It’s always funny when popular or semi-popular musicians appear as clues on Jeopardy!, and it’s even funnier when the contestants get stumped on questions that, at least to the members of the music-nerd community, seem way too easy. Clipse and Snail Mail figured into recent Jeopardy! episodes, and last night’s entry in the 2026 Tournament Of Champions was surprisingly heavy …

Mclusky have been on a great streak since reuniting in 2020. The Welsh post-hardcore band, who first broke up in 2005, released the world is still here and so are we last year, marking their first studio album in over two decades. Mclusky are still here, and today they’ve announced a six-song “mini album” called… The post Mclusky Announce New …

In a few weeks, the Oakland musician Maria BC will release their new album Marathon, and it’s shaping up to be a stunner. We’ve already posted the title track, and I’m just completely enraptured with “Night & Day,” the new song that they shared today. It’s a ghostly chiming reverie with fellow Bay Area musician… The post Maria BC – …

Lillie West put the LA in Lala Lala with a move from Chicago to Los Angeles ahead of new album Heaven 2, produced by Angeleno fixture Melina Duterte (aka Jay Som). After dropping “Does This Go Faster?” last fall, West announced the album in January with the release of two more tracks. Today we get… The post Lala Lala – …

New York shoegazers Mx Lonely are part of the crucial roster at Julia’s War, the label founded by They Are Gutting A Body Of Water’s Douglas Dulgarian, and they’re a few weeks away from releasing their extremely cool full-length debut All Monsters, and we’ve already posted their singles “Big Hips,” “Shape Of An Angel,” and… The post Mx Lonely – …

These days Jessica Pratt’s rubbing shoulders with rappers and A-list comedians, but we remember way back when she dropped her delicate, sparsely beautiful self-titled debut album in 2012. So does Asher White, the Brooklyn-based Artist To Watch who makes great guitar-forward pop music that tends to be much louder than Pratt’s. For seemingly no other… The post Asher White Covered …

Next month, Charlotte Cornfield will release Hurts Like Hell, her first album for Merge Records and also her first since becoming a mother. On Hurts Like Hell, Cornfield is backed up by a band that includes people like Palehound’s El Kempner and Lake Street Dive’s Bridget Kearney, and it’s got contributions from the likes of… The post Charlotte Cornfield – …

As the World Baseball Classic approaches, insurance has emerged as the tournament’s biggest obstacle, sidelining several of the game’s biggest stars before the first pitch is even thrown. Puerto Rico… The post SOURCE SPORTS: Several MLB Stars To Skip World Baseball Classic Due To Insurance Restrictions appeared first on .

The Clearwater Swimmers released a promising self-titled debut in 2024. My pal Andy Downing wisely pointed out how Maine native Sumner Bright’s songs connected the dots between Neil Young and Andy Shauf; I’d say there’s some Real Estate in there too, and maybe Songs: Ohia or Sun Kil Moon? The exact comparisons matter less than… The post The Clearwater Swimmers …

Gia Margaret is back. The Chicago musician last released a record in 2023 with the mesmeric Romantic Piano, and now she’s announcing the succinctly titled followup Singing, so named because it marks her recovery from a vocal injury that kept her from singing for years. The pensive, radiant lead single “Everyone Around Me Dancing” is… The post Gia Margaret Announces …