Beach Boys singer Mike Love celebrates a familiar locale on his breezy new song “California Beach.” Over stacked vocal harmonies, acoustic strums and bright keys, the frontman romanticizes a scene “where surfers and surfing, and dancers are dancing.” “That mythical place out west; the California I’ve been blessed to call …
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Comprised of Mexican-American sisters Vic Banuelos and Gabby Banuelos, Milwaukee synth-pop duo Reyna suffuse their summertime sads with touches of disco in their new single, “The Way I Loved You.” A danceable letter to a long-gone first love, elder sister Vic pines for a romance as profound the second time …
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Before today, Sheer Mag had released less than 25 songs, but their sound is still instantly recognizable. Less than 10 seconds into the Philadelphia rockers’ new single — the first track released from their upcoming second LP A Distant Call — as vocalist Tina Halladay enters, singing “All damn day …
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UPDATE #2:Thom Yorke has added a third show in New York City with his group Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes. The concert will take place April 1st at Hammerstein Ballroom and tickets will go on sale today, October 25th, at 2 p.m. local time. ** UPDATE: Thom Yorke has added a handful …
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Standing before a packed auditorium at the Marquis Marriott Hotel in New York City Thursday night, Justin Timberlake seemed to finally feel at home. Standing amongst his peers to accept the Contemporary Icon Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the pop star summed up the honor, saying, “Being recognized …
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Long Beach indie pop trio Half Alive unveiled their latest single “Runaway,” with choreography by JA collective in a video directed by Carlos López Estrada (Billie Eilish, Father John Misty). The song will appear on their forthcoming debut album, Now, Not Yet, due out August 9th. In the “Runaway” video, …
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Update:The organizers of Woodstock 50 have released a statement about the change of venue, vowing to move forward. “We confirm that we will not be moving forward with Watkins Glen as a venue for Woodstock 50,” Gregory Peck, one of the festival’s principal organizers, said. “We are in discussions with …
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Detroit indie rocker Stef Chura has released the fourth and final single to her sophomore album Midnight, which will be released this Friday. The video features Chura in a cheerleader uniform, playing her guitar in a school gym. “Dreaming of/Being nice/I projected you on a screen,” she sings against the …
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Sheryl Crow assembled an all-star crew for her new song, “Prove You Wrong,” with Stevie Nicks and Maren Morris. The track will appear on Crow’s new album of collaborations, Theads, out August 30th via Big Machine. Crow, Nicks and Morris unsurprisingly deliver a powerhouse vocal performance, trading lyrics and coming …
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David Crosby might not seem like the obvious candidate for an advice columnist. After all, this is a man that has abused just about every drug in the world, alienated most of his former bandmates and spent time in a Texas prison. But we approached him to spearhead this column …
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