Welcome to Jennyville. Population: …It’s complicated. On a spring morning in Nashville, though, it’s four: the town’s titular Jenny Tolman, producer Dave Brainard, Tolman’s publicist and me. We’re seated in Brainard and Tolman’s home studio, discussing the origins of Tolman’s forthcoming album There Goes the Neighborhood, and its fascinating, funny …
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On May 31st, Patti Smith will appear on Peyote Dance,an album with the experimental musicians of the Soundwalk Collective. The New York-based group are known for making new art out of “found sounds” – everything from antenna effects to old classical recordings.The new album will include “Ivry,” a new song …
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One month after Armin van Buuren debuted his remix of Van Halen’s “Jump” at Ultra Music Fest with a little onstage help from David Lee Roth, the track is now available to stream. The Dutch trance DJ’s new take starts sparse with a slow-building rhythm and Roth’s lyrics before exploding …
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Nearing the end of her all-star 80th birthday concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday, Mavis Staples stopped to express her joy to the crowd. “You can’t do nothing with me,” she said, between sips of hot tea. “I’m just above the clouds.” Thankfully, she’d brought everyone in the house …
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As Latin urban music continues to pervade the contemporary pop stratosphere — with the commercial growth of reggaeton and trap en español outpacing that of any other genre— it’s worth noting that regional Mexican music is also gaining speed. While it is true that the south-of-the-border genre has remained an …
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Following the release of Flying Lotus‘ new Flamagra track “More” featuring Anderson .Paak earlier this week, the musicians have shared an animated visual to go along with it. The psychedelic sci-fi video from Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe features .Paak as a robot DJ and Flying Lotus as a doomed space …
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Logic has released his new album, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. It’s his fifth studio album and the follow-up to 2018’s YSIV. The 16-song set includes the previously released singles, “Keanu Reeves,” “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” and “Homicide” featuring Eminem. There are also guest appearances from G-Eazy (“Commando”), Gucci …
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Big Thief‘s third album UFOF creeps up on you. Unlike their previous LPs — 2016’s Masterpiece and 2017’s Capacity — on which sweet-n-sad folk-rock wrapped you in a warm embrace, UFOF sends a shiver down your spine in its simplicity. The album is 43 minutes of gentle, crackling coos from …
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Imagine hurtling yourself back in time to the original Woodstock festival in 1969, finding a good, relatively dry spot to chill, and settling in to hear more than three straight days of music. No, not possible, but the closest anyone may come to that experience will arrive this August. Pegged …
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Country singer-songwriter Maren Morris stopped by The Late Show to perform “A Song for Everything,” a track off her recent album Girl. Accompanied by her live band, Morris played acoustic guitar and sang the anthemic, emotional number for host Stephen Colbert’s studio audience. In the clip, the musicians, which include …
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