Author: Press Room

Boygenius have added their voices to the masses speaking out against Tennessee’s recent anti-drag legislation. At the Nashville stop of the traveling Re:SET mini-festival, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker donned drag makeup and costumes in protest against the legislation, which Governor Bill Lee signed at the beginning of March. “Today I’m so grateful for my life, not because I get to stand onstage with my best friends … but because I’m content with the person that I am,” said Baker, a Tennessee native, from the stage. “I have a lot of anger for the people that have made me…

Our weekly podcast includes in-depth analysis of the music we find extraordinary, exciting, and just plain terrible. This week Senior Editor Anna Gaca hosts Contributing Writers Julianne Escobedo Shepherd and Heven Haile to talk about Janelle Monáe’s musical and personal evolution over the past decade, and how their celebratory new album The Age of Pleasure serves as an oasis for queer listeners.Listen to this week’s episode below, and follow The Pitchfork Review here. You can also check out an excerpt of the podcast’s transcript below.Anna Gaca: Janelle is now making music that is much more explicitly about and for queer…

Waking up early it’s already so hot that the promise of mid-afternoon rain is a welcome one; but looking at the skies, it’s hard to believe.Sunday is always a weird day, reality starts to break through that one, unfortunately, cannot live each day listening to the live music in this idyllic setting. No need to rush today though, a phone app tells me that over 54km have already been covered, so it’s time to ease the pace and bask in the Glastonbury glory.First up for us and playing on The Other Stage are Nova Twins who wake up the sleepy…

In the 00s Killer Mike was a powerhouse, the Southern answer to Ice Cube, a polemicist capable of rapping about both drug dealing and politics and doing it with equal credibility. He’s been a lifetime, eleven years, since RAP Music, the El-P-engraved classic that inspired the two to form Run the Jewels. Now, in the sixth titled album Michael, the rapper sings about mostly personal things, and especially about his mother and grandmother. He does so with empathy and a sense of proportion, while still using his characteristic raw vocal style.The executive producer (and artist on some tracks) is that…

Maria Antonietta La Tigre Assenza recensione a cura di Anna Ida Cortese “La magia è un ponte che ti permette di passare dal mondo visibile a quello invisibile”Paulo Coelho Magia, quella che porta Maria Antonietta in questo album. Dopo cinque anni di assenza l’artista ritorna con nuovi suoni e una collezione di fantasmi, che si radunano a cui dire addio. Ne La Tigre Assenza si percepisce un mix di dolore e rivalsa, espresso attraverso una musica che si apre come un’aura, spingendoci a liberare tutto il dolore con eleganza. L’album si compone di dieci canzoni, che si susseguono come una…

Se conoscete i Geese, sapete anche la storia di come si sono formati: durante la pandemia un gruppo di compagni di scuola di Brooklyn registra un album per fare un’ultima cosa tutti assieme prima di partire per il college; la Partisan Records (l’etichetta di Idles e Fontaines D.C.) li mette sotto contratto e nel 2021 pubblica il loro primo LP Projector; i ragazzi vengono salutati come gli ultimi salvatori del rock newyorkese, girano il mondo, vanno in tv, generano un certo fermento nell’ambiente con una serie di concerti al SXSW nel 2022. È una bella storia di successo indie, ma…

Icona Pop have announced their first album in 10 years, ‘Club Romantech’ – pre-save it here. The Swedish pop duo will release the new album on September 1 via Ultra Records, which follows their 2013 debut LP ‘This Is… Icona Pop’. Joel Corry, Sofi Tukker, Yaeger, Ultra Nate and Galantis are among collaborators on the new tracks, while a new single called ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ is out now. “’Where Do We Go From Here’ was one of the first songs we wrote in the fall of 2020 after realizing we couldn’t move back to LA because of…

Like many of us, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor developer Funday Games spent much of 2022 infatuated with Vampire Survivors. Within weeks of Poncle throwing himself into Vampire Survivors full time, the charming autoshooter  had the entire games industry hooked — and a host of developers taking notes. READ MORE: The 8 best PC games you need to play in 2023 Speaking to NME, Funday Games founder Anders Leicht Rohde says that he got into Vampire Survivors last summer (“a little bit after the hipsters,” he jokes) but found that he wasn’t alone. During August’s Gamescom convention, Rohde recalls Ghost Ship…

Slipknot have revealed that they will be releasing their ‘Live At MSG’ album on vinyl for the first time ever. The ‘Live At MSG’ vinyl release is in celebration of the 15th anniversary of their fourth studio album ‘All Hope Is Gone’. ‘Live At MSG’ was previously released as a bonus disc with the 10th-anniversary edition of their fourth LP. The ‘Live At MSG’ vinyl is set for release on August 18. Pre-order the album here. “Slipknot has always bent the world to its own collective will,” the band shared in a press release. “One of countless examples occurred on…

Targhe Tenco 2023 finalisti. Sono stati svelati oggi i finalisti delle Targhe Tenco 2023, il maggior riconoscimento assegnato dal 1984 ai dischi italiani di canzone d’autore più amati dalla critica musicale e usciti nel corso dell’anno. In questo caso dall’1 giugno 2022 al 31 maggio 2023. Sei sezioni di cui quattro dedicate ai cantautori (canzone singola, disco in assoluto, disco in dialetto, opera prima), una riservata a interpreti di canzoni non proprie e una riservata agli album collettivi a progetto, ovvero compilation di vari interpreti costruite su un tema esplicito e dichiarato in grado di unire tutte le canzoni, il…