Oct 01, 2018 By Christopher Roberts Madeline Kenney

Madeline Kenney is releasing her sophomore album, Perfect Shapes, this Friday (October 5) via Carpark. Now she has shared another new song from the album, the slow burning title track “Perfect Shapes.”

Oct 01, 2018 By Christopher Roberts Sigur Rós

Orri Páll Dýrason, drummer with Iceland’s Sigur Rós, has left the band after being accused of sexually assaulting Los Angeles-based artist Meagan Boyd in 2013.

Oct 01, 2018 By Christopher Roberts Elton John

Rocketman is a biopic about Elton John. It stars Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) as John and was directed by Dexter Fletcher. Now the first teaser trailer has been shared.

Sep 28, 2018 By Christopher Roberts Lala Lala

We tend to avoid including cover versions in our Songs of the Week list, as they are not truly new songs, but this week we have included two notable ones in our main list. We also rarely include live songs in our Top 10 songs, but have made a big exception this week.

Sep 28, 2018 By Christopher Roberts Album of the Week

Lala Lala is the project of Chicago-based Lillie West. Her new album, The Lamb, came out today via Hardly Art and it’s our Album of the Week. In his review for Under the Radar, our writer Timothy Michalik declared The Lamb “perhaps one of this year’s finest indie rock records to come out of Chicago, if not the country.”

Sep 28, 2018 By Christopher Roberts Tom Petty

Tom Petty, the singer/songwriter/guitarist who found success in the 1970s and 1980s with his band as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, died in October 2017 at age 66. Today sees the release of An American Treasure, a 60-track box set that includes dozens of previously unreleased songs.

Sep 28, 2018 By Christopher Roberts Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene released a new album, Hug of Thunder, in July 2017 via Arts & Crafts. (It was one of our Top 100 Albums of 2017.) Now they have shared a bonus track from the album, “Old Dead Young.” It was originally a bonus track on the vinyl edition of the album, but is now online for all to hear. Check it out below.

Sep 28, 2018 By Christopher Roberts Lala Lala

Lala Lala is the project of Chicago-based Lillie West. Her new album, The Lamb, came out today via Hardly Art. Previously “Water Over Sex” was one of our Songs of the Week and we also shared the more low-key and haunting “Dove” (which was an honorable mention in our Songs of the Week list). Now she has shared a video for “Scary Movie.”

Sep 28, 2018 By Christopher Roberts St. Vincent

St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) released her latest album, MASSEDUCTION, in October 2017 via Loma Vista. It was one of our Top 100 Albums of 2017. Back in June she shared “Fast Slow Disco,” a new, more dance floor ready version of the album’s delicate string backed track “Slow Disco.” Now she has shared a third version of “Slow Disco” that takes it in the other direction, to a more stripped down, piano-backed sound. It’s fittingly titled “Slow Slow Disco.”