Over the past decade, Sharon Van Etten has emerged as one of the most viscerally potent songwriters around, able to create gigantic-feeling songs that can have Taylor Swift levels of steely-eyed romantic recrimination: “The moral of the story is, don’t lie to me again,” she warned with scathing clarity on …
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When Maren Morris sat down to write her new song “Girl,” the first taste of her anticipated second album, she had confrontation on her mind. But midway through, she experienced an epiphany. “I was writing it as a letter to another girl who I felt had disrespected me and was …
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Besides being a pop superstar with a larger-than-life voice,Sam Smith has long beena Harmonizer,heartbroken by Fifth Harmony’s hiatus. Specifically, Smith was an acolyte for the group’s hit “Work From Home,” even telling James Corden that he wants to “walk down the aisle to it in heels.” Naturally, that joy is …
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Snoop Dogg briefly delved into the world of sports announcing Saturday night as the rapper did some play-by-play work during the TV broadcast of the Los Angeles Kings game. The rapper attended Saturday’s game at the Staples Center to celebrate the team’s 90s Throwback Night, with Snoop Dogg serving as …
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LCD Soundsystem have announced a new live album titled Electric Lady Sessions. The 12-track double-LP, due out February 8th, was recorded live at the famed Electric Lady studios in New York. Electric Lady Sessions features live renditions of cuts from the band’s comeback LP American Dream alongside a handful of …
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Jeff Tweedy played his dreamy solo track “I Know What It’s Like” on Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. The Wilco frontman strummed an acoustic guitar throughout the alt-folk sing-along, softly singing the melancholy melody in a light rasp. Two electric guitarists coaxed out spidery lead lines, and Tweedy’s son Spencer anchored …
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Washington, D.C. punk firebrands Priests will return this spring with their second full-length album, The Seduction of Kansas. The follow-up to their 2017 debut, Nothing Feels Natural, is out April 5th on Sister Polygon Records, the band’s independent self-run label. Priests recorded The Seduction of Kansas in Dallas with producer …
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The Governors Ball lineup was released earlier this week and it once again has the Strokes headlining one of the three evenings. Amazingly enough, this will mark the third time they’ve played the New York City festival in just five years. It’s all the more incredible when you consider that …
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Fresh off last fall’s The Southern Ground Sessions acoustic EP, Blackberry Smoke is looking to leave their amplifiers at home and hit the road this spring for their first-ever acoustic trek, the Break It Down Tour. The 18-date run of shows takes place in March and April, slotted into a …
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D’Angelo officially released his meditative new song, “Unshaken,” which appears on the soundtrack of Rockstar video game Red Dead Redemption 2. The track, now available on streaming services, marks the soul singer’s first release since his third LP, 2014’s Black Messiah. The vocalist explores his lower register throughout, crooning bleak …
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