today’s (May… Read More
While Janet Jackson and Rod Stewart received career awards at the 2025 American Music Awards, the performances and award wins themselves gave audiences a look at where music is heading for the foreseeable future. That’s both a figurative and literal… Read More
In 2017, Grizzly Bear released Painted Ruins, and a few years later, in 2020, they went on hiatus. There hasn’t been much news out of that camp since then… until today (May 27): The band is returning for a brief… Read More
Next year marks the 25th anniversary of Gorillaz‘s self-titled debut album (which gave us one of the most inventive music videos of the 21st century), but the virtual band is getting the party started early with a series of one-off… Read More
Today (May 26), musicians from across genres descended onto Fontainebleau Las Vegas for the 2025 American Music Awards. The night is dedicated to crowning the year’s most impactful recording artists. With Kendrick Lamar leading the pack with 10 nominations, Post… Read More
The 1975 are playing just one concert this year: Glastonbury. There’s a good reason for that, though: They’re working on a new album. As NME notes, on an episode of The Money Trench podcast, Jamie Oborne, The 1975’s manager and… Read More
Forget the Ticketmaster boycott many musicians orchestrated in the past, All-American Rejects have another plan. Instead of searching for a way to circumvent the company’s recent hiccups, the “Gives You Hell” band has decided to avoid major venues all together.… Read More
There’s something quietly devastating about XTINE ’s new single, “Nobody Stays.” Not in the overly dramatic, strings-swelling-on-cue kind of way—but in the way a cold wind slips into your coat and makes a home in your chest. It’s a song… Read More
Igor Keller has been releasing music under the moniker Longboat for years, yet his latest album Word Gets Around feels like a turning point. The Seattle artist, formerly a jazz saxophonist, channels decades of experience into an album that’s both… Read More