After releasing an album of live poetry back in June, Melbourne singer-songwriter Ruby Gill is building up to the release of her next musical collection, Fishing is not about fishing. In August, she released an early preview in the form of “Carol / not carol,” an engaging character sketch she wrote with her wife. “Carol likes the way the light …

That song title above: That’s a quote from something, right? A movie, maybe? A Simpsons episode? I could swear that I’ve heard those words delivered as a punchline before, with the emphasis on back. I don’t know. Maybe not. Google is turning nothing up. In any case, “Mom, I’m Going Back To Therapy”! Good title! The post Julia Cumming – …

Grand Theft Auto has always understood that the music blasting through the speakers is almost as important as the cars you’re stealing. For Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar Games is… The post Atlantic Records And Rockstar Games Announce ‘Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album’, Features 34 New Songs From Travis Scott, PinkPantheress, Rauw Alejandro And More appeared first on .

Back in April, the Oakland alt-country band Mildred released their new album Fenceline. If you’re into the booming cottage industry that is 2020s slacker twang, you’ll want to hear it. Mildred play with an easygoing looseness, even as lightweight melancholia hangs over everything, and their rotation of four singer-songwriters drawls with a tender melodic touch. Imagine if Friendship sounded a …

The Grand Theft Auto series has always placed a huge emphasis on its soundtrack, as you already know if you spent any formative time speeding around Vice City and bumping “Owner Of A Lonely Heart” or “Broken Wings.” The long-awaited new installment Grand Theft Auto VI, which got a Tom Petty-soundtracked teaser way back in 2023, will finally arrive this …

When they emerged in the late 2010s, Soccer Mommy and Snail Mail not only piled up a wealth of great music, they helped to define an era of this very website. I will always mentally lump them together, so it makes perfect sense to me that, about a decade into their careers, they’re heading out on a co-headlining tour. The …

Japanese Breakfast mastermind Michelle Zauner became an author back in 2021. That’s when she published her memoir Crying In H Mart, an expansion of a New Yorker article about reconnecting with Korean food and culture after losing her immigrant mother. The book became a sensation, earning a ton of critical acclaim and debuting on the bestseller list. Zauner signed on …

Do you ever think about how much money Primus must’ve made for recording their incredibly annoying 30-second South Park theme song all those decades ago? South Park debuted in 1997! I don’t know how all the contracts and residuals must work, but I have to imagine that Les Claypool pretty much turned himself into Scrooge McDuck there. If you were …

Tom Petty passed away suddenly in 2017, but his legacy remains, and so do most of his greatest collaborators. On Wednesday night, the Americana Music Honors & Awards gave their Lifetime Achievement Award to Petty and his Heartbreakers, and the six surviving Heartbreakers reunited to perform with country star Chris Stapleton. The post The Heartbreakers Reunite And Perform With Stan …

A week ago, it might’ve been surprising to go see Hayley Williams and to hear Macklemore and Lukas Graham on the pre-show playlist. Now, it looks like a righteous statement of solidarity. The post Hayley Williams’ Forest Hills Pre-Show Playlist Featured All The Acts Who Exited Ed Sheeran’s Tour appeared first on Stereogum.