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Like some other albums written and recorded during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Joan Shelley’s The Spur has a very compelling backstory.  » Read More

Raging Bull, Scorsese’s 1980 masterpiece and his fourth of nine (and counting) collaborations with lead actor/muse Robert De Niro, is precisely the kind of artistic effort that modern audiences would not accept and modern studios would not fund.  » Read More

Meet Brighton based outfit KEG whose second EP “Girders” comes out next month  » Read More

The dragon can be in the details: Escalating and complicating some of the best and most controversial elements of its parent show, Game of Thrones.  » Read More

Cass McCombs has released a new album, Heartmind, out today via ANTI-. McCombs has also shared a video for a new single from the album, “New Earth.” The video was hand drawn and animated by Daniel Bermudez.  » Read More

Today, Texas indie pop singer/songwriter Juliana Madrid has shared her debut self-titled EP, out now via Neon Gold. Since debuting earlier this year with her lead single, “Madonna,” Madrid has delivered a string of tracks teasing the record, all produced by Benjamin Ruttner of electronic duo The Knocks.  » Read More

With noughties pop rock nostalgia in full swing, there are plenty of rising new acts coming out of the woodwork aiming to be the next Avril Lavigne. On the surface, Isle of Wight singer/songwriter Lauran Hibberd could fit nicely into that crowd, especially given her talent for massive guitar-laden hooks and relentlessly catchy melodies.  » Read More

Last night, Angel Olsen made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she performed “All the Good Times” from her new album, Big Time.  » Read More

Next month, indie pop singer/songwriter Brooke Annibale is back with her upcoming fourth full-length album, Better By Now. Inspired by the rollercoaster ride of the past few years, for her latest effort Annibale set out to capture the spectrum of emotions the time has brought out, crafting a record equally about anxiety and depression as the comfort and hope of love.  » Read More