[ad_1] Neil Young has announced Neil Young Archives Vol. III (1976-1987), the latest in his long-running series of archival releases. The new set compiles 198 songs across 17 CDs and five Blu-rays, including 11 films, four unreleased. Of the bounty of rare songs, 15 are unreleased compositions and 121 are unreleased versions, with 62 having […]

[ad_1] Navy Blue is back next week with a new album. After making his Def Jam Recordings debut last year with Ways of Knowing, the rapper will share Memoirs in Armour, on August 2, via his own Freedom Sounds. The first taste of the album is “Low Threshold,” which comes with a music video directed […]

[ad_1] Pharrell Williams was a surprise addition to the Olympic torch-bearing relay in Paris today (July 26), joining Snoop Dogg and others as the flame traveled from Marseille to the French capital. Celebrities including Salma Hayek, MC Solaar, singer Patrick Bruel, and drag queen Minima Geste were among the earlier torch-carriers, with Williams concluding the […]

[ad_1] Toumani Diabaté, Malian master of the traditional, 21-stringed West African instrument the kora, has died, The New York Times reports. Diabaté’s manager Saul Presa confirmed the news to The Times, stating that the musician died on Friday, July 19, in a hospital in Bamako, Mali, due to kidney failure. Toumani Diabaté was 58 years […]

[ad_1] The Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony took place today (July 26), and it featured a performance from Lady Gaga, who sang “Mon truc en plumes.” See photos of her performance on the Seine below, and find footage on YouTube and X. Later, Gojira became the first metal band to play an Olympic opening ceremony. […]

[ad_1] Klein continues a string of low-key, boundary-pushing compositions with Marked, an eerie suite that glides between ambient drone, dinner-party jazz, doom metal, and broken hip-hop beats as if through a haunted house of the avant-garde. Its dissociative collage of searing noise and alienated vocal snippets feels at once like commentary and escapism, equally suited […]

[ad_1] Touché Amoré have announced a new album: Spiral in a Straight Line, the follow-up to the 2020 standout Lament, is out October 11 via Rise Records. Watch the video for the album’s opening track, “Nobody’s,” below. Scroll down for the Los Angeles post-hardcore band’s upcoming tour dates (featuring support from Soul Glo, Portrayal of […]

[ad_1] Veeze has announced a North American tour that he’s calling the Worst Tour Ever. Joining him on the road are Concrete Boys’ Karrahbooo, Florida rapper Wizz Havinn, and “Yea Yea” artist Star Bandz. See Veeze’s tour dates below. Veeze released his album Ganger last year, and he’s more recently dropped the single “Pop Yo […]

[ad_1] Make It Fit: 01 Defendants02 Bleach the Scene03 Cannibals04 Liminal05 Rattle the Pipes06 Fall to Grace07 Around the Dial08 People Ain’t Folk09 Three Dollar Bill10 Silence, Sound Karate: 08-18 São Paulo, Brazil – Cine Joia10-12 Las Vegas, NV – Best Friends Forever12-11 Reykjanesbær, Iceland – Hljómahöll12-13 Kortrijk, Belgium – Wilde Westen12-14 Antwerp, Belgium – […]

[ad_1] The Mercury Prize has announced its 2024 nominees. The panel’s selections for the best British or Irish album of the year include Charli XCX, Beth Gibbons, Nia Archives, Berwyn, the Last Dinner Party, Barry Can’t Swim, Corinne Bailey Rae, and Ghetts, among others. Check out the full shortlist below. The winner will be announced […]