Apr 03, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the thirteenth Songs of the Week of 2020. While more album release dates were pushed back due to COVID-19 and it seems we haven’t reached the peak number of coronavirus cases in America yet, none of that stopped artists from sharing a whole lot of new songs this week. More
Apr 03, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring (Megan James and Corin Roddick) have released their first new album in five years, WOMB, today via 4AD. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing below. Also below are the band’s upcoming tour dates. More
Apr 03, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Here We Go Magic frontman Luke Temple has announced a new album under the name Art Feynman, Half Price at 3:30, and shared its first single, “I’m Gonna Miss Your World,” via a Caroline Sallee-directed stop-motion video for the new song. More
Apr 03, 2020
By Lily Guthrie
Jenny Hval has shared a new song, “Bonus Material.” It is the Norwegian experimentalist’s first new song since last September’s full-length The Practice of Love. Hval has also announced some rescheduled tour dates, shows that were postponed due to COVID-19. More
Apr 03, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
The 1975 are releasing a new album, Notes On a Conditional Form, on May 22 via Dirty Hit/Interscope. Now the English band have shared another single from it, “Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America,” that features guest vocals from Phoebe Bridgers. More
Apr 03, 2020
By Laura Studarus
As most of us are understandably stuck inside for the foreseeable future due to the necessary COVID-19 quarantine, we’ve asked our writers to put together Spotify playlists to help us all pass the time. Here is a COVID-19 quarantine playlist from our writer Laura Studarus. More
Apr 03, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Detroit singer/songwriter/guitarist Anna Burch has released a new album, If You’re Dreaming, today via Polyvinyl. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. You can also read our review of the album. More
Apr 03, 2020
By Mark Redfern
Soul legend Bill Withers has died. He was 81 and passed due to heart complications, as the Associated Press reports. He died on Monday, but the news was just announced today. More
Apr 03, 2020
By Lily Guthrie
Iceage have shared a new song, “Lockdown Blues.” It is a track inspired by the woes of social distancing and self-isolation as COVID-19 continues to spread. The Copenhagen-based punk rockers have drawn inspiration from a rather bleak reality, but all proceeds from the song will go towards charity. Listen below. More
Apr 03, 2020
By Lily Guthrie
Gospel singer Mavis Staples, of the beloved soul group The Staple Singers, has shared a new song, “All In It Together,” that is produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, who also features on the track. More
