“It was pretty immediate for me…” says singer-songwriter Wrabel, of when he knew he wanted a career in music, having started playing piano and writing songs in his late teens. “Once I started writing, I knew this is what I wanted to do forever.” Along with Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, he notes his Great […]
Lucy Dacus just released a new video for “Thumbs Again,” which is a slightly different version of “Thumbs.” “Thumbs Again” is a full-band version with near tangible acoustics and deep resonating percussion. [embedded content][embedded content] Off Home Video, “Thumbs” initially debuted on Dacus’ 2018 tour with her band boygenius, including Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker. If […]
Being told you’re cancer-free should be cause for joyous celebration. But Gates vocalist/guitarist Kevin Dye was also struck by a more negative reaction when told an operation to remove a cancerous growth on his lungs was completely successful. It sent him into a deep spiral of existential depression. He’d first noticed something was wrong in […]
There was a slight air of apprehension as hundreds of masked fans packed into the Lodge Room, a gorgeous 1920s Italian Renaissance Revival-style venue in a former Masonic Lodge in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. It’s a warm, inviting space, complete with cherry wood paneling, hand-painted murals featuring scenes of ancient Egypt, and […]
In what’s already been a busy year, Billie Eilish found time to swing by Sesame Street. While there, Eilish teamed up with The Count for a version of “Happier Than Ever.” [embedded content][embedded content] Everyone’s favorite mysterious, yet friendly puppet and the Grammy-winning artist—who released her sophomore record, Happier Than Ever, this year—sing a wholesome rendition that could […]
Jenny Hval signed a deal with 4AD Records. Now, the singer-songwriter released “Jupiter,” which is obviously Hval’s first song that’s out on the label. [embedded content][embedded content] The ‘Jupiter’ video is another Hval collaboration with director Zia Anger. The eight-minute video shows a hot balloon venture over the quaint town of Marfa, Texas, with Hval […]
The family of nine-year-old Ezra Blount, an Astroworld attendee, is suing Travis Scott and Live Nation as their child is suffering from brain, lung, liver, and kidney damage, and is in a medically induced coma following what transpired last Friday. ScoreMore, Scott’s Cactus Jack Records, and Valle Security are among the others named as defendants. […]
For the first time in four years, Dashboard Confessional are releasing a new LP. Chris Carrabba unveiled the album’s first single, “Here’s To Moving On,” today. All The Truth That I Can Tell is set to release February 25 via Hidden Note Records / AWAL, and is available for pre-order now. A minute-long album trailer was […]
Mitski is set to release her sixth album on February 4, and just unveiled her latest single “The Only Heartbreaker.” Laurel Hell is available for pre-order via Dead Oceans. Breaking her three-year hiatus with “Working for the Knife” last month, her newly released single is also accompanied by a video. “The Only Heartbreaker” video was co-directed by […]
Before the serendipitous meeting that spawned a record deal, Seafoam Walls’ Jayan Bertrand was going through a “particularly rough patch” — one that any musician might have interpreted as a cosmic middle finger. “I was looking for a job, and on the way to one of the interviews I’d gotten called back for, I got into […]