Back in 1984, the pre-industrial synthpop version of Ministry had a single called “(Every Day Is) Halloween.” On his 2007 mixtape track “Upgrade,” Lil Wayne said, “I’m a monster, every day is Halloween.” Those two songs seemingly don’t have anything to do with each other, and I don’t think either of them has anything to do with alexalone’s new single …

Anytime he wants, the Killers frontman Brandon Flowers could retire and live a very comfortable life on “Mr. Brightside” royalties alone. He wouldn’t even have to touch that “When You Were Young” money! But Flowers isn’t done, and he affirmed it in a recent Times feature: The post Brandon Flowers – “Tiger’s Blood” appeared first on Stereogum.

Irish rock group Florence Road released a new single today, but if you’ve been to any of their shows over the last couple of years, you might recognize “7563.” “So happy to finally release this song, after two years of playing it live,” the band shared on social media. The post Florence Road – “7563” appeared first on Stereogum.

Empress Of is gearing up for the release of her new album Dream House, the follow-up to 2024’s For Your Consideration, arriving next month. She has already shared the title track and the striking, orchestral string-led single “Wild Storm.” Today, she’s back with “SYW,” a collaboration with Cecile Believe. The post Empress Of – “SYW” (Feat. Cecile Believe) appeared first …

It’s a big week for Ry Cooder, whether he knows it or not. First, in my interview with Sam and Louise Sullivan, Sam noted that he interpolated a guitar part from Cooder’s “How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live” on their song “Ms. Mercedes.” Now Deloyd Elze has released a new Cooder cover. The post Deloyd Elze …

William Orbit, the British producer famous for his work with people like Madonna and Blur, has passed away. In a social media statement on Orbit’s accounts, his family and friends say that he died on July 23. No cause of death has been reported. Orbit was 69. The post William Orbit Dead At 69 appeared first on Stereogum.

I don’t want another Justin Bieber. One is more than enough for this world (not derogatory). But I love a good, measured vocal trill. And Nate Sib, who some have dubbed “hyperpop Justin Bieber,” has plenty of them. Today, ahead of his forthcoming debut album Reborn, out later this month, he’s returned with another stunning single, “All I Needed.” The …

Last week, Coco & Clair Clair returned with the effortlessly cool track “Coldplay,” which we enjoyed very much, and not just because of the awesomely bizarre piss lyric. Now, the duo is back with an eerie, more atmospheric tune called “One One.” The post Coco & Clair Clair – “One One” (Prod. Yoni Wolf) appeared first on Stereogum.

Back in April, the heady, rustic instrumental trio Setting released their self-titled sophomore album. In addition to enjoying the music, we appreciated that they made a song called “Gum Bump,” and since this is my third straight post about Setting to mention that song, I promise to cut it out now. Since the album dropped, the group — Nathan Bowles, …

Both Meshell Ndegeocello and Cat Power have long histories of reinterpreting and reshaping other people’s songs. Now, they’re doing it together. This fall, Ndegeocello will release her new album Synonym, a collection in which she teams with a fascinating array of collaborators to cover songs that, for the most part, everyone knows. The list of contributors includes ANOHNI, Chaka Khan, …