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Even before he reportedly pulled a gun on the band who had hired him, the very concept of pop-opera madman producer Phil Spector working with the Ramones—a gloriously threadbare band by design—might have felt like a mismatch. Following the alleged stick-up, the fruit of their union arrived in the form of 1980’s End of the Century, a record that works by the skin of its teeth by pulling each instrument apart in the mix and layering each sound until the music towers over the band itself.Kansas-by-way-of-Boston punks Caufield Schnug and Lira Mondal, who play together as Sweeping Promises, are more…

In an interlude during the final stretch of DOOMED!, an unidentified woman lays out the album’s thesis: “Break ups are… tough.” There’s a wincing smile in her voice, and the pause she takes is deep enough to hold all the complexities and contradictions that are revealed when it’s time to cut bait—every argument, regret, sigh, swoon, and silence. Throughout the album, Open Mike Eagle takes that pause, stretches it wide, and turns it upside down, dumping the contents of a recently ended five-year relationship onto the floor. To do this kind of post-mortem on a partnership requires a willingness for…

In 2021, Selena Gomez, her mother Mandy Teefey, and The Newsette founder, Daniella Pierson, launched Wondermind with the goal of making costly mental health tools more accessible. The media platform’s website, which has a sign-up for its newsletter, describes its origins: “One day, we were all talking about it and realized there was no easy, inclusive space where people could come together to explore, discuss, and navigate their feelings. So we thought, why not make it happen? And Wondermind was born.” Now, five years after it began, Wondermind and its founders are being sued by investors who claim they pumped…

Troye Sivan just dropped “She’s The Best,” the first single off his upcoming album of the same name — and there’s a surprise cameo on it from his close friend Charli XCX. The track is an adoring portrait of an unnamed woman, with Sivan coolly narrating everything about her: her appearance, quirks, overall demeanor. Maybe they’re mundane observations to the average person, but to Sivan, every detail is magic. “That girl, wow,” he sings, awestruck. “She’s the best.” “She’s The Best” was written and produced by Sivan, Jack Antonoff, Leland, Styalz Fuego, and 1975 drummer and Charli XCX husband’s George…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Noah Kahan’s four consecutive sold-out shows at Fenway Park last month did more than mark a career milestone — they underscored Boston’s growing power as one of the country’s most compelling live-entertainment destinations. And now, tourism organization Meet Boston is hoping the singer’s recent stint can help propel even more visitors to Beantown. Boston has been energized by a wave of major cultural moments this summer. Think World Cup excitement (marked by the arrival of devoted Scottish Tartan Army…

Un musicista che registra un album interamente da solo non sorprende più nessuno. Un laptop, una scheda audio, alcuni microfoni, una libreria di suoni e un software di registrazione sono più che sufficienti per comporre, sovraincidere e mixare. È una normalità figlia dell’era digitale e di strumenti che hanno abbattuto costi e barriere tecniche, rendendo la produzione musicale un’attività alla portata di chiunque abbia tempo e determinazione. In quanto al talento, occorre valutare caso per caso.Negli anni ’60 la situazione era completamente diversa. Pensare che una sola persona potesse occuparsi di ogni parte strumentale era fantascientifico. A cambiare le regole…

On Bandcamp, every L’Rain album is tagged “not jazz.” It’s both a long-running bit and point of pride for multi-instrumentalist Taja Cheek, founder and frontwoman of the wayward Brooklyn act. Although jazz informs the project’s improvisational spirit, Cheek prefers to describe her music as experimental, finding freedom in the openness of that label. That committed illegibility has empowered L’Rain to produce noise, R&B, shoegaze, folk, and whatever else Cheek fancies without being pigeonholed. “Make a way out of no way,” she chanted on 2021’s Fatigue, adopting a mantra for Black survival as her artistic creed. The only constant for L’Rain…

Back in February, Alex G announced that he would reunite with American horror auteur Jane Schoenbrun to score her next film, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Now, he’s shared the first taste of that soundtrack, which arrives in full on August 21: a new song with the Blue Nile’s Paul Buchanan, “Pain is the Heart of Love.” Listen to it below.Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is Alex Giannascoli’s third collaboration with Schoenbrun—he also scored her last two films, 2022’s We’re All Going to the World’s Fair and 2024’s I Saw the TV Glow. The film follows…

02 Lost BoysProducers: Phoebe Bridgers, Tony Berg, Ethan Gruska, Jack Antonoff, Alex GLyricists: Phoebe Bridgers, Christian Lee Hutson, Marshall Vore, Bo Burnham, Alex GVocals: Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, Caroline Shaw,Electric Guitar: Jack Antonoff, Tony Berg, Harrison WhitfordAcoustic Guitar: Phoebe Bridgers, Christian Lee Hutson12 String Guitar: Harrison WhitfordSynthesizers: Jack Antonoff, Ethan Gruska, Blake MillsBass Guitar: Tony BergUpright Bass: Sebastian SteinbergMandolin: Chris ThileElectric Sitar: Tony BergStrings: Rob MooseString Arrangement: Rob MooseDrums: Jack Antonoff, Alex GDrum Programming, Jack Antonoff, Ethan Gruska, Will MaclellanVoice Memo: Alex GVocoder: Jack AntonoffTrumpets: Nate WalcottSound Design: Ethan Gruska03 Kill MeProducers: Phoebe Bridgers, Tony Berg, Ethan Gruska,…

Gurriers have shared another new single – you can listen to ‘Nothing Happens Twice’ below. Read More: Gurriers: “The debut album is a statement of intent – we’re not fucking around” The song is the third preview of the Dublin band’s second album ‘Nobody’s Coming To Save You’, which is released on September 25 via Play It Again Sam. ‘Nothing Happens Twice’ was inspired by Irish playwright and novelist Samuel Beckett’s 1950s play Waiting For Godot, and is described as an “absurdist take on the state of the modern world”. The cut combines existential lyrics with the ‘dead internet’ theory, exploring…