Smoke from Canada’s relentless wildfire season is spreading far beyond its borders, creating dangerous air quality conditions across large parts of the United States while firefighters continue battling hundreds of… The post Canadian Wildfires Send Thick Smoke Across U.S., Triggering Air Quality Alerts for Millions appeared first on .

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is drawing strong reactions after spending time with inmates at Rikers Island during a World Cup watch party that was organized as a reward… The post Mayor Mamdani’s Rikers Visit Sparks Debate After World Cup Watch Party With Inmates appeared first on .

This year’s FIFA Men’s World Cup took place in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and it’s been Americanized to an unprecedented extent. No, I’m not talking about Donald Trump’s meddling with Folarin Balogun’s red card suspension; FIFA was already quite corrupt before our corrupt president got involved. But I am referring to the hydration breaks during each half that …

The British-Australian musical artist Hana Stretton specializes in ambient folk, seemingly merging samples, field recordings, and original tracks into soft smears of emotion. Her songs inspire warm comparisons to geniuses like Grouper and Claire Rousay, and she’s gained a fervent supporter in Phil Elverum, who reissued her 2023 album Soon on his label P.W. Elverum & Suns. Last month, Stretton …

Back in May, Petey USA continued to explore his mix of emo, heartland rock, and electronics on the new single “Kiss The City.” He’s since given us the bummed-out synth-pop slow-build “Like A Mantra,” and now there’s a third new self-produced track. The post Petey USA – “Save For The Horses” appeared first on Stereogum.

The latest artist to contribute to Speedy Wunderground’s singles series is London’s Lava La Rue. For the new single “Prince Of Bologna,” Lava La Rue was influenced by fragments of conversation overheard at the smoking area of a London venue. Taken out of context, these shards of convo become uniquely iridescent, beautiful and batshit crazy. The track was written and …

Not that long ago, Tinashe was a cult-beloved singer who was stuck in seemingly endless major-label purgatory, despite obvious talent and charisma, as well as a pretty decent little run of hits. Ever since she finally went independent a few years ago, she’s been thriving. She scored a couple of excellent viral hits on her 2024 album, 2024’s Quantum Baby, …

Around the time that this summer draws to an end, cult-pop overlord Carly Rae Jepsen will return with Day And Night, a new 24-song double album divided into two distinct and self-explanatory halves. Jepsen has already shared lead single “On Wires,” which comes from the daytime half of the record. Now, she’s got another new one, and it’s also from …

Texas duo Will Taylor and Charlie Martin, aka Hovvdy, don’t make nostalgic music, but there’s a sentimental time-shiftiness that runs through their songwriting. Their latest singles, “Blast” and “Try Try Try,” from the forthcoming album Big World, are especially adept at keeping the atmosphere light and groovy even as they tussle with weightier emotions. Their newest single “You Will Go …

In 1983, Ozzy Osbourne released Bark At The Moon, the album where he’s on the cover looking like a werewolf. That was awesome, and you couldn’t ask for a better twist on the whole Ozzy thing. Yesterday, the Montreal fuzz-pop auteur No Joy dropped a new track called “Barking At The Sun.” I don’t think she was necessarily trying to …