In 1982, the B-52’s teamed up with David Byrne for an album and ended up putting out the Mesopotamia EP instead. Rumors swirled that the band didn’t like working with the Talking Heads frontman, but Kate Pierson told us a few years ago that their manager had been “pushing us, pushing us, to get the next record out” and they …

This past December, Scottish musician Theo Bleak released her tender project Bargaining, which we named Album Of The Week. Today, she’s returned with new music that pays homage to a legendary group led by a talented fellow Scot — her version of the Waterboys’ “We Will Not Be Lovers” from 1988’s Fisherman’s Blues. It also comes with a video by …

Three concert experiences I recommend: (1) attending a gig at Central Park SummerStage and going to see (2) Spoon or (3) Ratboys any chance you get. In June, I enjoyed all of the above. First, Ratboys kicked off their latest tour in my hometown of Columbus, showing off one of the most impressive indie rock catalogs in recent memory. Then …

Today, Nashville-based musician Hannah Cole announces her debut album Switchbacks with the down-on-her-luck single “MMA.” Switchbacks, which is out in September via Tight Knit, follows 2024’s Glisten EP and 2023’s Big Bite EP. Cole reconnected with frequent collaborator Josef Kuhn, recording the album in their home studio between 2024 and 2025, playing nearly every instrument themselves. Switchbacks was also mixed …

Two of this year’s best straight-up rock albums are Masquerade, the stormy debut from Irish Band To Watch Cardinals, and For Love Of Grace & The Hereafter, the excellently slithery new one from Danish vampires Iceage. During a recent live-in-studio session for SiriusXM, Cardinals paid tribute to their post-punk buzz-band elders by covering Iceage. The post Cardinals Cover Iceage For …

On this date in Hip Hop history, Houston’s iconic trio the Geto Boys released their most defining project, We Can’t Be Stopped, through J. Prince’s Rap-A-Lot Records. The album cover,… The post Today in Hip-Hop History: Geto Boys Dropped Their Third LP ‘We Can’t Be Stopped’ 35 Years Ago appeared first on .

Over the past few years, the British musician Yungblud has cultivated a classic rock-star image, collecting co-signs from originators like Ozzy Osbourne and Aerosmith and indulging in the kinds of tongue-out leather-pants poses that we don’t see so often anymore. He has been a major-label artist for his entire career, at least since his time on the Disney Channel show …

Getdown Services just get it. They get that music can be funny and sad. It can be a way to vent about your shitty pub job or the latest depressive episode, or how you love crisps, quiche and a good night’s rest. “Cha Cha Slide,” the latest single from their forthcoming album Massive Champion, might be one of their strongest …

When Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein announced plans for an IFC sketch comedy show called Portlandia way back in 2010, the idea seemed slightly far-fetched. The two had already been baking online shorts as ThunderAnt for a few years, but Brownstein was still primarily a musician, even though Sleater-Kinney were on hiatus at the time. Also, could Portland culture and …

New York’s Starcleaner Reunion have been on our radar for a couple years now. In 2024, we named them one of the year’s Best New Artists and dubbed their sophomore EP Cafe Life as one of our favorite EPs. Last month they returned with new music via the single “Weather Instrument.” Today, they’re back with another single “Never Odd Or …