Sigur Rós is commemorating the 20th anniversary of their breakthrough album, 1999’s sublime Ágætis byrjun (A Good Beginning), with a massive reissue. The reissues will come in multiple formats – as a 7-LP limited edition deluxe box set and in 4-CD and double vinyl versions – on June 21st via …
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Supermarketis the tale of a depressed grocery store employee in the suburbs whose ordinary life is disrupted when he stumbles upon a crime scene. But you wouldn’t exactly know that — or really much else about the plot, style, characters or writing — from the reviews from its fans. Logic, …
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The lyrics on “From the Spear,” the first taste of extreme-metal group Gaahls Wyrd’s upcoming debut, are mostly incoherent. At one point, frontman Gaahl growls, “I hold the spear, blood dripping”; at another, he moans, “I stare down from here.” But by and large the words’ intention is obscured, and …
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Thirty years ago this month, one of the most profoundly sad songs in pop music history hit Number One on the Hot 100. It was “The Living Years” by Mike + the Mechanics, which forced everyone within earshot of a radio throughout much of 1989 to consider that fact their …
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For all the vocal gymnastics she’s justly known for, Mariah Carey also has a clever, biting sense of humor that not nearly enough people appreciate. You know (or maybe you don’t know?) all the memes she’s inspired, and her Instagram is full of hilarious and aspirational examples of her dedication …
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The first time Roger McGuinn met Hal Blaine was in January 1965, at the recording session for “Mr. Tambourine Man.” McGuinn had recently formed his new band, the Byrds, but the full group wasn’t ready to record in a professional studio just yet. Instead, Blaine, the veteran drummer who had …
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Lion Babe address modern isolation and find solace on the dance floor in their Pet Shop Boys-inspired “Western World,” which features Raekwon. The track will appear on their forthcoming sophomore LP, Cosmic Wind, due out on March 29th. It’s the follow-up to their 2016 debut, Begin. “Western World” interpolates Pet …
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Stephen Malkmus beckons for someone to rescue him in his new song, “Come Get Me,” which appears on his forthcoming solo LP, Groove Denied, due out via Matador on March 15th. The song follows the previously released LP tracks “Rushing the Acid Frat” and “Viktor Borgia.” In the song’s accompanying …
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Singer-songwriter Teddy Geiger has a lot of big accomplishments to be proud of, from signing her first record deal as a teenager and scoring a Top 10 album with 2006’s Underage Thinking to penning songs for others and also releasing her third album, 2018’s LilyAnna. Yet, in our signature video …
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Andy Anderson, the drummer who enjoyed stints with Iggy Pop and the Cure while assisting an array of artists as a session musician, died Tuesday. He was 68. Just last week, Anderson revealed on Facebook that he had terminal cancer. Despite the diagnosis, he wrote, “[P]lease, no boo hooing here, …
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