Author: Press Room

Sen Morimoto has unveiled the follow-up to their 2023 album Diagnosis. The genre-spanning Chicago singer-songwriter will release Time Is on Your Side on October 23, via Sooper, their own label; trudge into the woods to join them in the video for “Overthinker” below.In a press release, Morimoto said, “I’m not fighting time anymore. I treat it as an ingredient. Some of these songs only need a pinch—a couple of improvised takes. Others sat for years, like wine in a barrel, until they became equal parts of my past and future. My hope is that it could inspire the freedom to…

Rex Orange County is back with the introspective new single ‘Indecision’, which sees him join forces with Daniel Caesar. The British singer-songwriter, real name Alexander James O’Connor, first collaborated with the Grammy-winning Canadian star back in 2025 when they dropped the collaborative double single ‘Rearrange My World / There’s a Field (That’s Only Yours)’. From there, Rex went on to co-write and co-produced some of the tracks from Caesar’s album, ‘Son of Spergy’, which was released that same year. Now, the two of them are back with another single – a heartfelt, introspective track that captures that feeling of uncertainty,…

Phoebe Bridgers covered Nirvana’s classic track ‘Lithium’ on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, which you can watch below. The singer performed a haunting acoustic rendition of the song, from the grunge icons’ 1991 album ‘Nevermind’, on the Wednesday August 19 edition of the long-running music show. She also treated fans to performances of ‘Lost Boys’, the lead single from her new album ‘Lost Weekend’, as well as the track ‘Bobby’. You can listen to the whole episode here, or hear audio from the performance of ‘Lithium’ below. The session appears to have been recorded before Bridgers became ill from appendicitis,…

It’s about time the wider world caught up with Silica Gel. Since initially forming a decade ago, the South Korean band have consistently made records that surge with creativity, from the wiry ’80s alt-pop of their 2016 self-titled debut’s ‘Everybody Does’ to the majestic sprawl of 2023’s ‘Ryudejakeiru’. But although they’ve already been hailed as heroes of Korea’s indie scene, they’ve yet to receive the widespread acclaim they deserve further afield. ‘Ballad Of You’, their third album, could change that. When the four-piece spoke to NME last summer, around their Japanese Breakfast collaboration ‘NamgungFEFERE’, drummer Kim Geonjay told us: “We…

Apple Corps Ltd have formed a unique partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG) to handle the licensing and merchandising for The Beatles. Apple Corps, founded in 1968 by The Fab Four to handle their business interests, and UMG announced yesterday (Wednesday August 19) that they had reached a “holistic agreement” that will see the latter “take The Beatles’ iconic story to fans across generations and around the world”. The deal relates to digital and physical merchandising, licensing, and e-commerce surrounding the legendary band. The announcement comes ahead of Sam Mendes’ four-part Beatles biopic, described as a “cinematic event”, due for…

He said people wanted revenge against those responsible for Shakur’s murder. McDonald claimed that Davis and his nephew were “the main subjects of a gang war – they were in the middle”, while acknowledging that he was part of the war too. When addressing Davis again, McDonald said: “What you are going through, brother, is what you [are] going through. I don’t want to be a part of it.” Reggie Wright Jr – a member of Shakur’s security who became Death Row Records’ general manager in 1997 – also gave testimony in court. In the days ahead of the trial,…

Between King Princess, Princess Nokia, and our reigning Midwest Princess, I wouldn’t blame the guards at Music Castle™ if they decreed: Enough! Next Princess swims the moat! Prithee, good sires—let down the drawbridge for one more?Prairie Princess—the country-fried anti-folk-rock project of 23-year-old sound engineer and multi-instrumentalist Emerson Borakove—sits nearer to the kingdoms of Jeffrey Lewis, Kimya Dawson, Pigeon Pit, and Paul Baribeau. The group’s DIY debut, Jewish American Prairie Princess, is an often sweet, always smart collection of lo-fi love songs and rowdy, referential romps high on a strain of irreverent, outsider Americana known to R. Crumb fans. With the…

Dinner Party—the hip-hop/jazz supergroup featuring Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, Kamasi Washington, and 9th Wonder—is rooted in bringing people together, the deceptively generic name providing the apt metaphor of friends sharing a meal. On Whatchu Bringing? they take an even more literal approach. “Now you know better than to show up empty-handed,” laments guest vocalist J. Ivy, responding to a knock at the door on opening track “Stop Being Late.” What follows is an admonishment both sharp and tongue-in-cheek, a lighthearted Ninety-five Theses of potluck etiquette. It’s a clever way to open their third LP: a warm invitation to join a…

Panettiere openly discussed her struggles navigating child stardom and abuse in the entertainment industry The investigation into the shocking death of Hayden Panettiere has been joined by the Drug Enforcement Administration, a source familiar with the matter told The New York Times. ABC, which also confirmed the news, stated that the Greenville City Police Department in South Carolina remains the lead investigative agency, and the DEA is assisting. Greenville police “accompanied by EMS personnel, responded to a report of an unresponsive female” on Sunday (Aug. 16), according to a statement given to NBC News. “Upon arrival, medical assistance was administered; however, the individual, later identified…

Geese’s Cameron Winter has announced his first live album, which he recorded at the historic Carnegie Hall. The gig was held last December at the iconic New York venue, and came as part of his run of stripped-back solo gigs. For the majority of the setlist, Cameron performed tracks from his 2024 debut album, ‘Heavy Metal’, but re-envisioned them on the piano. He also shared three previously unreleased compositions, ‘It All Fell In The River’, ‘Emperor XIII In Shades’ and ‘If You Turn Back Now’, before closing the set with 2024 double singles ‘Take It With You’ and ‘Vines’. Cameron…