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Fontaines Friday: Hear Their New Sinéad O’Connor Cover & Peaky Blinders Songs Almost two years after the release of their album Romance, Irish rock stars Fontaines D.C. remain plenty busy. For instance, they’re all over War Child’s new benefit compilation HELP(2), which comes out today. Frontman Grian Chatten teamed up with Damon Albarn and Kae Tempest for the early single “Flags,” and the compilation also features Fontaines… The post Fontaines Friday: Hear Their New Sinéad O’Connor Cover & <em>Peaky Blinders</em> Songs appeared first on Stereogum.
06.03.2026 14:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Jehnny Beth – “Look At Me” (Feat. Mike Patton) Former Savages leader Jehnny Beth and Faith No More/Mr. Bungle frontman Mike Patton are two tough, commanding, larger-than-life vocalists, and now they’ve joined forces on a blaring electro-rock single called “Look At Me.” Beth released her solo album You Heartbreaker, You last year, and she just celebrated the 10th anniversary of Savages’ Adore. Today, she… The post Jehnny Beth – “Look At Me” (Feat. Mike Patton) appeared first on Stereogum.
06.03.2026 14:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Olivia Rodrigo – “The Book Of Love” (The Magnetic Fields Cover) Today, War Child’s all-star benefit compilation HELP(2) finally comes out. It’s a good one. The record, our current reigning Album Of The Week, has new songs from heavy hitters like Cameron Winter, the Arctic Monkeys, and Pulp. It’s also got a ton of extremely cool covers: Beth Gibbons doing the Velvet Underground, Arooj Aftab and… The post Olivia Rodrigo – “The Book Of Love” (The Magnetic Fields Cover) appeared first on Stereogum.
06.03.2026 13:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Zara Larsson Addresses Critics Of Her Abortion Joke Zara Larsson does it all: Raises awareness of unflattering Wikipedia photos, accidentally wears Burzum dresses to awards shows. The Swedish pop star's next move can never be guessed. Today, she's doubling down after receiving backlash for an abortion joke. The post Zara Larsson Addresses Critics Of Her Abortion Joke appeared first on Stereogum.
06.03.2026 03:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Damon Albarn Mostly Stone-Faced In SNL Promos, Scoring Movie About ChatGPT Creators This weekend, Damon Albarn makes his long-awaited _SNL_ debut with Gorillaz. Ryan Gosling will serve as host, and the promo came out today, with the English frontman mostly stone-faced with no lines. The post Damon Albarn Mostly Stone-Faced In <em>SNL</em> Promos, Scoring Movie About ChatGPT Creators appeared first on Stereogum.
06.03.2026 01:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Radiohead, Not Just LCD Soundsystem, Inspired Harry Styles’ New Era Tonight Harry Styles will release _Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally_. In some of the earlier interviews pegged to the new album cycle, Styles mentioned the music was inspired in part by getting to go out dancing and be an audience member at shows himself after his latest tour wrapped up. One such artist who Styles claimed influenced him was LCD Soundsystem. Now Styles has revealed that Radiohead's hotly-anticipated 2025 residency also made a big creative impact on him. The post Radiohead, Not Just LCD Soundsystem, Inspired Harry Styles’ New Era appeared first on Stereogum.
05.03.2026 22:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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You Gotta Hear Jeremy Bolm’s Secret Voice Touché Amoré's Jeremy Bolm speaks in a high, raspy timbre. If you've heard Bolm interviewing people on his show _The First Ever Podcast_ or bantering at a Touché concert, you're probably familiar with the sound of it. But apparently that's not the only way he can talk. The post You Gotta Hear Jeremy Bolm’s Secret Voice appeared first on Stereogum.
05.03.2026 21:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Let’s Eat Grandma’s Rosa Walton Announces Debut Solo Album Tell Me It’s A Dream: Hear “Sorry Anyway” We just wrapped up the album cycle for one Let’s Eat Grandma member’s solo album, and now the other one is kicking her rollout into gear. In January, Jenny Hollingworth released Quicksand Heart, her debut as Jenny On Holiday. Turns out Rosa Walton, the other half of the British alt-pop duo, has a solo album… The post Let’s Eat Grandma’s Rosa Walton Announces Debut Solo Album <em>Tell Me It’s A Dream</em>: Hear “Sorry Anyway” appeared first on Stereogum.
05.03.2026 21:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Crash Of Rhinos Appear To Tease Reunion The Derby, UK quintet Crash Of Rhinos were one of the best bands of the early 2010s emo revival — emo advocate Ian Cohen called their 2013 sophomore album _Knots_ "stunning," and he wasn't wrong — but they broke up in 2014, just a few months after that scene started to break through to a broader audience. Now it looks like they're coming back. The post Crash Of Rhinos Appear To Tease Reunion appeared first on Stereogum.
05.03.2026 19:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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ME REX – “Protection Runes” ME REX rang in 2026 with the new single “Angel Hammer,” which saw the playful London indie rockers go a slightly more experimental route. This week, they’re back with another one called “Protection Runes,” which is even more of a departure from the hook-heavy guitar pop ME REX have earned a strong reputation for. It’s… The post ME REX – “Protection Runes” appeared first on Stereogum.
