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“Things get clear,” sings James Dean Bradfield, three songs in, on “So Why So Sad.” A song that confused many fans at the time when first released as the joint-lead single off Manic Street Preachers’ sixth album, Know Your Enemy, and one that hasn’t featured in any of the band’s live sets for over a decade.  » Read More

Welcome to the 34th Songs of the Week of 2022. Yesterday the world lost a historical icon. Regardless of your thoughts on the Royal Family, there’s no question that Queen Elizabeth II had a massive impact on the last 70 years of world history.  » Read More

Asheville rock band Wednesday have shared a video for their new single, the eight-and-a-half minute long “Bull Believer,” in addition to announcing that they have signed to Dead Oceans.  » Read More

Death Cab For Cutie have shared a new song, “Rand McNally.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album, Asphalt Meadows, which will be out on September 16 via Atlantic, and as of now, it is only available for listening in-person at one of the 800+ venues the band has performed at since their inception.  » Read More

Today, Oakland-based art pop singer/songwriter Briana Marela has shared her fifth full-length album, You Are A Wave. After releasing two albums on Jagjaguwar, 2015’s All Around Us and 2017’s Call It Love, Marela was dropped from the label due to a “lack of commercial success” and she took several years away from the indie music scene while attending Mills College.  » Read More

Aubrey Haddard’s new record begins with a bright hum, like someone just switched on the lights. A beat enters, and a chorus of Haddards drop in like bells. The sound evokes a vivid image of a tall, wide hall, lined with Grecian columns, floating somewhere in outer space.  » Read More

Djo (actor Joe Keery from Stranger Things) has shared a new single, “Half Life.” It is the latest release from his forthcoming album, Decide, which will be out on September 16.  » Read More

Even the vaguest details and most minor characters from Martin’s fictional histories can make for arresting visual images.  » Read More

It’s the news that their fans may not have dared to hope for. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of their debut album, Roxy Music—Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera, and Paul Thompson—have embarked on an arena tour that brings the band back together for the first time since their 2011 For Your Pleasure shows.  » Read More