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Plus Courtney Barnett, Cate Le Bon, Pet Shop Boys, beabadoobee, Dry Cleaning, First Aid Kit, Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, Caribou, St. Vincent, Squid, black midi, Big Thief, and Many Others
Jun 27, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Couldn’t make it to Glastonbury this past weekend? We have you covered, with highlights from some of the performances including ones by Wolf Alice, Jessie Ware, Courtney Barnett, Mitski, HAIM, Foals, and many more. Plus Cate Le Bon, Pet Shop Boys, beabadoobee, Dry Cleaning, First Aid Kit, Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, Fontaines D.C., Lorde, Caribou, Metronomy, St. Vincent, Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen, Squid, black midi, Big Thief, IDLES, Crowded House, and much more. More
Dreamers Are Waiting Due Out June 4 via BMG
May 13, 2021
By Mark Redfern
New Zealand’s Crowded House are releasing a new album, Dreamers Are Waiting, on June 4 via BMG. Now they have shared another song from it, “Playing With Fire,” via a video for the song. More
Dreamers Are Waiting Will Be Out June 4 via BMG
Feb 18, 2021
By Joey Arnone
New Zealand’s Crowded House have announced a new album, Dreamers Are Waiting, to be released on June 4 via BMG. The band has subsequently shared a video for a new single, “To the Island,” which was directed by frontman Neil Finn. More
Plus Kevin Morby, Crowded House, Django Django, and a Wrap-up of the Last Three Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 13, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 42nd Songs of the Week of 2020. We haven’t done a Songs of the Week in three weeks. Because of last week’s presidential election there were hardly any new songs of note released and we were too on edge awaiting the outcome to be decided to focus on new music. The week before was the run up to Halloween and there were certainly some worthy songs then, but for whatever reason we didn’t get Songs of the Week finished in time and abandoned it. So this week’s Songs of the Week covers the last three weeks, but mainly songs from this week and two weeks ago. More
“Whatever You Want” is the Band’s First New Song Since 2010’s Intriguer
Oct 28, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
New Zealand’s Crowded House, who released a slew of successful albums and songs in the 1980s and 1990s (including 1986’s “Don’t Dream It’s Over,” which hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100), have returned with their first new song in 10 years, “Whatever You Want.” It is accompanied by a music video starring, of all people, Mac DeMarco. More
Lightsleeper Due Out August 24 via Inertia Music and [PIAS], Features Mick Fleetwood and Connan Mockasin
Jun 05, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Neil Finn of Crowded House (and now Fleetwood Mac) has joined forces with his son Liam Finn and have announced their first collaborative album together, Lightsleeper. They have also shared its first single, “Back to Life.” Lightsleeper is due out August 24 via Inertia Music and [PIAS]. More
Signs of Light Out Now via Warner Bros., The Shelters to Support North American Dates
Jun 12, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
The Head and the Heart released a new album, Signs of Light, last September via Warner Bros. Now they have announced some new fall North American tour dates. More
Reviews
Jun 18, 2021
By Hays Davis
Dreamers Are Waiting, the first album from Crowded House since 2010’s Intriguer, finds the band freshly crowded with a new lineup and a batch of songs that reflect the band’s maturity, both lyrically and musically. More
