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Laura Jane Grace grew up as a military brat, but she’ll always be associated with the city of Gainesville and with its still-vibrant punk scene. Grace moved to Gainesville at 18, and that’s where she formed Against Me!, one of the best American punk bands of the last quarter-century or so. She’s written plenty of songs about her intense relationship with Gainesville and with Florida in general,  » Read More

The LA band Lo Moon loves getting together with friends to cover some songs. Earlier this month, Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry joined the band in LA to take on PJ Harvey’s “Down By The Water.” A few nights ago, they also brought up Tears For Fears’ Curt Smith to help out on “Everybody Wants To Rule The World.”  » Read More

Taylor Swift’s fourth re-recorded album, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), is out today. (That means the only albums she has left to re-record from her Big Machine era are her self-titled debut and Reputation.) The deluxe edition of the album includes the “Bad Blood” remix featuring Kendrick Lamar,  » Read More

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music,  » Read More

Last week, Blink-182 released One More Time…, their first new album since formerly estranged co-leader Tom DeLonge rejoined the band. They also played both nights of When We Were Young, the massive Las Vegas festival, sharing co-headlining duties with Green Day. Last night, Blink played at a Denny’s in Long Beach,  » Read More

Marnie Stern is preparing for her comeback with her aptly titled album The Comeback Kid arriving next month on Joyful Noise. That label is celebrating the spooky holiday season with the Joyful Noise Halloween Party, Vol. 1 compilation album, out now, and it includes a collaboration between Stern and Fred Armisen for a cover of Blue Öyster Cult’s “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper.”  » Read More

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In 2022, Brent Faiyaz shared Wasteland, a sprawling R&B album featuring Drake, Alicia Keys, Tyler, The Creator, and more. Now, after only a few hours notice, he’s back with a follow-up called Larger Than Life.  » Read More

Taylor Swift’s re-recording campaign rolls on. Today, Swift has released the (Taylor’s Version) for her 2014 album 1989. This is the fourth album she’s re-recorded; the most recent was Speak Now, which came out in July. She announced 1989 the following month,  » Read More