Sometimes the cure for what ails you is one of the world’s hardest emcees going in over soulful boom-bop production. Benny The Butcher is here to supply just that. The Griselda great just dropped “Summer ’26,” the third in his annual series. Harry Fraud provides la música, chopping up the Lovin’ Spoonful’s ’66 chart-topper “Summer In The City,” and Benny …

It’s still not totally clear why Charlie Manning Walker decided to end his great Chubby And The Gang project and then immediately start a new band called the Easy Eight, but that’s what he did. The Easy Eight, formerly EZ8, is Walker’s new band, and it’s also got members of UK punk and hardcore groups like Arms Race, Stingray, and …

It’s been a minute since we checked in on Photay, aka LA-based electronic musician Evan Shornstein. In fact, last time we posted about him, he was Woodstock-based electronic musician Evan Shornstein. But we’re locking back in on the Photay frequency today. It’s time to pull up a seat and listen to a lovely cover tune this guy cooked up in …

If you’re in need of a little calm, a little introspection, a little Laura Marling or Joni Mitchell, then I highly recommend checking out the new single from Liverpool folk musician Grace Elizabeth Harvey. She’s released the lovely track “The Dream Of Common Language” to announce her new EP Songs Of Devotion, which is out Oct. 16. The post Grace …

Half a decade ago, Margo Cilker released her debut full-length Pohorylle, and we called it one of the best country albums of the year. Two years later, when Cilker released her sophomore LP Valley Of Heart’s Delight, we named it Album Of The Week and, again, one of the best country albums of the year. I also rated “Crazy Or …

Slowly but surely, the release date of Westside Cowboy’s highly anticipated debut album It Goes On is approaching. Its two singles — “Kick Stones (The Boys)” and “Pin Up Boys” — both earned spots on our list of the best songs of the week. Now, the Manchester indie rockers are further building the hype with a riveting, colossal anthem called …

DIIV surprised us with this one. For one thing, we aren’t used to such a quick turnaround from Z. Cole Smith and friends. They tend to take a fairly long time between albums, but the masterful Frog In Boiling Water came out just over two years ago, so the recent teasers for a forthcoming DIIV LP called ZIRP! were unexpected. …

Hey, here’s a random-ass combination! Right now, Guns N’ Roses are on one of their many global stadium tours. On Wednesday night, they hit Toronto’s Rogers Stadium. In the process, they crossed paths with big-voiced country star Chris Stapleton, who will headline a show at the very same venue tonight. Presumably, that’s why Stapleton put in a surprise appearance during …

Two Shell use AI. They admitted it. For a while, there have been rumors about the pranksterish London dance duo and their reliance on generative AI to make so much music, and they confirmed it earlier this summer. In a Resident Advisor interview, one of the duo’s two masked, anonymous members said that they’ve used AI “for a couple of …

Steve Earle and Los Lobos are both roots-music institutions who have been leaving their respective marks on the world since at least the ’80s, and they’ve got a lot of shared history. Over the years, Earle and Los Lobos have toured together, and they’ve shared god knows how many stages, but they’ve never collaborated until now. The post Steve Earle …