When Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman kicked off their co-headlining tour back in April, Katie Crutchfield had a surprise: She was pregnant. Crutchfield reportedly introduced her final song of the night by saying, “This is a song about having a baby. This one’s going to hit a little different for me now.” That baby is here now, so it’ll hit even …

In 2023, Adéla rose to prominence through The Debut: Dream Academy, the talent competition reality show that spawned K-Pop titans KATSEYE. So far this year, the Slovakian singer has shared “KGB” and “Red Bottoms,” both of which boast pop star appeal and high-profile collaborators like 100 Gecs’ Dylan Brady. Now, she’s announcing her debut album Prima, arriving this fall. The …

Back in 2024, Bright Eyes canceled a bunch of tour dates, citing frontman Conor Oberst’s vocal issues. At the time, there was plenty of speculation that Oberst was suffering from other problems as well, and he has basically confirmed that speculation. Oberst was having a hard time. These days, Oberst seems like he’s doing much better, playing shows and selling …

For the past year, RIP Magic — Marco Pini, Felix Bayley-Higgins, Beth Boswell-Knight and Pedro Takahashi — have been routinely dropping singles. It started with “Loot” and “Dox.” Since then, the London underground electronic pop wizards started to gain traction, which led to supporting major acts like Tame Impala and LCD Soundsystem. Their January single “5words” was even produced by …

The Nashville-based singer-songwriter Nicole Atkins has been making really good music for a long time. It’s the kind of sharp, classicist pop music that’s easy to take for granted, but you shouldn’t do that. Every time I hear a new Atkins song, I’m surprised at how good it is. At this point, I shouldn’t be surprised anymore. The post Nicole …

The Avalanches have lately been cryptically teasing a new album, and they’ve also been dropping collaborative singles — first “Together” with Nikki Nair, Jessy Lanza, and Prentiss, and then “Every Single Weekend” with Jamie xx. Today, they quietly posted a video for another new song, and this one is a team-up with Yeah Yeah Yeahs leader Karen O. The post …

Los Angeles fixture Mark Oliver Everett has been making permanently bummed-out orchestral alt-pop for decades. Right now, Everett has a few projects in various stages of completion, including a Judd Apatow-produced documentary and an upcoming album called Cookie Happened. We’ve already heard lead single “Cap In Hand,” and today Everett shares two more songs. The post Eels – “All Forgotten” …

Nashville-based artist Logan Hornyak, who makes tangled glitch-folk music as Melaina Kol, is releasing his new album Okay that’s a great idea because if I do that then, his first for Philly label Julia’s War, in a few weeks. Yesterday, he released the new single “Idola,” which is another captivating web of sound, both delicate and strange. The post Melaina …

dh2 has had a busy run of releases lately. The electronic label, launched by The 1975’s George Daniel in 2024, recently welcomed Nikki Nair — whose new EP The Sick Dimension arrives at the beginning of August — and Ineffekt, the project of producer Rick Bouwkamp, to its roster. The post Ineffekt – “OPTION” appeared first on Stereogum.

There’s this series of moments in Emma Ruth Rundle’s video for her new song “Enough” where she’s on a rocky beach at night. (Rundle is based in Portland, which has plenty of rocky beaches, so I don’t know why I immediately assumed it was Scotland. It does look like Scotland, though.) Rundle’s got a light shining underneath her face, which …