Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Taylor Swift subverts sexism with a sultry 1989 vault track, Brent Faiyaz remains unfazed on a bouncy single, and Mr. Eazi drops his long-awaited debut. Plus, new music from YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Green Day, and Seventeen.
Taylor Swift, “Slut! (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault]” (YouTube)
Brent Faiyaz feat. Tommy Richman & Felix!, “Upset” (YouTube)
Mr. Eazi, “Fefe No Fefe” (YouTube)
David Guetta feat. Ayra Star and Lil Durk, “Big Fu” (YouTube)
YoungBoy Never Broke Again,...
Taylor Swift, “Slut! (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault]” (YouTube)
Brent Faiyaz feat. Tommy Richman & Felix!, “Upset” (YouTube)
Mr. Eazi, “Fefe No Fefe” (YouTube)
David Guetta feat. Ayra Star and Lil Durk, “Big Fu” (YouTube)
YoungBoy Never Broke Again,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Grandaddy has announced a new studio album Blu Wav set for release on February 16th, 2024 via Dangerbird. As a preview, bandleader Jason Lytle has shared the lead single “Watercooler.”
Lytle got the idea for Blu Wav — a mash-up of “bluegrass” and “new wave” — while he was driving through the Nevada desert listening to the classic country radio station. Patti Page’s “Tennessee Waltz” came on, and Lytle found himself mesmerized, thinking about what a classic bluegrass waltz would sound like with a new wave spin. It marks the first time Grandaddy have fully embraced a true country sound, while still staying true to their lo-fi roots.
Complete with a healthy dose of pedal steel (a Grandaddy first), “Watercooler” has the same sort of sublime melody you might hear on a classic country radio station, though it’s doused in some more contemporary, dreamy production. Its lyrics poke fun at Lytle’s dating history,...
Lytle got the idea for Blu Wav — a mash-up of “bluegrass” and “new wave” — while he was driving through the Nevada desert listening to the classic country radio station. Patti Page’s “Tennessee Waltz” came on, and Lytle found himself mesmerized, thinking about what a classic bluegrass waltz would sound like with a new wave spin. It marks the first time Grandaddy have fully embraced a true country sound, while still staying true to their lo-fi roots.
Complete with a healthy dose of pedal steel (a Grandaddy first), “Watercooler” has the same sort of sublime melody you might hear on a classic country radio station, though it’s doused in some more contemporary, dreamy production. Its lyrics poke fun at Lytle’s dating history,...
- 10/25/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Grandaddy return from an over half-decade recording hiatus with “Watercooler,” the first single from the indie rockers’ upcoming album Blu Wav.
The album gets its name from combining the genres “bluegrass” and “new wave,” with those two sounds clashing somehow seamlessly on the introductory track, which was accompanied by a typically (for the band) lo-fi and strange karaoke video:
“Most of my relationships have involved girls who worked in office settings,” frontman Jason Lytle said of “Watercooler” in a statement. “This song is about the end of one, or perhaps a few,...
The album gets its name from combining the genres “bluegrass” and “new wave,” with those two sounds clashing somehow seamlessly on the introductory track, which was accompanied by a typically (for the band) lo-fi and strange karaoke video:
“Most of my relationships have involved girls who worked in office settings,” frontman Jason Lytle said of “Watercooler” in a statement. “This song is about the end of one, or perhaps a few,...
- 10/25/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Brett Radin, a talent manager with Knitting Factory Management, died Friday at his home in Los Angeles at 53. No cause of death was given by his family.
Brian Long, President of Knitting Factory Management, said, “We are extremely saddened to learn the news of Brett’s passing. He brought a lightning bolt of positive energy. He was passionate for his artists, deeply knowledgable about the workings of the music industry, and intuitive. He will be missed.”
Knitting Factory Entertainment CEO Morgan Margolis said, “Brett was a friend first, his passing deeply saddens us all beyond words. A true positive and compassionate spirit on all fronts . Sending love to his family and friends everywhere.”
Radin joined the Knitting Factory Management team from Zero Management. His client list included Lee DeWyze, Dave Eggar, Dave Matthews, Tracy Chapman, The Weepies, Vanessa Carlton, and Les Claypool.
Radin’s also worked at 19 Entertainment, where...
Brian Long, President of Knitting Factory Management, said, “We are extremely saddened to learn the news of Brett’s passing. He brought a lightning bolt of positive energy. He was passionate for his artists, deeply knowledgable about the workings of the music industry, and intuitive. He will be missed.”
Knitting Factory Entertainment CEO Morgan Margolis said, “Brett was a friend first, his passing deeply saddens us all beyond words. A true positive and compassionate spirit on all fronts . Sending love to his family and friends everywhere.”
Radin joined the Knitting Factory Management team from Zero Management. His client list included Lee DeWyze, Dave Eggar, Dave Matthews, Tracy Chapman, The Weepies, Vanessa Carlton, and Les Claypool.
Radin’s also worked at 19 Entertainment, where...
- 2/26/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
This was music’s emancipation year. After 18 months of delay, restraint and career/identity crises, pop music returned – rejuvenated – to the dancefloor, flouting a revived sexual confidence but also struggling with a hangover of pandemic introspection. Its lockdown listening appeared to have exploded its horizons; industrial rock, experimental electronics and a leftfield sonic mindset were wholeheartedly embraced by the mainstream, making ear-widening, genre-fluid pop records virtually the norm.
