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The album is called Describe, so let’s do some description right away. For a few seconds, “Doing Now” sounds like something off of Frank Ocean’s Blonde, lo-fi guitar sounds loosely unspooling under ...

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 20 years ago, Troy Andrews was 19 years old, and already a seasoned professional musician who had toured with Lenny Kravitz. Andrews, better known as Trombone ...

Leftover Crack are recording a new album. On social media, they posted pictures of the band in the studio and put, simply, "new album coming soon." The band last released a limited 7-inch for "White ...

Kai Slater, of the Chicago rock trio Lifeguard, has announced a new album from his bedroom pop project Sharp Pins: Balloon Balloon Balloon is out November 21 (via K/Perennial). Below, watch director ...

Midlake have announced their sixth album, A Bridge to Far, which will be out November 7 via Midlake Records / Believe. (It’s their first since 2022’s great For the Sake of Bethel Woods.) “The album ...

Power pop legends Cheap Trick have announced their twenty-first album. All Washed Up is scheduled to arrive via BMG on November 14, and is heralded by the release of a new single, Twelve Gates. "Our ...

On Thursday, BigXthaPlug was supposed to celebrate the release of his third studio album I Hope You’re Happy, a foray into country. However, the Dallas rapper was arrested for marijuana possession ...

Pop singer Ava Max has been teasing the long-awaited follow-up to her sophomore album Diamonds & Dancefloors over the past year with a string of one-off singles amid management and musical changes.

Hot off the release of her Whirlwind deluxe album, Lainey Wilson has revealed to Taste of Country Nights that she is already working on another album — and she gave us some details. Is Lainey Wilson ...

Welcome to our weekly music post, where we spotlight our favorite new songs and albums. Hop in the comments and tell us: What new music are you listening to? “5 Mile Gyre” spends about 30 seconds ...

Serj Tankian has announced a new album titled Covers, Collaborations & Collages, compiling previously unreleased cover songs, collaborations, and other tracks. In advance of its October 24th release, ...