Around this time of year I usually publish a ranking of the highest rated comments on Stereogum articles from the past 12 months. However, in November we relaunched on a new platform, and its commenting software no longer gives me this information. Maybe this list will kick off a different annual tradition.
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A few months ago, Tame Impala released the bush doof-inspired album Deadbeat, and their single “Dracula” became their first-ever Hot 100 hit. Also a few months ago, Tame Impala mastermind Kevin Parker sat down with Stereogum kangaroo correspondent Rachel Brown for an interview. They didn’t talk about the new album, though. Instead, they just talked about Australia.
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Amy Taylor, leader of the Australian punk band Amyl And The Sniffers, is suing photographer Jamie Nelson in a California district court, accusing the photographer of “exploitation of her image.” According to the complaint, Nelson did a photo shoot with Taylor for Vogue Portugal with the understanding that Nelson would not sell the images from that shoot as fine art prints. Now that Nelson is selling those images, Taylor is suing Nelson for damages, including “lost profits and damages to her reputation, brand, and business interests.”
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Florida rapper Doechii spent years as a word-of-mouth cult favorite, and she finally ascended to crossover-star status about a year ago. Today, she shares her first new single since her Gotye-sampling mixtape track “Anxiety” got a proper release and became a top-10 hit earlier this year. Doechii’s new song “girl, get up.” is a collaboration…
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Ethel Cain started 2025 off with the release of her long experimental EP Perverts, and she followed it with the official album Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You in August. Now, Cain is ending this very busy year by sharing her Willoughby Tucker demos. Ethel Cain started out as a SoundCloud artist, and she shared…
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A couple of weeks ago, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that Washington, DC’s Kennedy Center would change its name to the Trump-Kennedy Center. Jazz musician Chuck Redd responded by canceling his annual Christmas Eve concert at the venue, and venue president Richard Grenell threatened Redd with a million-dollar lawsuit. But the potential of a lawsuit hasn’t stopped more artists from canceling their planned Kennedy Center performances in protest.
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Jack White is not a fan of Donald Trump. We know this. The newly inducted Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer has called out the Trump Administration for multiple outrages, most recently Trump’s indefensible comments on Rob Reiner’s murder. In response, Tim Burchett, a far-right Republican Congressman who represents Tennessee’s Knox County, tweeted a fake AI-generated video of White while making fun of his appearance. White isn’t happy about that.
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If you’re in the band Nickelback, or if you’re responsible for operating the band Nickelback’s social media accounts, you’re going to have to be OK with people making fun of you. It’s part of the job. Nickelback are quite possibly this century’s biggest, most obvious popular music punching bag. So when movie star and Tenacious D leader Jack Black goes semi-viral with a spirited, off-the-cuff butchering of Nickelback’s signature song, the band can’t really get mad about it.
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And now we turn our attention to 2026 with Stereogum’s annual preview of what we’re excited to hear next year. This time, I’ve broken the list into sections to provide context around which inclusions are realistic. The usual ground rules apply: no reissues, deluxes, live albums, EPs, or maxi-singles (even if they have 11 tracks).
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The tense legal saga between South Korean record label ADOR and K-pop group NewJeans has been ongoing for over a year. Earlier this year, the group changed their name due to ongoing litigation. The latest development follows the court ruling from October 30 that NewJeans’ contracts were valid, and that all five members remain bound to them until their expiration in 2029. The court also dismissed NewJeans’ accusation of workplace harassment against BELIFT LAB’s girl group ILLIT manager involving NewJeans member Hanni. Since then ADOR and NewJeans members have engaged in intense discussions regarding the group’s future.
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