Album & Track Reviews
Paul McCartney Extends Streak as Most Successful Act on U.K. Albums Chart With 24th No. 1
The Boys of Dungeon Lane is the legend's first No. 1 album in six years.
Ariana Grande’s ‘Hate That I Made You Love Me’ Debuts at No. 1 on U.K. Singles Chart
The song is her eighth U.K. chart-topper.
M.I.A. Addresses Being Cut From Kid Cudi’s Tour, Claims He Never Met Her Attempts to Talk: ‘It Was Kind of Crazy’
The "Paper Planes" rapper shares how she found out she was booted from the trek in her first interview since she was let go.
“Ibanez serves up another RG that’s built for stunt guitar, priced for virtuosos-in-training, and with enough sounds to please the fusion kid and headbanger alike”: Ibanez RGR431PB review
The hallowed mid-priced speedster gets a poplar burl glow-up with a hard-tail for white-knuckle riffing and a reverse headstock for metal cool points.
Tierra Whack Announces New Mixtape WHACK’S MUSEUM, Shares “WAX PAPER”: Stream
The follow-up to her 2024 debut, WORLD WIDE WHACK, drops on Juneteenth. Tierra Whack Announces New Mixtape WHACK’S MUSEUM, Shares “WAX PAPER”: Stream Eddie Fu
Phoebe Bridgers Put on the Tiniest Show Possible in a Phone-Free Madison Square Garden: Review
An acoustic set debuting new material also highlighted a new way through a struggling music industry. Phoebe Bridgers Put on the Tiniest Show Possible in a Phone-Free Madison Square Garden: Review Ben Kaye
DFRA Brings Jazz-Rooted Deep House To Ascension On Wax With A Quiet Storm EP
DFRA’s A Quiet Storm EP feels like the kind of deep house record from someone who has spent real time with harmony, records, and players, and then figured out how to bring that language into club music without making it feel overly polished. The EP is out today on June 5 through Berlin’s Ascension o
TUSH Talk Hardware, Weirdness, and the Heavy Weather Remixes EP
Image Cred: Akram Hamdan TUSH return with Heavy Weather Remixes, a new revision of their 2025 EP featuring Ian Pooley, Afrique Like Me, Pursuit Grooves, and Olive T. The project gives the original material a wider club frame, with Pooley reworking “Push” through his deep, dubby house language, Afriq
DJ Sun Talks Para Social Activity And The Illusion Of Online Connection
DJ Sun (@douwantdjsun)returns to OTIUM with Para Social Activity, a four-track EP which dropped on June 5, 2026, and the concept hits close to the way club culture now exists between the room and the feed. Across “Seen,” “Unseen,” “Infinity Scroll,” and “Para Social Activity,” the project looks at p
Itro And Elvii Bring “Backfire” To Make Your Era
Itro (@Itromusic) and Elvii’s (@elviidnb) “Backfire” is out now on Make Your Era, the label from Vibe Chemistry, and it fits the kind of vocal-led drum and bass record that can move between playlist listening and a high-energy set without feeling like it has to pick one side. The track brings togeth
Phoebe Bridgers announces 2026 UK, Europe and North America arena tour with “no phones”
‘The Lost Tour’ is her first solo run since 2023, and the singer is also hinting at her first new solo album in six years
Bob Dylan's 2026 Summer Tour Features Rare Songs
The Oregon show featured the live debut of "Baby, Won’t You Be My Baby," a rarity from The Basement Tapes sessions. Bob Dylan Kicks Off 2026 Summer Tour with Deep Cuts and Covers: Setlist Eddie Fu
Phoebe Bridgers Announces 2026 World Tour
The news comes on the heels of her top-secret show at Madison Square Garden.
Kaitlin Butts: A Rising Star in Country Music
Butts is following her viral hit “You Ain’t Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me)” with new music and multiple performances during CMA Fest.
Bob Dylan Kicks Off 2026 Summer Tour with Deep Cuts and Covers: Setlist
The Oregon show featured the live debut of "Baby, Won’t You Be My Baby," a rarity from The Basement Tapes sessions. Bob Dylan Kicks Off 2026 Summer Tour with Deep Cuts and Covers: Setlist Eddie Fu
Country Up and Comer of the Month: Kaitlin Butts Is Writing Hits and ‘Writing Off Toxic People’
Butts is following her viral hit “You Ain’t Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me)” with new music and multiple performances during CMA Fest.
Questyle And SEAS Launch A Wireless Hi-Fi Speaker Partnership At High End Vienna
Questyle and SEAS have started a global co-branding partnership, and the first product from that agreement is the Oceanic Blue Wireless Hi-Fi Speaker System, which made its debut at High End Vienna 2026. This is a pretty practical pairing on paper. Questyle brings its Current Mode Amplification plat
Laura Marling Releases Raffi Covers Album
Marling, who recently gave birth to her second child, wrote in a statement, "Laura Sings Raffi marks a logical next step for me." Laura Marling Surprise Drops Full Raffi Covers Album Laura Sings Raffi
Death Cab for Cutie Release New Album
The follow up to 2022's Asphalt Meadows finds the band tapping into the writing and recording process of their earliest days. Death Cab for Cutie Release New Album I Built You a Tower: Stream Jonah K
Widowspeak Details New Album 'Roses'
The duo pairs each song with a different spice or herb for the Track by Track breakdown of their great new album, Roses. Widowspeak Break Down New Album Roses Track by Track: Exclusive Kelly Darroch