Torres has released a new song, “Thirstier,” the title track from her next album, out July 30th on Merge. “Thirstier” is a classic exercise in soft-loud dynamics, with Torres guiding the twinkling, atmospheric verses into explosions of guitars, drums, and, toward the end of the song, some blazing trumpets. “Baby, …
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The New Pornographers will mark the 21st anniversary of their debut album, Mass Romantic, with a limited-edition vinyl reissue and a North American tour. The reissue will be pressed on red vinyl and arrive December 10th via Matador Records. It’ll also come with a bonus seven-inch single featuring two rare …
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The Sound of Us, a new music documentary from Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated director and producer Chris Gero, received its first official trailer on Thursday. The film, which features interviews with Patti Smith, Ben Folds, Jason Mraz, Sarah McLachlan, and more, is set to receive the Movie That Matters Award at …
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Tyler, the Creator‘s “Lemonhead” is only a minute long, but the rapper still managed to put out a memorable visual for the Call Me If You Get Lost track on Thursday, starring his alter ego Wolf Haley. The clip starts off with Tyler in a field, talking to an elderly tubist …
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The Atlanta weekend concert series “ATLive” returns in November with a night dedicated to country and a night dedicated to hard rock. George Strait, Eric Church and singer-songwriter Caitlyn Smith will perform at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Friday, November 5th, while Metallica, Cage the Elephant, and Greta Van Fleet take the …
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A Tribe Called Quest has sold an NFT for royalties to their first five studio albums via Royalty Exchange. The sale closed for 40.191 ETH, the equivalent of $84,765. The sale, which started at $35,000, encompasses 1.5% of sound recording royalties from the group’s first five albums: The group’s 1990 …
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Chris Cornell’s widow Vicky has shared a private, handwritten love note that the late Soundgarden singer penned to her. The letter was included as part of a Fatherly interview with Vicky where she talked about her grief following Cornell’s May 2017 death as well as how she and Chris’ kids …
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Big Freedia has released a brand new dance single, “Betty Bussit,” in celebration of LGBTQ Pride. “This song was inspired by Betty Boop and Baby Esther (the cartoon character + performer),” the Queen of Bounce said of the track. “Those queens were the original Divas! They were curvy and sexy …
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Todd Rundgren will hit the road this year on the Individualist, a True Star Tour. The 29-date schedule kicks off October 1st at Big Night Live in Boston, making stops across the U.S. before wrapping up in San Francisco at the Fillmore on November 17th. Each night of the tour, …
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Yasiin Bey offered a frank assessment on the status of the new Black Star record, saying it’ll arrive when he and Talib Kweli are ready for it to arrive, and no sooner, during an appearance on Kweli’s People’s Party podcast. The follow up to the duo’s celebrated, and so far …
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