05.03.2026 18:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Loukeman – “Elktorn” & “All I Could Think Of” Toronto-based producer Loukeman has been pretty lowkey since his last album, 2024’s Sd-2. Over the past couple years he’s worked with A$AP Rocky and PinkPantheress but hasn’t released anything solely his own. Today that changes. He’s returned with two new singles, “Elktorn” and “All I Could Think Of.” They’re both steely electronic music that makes… The post Loukeman – “Elktorn” & “All I Could Think Of” appeared first on Stereogum.
05.03.2026 18:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Stream Star Moles’ Striking, Charismatic New Album Highway To Hell Star Moles is the “sci-fi DIY wi-fi band” of Emily Moales, a New Hampshire native posted up in Philly. Last week she followed up her lo-fi 2025 mini-album Snack Monster with a more produced offering called Highway To Hell that merges ’70s folk-pop aesthetics with 2020s Bandcamp sensibilities. Friend of the site Josh Terry recommended… The post Stream Star Moles’ Striking, Charismatic New Album <em>Highway To Hell</em> appeared first on Stereogum.
05.03.2026 17:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Courtney Love Clarifies Hole Reunion Tease: “No Hole Reunion” Well, that didn't last long. On Tuesday, Courtney Love posted an Instagram video of former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur, setting it to Hole's 1999 classic "Malibu." Love captioned the post, "So do we tell the kids about the tour @xmadmx ?" Naturally, this led to plenty of speculation about a Hole reunion, a possibility that Love has alternately teased and refuted many times over the years. But now, Love herself is here to clarify things: "No Hole reunion." Damn. The post Courtney Love Clarifies Hole Reunion Tease: “No Hole Reunion” appeared first on Stereogum.
05.03.2026 17:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Metric – “Time Is A Bomb” Last month, Metric and Broken Social Scene announced a tour together along with new albums. Metric shared “Victim Of Luck” from Romanticize The Dive, and today they’re back with another preview called “Time Is A Bomb.” “Say what you want about the wellness boom, I think it’s a natural response to the unrelenting awareness we… The post Metric – “Time Is A Bomb” appeared first on Stereogum.
05.03.2026 00:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Watch St. Vincent Cover Jeff Buckley’s “Grace” At Intimate Sonoma County Show Last night, St. Vincent played the 280-cap venue Little Saint in Healdsburg, California with her keyboardist Rachel Eckroth. Her setlist included a bunch of covers, including a solo take on Jeff Buckley's 1994 track "Grace." The post Watch St. Vincent Cover Jeff Buckley’s “Grace” At Intimate Sonoma County Show appeared first on Stereogum.
05.03.2026 00:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Beach Boys’ Bruce Johnston Retires From Touring Bruce Johnston has been a part of the Beach Boys for 61 years. Today he revealed that he's leaving the touring band, and Mike Love will be the last remaining classic-era member on the road. The post The Beach Boys’ Bruce Johnston Retires From Touring appeared first on Stereogum.
04.03.2026 23:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Flying Lotus Talks Big Mama, Brainfeeder, And Flying Last year saw the release of _Ash_ , a sci-fi film Flying Lotus directed and scored in isolation in New Zealand. Afterward, he went straight to work on _Big Mama_ , his first full Flying Lotus release issued solely through Brainfeeder, the label he founded in 2008. The post Flying Lotus Talks <em>Big Mama</em>, Brainfeeder, And Flying appeared first on Stereogum.
04.03.2026 21:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tracey Nelson – “Dolly’s Coat” (Feat. MJ Lenderman) New York singer-songwriter Tracey Nelson is a new addition to the K Records imprint Perennial, which recently has shined a light on lo-fi treasures like Sharp Pins and Winston Hightower. Nelson has the honor of being associated not only with K impresario Calvin Johnson but MJ Lenderman, who produced and features on today’s new single… The post Tracey Nelson – “Dolly’s Coat” (Feat. MJ Lenderman) appeared first on Stereogum.
04.03.2026 21:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Dutch Interior – “Go Fuck Yourself” The LA indie band Dutch Interior specialize in drowsy, country-adjacent tunes, but the final single from their imminent It’s Glass EP has a skip in its step. The vividly titled “Go Fuck Yourself” is a slice of smooth ’70s piano pop in the tradition of Randy Newman and Harry Nilsson. More modern reference points for… The post Dutch Interior – “Go Fuck Yourself” appeared first on Stereogum.
04.03.2026 21:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Charlie Puth Joins AI Company As “Chief Music Officer” Charlie Puth appears to possess some legitimate intelligence when it comes to music theory; unfortunately, he is not opposed to artificial intelligence. Today Moises, an AI music production platform, announced that they've welcomed Puth onboard as their Chief Music Officer. The post Charlie Puth Joins AI Company As “Chief Music Officer” appeared first on Stereogum.
