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Rosalía – “Berghain” (Feat. Björk & Yves Tumor)

Perhaps you’ve heard that there’s a new Rosalía album coming soon. Last week the Catalan art-pop artist announced that her new album LUX, the follow-up to 2022’s Motomami, would be arriving on November 7. An album rollout that short doesn’t usually necessitate any advance singles, but we’re getting one nonetheless: “Berghain,” which features Björk and Yves Tumor, is out now.

Vans Unveils American Football Sneakers At American Football House

American Football’s debut LP turned 25 last year, and the celebratory festivities just keep on coming. Last night, Vans threw a party at 704 W. High Street in Urbana, Illinois — aka the American Football House — with the band’s own Mike Kinsella, Nate Kinsella, and Steve Lamos, plus a bunch of their musical and skateboarding friends. And, of course, there were many pairs of custom shoes for the occasion.

Jejune And Ethel Meserve Announce First Shows In Over 25 Years

The emo trio Jejune started at Boston’s Berklee College Of Music in the late ’90s, and they relocated to San Diego and released two charged, twinkly records in the late ’90s before breaking up in 2000. I don’t hear their name mentioned too often these days, but they were definitely a big part of that early emo wave. Earlier this year, the Numero Group announced that they’d signed Jejune. Now, the band has announced a brief run of reunion shows, set for next February in Japan.

Lana Del Rey Covers Neil Young’s “The Needle And The Damage Done” At Harvest Moon Benefit

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Neil Young’s annual Harvest Moon benefit concert went down yesterday in Lake Hughes, CA, with proceeds going towards the Bridge School and Painted Turtle Camp. Young (backed by the Chrome Hearts) headlined as usual, and Lana Del Rey went on right before him. She opened her set with a tribute to the man of the evening, doing a cover of “The Needle And The Damage Done,” from his 1972 classic Harvest.

Saetia Pull Their Music From Spotify

Many artists have been pulling their music from Spotify: Massive Attack, Xiu Xiu, Deerhoof, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Hotline TNT, WU LYF, Young Widows, and many more. It was originally in protest of CEO Daniel Ek’s massive investment in military AI, but musicians are even angrier after the streaming service started running ICE recruitment ads. Now Saetia are removing their material from the platform.