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A deluxe edition box set of previously unreleased material by David Bowie leading up the release of his 1971 album Hunky Dory has been announced. It contains 48 previously unreleased tracks/demos and new alternative mixes of Hunky Dory tracks by original co-producer Ken Scott. Two books accompany the set, a 100-page hardback book featuring exclusive memorabilia and photos,  » Read More

Brooklyn-based synth-pop trio Nation of Language have shared a new single, “From the Hill.” It is their first new music since the release of their previous album, A Way Forward.  » Read More

Lucy Dacus has shared covers of Carole King’s “Home Again” and “It’s Too Late,” both from her 1971 album Tapestry.  » Read More

It’s “too late to slow down now” sings Alex Giannascoli on “Mission.” Better known as indie-rock dignitary Alex G, the Philly musician’s creative output feels limitless, certainly, expeditious, with the release of his ninth album, God Save the Animals, in just 12 years.  » Read More

Björk is releasing a new album, Fossora, this Friday via One Little Independent. Now she has shared the album’s fourth single, title track “Fossora.” The propulsive track features Kasimyn.  » Read More

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has announced the release of his debut solo album, Radio Songs, which will be out on January 23, 2023 via Cooking Vinyl. He has also shared a new single from the album, “Devil’s Island.”  » Read More

John Carpenter, alongside his musical counterparts Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies, have shared “The Junk Yard,” a new song from the soundtrack to the upcoming film Halloween Ends, which will be out on October 14 via Sacred Bones. Carpenter has also shared a reworking of Boy Harsher’s “Burn It Down,” which will be featured on the duo’s forthcoming EP of the same name,  » Read More

Badlands (aka Catharina Jaunviksna) has announced the release of a new album, Call to Love, which will be out on November 18 via RITE. She has also shared a video for the album’s lead single, “My Time Will Come Again.”  » Read More

Back in 2018, Chicago-based musician and producer Alana Schachtel debuted her experimental pop outfit Lipsticism with her first full-length record, Emergency. With a combination of placid synth beds, vocals, field recordings, and samples, Schachtel has crafted a cosmic style of otherworldly pop, beginning a musical journey that most recently saw her tour with Avey Tare of Animal Collective and opening for Blue Hawaii and Living Hour.  » Read More