Alternative acts, meanwhile, pivoted away from the ghetto. Yard Act, Fontaines DC and Wet Leg evolved the post-punk and sprechgesang trends in more accessible directions, the latter act even defying the algorithm’s diktat of conformity to shed welcome light on their eclectic Isle Of Wight scene, turning heads to the wonderful Plastic Mermaids. There was oversharing and tubthumping aplenty in 2022, but largely in the spirit of musical renaissance and tentative celebration. And here are the records most worth celebrating.
20. Lizzo – Special...
Alternative acts, meanwhile, pivoted away from the ghetto. Yard Act, Fontaines DC and Wet Leg evolved the post-punk and sprechgesang trends in more accessible directions, the latter act even defying the algorithm’s diktat of conformity to shed welcome light on their eclectic Isle Of Wight scene, turning heads to the wonderful Plastic Mermaids. There was oversharing and tubthumping aplenty in 2022, but largely in the spirit of musical renaissance and tentative celebration. And here are the records most worth celebrating.
20. Lizzo – Special...
- 12/14/2022
- by Mark Beaumont and Helen Brown
- The Independent - Music
This was music’s emancipation year. After 18 months of delay, restraint and career/identity crises, pop music returned – rejuvenated – to the dancefloor, flouting a revived sexual confidence but also struggling with a hangover of pandemic introspection. Its lockdown listening appeared to have exploded its horizons; industrial rock, experimental electronics and a leftfield sonic mindset were wholeheartedly embraced by the mainstream, making ear-widening, genre-fluid pop records virtually the norm.
Alternative acts, meanwhile, pivoted away from the ghetto. Yard Act, Fontaines DC and Wet Leg evolved the post-punk and sprechgesang trends in more accessible directions, the latter act even defying the algorithm’s diktat of conformity to shed welcome light on their eclectic Isle Of Wight scene, turning heads to the wonderful Plastic Mermaids. There was oversharing and tubthumping aplenty in 2022, but largely in the spirit of musical renaissance and tentative celebration. And here are the records most worth celebrating.
20. Lizzo – Special...
Alternative acts, meanwhile, pivoted away from the ghetto. Yard Act, Fontaines DC and Wet Leg evolved the post-punk and sprechgesang trends in more accessible directions, the latter act even defying the algorithm’s diktat of conformity to shed welcome light on their eclectic Isle Of Wight scene, turning heads to the wonderful Plastic Mermaids. There was oversharing and tubthumping aplenty in 2022, but largely in the spirit of musical renaissance and tentative celebration. And here are the records most worth celebrating.
20. Lizzo – Special...
- 12/9/2022
- by Mark Beaumont and Helen Brown
- The Independent - Music
The Allman Brothers Band, the Hold Steady, Primal Scream and Grandaddy are among the artists that will rerelease albums on limited edition pink vinyl as part as this year’s Ten Bands One Cause fundraiser.
Umphrey’s McGee, Less Than Jake, Plain White T’s, Tom Tom Club, Bush and Minus the Bear will also participate in the event that benefits the Red Door Community — formerly known as Gilda Club’s NYC — which aims to provide welcoming communities for people who are diagnosed with cancer, as well as for caregivers...
Umphrey’s McGee, Less Than Jake, Plain White T’s, Tom Tom Club, Bush and Minus the Bear will also participate in the event that benefits the Red Door Community — formerly known as Gilda Club’s NYC — which aims to provide welcoming communities for people who are diagnosed with cancer, as well as for caregivers...
- 7/27/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Steve Earle shared a trio of songs from his new album, J.T., on his second appearance on Rolling Stone’s In My Room series.
J.T., which was released earlier this month, finds Earle paying tribute to his son, Justin Townes Earle, who died from a probable drug overdose in August at the age of 38. Setting up in the kitchen of his New York City home, Earle spoke earnestly about the devastating loss, but said making J.T. — which features covers of 10 Townes Earle songs — turned out to be...
J.T., which was released earlier this month, finds Earle paying tribute to his son, Justin Townes Earle, who died from a probable drug overdose in August at the age of 38. Setting up in the kitchen of his New York City home, Earle spoke earnestly about the devastating loss, but said making J.T. — which features covers of 10 Townes Earle songs — turned out to be...
- 1/19/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Grandaddy will reissue their beloved 2000 LP The Sophtware Slump this fall with a 20th anniversary edition that features the original album, a collection of rarities and a newly recorded rendition of the album that frontman Jason Lytle recorded solo on a wooden piano.
The 4Lp The Sophtware Slump 20th Anniversary Collection, available to preorder now via Dangerbird prior to the reissue’s November 20th release, will include The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano, a solo version of the entire album that Lytle recorded at home during the Covid-19 quarantine.
The 4Lp The Sophtware Slump 20th Anniversary Collection, available to preorder now via Dangerbird prior to the reissue’s November 20th release, will include The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano, a solo version of the entire album that Lytle recorded at home during the Covid-19 quarantine.
- 8/28/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Broken Bells, the group featuring the Shins’ James Mercer and producer Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton, have shared their new song “Shelter,” the duo’s first new recording in four years.
Touted as the first time Broken Bells have “combined their unmistakable melodies, lyrics, vocals and singular composition style with samples,” the expressive track boasts Danger Mouse’s “deconstruction and reconstruction of sampled beats” alongside Mercer’s knack for catchy hooks and incisive lyrics.
On the duo’s Instagram, Mercer and Danger Mouse posted photos of their summertime recording sessions together.
Touted as the first time Broken Bells have “combined their unmistakable melodies, lyrics, vocals and singular composition style with samples,” the expressive track boasts Danger Mouse’s “deconstruction and reconstruction of sampled beats” alongside Mercer’s knack for catchy hooks and incisive lyrics.
On the duo’s Instagram, Mercer and Danger Mouse posted photos of their summertime recording sessions together.
- 12/7/2018
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
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