Au/Ra Returns With Debut Album ‘heartcore’ After Three-Year Silence
Following a forced hiatus from music, Au/Ra channels fantasy and self-reckoning into her first full-length project, out next week.
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Julian Costa
Fruit Bats’ ‘The Landfill’ Locates Beauty in Tall Trash Heaps
Eric D. Johnson returns with a full-band album that contrasts the flat Midwest expanse with the accumulated refuse of the past, resulting in some of his most focused songwriting.
Psycroptic Details New Album ‘The Pulse of Annihilation’, Shares Single “No Blade of Grass”
The Australian technical death metal band sets a July 17 release date and offers a first track that underlines its disciplined, riff-driven approach.
Gerry Beckley on ‘MERCIFUL,’ Graham Nash, and a Creative Life After Touring
The America co-founder discusses his first solo album since stepping away from the road, the Beatles cover that brought in Graham Nash, and why he still writes ten songs to keep two.
Max Martin and Shellback’s Wolf Cousins Sells Catalog to HarbourView
The deal includes compositions by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, and The Weeknd, among others, in a reported low-nine-figure acquisition.
Lockstep Shares ‘Dog In The House Of Plenty’ Video From Forthcoming Debut
The Nashville heavy shoegaze band sharpens its atmospheric sludge into a patient, controlled single ahead of I Know What I Saw, out July 24 via Profound Lore.
A Springsteen Museum Takes Shape in New Jersey
The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music opens at Monmouth University, built from a fan-donated collection that started in a library closet.
Clive Davis Enters Film Without the Rock & Roll Routine
The Arista president partners with 20th Century Fox for a three-picture deal, while the label’s lean roster places fourth among majors.
Turnstile’s Never Enough Tour Pt. 2 Assembles a Deeply Unorthodox Support Roster
The hardcore band’s new North American run pairs them with everyone from Clipse to Boy Harsher, treating each city as its own event.
Speaker Music’s Synoptic Audio Treats Sound as Critical Inquiry on Planet Mu
DeForrest Brown’s latest as Speaker Music channels Detroit techno-soul through a disciplined, real-time process that examines music’s deeper structures and intentions.