James Rettig

A couple weeks ago, Men I Trust released a new single, “Billie Toppy,” which landed on our best songs of the week list. Today, they’re back with a new track — their third song of 2022 including “Hard To Let Go,” which followed last year’s Untourable Album.  » Read More

The 2022 edition of the pop-punk/emo-leaning When We Were Young festival hasn’t even happened yet — it’ll go down on three different days later this month — but the organizers have already revealed the lineup for 2023’s event, which will take place on October 21 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds.  » Read More

Next month, Big Joanie are releasing their sophomore album Back Home. We’ve heard “Happier Still,” “In My Arms,” and “Confident Man” from it so far, and today they’re back with another single, “Sainted,” which boasts some gothic synths and a creeping unease that feels appropriate for the season.  » Read More

Kacey Musgraves performed in her home state of Texas on Sunday night at Austin City Limits, and during her set she had some words for Senator Ted Cruz. While doing her Golden Hour track “High Horse,” after singing the line, “Cause everyone knows someone who kills the buzz/ Every time they open up their mouth,”  » Read More

Alexander O’Connor, the musician who goes by Rex Orange County, was charged with six counts of sexual assault in a London court on Monday. The charges stem from an incident in which O’Connor allegedly assaulted a woman twice in the West End on June 1, then the next day assaulted her in a taxi and three more times at his home in Notting Hill.  » Read More

Next week, Stephen Wilkinson is releasing a new Bibio album, BIB10, which he introduced with “Off Goes The Light” last month. Today, he’s back with another new single from it, the silky smooth “Potion” that’s meant as an homage to Prince. Check it out below.  » Read More

At the end of this week, Robert Glasper is releasing a deluxe edition of Black Radio III dubbed the Supreme Edition, which adds a handful of new tracks to the latest entry in Glasper’s long-running Black Radio project. One of those tracks, “Therapy Pt. 2,”  » Read More

Animal Collective have canceled their UK and European tour dates that were scheduled to take place next month. In a statement that was posted to their social media accounts, the band said this was due to the ongoing “mountain of touring obstacles related to COVID and the economy.”  » Read More

For the past year, Brad Pitt and producer Damien Quintard have been spearheading a restoration of the French recording institution Studio Miraval under the name Miraval Studios. The recording studio, which is located in the Château de Miraval, had been home to sessions by Pink Floyd, AC/DC, the Cure, Sting, the Cranberries,  » Read More