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The sessions for George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass began just six weeks after the April 1970 announcement of The Beatles’ break-up. Two days were spent recording thirty demos that were being considered for his new, as yet untitled, album, in Studio Three at EMI Studios, Abbey Road in St. John’s Wood, London. The first day, May 26, saw Harrison […]

Montana-based singer-songwriter Riddy Arman has announced her long-awaited debut album, due out September 10 via La Honda Records (Colter Wall, Vincent Neil Emerson) and Thirty Tigers. The album announcement arrives on the heels of Arman’s viral Western AF performance of “Spirits, Angels, Or Lies,” a song inspired by the emotional true story of her father’s […]

A couple weeks ago Chad Galactic, literally one of the hardest working and most generous guys in the music industry, released his cover of The Beastie Boys venerable “Shake Your Rump” (below) and he sang all the parts. That bears repeating,  he did ALL three parts! But before we get talking about the track, let’s […]

Nashville-based quintet Rainbow Kitten Surprise have announced their first official live album, RKS! Live From Athens Georgia, set for release on August 13. The 25-song collection – recorded during a two-night stand at The Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA, on the band’s 2019 sold out North American tour – will be available on all streaming platforms and as a limited-edition […]

Los Lobos will return with Native Sons on July 30th via New West Records. The 13-song set was produced by Los Lobos in East Los Angeles and the band has shared a spirited cover of Jackson Browne’s “Jamaica Say You Will” off the LP (below). From Native Sons‘ extensive album liner notes, Louie Perez Jr. says “I used […]

Deafheaven’s forthcoming LPInfinite Granite is coming August 20th via Sargent House and they just releasedtheir next offering. “The Gnashing” is grand in scope; an urgent rock masterstroke driven by shimmering, technicolor guitar work and Clarke’s newfound shift in vocal approach. The song follows the first single “Great Mass of Color”, which brought to light the vocal shift to their […]

Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, and SME’s Certified are celebrating the 25th anniversary of ATLiens–the cinematic hip-hop masterpiece that rocketed Outkast (André 3000 and Big Boi) into the mainstream stratosphere from the duo’s Atlanta underground music scene launchpad–with an expanded edition of the album, newly uprezzed HD videos of the album’s […]

GRAMMY-nominated Los Angeles-based trio The Record Company’s highly anticipated third studio album Play Loud is set for release October 8 on Concord Records. Check out the new album track “How High” below.. “‘You’re welcome!’ Those were the first words our producer said to us with a grin as he pushed play on the first mix of ‘How High.’ It was crackling […]

50 years since Creedence Clearwater Revival delivered a body of work that has inspired and electrified generations of fans, the band has landed their all-time highest chart position with “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” reaching No. 1 on Billboard’s Rock Digital Song Sales Chart for two consecutive weeks. Astonishingly—despite releasing a prolific seven studio albums between 1968 and 1972 (two of which went to […]

Hailing from Portland, OR, TK & The Holy Know-Nothings announce the band’s much anticipated sophomore album The Incredible Heat Machine out October 15th (Mama Bird Recording Co.). The band is led by frontman Taylor Kingman, whose equally irreverent, delicate and cerebral first-person narratives somehow merge seamlessly with the group’s bar band ethos. The Incredible Heat […]

As Gold Star, Marlon Rabenreither makes music that is as chromatic as an old convertible glittering in the desert sun. His music is nostalgic, hazy, and often cavernous. On Headlights USA, his 5th release, Rabenreither writes expansive and lush songs that are laden with literary references and images plucked from time spent traveling throughout the […]

Courtney Barnett has announced her third studio album Things Take Time, Take Time. Set to drop November 12th via Mom+Pop Music / Marathon Artists, the album is a finely-woven collage of snapshots recorded at a time of creative renewal and deeper understanding for Barnett. The work signals an exciting new chapter for a musician who […]

Toronto’s Ducks Ltd. (fka Ducks Unlimited) has announced their debut album Modern Fiction, out October 1st on Carpark Records, and shares lead single/video “18 Cigarettes.” Ducks Ltd. is a duo that operates with the dynamism of a full band, as Tom McGreevy (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards) and Evan Lewis (guitar, bass, drum programming) sharpen their fondness for boundless jangle-pop on Modern Fiction. Echoes of […]

Paragon Cause is Jay Bonaparte and Michelle Opthof. Since its formation in 2018, the group often embraces the darker, grittier, more unpleasant aspects of human existence, without falling into the trap of overdramatization. Their music is edgy, honest, with a smattering of humor, and angst is thrown in for good measure. Ready for a fresh taste of retro […]

Billy Strings will make his PBS “Austin City Limits” debut tonight. The performance, which will be livestreamed at 9:00pm ET/8:00pm CT via YouTube, will appear as part of the legendary program’s upcoming 47th season. Strings will also continue to tour extensively throughout the fall including upcoming headline shows at Pittsburgh’s Stage AE, New Haven’s Westville Music Bowl (two nights), […]

In honor of the label’s 20th anniversary, Daptone proudly announces The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live at the Apollo, a 3LP set of performances at the famed New York theater. The live album arrives this fall on October 1st and features performances by  Charles Bradley, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Naomi Shelton, Antibalas, The Budos Band, Menahan Street Band, Sugarman 3, Saun & Starr, and […]

Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine will release a collaborative album, A Beginner’s Mind, September 24 on Asthmatic Kitty Records. Two songs from the album, “Reach Out” and “Olympus,” debut today along with a video for “Reach Out” shot earlier this year by Sufjan and Angelo on VHS-C cameras from their respective coasts, New York and California, starring their beloved dogs Joku […]

Those familiar with Ida Maria will recall the global critical acclaim she received with her debut album Fortress Round My Heart. While overseas Maria was coined as the “Indie Rocker It Girl,” stateside comparisons were flowing. Check out the fierce and rollicking new single, “Celebration” from Ida Maria. With gut-punching vocal power, Maria cuts across a wide and steadfast low-end […]

YES, who are Steve Howe, Alan White, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison and Billy Sherwood, will release their new studio album THE QUEST on InsideOutMusic/Sony Music on October 1. Containing 11 songs, 8 on the main CD with 3 extra tracks on a bonus CD, THE QUEST will also be available on Vinyl and 5.1 Blu-ray and CD deluxe editions, all on the day of release. The track listing […]

Today, Real Estate has announced that they’ll be hitting the road in November for a US tour that kicks off in Buffalo, NY and winds through the Midwest before returning to New York to wrap up at the celebrated Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock. Ticket presale starts tomorrow 7/7 at 10am local; sign up to get the […]