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Montreal-based singer/songwriter Maryze operates at extremes, combining glittering maximalist alt pop, sultry R&B, blown out hyperpop, and stripped-down ballads on her upcoming debut album, 8. Following her 2019 debut EP, Like Moons, Maryze’s new full-length record sees her exploding into different directions, taking on a multitude of sounds and styles while rooting her record in introspective themes of intergenerational trauma,  » Read More

Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Benedict Kupstas heads up indie outfit Field Guides. Backed by a rotating cast of collaborators, Kupstas has crafted a densely layered and literate style, one that contains genre-bending multitudes. He first debuted in 2014 with his first record, Boo, Forever, and followed in 2019 with This Is Just A Place.  » Read More

Behold, another Why Not Both Wednesday! Every week, in partnership with Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives. This week: Soundwalk Collective and the power of geography.  » Read More

Sharon Van Etten released a new album, We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong, today via Jagjaguwar. Now she has shared a video for the album’s “Mistakes.” In it Van Etten is late for a show she’s performing at the Brooklyn venue Union Pool and gets distracted along the way. The premiere of the video was immediately followed by a livestream concert from Union Pool of Van Etten performing new […]

Welcome to the 18th Songs of the Week of 2022. There were lots of strong contenders this week, including a new supergroup, two songs from a new album that featured no advance singles, and tracks from artists across the globe (including Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, and England). We’ve got 11 songs this week, since one artist has two different songs on the list.  » Read More

Scotland’s Belle and Sebastian have released a new album, A Bit of Previous, today via Matador. Now they have shared a video for the album’s “Talk to Me, Talk to Me,” which was directed by 15-year-old South London siblings Freya and Rosalie Salkeld. You can also stream the new album here and read our review of it.&  » Read More

Erica Dawn Lyle and Vice Cooler have announced the release of a benefit compilation album, LAND TRUST: Benefit for NEPOC, which will be out on June 3 exclusively via Bandcamp. All profits from the album will benefit the Indigenous-led organization Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust (NEFOC). Lyle and Cooler have shared a new song from the album,  » Read More

Sharon Van Etten has released a new album, We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong, today via Jagjaguwar. Van Etten released no advance singles from the album, preferring that fans heard the whole thing in one straight shot. So now that it’s out you can stream the whole thing here and decide for yourself which songs might be the best.  » Read More

Arcade Fire have announced a tour in support of their newest album, WE, which is out today via Columbia.  » Read More