In just a few days, English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rex Orange County returns to his home country for a run of hometown shows at the London Palladium. But first, he’s got some new songs to share for Valentine’s Day.… Read More
TikTok star Thom Yorke doesn’t stop. Radiohead hasn’t been active lately, but his other band, The Smile, has, and he did the Confidenza soundtrack last year. Now, he’s added yet another thing to his list: He and electronic musician Mark… Read More
One of the best-received albums of 2024 was Passage Du Desir, by an artist named Johnny Blue Skies (it made the top 50 on the 2024 Uproxx Music Critics Poll, for example). That may have left some casuals scratching their… Read More
We’re still a month away from Japanese Breakfast‘s new album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), but today (February 13), Michelle Zauner & Co. have shared a new single. “Mega Circuit” was “one of the first songs I wrote, intent… Read More
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame announced its 2025 class of inductees yesterday (February 12), and among this year’s picks are Mariah Carey, Outkast, Phish, Soundgarden, The White Stripes, and Oasis. This is Oasis’ second consecutive year getting the… Read More
There were a lot of morons who were screaming in anger about Kendrick Lamar’s subversive Super Bowl LIX halftime show. But for Hayley Williams, it was screams of joy. The Paramore singer noticed that Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s backup dancers… Read More
In an age when pre-album promotional cycles can last just days or even minutes, Bartees Strange has been taking his time rolling out his latest, Horror: He shared the project’s first single, “Lie 95,” back in July 2024, and has… Read More
Squid’s third album opens with a song about cannibalism. In the disturbingly titled “Crispy Skin,” vocalist and drummer Ollie Judge assumes the mind of a character from Tender Is The Flesh, a 2017 novel by Argentine writer Agustina Bazterrica. “The… Read More
For the past couple of years, eclectic producer and DJ Kenny Beats has made a name for himself for his collaborations with left-of-center rappers like Denzel Curry, Rico Nasty, and Vince Staples. His The Cave YouTube series features those rappers… Read More
The Dream Is Over. Morbid Stuff. The Unraveling Of PupTheBand. Those are the titles of Canadian punk band Pup’s last three albums; even their 2020 EP is named This Place Sucks Ass. Are Pup OK? Actually, yes, they’re doing great,… Read More