Boston indie-pop act Wet drafted former Vampire Weekend member Rostam Batmanglij to produce their jovial new song “You’re Not Wrong.” The multi-instrumentalist adds a classic soul flair with his stomping, staccato piano chords and stuttering, funky drum groove. Singer-writer Kelly Zutrau croons softly over a shifting arrangement that weaves in …
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My Morning Jacket frontman Jim Jamesannounced a career-spanning acoustic tour while hitting the road in support of his upcoming solo album Uniform Distortion. On the 14-date trek, which kicks off November 2nd at Los Angeles’ Cathedral Sanctuary, James and longtime touring drummer David Givan will plumb James’ entire catalog, from …
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British singer Cher Lloyd strives for a new start on “4U,” a song she’s featured in by Swedish producer Joakim Molitor. The track starts with a swoon, as Lloyd softly croons about leaving old insecurities and demons behind: “Ending is near, just wait a few years/ I will repair, I …
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Clarence Fountain, founding member and longtime leader of the gospel group the Blind Boys of Alabama, died Sunday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the age of 88. The Blind Boys of Alabama confirmed Fountain’s death in a statement on the group’s website. No cause of death was provided, but the …
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Rap Release of the Month:Pusha-T, Daytona“I predict snow/Al Roker,” raps Pusha-T on this seven-track project’s “If You Know You Know.” But Daytona is more than just drug tales from a rapper who has specialized in coke rap since the dawn of the Aughts. As a master of metaphor and punchlines, …
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For the first time onstage,Thom Yorke performed“Spectre,” the Radiohead song intended as a potential theme song for the 2015 James Bond film. Yorke gave the live debut during his solo show Tuesday in Milan, Italy, crooning in falsetto over dramatic yet sparse piano chords, as opposed to the original version’s …
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Cardi B unveiled a radiant new video for “I Like It,” her Invasion of Privacy collaboration with reggaeton star J Balvin and Latin trap master Bad Bunny. The Eif Rivera-directed video was shot in Miami and finds Cardi, Bad Bunny and Balvin sauntering through city streets, taking a summer bash …
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Phishhaveextended their 2018 North American tour to include a string of concerts this fall. The new trek launches with a two-night stand at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York, September 16th and 17th. The group will also play multiple nights in Hampton, Virginia, Nashville and Chicago before wrapping …
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A documentary about John Lydon, the frontman of Public Image Ltd. and former Sex Pistols frontman, will be getting a wide release next month. The Public Image Is Rotten tells how the singer picked himself up after the dissolution of the Pistols and formed the post-punk band he refers to …
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Mastodon and Dinosaur Jr. announced a joint North American summer tour. The prog-metal and alt-rock bands scheduled 13 dates for the U.S. and Canada – running from September 1st in Edmonton, Alberta through September 19th in Hamilton, Ontario. A fan club pre-sale for both bands begins May 1st at 10 …
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