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Stone Temple Pilots and Live announced a Purple/Throwing Copper 30th anniversary tour, Moby announced a Play 25th anniversary tour, and Drive-By Truckers announced a Southern Rock Opera 23rd (?) anniversary tour. Sure, would go to all. But I’m really looking forward to the Tigers Blood one month anniversary tour.  » 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

UPDATE 3/23: The death toll from the attack has risen to at least 115, and Russia has detained 11 suspects, including four who were directly involved in the attack, The Associated Press reports. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility in a statement, and a US intelligence official confirmed to the AP that the group.  » Read More

It’s hard to hear it now like I heard it then. In the months and years following its release — 20 years ago this Saturday — Iron & Wine’s Our Endless Numbered Days became so successful and so influential that it’s now almost more of an archetype than an album.  » Read More

These days, big-deal country star Sam Hunt, who was a bit of a mold-breaker before everyone in Nashville started singing in Drake cadences over 808s, appears to be operating on the Cardi B model. His albums are very infrequent. Sophomore LP Southside came out four years ago,  » Read More

Next month, Modest Mouse’s seminal fourth album Good News For People Who Love Bad News, which contains their massive hit “Float On,” turns 20. To celebrate, the veteran indie band is announcing an expanded edition featuring eight remixes, most of which are previously unreleased. “Ocean Breathes Salty (Poolside Remix)” is out now.  » Read More

Welcome to the tenth Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip and Scott Dransfield both helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 11 this week, narrowed down from the 16 songs we seriously considered.  » Read More

Grammy Award winning 1990s rock icon and actor Lenny Kravitz is releasing a new album, Blue Electric Light, on May 24 via Roxie Records/BMG. Now he has shared its second single, “Human.”  » Read More

Pearl Jam are releasing a new album, Dark Matter, on April 19 via Monkeywrench/Republic. Now they have shared its second single, “Running.”  » Read More