As part of the 50th-anniversary celebration for his album Tumbleweed Connection, Elton John has released a previously unheard jazz version of “Come Down in Time.” Recorded on March 20th, 1970, at Trident Studios in London, “Come Down in Time (Jazz Version)” more than doubles the length of the final version …
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Joe Sumner, frontman of Fiction Plane and son of Sting, has shared a new song, “Hope,” along with a short celebrity-filled clip to encourage voter turnout ahead of the 2020 elections. “Hope” is a bustling pop-rock track with rumbling drums and stirring guitar lines to bolster Sumner’s heart-on-sleeve lyrics: “Hope, …
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Foo Fighters parody those nonstop prescription medication TV commercials in an elaborate faux ad for Freshpotix, which the band posted on YouTube Wednesday. The clip stars Dave Grohl as a former coffee addict whose love of the bean caused friction between him and his Foo Fighters bandmates. “Ten years ago, …
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Adele sang snippets of her biggest hits while competing in Saturday Night Live’s The Bachelor sketch, which pitted the singer against a bunch of Hannahs for the affections of Beck Bennett’s “Ben K.” “I’m here because I’ve had a lot of heartbreak in my life, first at 19, then sort …
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Kylie Minogue has released a euphoric new song, “I Love It,” from her upcoming album, Disco, out November 6th. “I Love It” is pure Studio 54-era pastiche, from the opening sweep of strings to its pulsing four-on-the-floor groove, tender electric keys, and the rapturous horns that pop up throughout. “Your …
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Rico Nasty has tapped Gucci Mane and Don Toliver for a new song, “Don’t Like Me,” the third single from her upcoming album, Nightmare Vacation, out this December via Atlantic. The track boasts an ebullient beat with soft synth plunks shimmering atop booming bass and crisp drums. Rico leads the …
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Chet “JR” White — the bassist and producer for the celebrated 2010s indie rock outfit Girls — has died, according to a Facebook post from the band’s old record label, True Panther Sounds. He was 40. Of the cause of death, True Panther founder Dean Bein said only that White’s …
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Teyana Taylor has released her latest self-directed music video, “Lose Each Other,” taken from her newest LP The Album. The visual features a special appearance from Elton John, who plays piano during the song alongside Taylor’s vocals, a guitarist, and a duo of dancers. “’Lose Each Other’ is such a …
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Courtney Barnett, Alice Bag, Kathleen Hanna, and more artists have contributed toHands Off!, a new limited-edition cassette compilation that was created as a response to the sexual misconduct allegations surrounding Burger Records. The label shut down earlier this year after label staff and affiliated artists were accused of sexual misconduct. …
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En Vogue closed out a very odd Billboard Music Awards ceremony on Wednesday night with a rock-out performance of their 1992 single “Free Your Mind.” Decked out in all-black outfits, the current En Vogue trio of Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron, and Rhona Bennett exchanged vocal belts in front of a …
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