After releasing “Summer Blaze” in August, Animal Collective have shared the second track off their season-themed EP New Psycho Actives Vol. 2. The new song, “Autumn Rites,” clocks in at 21 minutes and was created by band members Avey Tare and Geologist. The song is a sprawling ambient number, pairing a …
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R.E.M. unveiled a raw new remix of “Let Me In,” the Monster track that paid tribute to Kurt Cobain just months after his suicide. The remix will appear on an upcoming 25th anniversary reissue of Monster, which boasts new mixes of every song on the record by original producer Scott …
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The National‘s new video for “Hey Rosey” is a continuation of the band’s short film, I Am Easy to Find, which also shares a name with their 2019 album. Swedish actress Amanda Vikander stars in the film (and appears on the album cover), and, according to film and music video …
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Rihanna has announced her first “visual autobiography,”Rihanna, a 504-page book containing more than 1,000 photos documenting the pop star and her life (many of them never-before-seen). It will be published by Phaidon. “From her childhood in Barbados to her worldwide tours, from quintessential fashion moments to private time with friends …
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Pink Floyd frontman David Gilmour joined Richard Thompson at the latter’s 70th birthday concert in London Monday for a performance of “Dimming of the Day,” the closing track of Richard and Linda Thompson’s 1975 album, Pour Down Like Silver. Gilmour sang lead and played guitar on the lilting folk rock …
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Ginger Baker is “holding his own” following the news that the Cream drummer was critically ill in the hospital last week. His family posted an update on Sunday morning confirming that Baker is being visited by loved ones. “Ginger is holding his own and thank you for all your good …
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Laurie Anderson and Jesse Paris Smith support Tibetan artist Tenzin Choegyal on “Jigten,” the final track from the trio’s upcoming collaboration Songs From the Bardo. On the track, Choegyal sings text from the Bardo — the Tibetan Book of the Dead — over a contemplative backdrop of dranyen (a long-necked …
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TNGHT, the electronic duo of Hudson Mohawke and Lunice, has returned from a six-year hiatus with “Serpent,” a frenetic and feverish new song and video. The track is built on wild vocal samples, including a series of groans and a pitch-shifted yelp that functions as the primary hook. Around those …
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Green Day adopt an IDGAF attitude towards those you can’t trust in their raucous new video for “Father of All…” The song is the title track from their forthcoming 13th studio album, due February 7th via Reprise/Warner. In the new clip, the band performs in a red-lit space flanked by …
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Hailee Steinfeld has released a new song, “Afterlife (Dickinson),” from her upcoming Apple TV+ series Dickinson. The actress co-wrote the track with Stargate, Kennedi Lyken and KOZ, taking inspiration from Emily Dickinson’s life and poems. The song was co-produced by StarGate and KOZ.On the haunting, buoyant pop song, Steinfeld passionately …
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