Music

On the cover of 2016’s Puberty 2, Mitski Miyawaki stands in a meadow wearing an oversized white tee, her face painted the same color. She’s half-turned toward the camera, staring down the viewer in what feels like an image of rebirth. In many ways, it was. Puberty 2 capped off …

Breakout country band Lanco have announced the details for their first-ever headlining tour, a 14-city fall run dubbed the Hallelujah Nights Tour. Named for the five-piece band’s chart topping album debut, the tour gets underway October 24th at the Blue Note in Columbia, Missouri, and will feature a mix of …

Migos and Drake teamed to perform “Versace” and “Walk It Talk It” during the long-awaited Aubrey and Three Amigos Tour kickoff Sunday night in Kansas City, Missouri. The Atlanta rap trio and Drake walked onstage at the Sprint Center to loud cheers for their performance of “Walk It Talk It,” …

The disco-friendliness of New York’s gloriously over-the-top Scissor Sisters and the increasingly electronic nature of their output obscured a simple fact: Beneath their righteous camp, lead singer Jake Shears has always been a traditional and sometimes even serious pop-rock craftsman, as Elton-y sing-alongs like “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’” — …

Mitski released a new track, “Two Slow Dancers,” from hernew album Be The Cowboy, which is out August 17th. The slow, atmospheric number follows her latest single “Nobody,” as well as recent track “Geyser.” “Two Slow Dancers” is abouttwo old lovers who have reunited in a school gymnasium. “They used …

This year’s AmericanaFest will close out with Emmylou Harris’ Woofstock benefit concert, featuring performances by Jamey Johnson, John Hiatt and Ashley Monroe. The show, which will be held at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater, is an annual benefit for Harris’ animal shelter and dog adoption organization Bonaparte’s Retreat. “Come celebrate the wonderful …

Death Cab for Cutie released a dreamy new song, “Autumn Love,” from their upcoming album Thank You for Today, out August 17th. The track is built on layers of guitar: a strummed acoustic, ringing electric leads and Nick Harmer’s high-octave bass. Frontman Ben Gibbard taps into a trademark melancholy, singing, …

Smashing Pumpkinsshould have been in high spirits heading into the making of their second LP. But according to Billy Corgan, the lead-up toSiamese Dream was one of the darkest chapters in the band’s history. “We were on tour, selling out everywhere we go,” the singer told Rolling Stone in 1995 …

Margo Price‘s three sold-out headlining shows at the Ryman Auditorium in May cemented her status as one of Nashville’s most dynamic new voices. With special guests like Jack White, Sturgill Simpson and Emmylou Harris, the run stands as a milestone for Price, who only released her debut album Midwest Farmer’s …

Museoutrun the cops en route to an intergalactic video store in the clip for their new song, “Something Human.” The track finds Muse injecting their arena prog rock with bursts of folk. Over the crisp strum of an acoustic guitar and the rousing stomp of a kick drum – both …