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Amusing Voter Video Also Features Patton Oswalt, Kenny G, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Bret McKenzie (of Flight of the Conchords), Vanessa Bayer, Caroline Polachek, Tunde Adebimpe (of TV on the Radio), and Others
Oct 07, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Yesterday on social media The Postal Service teased that something was coming today. Calm down, no it’s not a long awaited new album from Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello, and Jenny Lewis. Instead they have shared an amusing video to encourage you to vote in which various notable people audition to join the band via Zoom, including Anne Hathaway, Michelle Zauner (aka Japanese Breakfast), Huey Lewis, Patton Oswalt, Kenny G, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Bret McKenzie (of Flight of the Conchords), Vanessa Bayer, Caroline Polachek, Tunde Adebimpe (of TV on the Radio), J Mascis, and others. More
Weather Due Out February 14, 2020 via BMG
Dec 06, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Huey Lewis & The News have announced a new album, Weather, and shared a new song from it, album opener “While We’re Young.” More
New Album Due Out in 2020
Sep 26, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Huey Lewis & The News’ heyday may have been in the 1980s, but they probably still get some exposure to the youth of today via parents who grew up in the ‘80s and are now showing Back to the Future to their kids (which prominently featured the band’s hits written for the film: “The Power of Love” and “Back in Time”). Not content to remain a nostalgia act, however, the band have released their first new original song in 11 years, “Her Love Is Killin’ Me,” and announced plans to release a new album in 2020 via BMG. More
Plus Absolutely Free (Feat. U.S. Girls), Kindness, Cate Le Bon, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
May 03, 2019
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. There were lots of great new tracks this week, some from the usual suspects, others less expected. We’ve even got a whopping nine honorable mentions, but still managed to reign it in to just a main Top 10. More
Joey Always Smiled Due Out October 11 via Kozelek’s Caldo Verde Mark Kozelek
May 01, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Mark Kozelek always seems to have something in the pipeline, be it a solo release, one under his Sun Kil Moon moniker, or a collaborative album. Now he has announced a new album with Petra Haden, Joey Always Smiled, and shared its closing track, a cover of Huey Lewis and the News’ 1985 hit “The Power of Love,” from the soundtrack to the classic film Back to the Future. More
Plus The Weeknd, Huey Lewis and the News, Father John Misty, Broken Social Scene, Jamie xx, Mac DeMarco, Jessie Ware, Perfume Genius, Lucy Dacus, James Blake, and More
Apr 03, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Outside Lands have announced their 2018 lineup. The festival goes down August 10 - 12 at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The headliners are Florence + The Machine, Janet Jackson, and The Weeknd. More
