This afternoon, my inner Cheap Trick alarm system was breached at the 1:41 minute mark of “10:36.” It’s fleeting, but undeniably, a guitar solo, played by the song’s co-writer, Jacob Bugden. He also solos on her last single, the excellent “Talk,” but you have to strain to hear it just barely peeking out from the distortion. […]
It’s almost absurd how much good music — universally acclaimed, big-ticket, year-end contender music — came out in 2022’s first five months. It’s hard to imagine the next seven matching that pace. We’ve heard soul-bearing rap songs (Kendrick Lamar), future windows-down rock classics (Momma), loads of elite-level Thom Yorke (The Smile) — the list, literally, goes […]
Ahead of the release of her sophomore studio album Beatopia, singer/songwriter Beabadoobee has shared the delicate, heart-wrenching acoustic “Lovesong.” The song feels like a blissful hug, but Beabadoobee’s lyrics are more ambivalent: “I guess that this is just another love song about you.” [embedded content][embedded content] “‘Lovesong’ is a song that I had bits written […]
Beabadoobee is gearing up for the release of her sophomore album Beatopia in July. Today, she shared her second single “See You Soon.” This single follows “Talk,” which was released last month, ahead of her two Coachella sets. Beabadoobee said “See You Soon” is about clarity and revitalization, which she attained during a solo shrooms […]
Singer-songwriter beabadoobee announced her upcoming sophomore album Beatopia which will be released on July 15 on Dirty Hit. Alongside the album announcement, Bea also released a brand-new single and video for “Talk.” [embedded content][embedded content] “I wrote ‘Talk” just after my first album. I was obsessed with Tuesday because I thought it was the best […]
To celebrate the release of her latest EP, Our Extended Play, Beabadoobee performed the album’s single “Last Day on Earth” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. When she originally released the song, the UK-based singer-songwriter explained its meaning in a statement: “’Last Day On Earth’ is about all the things I would have done had […]
As women claim space, power, and influence, there continues to be #MeToo reckonings in every business field, and none more so than the traditionally permissive music industry. It’s a world that values art and creation and catharsis, but along with it, the ’70s cliche of sex and drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. And with that […]
With most indie venues closed due to the pandemic and many record stores altering their business methods, it was a challenging year for music discovery. Luckily, we live in the internet age, where a glowing album review, trending social media post or intriguing Bandcamp tag can instantly connect fans to their next favorite band. As […]
After a deluge of canceled or delayed tours, drive-in experiments, Bandcamp Fridays and bedroom livestreams, we’re finally here. Yay? It’s hard to celebrate much of anything in 2020. But one encouraging sign from the music industry has been the number of artists innovating on the fly — figuring out ways to sustain their careers through […]
In October, Bad Boy Records’ Machine Gun Kelly topped the Billboard 200 for the first time with his fifth album, Tickets To My Downfall – charting higher with guitar-driven pop-punk songs than he ever had as an emcee. Two weeks later, the top spot on the Hot 100 was secured by “Mood,” a guitar-driven emo-rap […]