At first, Cardiff art-rockers Super Furry Animals were part of a Welsh renaissance that sprung up adjacent to the 1990s Britpop movement. But the band outlasted many of the biggest names in Britpop before going on hiatus in 2010. They briefly reunited in 2015 and 2016, but they haven’t performed together in a decade. Instead, there’s been plenty of solo …

Jared Mattson of the Mattson 2 has teamed up with Ruban Nielson of Unknown Mortal Orchestra for a collaborative album called FEAR. The LP arrives next month on Jagjaguwar, but for now you can hear the lead single “AMERICAN EAGLE.” The two musicians met in 2024 after crossing paths on the internet and being fans… The post Jared Mattson (The …

Last year, Sorry’s Marco Pini joined forces with Felix Bayley-Higgins, Beth Boswell-Knight, and Pedro Takahashi to form RIP Magic. The dance-rock crew supported LCD Soundsystem for some shows and then collaborated with James Murphy; at the moment, they’re opening for Tame Impala’s arena tour. Today, they’re back with another Murphy-produced track, and it’s called “Screwdark.” Arriving… The post RIP Magic – …

A revived Migos Instagram account and new studio photos of Quavo and Offset working together have ignited strong speculation that a reunion is finally (likely) officially happening.  After years of… The post Migos Spark Reunion Buzz with Instagram Post appeared first on .

This week Carole King, Diane Warren, and the Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt — all of whom appear on the New York Times‘ hotly-debated new list of the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters — each wrote five-by-five mini puzzles for the publication’s digital crossword section. Jeff Tweedy, despite admirably voting for himself, did not make the list. He did, however, get …

El Tri is coming to the U.S. for a new tour. On May 6, the iconic Mexican rock band announced the U.S. leg of their “ADICTO AL ROCANROL TOUR.” The highly anticipated tour will kick off at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, NV, on July 31, and wrap up at the Palladium in The post El Tri Announces …

Are we witnessing the Action Bronsonaissance? “Triceratops,” the NYC rap foodie’s recent collab with Paul Wall and Lil Yachty, was fire. So is the next single from Planet Frog, Bronson’s new LP out this week. “Peppers” pairs him with fellow New York emcee extraordinare Roc Marciano, both of them flexing in their signature styles over… The post Action Bronson – …

We liked “Wants For Everyone” and “Fool In Your Room” — the first two singles from Slippers’ upcoming debut album Slippers 08 — both so much that they each made our lists of the Best Songs Of The Week. Today Madeline Babuka Black is sharing the album’s final single “Wasted Tonight,” a sweet and fuzzy… The post Slippers – “Wasted …

Mike D with the master plan? A few weeks back the Beastie Boy went viral by performing his group’s stone cold classic “So Whatcha Want” in a surprise appearance with Very Nice Person, the band led by his sons Skyler and Davis Diamond, at the Ojai Valley Women’s Club. He’d guested with the boys two nights earlier at Malibu surf …

It’s a good thing that Tracey Nelson’s album Hercules is set to come out in the middle of summer. The New York singer-songwriter makes indolent, unhurried music that captures the beautiful indolence of laying around on a day when it’s just too hot to go outside or do anything productive. MJ Lenderman and Colin Miller… The post Tracey Nelson – …