With ‘An Eraser and a Maze,’ Modest Mouse Stick to the Familiar
Three decades in, Isaac Brock releases Modest Mouse’s eighth album on his own label. The record leans into comfort, though a few outside collaborators push gently at the edges.
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Burnt by the Sun Returns After 15 Years, With Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher on Guitar
The New Jersey metalcore band resurfaces with a high-profile addition, ending a decade and a half of silence.
A Fake Angine de Poitrine Is Touring Russia, and the Costumes Are Convincing
Masked Quebecois duo Angine de Poitrine discover an unauthorized copycat act playing their music in Moscow, exposing the vulnerability of maintaining anonymity while a brand grows.
Jennifer Lopez Refused to Alter Debut Single Despite Whitney Houston Similarity Warning
On Track Star, Lopez recounted being advised to change "Feelin' So Good" because it echoed Houston's "It's Not Right But It's Okay." She stuck with the song and praised Houston as an unmatched vocalist.
CMA Fest’s First Drag Brunch Arrived During Tennessee’s “Nuclear Family Month”
On a Nashville rooftop, Miranda Lambert’s new label sponsored a rhinestone-studded, 21+ drag brunch — a quiet test of what space queer artists and allies can carve out in country music’s largest festival.
Havsmörker’s ‘Ilväder’ EP Reads the Nordic Coastline in Dub and Jazz
On “Nordanväderslyckan,” the Swedish duo shapes field recordings, analogue synthesis, and acoustic instrumentation into a sprawling, improvisational piece that lands somewhere between psychedelic techno and Scandinavian jazz.
P!nk Opens Tony Awards with ‘Lady Marmalade’ Cameo-Packed Featuring Megan Thee Stallion, Neil Patrick Harris
The host turned the Radio City stage into a Broadway-pop crossroad, pulling in a rapper who recently stepped away from ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ early.
Duffy Confirms First Live Performance in Over a Decade
The Welsh singer behind “Mercy” will play an intimate London show this July, her first since retreating from public life following a violent assault.
Big|Brave Removes the Drums, Finds New Textures on ‘in grief or in hope’
The Montreal band’s ninth album sets aside percussion entirely, letting Robin Wattie’s voice and layers of distorted guitar carry the emotional weight.
Poppy H’s ‘SICK STREET’ Is a Rogue Document of Urban Psychic Life
The UK artist’s self-released eleven-track set collages found sound, cellular noise, and fractured club electronics into something unmistakably born from concrete and restless nights.