Album & Track Reviews
The Reytons score Number One album “without a single play on mainstream radio”
"This one’s for the grafters, the dreamers and the everyday people who taught us everything we know"
Lana Crow Turns “Japrisot” Into a Summer Synth-Pop Escape
Lana Crow’s “Japrisot” sounds like a summer drive with the rearview mirror doing too much talking. The independent singer-songwriter’s new single is out now, and it takes a bright 80s synth-pop setting, fills it with coastal motion, then threads something more uneasy unde
From KATSEYE to Phoebe Bridgers & More, Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote!
Ayra Starr, Masicka, Jorja Smith and Morgan Freeman also dropped fresh projects.
William Shatner Announces First-Ever Metal Show as Warm-Up for Riot Fest
The 95-year-old Star Trek actor will be perform with his backing band The *uckers. William Shatner Announces First-Ever Metal Show as Warm-Up for Riot Fest Spencer Kaufman
Fontaines D.C. preview new single ‘Marianne’ and confirm fifth album is incoming
The band debuted the song live last week, alongside a second unreleased track titled 'Six Shot Morning'
Sam Fender & Olivia Dean’s ‘Rein Me In’ Scores Record-Extending 21st Week at No. 1
The pair boasts the all time record for the U.K.'s longest-running No. 1 single.
The Reytons Bests FLO to Earn Band’s Second U.K. No. 1 Album
The Rotherham-formed group first hit the top spot in 2023.
Every Song That Topped the U.K. Chart for 8 or More Weeks, But Didn’t Make the Top 10 on the Hot 100
"Rein Me In” by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean is the first single to log 21 weeks at No. 1 in the U.K. It hasn't even made the top 40 on the Hot 100.
Kelly Osbourne Bashes ‘Spectacularly Classless’ Dee Snider For ‘Diminishing’ Ozzy’s Lyrical Contributions to Solo, Sabbath Albums
Snider responded to Kelly's lengthy posts by saying that while Black Sabbath "changed my life," as a songwriter he gets a bit "touchy" about credits.
“Makes you realise just how good budget guitars have become”: Harley Benton ST-62LA review
Hand-relic'd with a spec sheet that doesn't get old, Harley Benton's Aged Series brings vintage feel on a budget
Starke Sound Beta5 Makes Stereo Less Intimidating
Not every listening room starts with floorstanders and a giant budget. Most people begin smaller. A desk. A sideboard. A spare bedroom. A small apartment. A vinyl corner that gradually evolves into a full two-channel system. That is where a speaker like the Starke Sound Beta5 makes the most sense. T
William Shatner Announces First-Ever Metal Show as Warm-Up for Riot Fest
The 95-year-old Star Trek actor will be perform with his backing band The *uckers. William Shatner Announces First-Ever Metal Show as Warm-Up for Riot Fest Spencer Kaufman
Kelly Osbourne Bashes ‘Spectacularly Classless’ Dee Snider For ‘Diminishing’ Ozzy’s Lyrical Contributions to Solo, Sabbath Albums
Snider responded to Kelly's lengthy posts by saying that while Black Sabbath "changed my life," as a songwriter he gets a bit "touchy" about credits.
Fontaines D.C. preview new single ‘Marianne’ and confirm fifth album is incoming
The band debuted the song live last week, alongside a second unreleased track titled 'Six Shot Morning'
Cardi B Reignites BIA Feud With a Spaces Rant After BIA Doubles Down on Diss Track
BIA also shut down claims she slept with Offset.
MILYAM Turns “Dream” Into Late-Night Art Rap
MILYAM’s “Dream” works best when it does not try to explain itself too quickly. The Los Angeles-based artist builds the single around a hushed rhythmic cadence, dark R&B atmosphere, and a left-field Art Rap approach that feels closer to late-night thought than direct confession.
STAY GOLDEN Turns Invisible Bonds Into Silent Covenant
STAY GOLDEN (@stay.golden.music) makes his All Day I Dream debut with Silent Covenant, a seven-track album out August 14 that translates memory, trust, and invisible connection into a nearly 40-minute run of indie-dance textures, melodic techno detail, organic rhythm, and deep house movement. The re
Leo Sawikin’s “Burning Love” Starts His Next Album Era
Leo Sawikin’s “Burning Love” is out now, and it gives the Manhattan-born singer-songwriter a clear first step into the next phase of his catalog. The single comes ahead of his forthcoming self-titled full-length album, expected in 2027, and lands after a period in which Sawikin
Lanterns Review: A Fantastic Cast Grapples with a Very HBO Take on DC Comics
The Green Lantern drama, premiering August 16th, stars Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as warring space cops. Lanterns Review: A Fantastic Cast Grapples with a Very HBO Take on DC Comics Liz Shannon M
Rise Against Unveil Two New Singles Ahead of Fall Tour with Alkaline Trio
The songs skew from the political in "Katy Bar the Door" to the emotional in "Living Undercover." Rise Against Unveil Two New Singles Ahead of Fall Tour with Alkaline Trio Langdon Hickman