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Stereolab release new single and announce album
Anglo-French band Stereolab has announced a new album after a long hiatus. The group's last work was 2010's Not Music,…

Blondie drummer Clem Burke dies aged 70
Clem Burke died yesterday at the age of 70. Blondie's drummer from the beginning until his death, the musician also…

Second album: Wet Leg announces moisturizer
Wet Leg return with a new single and the announcement of their sophomore album, the follow-up to 2022’s buzzy self-…

My Bloody Valentine expands its return to the stage to four shows
In November 2024, My Bloody Valentine announced their return to the stage with a show scheduled for November 22, 2025…

Listen: The Raveonettes — “Killer”
Danish band The Raveonettes have announced the release of their tenth album. Pe'ahi 2 will arrive on April 25,…

Pop Music Archive: Morrissey & Siouxsie — “Interlude” (1994)
Finding what I wasn't looking for, this sonic pearl from the 1990s falls into my ears, recording the meeting of the…
Artists

Deafheaven
His music was described as experimental black metal, with influences from shoegaze. The band Deafheaven was formed in…

CocoRosie
CocoRosie was formed in 2003 in Paris by the American sisters Bianca "Coco" (vocals, percussion) and Sierra "Rosie"…

Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra is a band from New Zealand, based in the United States, in Portland, Oregon. The group was…

Mumford & Sons
The English folk rock band Mumford & Sons was formed in 2007 in London, emerging within an underground folk scene…

Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius was the stage name adopted by the American Michael Alden Hadreas to record his compositions, loaded with…

Phoebe Rings
Phoebe Rings is a band from Auckland, New Zealand, formed in 2019 by Crystal Choi. Despite the dream-pop label, the…