5+ hour, 2+ min ago   (485+ words) Two landmarks from very different corners of blues history are back in circulation as Bluesville Records revisits Albert King’s ‘I’ll Play the Blues for You’ and Eddie Kirkland’s ‘It’s the Blues Man!’ with audiophile vinyl reissues. The two records capture…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (450+ words) Pryti confronts the terrifying feeling of knowing rock bottom is approaching on “Zero,” a soaring and deeply personal song about depression, recovery and the struggle to find your way back into the light. The British-Indian multi-instrumentalist’s first music since ‘Searching…...

5+ hour 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…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago   (483+ words) Cat Elliott has found a much better use for an unrequited crush than sitting around feeling miserable about it. On “Romance Junkie,” the London-based singer-songwriter and producer turns romantic disappointment into a fast-moving folk-pop singalong about laughing at yourself and…...

6+ hour, 55+ min ago   (420+ words) THE XCERTS dig into anger, criticism and a frightening period for Murray Macleod’s family on “pretty ugly,” one of the most emotionally exposed songs from ‘i think i want to go home now’. The track and its official music video…...

7+ hour, 53+ 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…...

8+ hour, 20+ min ago   (366+ words) The Neighbourhood are taking their massive The Wourld Tour all the way home, with three shows at Kia Forum in Los Angeles leading to a hometown finale on December 5. The global arena tour has grown substantially in response to demand,…...

8+ hour, 18+ min ago   (381+ words) Long before Ally Sheedy became one of the defining faces of 1980s movies, she walked onto ‘To Tell the Truth’ with a secret that seemed almost impossible: at 13 years old, she was already a published author. The 1975 television appearance features Sheedy,…...

9+ hour, 6+ min ago   (384+ words) Country Calling is bringing one of the year’s biggest country lineups to the beach, with Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert and Rascal Flatts leading two days of music in Ocean City, Maryland. The festival takes over Ocean City Inlet…...

9+ hour ago   (510+ words) Sixty years after ‘Pet Sounds’ changed the possibilities of recorded pop music, The Beach Boys are pulling listeners deeper inside the sessions that created it. A three-track digital EP built around “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” presents one of the album’s…...