Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. Tori Amos’s third album Boys for Pele, released in January 1996, represented a particularly prolific period for the singer and pianist. The sprawling opus included 18 tracks, and a dozen more songs […]
The wait will soon be over for long-suffering Harry Styles fans, as the former One Direction singer has confirmed a March 6 release for his fourth Columbia studio album, KISS ALL THE TIME. DISCO, OCCASIONALLY. The project was executive produced by Styles’ longtime collaborator Kid Harpoon. As of yet, there’s not much additional information about the […]
After announcing the surprise return of Pavement for a pre-party, the Mosswood Meltdown festival in Oakland, Ca., has secured Iggy Pop and Bikini Kill as its headliners. The event will take place July 18-19 at Mosswood Park and will be hosted by director John Waters. Also set to appear are Otoboke Beaver, Scowl, the Dirtbombs, […]
A long time ago, a good friend of mine gave me a very valuable piece of advice I carry around with me to this day: “Be yourself, and no one will like you.” I used to think that applied to me specifically. I thought it was just my friend Sahm gently poking fun at me […]
After teasing his first full-length solo album with the early December single “A Plea,” Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has unveiled its title and release date. The 10-song Honora will arrive March 27 from Nonesuch and includes latest track “Traffic Lights,” a visualizer for which is out now. It was co-written by Josh Johnson […]
On the heels of her double Grammy-nominated 2024 solo album The Collective, former Sonic Youth principal Kim Gordon will return March 13 with another new project, PLAY ME. The Matador album is led by the song “NOT TODAY” and is accompanied by a short film directed by Rodarte’s Kate and Laura Mulleavy. “I started singing […]
Following January’s rumors that Dua Lipa is negotiating to write and perform the theme song for Amazon-MGM’s “Bond, James Bond” franchise reboot—with her longtime partner Callum Turner taking the titular role—a cinematic truth is asserting itself: The best Bond songs are by women artists. Sure, a musky Tom Jones put the “balls” in “Thunderball.” Duran […]
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born in Compton, California, in 1987, and was still a baby when his hometown became synonymous with gangsta rap with the 1989 release of N.W.A’s Straight Outta Compton. So it might feel preordained that Duckworth, who would record at first as K-Dot and then as Kendrick Lamar, would eventually sign to […]
Two-time Grammy nominee Arlo Parks finds sanctuary on the dance floor on her third album, Ambiguous Desire, which will arrive April 3 from Transgressive. The 12-track effort is led by the bass-heavy single “2SIDED,” on which Parks yearns to know if her romantic feelings will be reciprocated by the person making her heart race. “2SIDED” […]
Foo Fighters, Lorde and LCD Soundsystem will share headlining duties with the more pop-oriented Backstreet Boys, Teddy Swims and sombr at the 2026 edition of California’s BottleRock Napa Valley festival. The event will take place Memorial Day weekend (May 22-24) at Napa Valley Expo, with tickets now available. Among the dozens of other artists confirmed […]