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VAMPIRE WEEKEND ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, ONLY GOD WAS ABOVE US

Only God Was Above Us, the fifth studio album — and first in five years — from Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio and Chris Tomson, is due out April 5 from Columbia Records. Inspired and haunted by 20th Century New York City, the album was recorded all over the world, from Manhattan to Los Angeles to London and Tokyo. Only God...

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CHRIS STAPLETON WINS TWO AWARDS AT 66TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS 

10x GRAMMY-winner Chris Stapleton won two awards at last night’s 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards: Best Country Solo Performance (“White Horse”) and Best Country Song (“White Horse”). This is Stapleton’s fourth time winning Best Country Solo Performance, extending his record for the most wins ever in the category.   The awards add to a landmark year for Stapleton, who earned his fourth #1 single at country radio last week...

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Maquina Shares First Single “denial”

More heavy psyche. I’m psyched. Listen below. Lisbon trio MAQUINA. (‘Machine’) are today announcing album ‘PRATA’ (‘Silver’), due out April 5th on Fuzz Club, and sharing the first single ‘denial’. In support of the release, MAQUINA. will head out on a European tour with A Place To Bury Strangers, followed by festival appearances at Primavera Porto, Sonic Blast and Fuzz Club 2024. Drawing from minimal krautrock repetition, pounding industrial techno...

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Dead & Company ‘Dead Forever – Live at Sphere’ Residency May 16 through June 22

Dead & Company has set a residency at SPHERE in Las Vegas consisting of eighteen shows over six consecutive weeks from May 16 through June 22.  The Sphere residency will feature never-before-seen visual storytelling from Dead & Company, providing fans with the ultimate connection to the music through these innovative and immersive shows.  Each weekend’s three performances will feature...

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JJUUJJUU Share “Some” Feat. Boogarins

More, please! jjuujjuu returns with their first single of the new year, “SOME” featuring Brazilian psych rock band, Boogarins. The Los Angeles-based experimental collective led by Desert Daze co-founder Phil Pirrone, are also confirmed to perform for the first time at Coachella this year, and have announced additional tour dates. Listen to “SOME (feat. Boogarins)”...

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Listen to Lair – Tatalu

Do you like psyche? Do you like the always interesting label gurugurubrain? If so, I have something new in the form of Lair’s “Tatalu,” a rhythmic and percussive number that recalls GOAT at their most pungent and without the masks. Today, Guruguru Brain are pleased to announce the release of the new record from Indonesian band LAIR.‘Ngélar’ will be...

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