19+ hour, 8+ min ago   (455+ words) Cinema Stereo were stuck until a piece of songwriting advice from John Mayer helped Ian Rayha turn one difficult day into “Lean On You,” a swaggering rock song whose lyrics came together in just 10 minutes. “Lean On You” and its…...

22+ hour, 1+ min ago   (462+ words) Spread Eagle have channelled years of touring into ‘The Brutal Divine’, a 10-song blast of hard rock, metal and punk led by the snarling guitar attack of “Flat Earth Vultures.” The band’s fourth studio album is out now, with “Flat…...

1+ day, 29+ min ago   (460+ words) Lydia May ends “PURGER” by stripping everything away until only her voice remains. The Melbourne-born, London-based singer wrote and produced the closing bedroom harmony choir herself, bringing one of her most personal songs to an appropriately intimate conclusion. “PURGER” is…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (425+ words) Abbie Ozard tackles the exhausting cost of keeping the peace on “Backbone,” a fuzz-drenched indie-pop song about apologizing too much, avoiding confrontation and eventually realizing how much of yourself can disappear in the process. “Backbone” is out now and marks…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (367+ words) Amongst Liars are pushing into a different phase of the band with “Repair Myself,” an explosive alt-hard-rock single that also introduces guitarist Leo Burdett as their new lead vocalist. “Repair Myself” is out now alongside an official video, giving the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (520+ words) M.I.A. has built her seventh studio album around one number and an enormous idea. ‘M.I.7’ contains seven songs created across seven locations, with its structure inspired by the seven Trumpets of Revelation and a spiritual framework that stretches from biblical judgment…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (654+ words) Frank Zappa returned to Hollywood’s TTG Studios in October 1966 with The Mothers of Invention, a television crew, dancers, underground personalities and enough unpredictability to make the room feel closer to a happening than a conventional recording session. Six decades later,…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (569+ words) Death Valley Dreams Give Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” A Dark Alternative Makeover That Eric Alper Death Valley Dreams have taken on Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game,” reshaping the enduring song with shimmering guitars, synth textures and the shadowy atmosphere that defines…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (420+ words) Judgement and hypocrisy collide with distorted funk on Moses Boyd’s “Criticise,” a collaboration with London vocalist Amber-Simone that turns questions about faith into a restless, high-energy groove. The track offers the first taste of Boyd’s second studio album, ‘Songs For…...

1+ week, 39+ min ago   (499+ words) Laura Misch has released ‘Lithic (Live at the Barbican),’ a live document of her largest headline performance to date, bringing the composer, songwriter and saxophonist’s elemental second album into one of London’s most distinctive concert halls. The performance turns the…...