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Here’s a great song title: “All My Exes Live In Vortexes.” Here’s an opening lyric that will grab you: “I hope no one had to piss in a bottle at work to get me the thing I ordered on the internet.” Both belong to the new single from Rosie Tucker’s upcoming album UTOPIA NOW!  » Read More

It’s been way too long since we’ve heard from Himanshu Suri, better known as Heems, the New York rapper who was once a member of both Das Racist and Swet Shop Boys. (I don’t know if Swet Shop Boys ever actually broke up, but Riz Ahmed, the other member of the group,  » Read More

Scottish duo Arab Strap (Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton) have announced a new album, I’m totally fine with it don’t give a fuck anymore, and shared its first single, “Bliss.” They’ve also announced some UK tour dates.  » Read More

This week, indie singer/songwriter Lola Wild is sharing her debut EP, Get Up. The record finds Wild blending indie, folk, and dream pop together with a resonant vintage sheen, pulling from a similar well of influences as artists like Angel Olsen, Indigo de Souza, or Sharon Van Etten.  » Read More

Chicago indie rockers Ratboys have announced some new U.S. tour dates for this spring in honor of their latest album, The Window, which was #1 on our Top 100 Albums of 2023 list. Ducks Ltd. will support all dates of the March/April tour.  » Read More

The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards have just been announced in Los Angeles by actors Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid. Oppenheimer led with a total of 13 nominations, including Best Picture, followed by Poor Things, with 11 nominations. Barbie garnered eight nominations, including for two of its songs: “I’m Just Ken” (music and lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt,  » Read More

Glastonbury has today announced its Emerging Talent competition for 2024 which runs from 9am Monday 29th January until 5pm Monday 5th February.  » Read More

Lou Reed’s last released solo recording before his untimely death in 2013 is this gorgeous, quiet, all-instrumental New Age-inspired set.  » Read More

Los Angeles-based indie rock trio Cheekface have surprise-released a new album, It’s Sorted, and also shared an amusing video for the album’s new single, “Life in a Bag,” which is the band’s first official music video.  » Read More