John Darnielle has explored “soft rock” and all of its modalities on recent albums. While his lyrical obsessions (survival, breaking free, and more) have persisted since he began recording under the Mountain Goats moniker more than 30 years ago, his music has changed from the lo-fi-voice-and-guitar-to-tape beginnings to something more sonically rich. But with new […]
Tyler, the Creator’s annual Camp Flog Gnaw festival will move on short notice from this weekend to Nov. 22-23 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles due to heavy rain in the area. “Due to the fact this storm became an atmospheric rain torrential downpour, we had two choices,” the artist wrote on Instagram. “Cancel or […]
On November 7, the nominations were announced for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards. The event takes place on February 1, 2026 in L.A. at Crypto.com Arena. The industry is fragmented and watercooler moments are fewer and farther between. There was no “song of the summer” this year, let alone a clear-cut song of the year. […]
Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. Tracy Chapman’s most famous singles appear on her 1988 self-titled debut and 1995’s New Beginning, but all of the veteran singer-songwriter’s eight albums contain great songs. 2005’s Where You Live is an […]
Massive Attack have new music on the way in 2026, but it won’t be available on Spotify. “From next year, we will release a cache of work created in the recent past,” the group wrote on Instagram. “Tracks will be available physically and digitally via a new label, with a Spotify exception.” Along with many […]
In what will be their first announced appearance together in more than 18 years, Drive-By Truckers will perform with former member Jason Isbell Dec. 2 on CBS’ The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The pairing comes in support of tomorrow’s release of The Definitive Decoration Day, a four-LP boxed set celebrating the Truckers’ 2003 album […]
Long before their reign as one of the most erudite bands in rock, Squeeze founding members Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook wrote a bunch of early songs as 1970s teenagers that have never seen the light of day. That will change on March 6, when BMG releases Trixies, the group’s first new album in eight […]
Robyn has lifted a seven-year hiatus from new music with the fresh single “Dopamine,” which arrived with little warning today (Nov. 12) from new record label Young. The track was co-written with longtime collaborator Klas Åhlund and Taio Cruz, and produced by Robyn and Åhlund. “Everyone has a phone where they see their heart rate, […]
Gwen Stefani, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, Fleet Foxes, St. Vincent and Sharon Van Etten have all contributed exclusive tracks to the Amazon MGM holiday movie Oh. What. Fun., which will premiere Dec. 3. An accompanying soundtrack is out the same day from Sony Music Masterworks. Directed by Michael Showalter, Oh. What. Fun. stars Michelle Pfeiffer as a […]
Kanye West called Erick Sermon sometime in May 2023 and wanted the EPMD co-founder to hop a flight to Los Angeles to work on a new project. Sermon’s ailing mother, Belinda, was in hospice care at the time and knew about the trip but didn’t want to hamper her son’s opportunity. Sermon protested but was […]