Haim have been in teaser mode lately, seemingly building up to their first album since 2020’s Women In Music Pt. III. (Has it really been five years? And did you remember it was nominated for Album Of The Year at the Grammys?) We still don’t know much about the new LP, but a press release accompanying its lead single confirms an album is coming.
Molly Burch is embarking on a new path. The indie darling recently revealed that she is stepping back from music after a rough couple of years, and she is in the process of launching a nonprofit called Picnic Studio that hosts art classes for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
In 2023, KISS played their final show ever and promptly announced that holograms will take their place in 2027. So now Gene Simmons has more time for his solo career. And since he apparently doesn’t have any friends, he’s going to make some on an upcoming tour. Simmons is offering intimate, once-in-a-lifetime experiences for fans, including the opportunity to be his personal assistant and band roadie for the mere price of $12,495.
George Clinton — who will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in June — has filed a lawsuit against his former business partner Armen Boladian and his Bridgeport Music company. The Parliament-Funkadelic leader and funk legend accuses Boladian of fraudulently acquiring copyrights to about 90 percent of his catalog, and Clinton is suing for $100 million.
“There’s nothing romantic in being alone.” So goes the refrain on Sunflower Bean’s surprising new single. The song — our latest preview of the NYC rock band’s forthcoming Mortal Primetime — boasts a power-chord-blasted chorus with huge harmonized hooks, straight out of ’70s and ’80s arena rock. The band cites Heart, Pat Benatar, and Joan Jett as inspirations, and, yeah, it really does fit into that lineage. “Nothing Romantic” also features piano from Jellyfish’s Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and a video directed by Sophia Feuer.
You should go see Sabrina Carpenter in concert if you can. It’s fun! On her ongoing Short N’ Sweet Tour, there’s a portion where she plays “spin the bottle,” but the bottle’s landing location determines what song she’ll perform next — often a cover, sometimes a live debut. On Sunday night in London the bottle landed on “Come On Eileen,” Dexys Midnight Runners’ 1982 hit. She sure looked like she had a lot of fun singing it.
Grails went half a decade between albums before dropping 2023’s Aches En Maat on us, but this time around the Portland instrumental experimentalists will be returning with new music much more quickly. Less than two years later, they’re set to release Miracle Music this spring. Opening track “Silver Bells” is by no means a cover of the holiday classic. Instead, it’s a gradually building tidal wave of futuristic vibes reportedly built from Florida breaks and vintage bank-heist soundtracks, centered on synthesizers and a steadily clattering beat.
Florist’s new album Jellywish is just under a month away, and the folk band has been supplying us with some good teasers in the meantime. The record includes the singles “Have Heaven,” “This Was A Gift,” and “Gloom Designs,” and today, Florist have shared another one called “Moon, Sea, Devil.”
Los Angeles hardcore punk band Zulu performed at NDP in São Paolo, Brazil on Sunday. Frontman Anaiah Muhammad, however, wasn’t there, with guitarist Dez Yusuf filling in on vocals. It appears that the band, which started as Muhammad’s solo project, didn’t address Muhammad’s absence, but the performance came a day after a former partner of his accused him in detail of physical and psychological abuse.
