Author: Press Room
Perhaps it’s just a strange coincidence that the leader of the Drin bears a name that reads like a stage-alias mash-up of two of the most iconic artists of the 1960s. But while Dylan McCartney’s band deploys a brand of sinister, post-industrial psych-rock that doesn’t feel reverentially retro, his artistic ethos could best be described as a case of Dylan vs. McCartney: He’s both the ragged raconteur gazing wearily out at our cruel world, and the ambitious, console-savvy alchemist seeking to transcend it.Since launching the Drin with a home-recorded cassette in the pandemic-clouded summer of 2020, McCartney has effectively built…
Graham Epstein and Justine Dorsey are a match made in platonic-friendship heaven. The members of After—their anachronistic “trip-pop” band—were born on the same day in 1995; Epstein told The Cut that his pickup line after they matched on Hinge was “Do you like Creed?”; she listens to Addison Rae and he likes French Canadian black metal, but you know what, they both love Coldplay. They might’ve met in search of romance, but they were destined to be besties and creative collaborators: the musical equivalent of Delaney Rowe’s 2000s rom-com parody, which blew up on TikTok for its spot-on satire of…
Actress’ music comes in fits and starts. That’s true of the songs themselves—which might be 20-minute slabs of ambient-leaning electronics or one-minute gasps of sharp, diffident funk—and for the way he releases them, with full LP campaigns punctuated by breadcrumb trails, short films, and download-only albums in between. His music follows its own strange, self-referential logic: Track titles are only vaguely comprehensible, and conceptual inspirations like chess and Milton’s Paradise Lost are flattened into his bit-crushed, hermetically-sealed sound world. The artist born Darren Cunningham is one of the most instantly recognizable electronic producers going, with a style—lo-fi, filtered, looping, limping—that…
CD revenue in the US surged by nearly 60 per cent in the first half of 2026, according to a recent report. The Recording Industry Association Of America’s new mid-year report shows that compact disc revenue increased by 58.6 per cent during the first six months of the year, reaching $171million. That’s up from approximately $108million over the same period in 2025, marking the biggest percentage increase of any category highlighted in the findings. Over the summer, figures revealed that CD sales had surged by 16 per cent in the US during the first half of 2026. Luminate found that 16.3million…
Muse have had to change their social media handles to make way for Meta’s new AI tool. Earlier this year, the Devon rock icons changed their handle on X/Twitter and Instagram from @Muse to @Musetheband, allowing Meta’s new AI tool, also called Muse, to take on their former usernames. The initial change caused much confusion and discussion among fans online. Some pointed out the irony of the switch, given frontman Matt Bellamy‘s penchant for dystopian lyrics, with their albums ‘Simulation Theory’ and ‘Drones’ including references to algorithms and technology taking over. Now, Muse have commented on the name change. In an interview with iHeartRadio, Bellamy said…
Deftones‘ Chino Moreno has teamed up with Beabadoobee for a new joint song – listen to ‘Satellite’ below. The collaboration serves as the closing track on Bea’s fourth studio album, ‘Pylon’, which was released last Friday (September 18). “I wonder if you think of me/ Like the way you used to/ I’m hanging upside down/ Don’t want to let you down again,” sings the artist (real name Beatrice Laus) on the tender and emotional cut. “Stolen moments on the telephone/ Hold my breath until the dial tone/ Ring, ring, ring/ To bring you back to me/ Ring, ring, ring/ To…
Holly Humberstone has cancelled the remainder of her European tour after a member of her touring party suffered a “serious, life-threatening medical emergency”. The Grantham singer-songwriter shared the news on social media today (September 21), explaining that the emergency occurred yesterday morning as her tour bus arrived in Cologne. “Hello people of Europe,” she wrote. “As some of you may already know, we had an issue within our team yesterday. I had to keep it vague as we didn’t want to be insensitive to the situation by airing it on the internet whilst it was still happening around us. “A member…
Every year since 2018 — except for 2020, thanks to the pandemic — the Sea.Hear.Now festival in Asbury Park, N.J., has provided a destination for East Coast music fans. Past lineups have included some of the biggest names in rock, including headline sets by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Pearl Jam, Brandi Carlile, Patti […]
Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox has revived his Atlas Sound project for its first show in seven years, debuting eight new songs during the performance. Cox made his return yesterday (September 20) at Philadelphia’s Making Time festival, having been announced as a surprise addition to the line-up little more than a week before the event. Performing solo on the festival’s Transcendental Stage, he sang while playing bass, hand bells and a sampler throughout a roughly half-hour set. He opened the show by leading the crowd in a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ for his mother Edie, who was in attendance and celebrating…
Everything seems to be coming up roses: Harry Styles will bring his Together, Together tour into 2027. He’s hitting six North American cities and then heading overseas, accompanied by stellar openers that include Caroline Polachek, Tinashe, Tears for Fears, Lainey Wilson, and more (Styles has a knack for choosing excellent supporting acts). Whatever next year brings, we’ll still be able to dance with all our friends. Styles touring for the first time in three years is, as my colleague Rob Sheffield said, “The kind of pop spectacle that leaves feathers all over the floor and hysteria lingering in the air.”…
