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Weezer’s New Single Finds the Band as Its Own C.E.O.
Rivers Cuomo takes a wry look at the push-and-pull between artistic restlessness and audience expectation on the latest preview of the band’s 20th album.
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Aquarium Drunkard’s SiriusXMU Residency Keeps the Curatorial Voice Alive
The long-running blog’s weekly radio show continues to operate as a quiet anchor for independent listening, far from the noise of algorithm-driven playlists.
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On ‘Meldrop,’ IUGA Translates Grief Into an Ecosystem of Sound
The Italian composer’s debut album, recorded with analogue and modular synthesis in the Tuscan Apennines, treats personal loss not as a narrative to be resolved but as a landscape to inhabit.
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Bleech 9:3 Book Four Intimate Club Shows, Tickets On Sale Friday
The Dublin-formed band brings its recovery-meeting roots to small stages before a summer of bigger stages, with tickets going live Friday morning.
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Helen Return with First Album in 11 Years, ‘Linda’s Head’
The shoegaze trio featuring Liz Harris of Grouper has announced its second LP, out October 2 via Kranky, with two new songs available now.
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Marci Shares New Track “Liquid Heartbeat” Ahead of Album Release
The TOPS member’s second solo album arrives later this month on Arbutus.
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Beyoncé Drops ‘MORNING DEW’ Remix Pack, Marking First New Music Since ‘COWBOY CARTER’
The four-track release connects a decade-old leaked demo to an upcoming 20th-anniversary reissue — with a verse from JAŸ-Z and a sample of Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Big Poppa.’
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Martha Reeves Tried to Cut Backup Singers Before Viral National Anthem Performance
A rehearsal video shows the Motown veteran halting the vocalists mid-song. Reeves later attributed the widely shared performance to wet conditions and missing stage monitors.
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Ben Bekele’s ‘Zawsze coś’ Builds a Personal Mythology from Family Archives
The Polish trio behind the fictional figure use rhythm, memory and fractured biography to craft an album that resists easy resolution.
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Bruce Springsteen Shares That Patti Scialfa’s Cancer Is in Remission After Eight-Year Battle
The update came during a fundraiser for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, where Springsteen tied the personal news to a broader argument for medical research.