Amid their first tour since 2017, Alabama Shakes have released “Another Life,” their first new song in more than a decade. The track precedes their debut album for new label Island Records, a release date for which has yet to be announced. “Another Life,” which the band has been playing live on its current tour, […]
Name Tom Johnston Best known for Being a singer, guitar player, songwriter for the Doobie Brothers. Current city Marin County, north of San Francisco a little bit. Really want to be in Dublin, that’s a great town. I really like Dublin. Excited about Our new album, Walk This Road. We’re starting the U.S. version of touring on that right now. We’ve been over in […]
Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. “This is a song some of you have probably never heard…most of you,” Jeff Buckley told his audience during a July 1995 performance in France, introducing “What Will You Say”—a haunting midtempo […]
Nashville upstart Kacey Musgraves and regional Mexican superstar Carín León work through a language barrier in ear-pleasing fashion on their new collaborative single, “Lost in Translation,” which is out now. Listen below. The pairing was hatched after Texas native Musgraves discovered León through his NPR Tiny Desk concert in May. “Growing up singing traditional country […]
After surprising fans earlier this month with a drop of 17 new singles, Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams has collected the tracks into a proper album dubbed Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party. The project is available now digitally and can also be pre-ordered on vinyl ahead of a Nov. 7 release date. A limited run of […]
Some of the biggest names in music will head south next spring as part of Lollapalooza festival visits to Chile, Argentina and Brazil, including Sabrina Carpenter, Tyler, the Creator, Chappell Roan, Deftones, Skrillex, Lorde and Doechii. The events will be simultaneously held March 13-15, 2026, at Parque O’Higgins in Santiago and Hippodromo de San Isidro […]
Without calling Donald Trump out by name, Neil Young tees off on the U.S. government’s recent mobilization of National Guard troops into Washington, D.C., in a new song, “Big Crime,” which he debuted last night (Aug. 27) in Chicago and has since posted a soundcheck recording of on his web site. “No more great again […]
Cha Wa is a traditional Mardi Gras Indians greeting in New Orleans that means “here we come” or “we’re comin’ for ya.” Appropriately, a hearty shout of “CHA WA!” is the first thing I hear out of “Spyboy” Irving “Honey” Banister Jr.’s mouth when he and two of his bandmates appear on my Zoom screen. […]
*SPIN helped curate the soundtrack to this film. About a month and a half ago, a friend of mine I’ve known since seventh grade died unexpectedly. I immediately called our mutual friend, Bryan, to tell him the bad news, and we grieved together. So, when I watched filmmaker Brian Brightly’s new independent film, The Wake, […]
“Sorry, I was thinking about something else.” These are the first words you hear on the Beths’ latest, Straight Line Was A Lie, apologizing for the opening track’s false start. At first, it feels like a cute, self-deprecating peek behind the curtain from the celebrated New Zealand band, but upon reflection, it’s actually a fitting […]