Oct 28, 2015 By Christopher Roberts CHVRCHES

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES performed at Nashville, TN’s Marathon Music Works last night. Paramore’s Hayley Williams joined them onstage as a special guest to help sing “Bury It,” a track from CHVRCHES’ well-received second album, Every Open Eye, which is out now via Glassnote.

Oct 28, 2015 By Michael Wojtas Friendly Males

L.A. psych-pop duo Friendly Males insist on calling the video for their track “Ambulance Driver” a “psychological thrill ride cut from the same cloth as early Michael Bay.”

Oct 28, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Savages

British four-piece Savages are releasing their sophomore album, Adore Life, on January 22 via Matador. Savages have now announced a slew of tour dates for 2016 that include shows in Europe and the U.S. Check them out below, followed again by the video for “The Answer.”

Oct 27, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Blood Orange

Blood Orange (aka Dev Hynes) has shared a brand new song, “Sandra’s Smile.” The song is inspired by Sandra Bland, the woman who died in police custody in Texas back in July. She was founded hanged in her jail cell, but some have questioned the events of her death.

Oct 27, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Paul Thomas Anderson

Joanna Newsom released Divers, her long-awaited new album (her first in five years, since 2010’s Have One on Me), last Friday via Drag City. Also last week the video for the album’s title track, “Divers,” screened in select movie theaters. Now the video has been posted to YouTube for all to see and you can watch it below. Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood) directed the 7-minute long clip.

Oct 27, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Gillian Anderson

“We’ve been given another case Mulder. It has a monster in it,” says Scully to Mulder in the new trailer for The X-Files. The iconic ‘90s television show is returning to TV screens on January 24, 2016 with a six-episode event series on FOX starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.

Oct 26, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Grimes

Grimes (aka Claire Boucher) has long been teasing her new album and it has been expected that it would come out this fall. Last week she announced the album title, Art Angels, and revealed its album cover. Now she has shared a combined video for two songs on the record: “Flesh Without Blood” and “Life in the Vivid Dream.”

Oct 26, 2015 By Christopher Roberts The National

The National’s frontman Matt Berninger has teamed up with former Menomena member Brent Knopf (who also records as Ramona Falls) for the new project EL VY. The duo will be releasing their debut album as EL VY, Return to the Moon, this Friday (October 30) via 4AD. Today they have shared another single for it, “Need a Friend,” via its lyric video.

Oct 26, 2015 By Christopher Roberts David Bowie

Over the weekend The Times of London reported that David Bowie would be releasing a brand new album in January and Bowie has since confirmed the news. The 7-song LP is entitled Blackstar and is due out January 8, 2016 (which is Bowie’s birthday). It was recorded at the Magic Shop studio in New York with local jazz musicians.