For Bleachers, the Past Is a Place to Be Observed
Jack Antonoff’s fifth Bleachers album turns a phone setting into a lens for examining fame, friendship, and the spaces where private life meets public record.
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Julian Costa
Mike D Returns to UK Stages After Two Decades, Playing a Bingo Hall in North Shields
In his first British appearance since the end of Beastie Boys, Mike D debuted material from a forthcoming solo album at the King Street Social Club, backed by a band that includes his sons.
Lara Somogyi’s “mirabel” Maps Geometric Patterns Through Harp and Electronics
The second single from her Mercury KX album a [time] patterned builds arpeggios into shifting shapes, with strings offering a fluid contrast.
Aldous Harding Tightens the Songcraft on ‘Train On the Island’
The New Zealand songwriter’s latest album grounds her eccentricity in ten musically sharp, lyrically unflinching tracks.
Kim Petras Clears the Rubble with ‘Detour’
After walking away from Republic Records and the production framework that defined her early career, Petras assembles a new set of collaborators on an album that finally sounds like it belongs to her.
Peet’s Coffee Taps SPIN for National Playlist Contest and a Role in Chicago
Peet’s Coffee and SPIN are searching for a “Chief Playlist Officer” to shape the chain’s in-store afternoon soundtrack, awarding a trip to a major Chicago festival and real-world curation duties.
Anysia Kym and Tony Seltzer Pull 454, Loraine James, FearDorian Into the Purity Universe
The New York duo’s August album gets reworked from the inside out, with a tracklist that doubles as a map of underground currents.
Across the Horizon Begins Assembling Its Second Expanding Ambient Volume
Bob Holmes and Northern Spy are at work on the next installment of the subscription-based ambient series, built through a chain-letter method of artist curation.
Carey Means, the Voice of Frylock, Faces Homelessness
The actor and his wife are soliciting donations after a spike in rent. It's a story that echoes wider cracks in the animation industry.
Ben Folds Says National Symphony Orchestra ‘May Not Survive’ Kennedy Center Upheaval
In a new open letter, the former artistic adviser details a funding vacuum, legal tangles, and the absence of a plan to save the institution.