04.03.2026 20:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Gia Margaret – “Good Friend” Singing, the April-bound album from Gia Margaret, is her first record since having healed from a vocal injury that left her unable to sing. After a beautiful detour into instrumental and ambient music over the past few years, Margaret returned last month with “Everyone Around Me Dancing,” a mellow pop ballad that put her voice… The post Gia Margaret – “Good Friend” appeared first on Stereogum.
04.03.2026 18:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Octo Octa Announces New Album Sigils For Survival: Hear “Survival Groove” The New Hampshire producer Maya Bouldry-Morrison has been crafting house tracks under the name Octo Octa since 2011, and she’ll release her new album Sigils For Survival this spring. The LP is Octo Octa’s first since 2019’s Resonant Body, and it marks a full decade since she came out as transgender. She drew a sigil… The post Octo Octa Announces New Album <em>Sigils For Survival</em>: Hear “Survival Groove” appeared first on Stereogum.
04.03.2026 17:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Channel Tres – “Medicine” Right now, it appears that Compton club-music traveler Channel Tres is on a mission to pay tribute to all the best clubby R&B tracks of the early ’90s. I sincerely support him in this endeavor. A few months ago, Channel Tres released his take on the En Vogue classic “Free Your Mind.” Today, he drops… The post Channel Tres – “Medicine” appeared first on Stereogum.
04.03.2026 17:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Alysa Liu Wants To Skate To “Fire In My Heart” – No, Not The Simple Plan Song Since winning America's first gold medal in the Winter Olympics' women's free skating event since 2002, Alysa Liu has been at the center of attention. It's not just her skill that's been the topic of discussion, but also her music taste. After skating to PinkPantheress and being thanked by the pop singer herself, the ice skater has been asked about what else she wants to skate to. Last week she mentioned "Fire In My Heart," which led to a funny moment on _TODAY_. The post Alysa Liu Wants To Skate To “Fire In My Heart” – No, Not The Simple Plan Song appeared first on Stereogum.
04.03.2026 02:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Charlotte Cornfield – “Lost Leader” (Feat. Christian Lee Hutson) In January, Charlotte Cornfield announced her new record Hurts Like Hell. So far the Canadian singer-songwriter has released the title track and “Living With It” featuring Feist. Today, she’s back with “Lost Leader” with Christian Lee Hutson. “This is a hard song,” Cornfield says. “But I also think it’s a little bit funny. Tragicomic maybe? It’s… The post Charlotte Cornfield – “Lost Leader” (Feat. Christian Lee Hutson) appeared first on Stereogum.
04.03.2026 01:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Callahan & Witscher – “Rather Be Alone” (Feat. F.G.S.) In 2024, Callahan & Witscher released their debut album Think Differently, which earned them a Band To Watch honor. Last month, the duo announced its followup called Sorry To Hear That. Today they’re sharing “Rather Be Alone” featuring LA-based musician F.G.S. Along with F.G.S., Sorry To Hear That features Shed Theory’s Marlon DuBois, Cloud Nothings’… The post Callahan & Witscher – “Rather Be Alone” (Feat. F.G.S.) appeared first on Stereogum.
04.03.2026 00:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ambient Drone From Supermarket Freezers Is The UK’s Latest Music Sensation Yes, you read that headline right. The ambient drone from supermarket freezers _is_ the UK's latest music sensation. In recent weeks, the frozen food section hum at the Sheffield co-op on Ecclesall Road went viral. The post Ambient Drone From Supermarket Freezers Is The UK’s Latest Music Sensation appeared first on Stereogum.
03.03.2026 23:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Bonnie “Prince” Billy – “Life Is Scary Horses” OK, here’s the backstory on “Life Is Scary Horses,” the final advance single from Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s We Are Together Again. On their 2000 album Songs Of False Hope And High Values, Mekons members Sally Timms and Jon Langford included an original called “Horses.” Will Oldham has covered “Horses” under both his Palace and Bonnie… The post Bonnie “Prince” Billy – “Life Is Scary Horses” appeared first on Stereogum.
03.03.2026 22:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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As Skid Row Audition New Vocalists, Sebastian Bach Will Front Twisted Sister Last month Twisted Sister announced they would be cancelling their reunion tour because lead vocalist Dee Snider, who's about to turn 71, has been dealing with a bunch of health issues including degenerative arthritis and heart problems. Snider's departure from the band sparked speculation that Twisted Sister would be done rocking for good, but today, Twisted Sister announced that they've hired a new singer for their upcoming tour dates. This news does not bode well for Skid Row fans hoping for a proper Skid Row reunion as they're missing a lead singer. The post As Skid Row Audition New Vocalists, Sebastian Bach Will Front Twisted Sister appeared first on Stereogum.
03.03.2026 22:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Setting – “Gum Bump” Time for “Gum Bump” to get the ‘Gum bump. Now that we here at Stereogum dot com have posted the latest single from Setting’s self-titled sophomore stunner, surely the streams will begin to flow. Lead single “Heard A Bubble” was sort of like backwoods krautrock, whereas the instrumental trio’s latest is woozy experimental funk that… The post Setting – “Gum Bump” appeared first on Stereogum.
03.03.2026 22:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0