“Boston,” the breakout single by country-ish singer-songwriter Stella Lefty, sounds like an inevitable hit because it already was one. The song, a pleasant ditty about taking a chance on love, includes an interpolation of Noah Kahan’s massive hit “Stick Season.” That helped “Boston” become massive itself: on TikTok and social media, as well as the more traditional venues of airplay …

Olivia Rodrigo’s stacked Daisy Chain Fields Festival goes down this weekend in California, but KATSEYE are dropping off. The girl group — which currently has two members on hiatus — announced today that their set is canceled due to Megan spraining her ankle during tour rehearsal. Devon Again has been revealed as the replacement. The post KATSEYE Drop Off Daisy …

Since breaking through to superstardom, the country rapper turned inspirational balladeer Jelly Roll has been notoriously apolitical. But in February, after triumphing at the Grammys, he vowed to finally speak out about politics in the next week. More than six months later, he’s finally done it, sort of. The post Jelly Roll Makes First Political Comments, May No Longer Be …

Sometimes Carlos Santana makes regrettable comments, like when he dissed Beyoncé and then apologized in 2017. Well, he may have to apologize for this. At Red Rocks on Monday (Aug. 24), the Santana frontman shared an extremely dubious “cure” for cancer. The post Carlos Santana Shares Cure For Cancer appeared first on Stereogum.

Liz Phair and Sleater-Kinney’s the Flannel And The Fury tour is just around the corner. As if that’s not exciting enough, Phair will be selling a limited edition 7″ vinyl with two previously unreleased songs, including the theme to Lena Dunham’s podcast. The post Liz Phair Sharing Two Previously Unreleased Songs, Including Theme To Lena Dunham’s Podcast appeared first on …

Ever since the 2000s heyday of blogs and MySpace, music journalism has often come embedded with tracks for listening on demand. Before that, there were magazines that included a CD sampler in each issue, like CMJ New Music Monthly. And before that, there was TELLUS. The post ’80s Downtown NYC Audio Cassette Magazine <em>TELLUS</em> Getting Vinyl Anthology Feat. Sonic Youth, …

Johnny Marr isn’t just getting dragged into feuds with Morrissey — he’s also getting ready to release his new album The Age Of Everything. He’s shared “Spin” and “Ophelia,” and now he’s back with “It’s Time,” which is thankfully not an Imagine Dragons cover. The post Johnny Marr – “It’s Time” appeared first on Stereogum.

It looked like a spaceship whirring to life.  The post Tame Impala Built Himself A Spaceship appeared first on Stereogum.

In one month, Detroit post-punk greats Protomartyr return with Hotel Usona, the new album that they recorded with Dave Fridmann, a producer with a whole lot of classics under his belt. We already posted lead single “Sounds We Cannot Hear,” and now Protomartyr have a new one called “Feed The Sewer,” a supremely ugly skronk-rock freakout that manages to be …

The young Brooklyn-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kali Priya Flanagan used to make music under the name KALI, and he’s he’s a member of the emo band Holidays In United States and also makes his own stuff as Superfan. We already posted the early Superfan singles “Apeiron (Fantasy Football)” and “Picture Of Return.” Yesterday, Superfan announced plans to release his debut …