Twenty One Pilots have been quiet for the better part of the past few years, with the release of the pandemic-inspired “Level of Concern” and their holiday single “Christmas Saves the Year” being the exceptions. Now, the duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun are officially back. The Ohio-based band will release Scaled And Icy, their sixth […]
The latest reimagining of a Paul McCartney tune comes courtesy of Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien, who shared his remix of “Slidin.’” It will appear on the April 16th release of McCartney III Imagined, which features numerous artists putting their own spin on songs from last year’s McCartney III. O’Brien worked on the track with producer Paul Epworth. […]
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years since the White Stripes released White Blood Cells, but here we are. In honor of the big anniversary, that album is getting a special rarities reissue as the 48th Vault package from Third Man Records. If you’re a White Stripes fan or superfan, buckle up, there are […]
After a five-year break between solo albums, Sufjan Stevens is already back with his next project after last year’s The Ascension. But for those expecting a concise sequel to the 15 tracks released in September, Convocations is far from it — even by Stevens’ standards. The five-volume album will seemingly release one volume at a time, every Thursday […]
On the 27th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death, the Lumineers co-founder Jeremiah Fraites has shared his take on Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box.” It’s from Fraites’ just-announced EP titled Piano, Piano (Acoustic), which will be released via Dualtone Records on April 16. The new collection will be made up of seven live tracks of songs released on his debut […]
Self-described “Baltimore shit-stirrers” Pinkshift have released their debut EP Saccharine and it’s exactly the angsty, melodic-punk listeners have been anticipating. The EP features four previously released singles, “On Thin Ice,” “Toro,” “Rainwalk,” and their most popular tune, “I’m Gonna Tell My Therapist On You.” In conjunction with Saccharine’s release, Pinkshift shared a re-recorded version of “Mars,” a song released as […]
Ahead of her appearance on Saturday Night Live this weekend, St. Vincent released a second track from her upcoming album, Daddy’s Home. “The Melting of the Sun” — which happens to be the fifth song on the album — continues the retro grimy NYC vibe put forth by “Pay Your Way in Pain” just under a month […]
If you’re reading this on April 1, then you know what today is. Yes, it’s April Fool’s Day, but this is no joke: it’s Major League Baseball’s Opening Day! If you’ve gotten this far, you know that SPIN published our extensive list of musicians predicting the baseball season, which included none other than the long-suffering […]
Courtney Barnett partnered with Vagabon to cover Sharon Van Etten’s “Don’t Do It.” The cover comes from the forthcoming anniversary edition of Van Etten’s 2010 album, Epic, titled epic Ten. Van Etten calls Barnett “an important musical influence” since 2014, noting that “from the first time we met, I felt I made an immediate friend.” She added […]
Legendary composer and Oingo Boingo frontman Danny Elfman seems to have diverted from his plan to release a new track on the 11th of every month in 2021. Unless you don’t count remixes. Or unless he meant that he would release a new song every 11th while also surprising people with the occasional track between […]