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The chaotic story of The Idol, the Weeknd and Sam Levinson’s HBO show, continues to unfurl in predictable-but-unpredictable ways. The latest wrinkle: This weekend’s episode, the fifth of the season, is also the finale. Since the show was originally reported to be six episodes, that got a lot of people speculating that HBO had decided to cut bait on the show,  » Read More

Since 2009, the Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project has been intermittently releasing tribute albums on which noteworthy musicians flesh out the unfinished demos of Gun Club leader Jeffrey Lee Pierce. The fourth and final installment of the series, The Task Has Overwhelmed Us, is dropping in September. Among others,  » Read More

It’s been more than three years since A-list rap weirdo Lil Uzi Vert released Eternal Atake, their last proper studio album. But Uzi has always been present, and they’ve recorded a lot of material. Uzi continues to crank out guest-verses, headline festivals, and give attention-grabbing awards-show performances.  » Read More

The mathy, melodic, hard-charging Tallahassee emo quartet Pool Kids earned Band To Watch status with last year’s breakout self-titled album. Today they’ve returned with a case of split personalities. The new release Pool Kids // POOL is a split EP featuring three songs from Pool Kids and three from POOL,  » Read More

Neil Young released a whole lot of music in the ‘70s, and he could’ve released more. In 1977, Young and Crazy Horse came out with their LP American Stars ’N Bars. Young also had another LP ready to go, and it never came out. The fabled solo album Chrome Dreams has built up a reputation,  » Read More

On the track “Sunshine Baby,” Amber Bain offers a simple thesis for her sophomore album under the moniker The Japanese House: “Everything is cyclical.” Love gives way to heartbreak, obsession fades into routine, peace turns into conflict, and the cycle repeats anew. “Hold on to this feeling ‘cause you won’t feel it for long,” she sings.  » Read More

Happy 40th birthday to Tears For Fears’ The Hurting. Who would have thought that a loose concept album about trauma, abuse and depression would go platinum and spawn three UK Top 10 singles?  » Read More

Beverly Glenn-Copeland has shared a new song, “Stand Anthem,” which is the latest track from his upcoming album, The Ones Ahead.  » Read More

Atlanta-based dream pop outfit Bathe Alone most recently last year with their EP, Fall With The Lights Down (Louise), a record dedicated to multi-instrumentalist Bailey Crone’s great-grandmother. Later this year, they’re set to follow with another twin EP written for Crone’s other great-grandmother, Velma.  » Read More