Rachel Brodsky

The National performed at Newport Folk Festival yesterday, where they debuted a new song called “Space Invader (Threaded Gold).” This comes a couple of months after the band, whose mainstream presence has grown considerably given Aaron Dessner’s work on Taylor Swift’s folklore and evermore, debuted three other new songs in Paris.  » Read More

Newport Folk Festival goes down this weekend in Rhode Island, and both Courtney Barnett and Dinosaur Jr. are on the lineup. Yesterday, during Dinosaur Jr.’s set, the college-rock greats brought Barnett out to sing and play guitar on ’90s classic “Feel The Pain.” Both acts are still promoting some new-ish records: Last year,  » Read More

Nashville DIY duo Twen — Jane Fitzsimmons and Ian Jones — first announced their long-awaited follow-up to 2019’s debut LP Awestruck in June, and before that they released a spate of one-off tracks. In December, we heard “HaHaHome,” followed by “Bore U”  » Read More

British producer Bobby Krlic — aka the Haxan Cloak — has long been a go-to for writing horror/mind-bending scores, having memorably written the music for 2019’s Midsommar. Since then, Krlic has scored TV shows such as Reprisal, The Alienist, and Snowpiercer.  » Read More

Twenty One Pilots performed in Romania this past week, where they mashed up their 2016 hit “Heathens” with the synth-driven theme from Stranger Things. Immediately prior, the screen behind the band read “music has the power to save everyone” with footage from the series showing Max (Sadie Sink) running from the “Upside Down”  » Read More

U2 is set to be the first act to perform at the MSG Sphere at the Venetian in Las Vegas when the new arena opens next year. According to Billboard, the performances will be part of a multi-show residency at the $1.8 billion arena, which is currently being built by Madison Square Garden Entertainment chairman James Dolan.  » Read More

Kid Cudi exited the stage mid-set at Rolling Loud Miami on Friday after getting hit by items thrown onstage by the audience. Cudi had been booked to replace Kanye West after West pulled out of the festival a week ago. West still showed up, though, making a brief appearance during Lil Durk’s performance.  » Read More

Back in April, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and producer Cuco announced his sophomore album, Fantasy Getaway, would be out on July 22 via Interscope. The follow-up to his 2019 debut Para Mi, Cuco (real name Omar Banos)’s latest features guest spots from Adriel Favela, Bratty, DannyLux, and Kacey Musgraves.  » Read More

Last time we got a Megan Thee Stallion single, it was “Sweetest Pie” with Dua Lipa. But more music is on the way — last month, the Houston rapper told Rolling Stone how she was working on her forthcoming sophomore album — the follow-up to 2020’s Good News — which she hopes to have out this summer.  » Read More