In April, Justin Vernon released SABLE, fABLE, his fifth studio album with his band Bon Iver. Now the indie mainstay is saying he’d be “very surprised” if there were another Bon Iver record.
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Todd Snider has died. News arrived yesterday that the Americana singer-songwriter was diagnosed with walking pneumonia, and this morning the musician’s official accounts posted that he has “departed this world.” He was 59.
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Two years ago, KISS’ final farewell tour ended at New York’s Madison Square Garden, but it was understood that they were leaving the door open for one-offs and residencies, in addition to the promised hologram era that begins in 2027. This past March, the band announced unmasked, makeup-free live shows, as part of a three-day event called KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas, and the first went down last night.
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On April Fool’s Day, Skrillex surprise-released his album Fuck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3, which recently earned him Grammy nominations for Best Dance/Electronic Album and Best Dance/Electronic Recording (for “Voltage”). He dropped a new single called “Fuze” with ISOxo last month, and today he’s got another new one. Enticingly, the hyperactive and high-octane “hit me where it hurts” pairs our boy Sonny with longtime collaborator Dylan Brady (also of 100 Gecs fame) and none other than Caroline Polachek, whose vocals from Pang track “Hit Me Where It Hurts” are threaded throughout. Listen below.
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Pushing back your entire music festival by a week is a radical maneuver, but it’s one the organizers of Tyler, The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival believed they had to take. The fest was all set to pop off this Saturday and Sunday at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, but due to extreme inclement weather in the forecast, it’s been rescheduled for the following weekend and will now take place on Nov. 22 and 23. Tyler’s Instagram account posted the following message today:
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The knowingly silly dance duo Confidence Man started off in Australia and then set up shop in London, and they’ve been responsible for a lot of extremely fun music lately. Last year, they released their album 3AM (La La La). This year, they’ve collaborated with JADE, Saint Etienne, and DJ Seinfeld. Now, they’re getting ready to release Active Scenes Vol. One, a new EP named after and inspired by the group’s club night series.
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A few years ago, Moses Sumney took a break from music, and he took on acting roles in the Weeknd’s The Idol and Ti West’s MaXXXine. Since then, Sumney has returned to the music world. This year, for instance, he has release the singles “Hey Girl(s)” with Syd and Meshell Ndegeocello and “I Like It I Like It” with Hayley Williams. But now, Sumney is involved in something that lets hiim practice both music and acting on the highest levels.
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Blondshell started rolling out If You Asked For A Picture way back in January, and the album dropped in May. Now, she’s taking the album campaign nearly wall-to-wall with an expanded edition called Another Picture. Out today, the new release has one new song, one live track recorded in a Vevo session, two reworks featuring John Glacier and Gigi Perez, and three covers by Conor Oberst, Folk Bitch Trio, and Samia. That’s quite the spread!
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Magdalena Bay are on a new-music bender. Last year, they released their widely beloved album Imaginal Disk. In September, they dropped two new songs, “Second Sleep” and “Star Eyes.” A few weeks later, they shared two more, “Human Happens” and “Paint Me A Picture.” On Halloween, they followed up with another two-track release, “Unoriginal” and “Black-Eyed Susan Climb.” Today, the saga continues with yet another double single from Magdalena Bay.
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Viral fame ain’t what it used to be. Back in the early internet days, you had to do something to become internet-famous, even if it was totally unintentional. You had to look silly while lip-syncing a song or while playing with a lightsaber — something, anyway. Now you can suddenly go viral just for having a résumé on LinkedIn.
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