Rewards of a Lifetime: An Interview with Dionne Warwick
With her new album 'She's Back' plus a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award, Dionne Warwick remains a regal force among music legends.
24 June
Music
MetalMatters: June 2019 - A Month Full of Long-Awaited Returns
Slough Feg carry on their heavy metal journey while Darkthrone keep digging towards their proto-punk/heavy metal core. Baroness return with their most ambitious work to date, while Pinkish Black continue to explore the endless possibilities of synth driven extreme music.
3h
Black Midi's 'Schlagenheim' Is Technically Proficient But Emotionally Shallow
Like their namesake, Black Midi are a restless, unstoppable force that push their members and listeners to their limits in Schlagenheim.
20h
Retro Rock Duo Night Moves Charm with 'Can You Really Find Me'
In channeling greats like Fleetwood Mac, Todd Rundgren, and Neil Young, Night Moves' Can You Really Find Me is equally nostalgic and new.
21h
Hatchie's 'Keepsake' Is Dream Pop for Our Doom
Hatchie's Keepsake contains nihilism and optimism at once.
22h
The Black Watch Make 'Magic Johnson' the King of America
Many of the songs on the Black Watch's Magic Johnson explicitly deal with the trope of insanity, a staple of late '60s / early '70s music that declared that the only sane response to living in an insane world was to be crazy.
23h
Joining ANTI-, Boy Scouts Drop New Music Video for "Get Well Soon" (premiere)
After years of cutting her teeth in the Bay Area indie scene, folk-pop artist Boy Scouts joins ANTI-Records, releasing a new music video and announcing a new album, Free Company.
23h
The Eternal Snow of Frozen Tears: Saving Melting Landscapes
Zürich's Institute of Landscape Architecture explores the fragile connection between mankind and nature in a multimedia project that merges science with art, turning sounds and images of a changing alpine glacier into a moving call to action.
21 June
Fruit Bats' 'Gold Past Life' Is an Exhilarating Trip Down Multiple Memory Lanes
Deftly avoiding the pitfalls of nostalgia, Fruit Bats' Gold Past Life takes stock of life from the vantage point of middle age and charts a path forward with hope and no little circumspection, without once feeling sorry for itself.
21 June
Another Treasure Trove Emerges from Prince's Vaults with 'Originals'
A collection of 15 highly enjoyable demos of songs written for other artists is another reminder – as if we needed one – of why we love Prince Rogers Nelson.
21 June
Folk Singer-Songwriter Bedouine Innovates and Mesmerizes on 'Songs of a Killjoy'
By the time Songs of a Killjoy is halfway through, it feels almost impossible to escape Bedouine's gravitational pull - and unthinkable that anyone would even want to do so.
21 June
Composer Luke Cissell Makes an Arresting Musical Statement with 'String Sextets Nos 1 & 2'
Kentucky-born, New York-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Luke Cissell continues to experiment across different genres with a pair of exquisite new chamber pieces.
21 June
Belize's Garifuna Collective Shares Video for "Hamala / Let Him Fly" (premiere)
Ahead of new album Aban, the Garifuna Collective showcases the radiance of Belize and the resilience of the Garifuna culture in the new video for laid-back single "Hamala".
21 June
Molly Mikhael Says Goodbye to Her Mom on Margy's 'Where Are You Now' (premiere + interview)
New Orleans native Molly Mikhael continues to mourn the loss of her mother. Not afraid to show her pain, the dream pop artist decided to do what she does best — let her beautiful voice and words be heard.
21 June
With "New England Song", Ryan Martin Returns with a Tale of Self-Realization (premiere)
Americana's Ryan Martin describes his latest single as "a song about reclaiming yourself from the pain and confusion of our burdens".
21 June
Laura Jean Anderson Drops New One-Take EP, ​​'Live from Hotel Studio Earth' (album stream) (premiere)
Folk-pop artist Laura Jean Anderson's Live from Hotel Studio Earth features compelling one-take renditions of her original songs, as well as a White Stripes cover.
21 June
He May Sound Strange: An Interview with Spencer Sutherland
As a pop-obsessive who was on the verge of being pigeonholed as a radio-ready pretty boy, Spencer Sutherland instead turned inward, dedicated himself to songwriting, and ended up creating a full-throated choir by looping his voice dozens of times over.
20 June
Hot Chip's 'A Bathfull of Ecstasy' Is Music for All Five Senses
Electropop's Hot Chip prove once again with A Bathfull of Ecstasy that they one of the most consistently excellent working bands.
20 June
Chuck Mead Hits 'Close to Home'
Chuck Mead taps into Americana and emerges with Close to Home, which might just be the coolest album you'll hear in 2019.
20 June
Mndsgn Blends R&B, Hip-Hop, Electronics, and Jazz on 'Snaxx'
As we should expect from Mndsgn by now, he creates fantastic layers of atmosphere throughout Snaxx. The rest, though, is a lush, wondrous surprise, promising much more to come.
20 June
Rising R&B and Reggae Artist Analea Brown Says Not to "Lie to Me" (premiere)
Analea Brown is a down-to-earth queen in her new video for breezy reggae-pop track "Lie to Me".
20 June
DJ Chillz Pulls You onto the Dancefloor on "1111 Accord" (premiere)
With its punchy beats and electrifying groove, DJ Chillz makes "1111 Accord" sound so effortless.
20 June
Tui Brings Black String Band Music to the Forefront with "Old Aunt Jessie Get Up in the Cool" (premiere)
Reviving the work of Teodar "Teolee" Jackson, Tui's Jake Blount and Libby Weitnauer bring an old folk song back to light.
20 June
Titus Andronicus Excel With a Stripped-Down Approach on 'An Obelisk'
On their sixth studio album, New Jersey punk rockers Titus Andronicus, normally associated with big, ambitious gestures, get back to basics.
20 June
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