Josh Homme and his Desert Sessions crew unveiled an action-packed animated video for “Crucifire,” a quick-ripper off volumes 11 and 12 of The Desert Sessions, Arrivederci Despair and Tightwads & Nitwits & Critics & Heels, out Friday, October 25th, via Matador. “Crucifire” clocks in at just under two minutes, but …
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Despite becoming a genre-busting mainstay over the past seven years in his native U.K., psychedelic-soul singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka has heretofore remained a relatively anonymous television soundtrack staple in the States, with nary an indie hit to his name. Most fans here know him, if they know him at all, as …
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Whether with Hüsker Dü, Sugar or as a solo artist, Bob Mould has always sung about taking on the world alone. Now he’ll be doing just that on a unique tour where he’ll be performing with only his electric guitar to accompany him. He’s done it before, but this time …
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Youngboy Never Broke Again’s AI Youngboy 2 debuted at Number One on this week’s RS 200. AI Youngboy 2‘s first-week total was powered almost entirely by streaming: The rapper sold just 2,800 albums, but earned more than 143 million streams. While the K-Pop group SuperM beat out Summer Walker in …
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BTS pay homage to their passionate fanbase, known as ARMY, in their new music video for “Make It Right.” The clip combines footage of the group on their Love Yourself: Speak Yourself stadium tour — and their interactions with legions of fans around the globe — with an animated fantasy …
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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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A few years ago, Michaela Anne was at a roadhouse bar outside Joshua Tree, California, where she met a woman named Madeline, who told her she was a stripper. The two got to talking: about their lives, their careers, their mutual love of essential oils. When Anne left the bar …
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