Belle and Sebastian extended their 2018 tour with a series of North American tour dates. The newly announced leg – which spans the U.S., Mexico and Canada – kicks off June 5th in Portland, Maine and concludes June 30th in Portland, Oregon. Openers for the North American dates include Snail …
Read More »Hear Yo La Tengo Preview Upcoming Album With Four New Songs
Veteran indie outfitYo La Tengo unveiled four new songs from their upcoming album, There’s a Riot Going On, out March 16th via Matador. The album is available to pre-order,with new tracks “You Are Here,” “Shades of Blue,” “She May, She Might” and “Out of the Pool” available to hear now. …
Read More »Stephen Stills Teams Up With Neil Young For Autism Benefit
Stephen Stills‘ autism awareness benefit concert Light Up The Blues is returning this year with a packed lineup of performers and a new, bigger venue.Neil Young, Sheryl Crow, Burt Bacharch, Judy Collins, Chris Stills, Jack Black, Christina Applegate will join Stills. The event’s house band will feature guitarist Mike Campbell, …
Read More »Hear Marshmello's Vibrant Lil Peep Collaboration 'Spotlight'
Marshmello released a new single, “Spotlight,” featuring Lil Peep, a song the pair started working on but didn’t complete prior to the rapper’s death. “Peep brought an excitement to music that was unparalleled to anybody I’ve ever met,” Marshmello said in a statement. “We started an idea together, that unfortunately …
Read More »Watch Justin Timberlake's Futuristic New 'Filthy' Video
Justin Timberlakeplays a Steve Jobs-styled robot inventor in his new video for “Filthy,” a song from his upcoming LP Man of the Woods. Timberlake co-wrote the song with Timbaland, Danja, James Fauntleroy and Lawrence Dopson; Timberlake, Timbaland and Danja co-produced the track, which the singer on Instagraminstructed to “[play] very …
Read More »Barack Obama Names Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, U2 to 2017 Favorite Songs List
Barack Obama continued his annual tradition of naming his favorite songs of 2017, with the former president listing tracks by Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, U2 and Bruce Springsteen among his picks. “During my presidency, I started a tradition of sharing my reading lists and playlists,” Obama wrote on his Facebook page …
Read More »Hear Jeezy, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole in Searing Collab, 'American Dream'
Jeezylinked up with J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar for a ferocious new song, “American Dream,” set to appear on the Atlanta rapper’snew album, Pressure, out December 15th. “American Dream” boasts a beat of steady drums, piano and a melange of choppy vocal samples. Over this dusty groove, Jeezy bellows the …
Read More »Watch Sia's Festive 'Ho Ho Ho' Video
Sia has unveiled the new video for “Ho Ho Ho,” the second chapter in a Claymation trilogy showcasing songs from her seasonal LP Everyday Is Christmas. Picking up where the “Candy Cane Lane” video left off, “Ho Ho Ho” finds Sia‘s yarn-haired Claymation character pursuing a snow monster into a …
Read More »Watch Sam Smith's Single-Take 'One Last Song' Video
Sam Smith has unveiled his new video for “One Last Song,” the latest single off the singer’s new album The Thrill of It All. The video, filmed to appear like one seamless shot, was recorded at London’s Palladium. “One Last Song” opens with Smith singing the track on the venue’s …
Read More »Watch Vic Mensa Perform Moving 'We Could Be Free' on 'Colbert'
Vic Mensa unleashed a striking performance of “We Could Be Free” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday. The track appears on Mensa’s new album, The Autobiography. The rapper appeared with a string quartet and a small choir, all of whom wore black outfits emblazoned with societal ills from …
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