Bop Shop: Songs From Cordae, Whee In, Uwade, And More
The search for the ever-elusive “bop” is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This...
Jana Horn Optimism
It seems simple enough on the surface. “Baby, there ain’t no clouds,” Jana Horn sings blithely on the title track of her debut album, voice as clear as a mountain stream. “Baby, there ain’t no crying, or figuring this thing out”. However, for all...
Jake Xerxes Fussell Good and Green Again
The centrepiece of Good And Green Again, the ingenious and soulful new album by North Carolina-based folk musician Jake Xerxes Fussell, is “The Golden Willow Tree”, an epic story-song about the sinking of a ship. Combining lyrics and melodies from various folk tunes –...
Rob Aldridge & The Proponents Mind Over Manners
Rob Aldridge isn’t familiar to most, but that’s no reflection on his talent. Having spent the last few years touring the American South and breaking onto the festival circuit, first as a solo artist and then heading up The Proponents, the Alabama native is...
The Soundcarriers Wilds
It’s unfortunate that The Soundcarriers are so identified with ‘hauntology’, the term coined by Simon Reynolds to describe what he referred to as “ghostified” music. While it’s unquestionably invited and warranted, this emphasis on the Nottingham band’s expertise at evoking a bygone era, as...
Iconic Brazilian singer Elza Soares has died, aged 91
Elza Soares, a legendary Brazilian singer with over three dozen albums to her name, has died at the age of 91. Her passing was confirmed in a statement shared to social media last night (January 20), with a group of her family and team...
Grimes announces 10th anniversary ‘Visions’ reissue
Grimes (aka Claire Boucher) has announced a 10th anniversary reissue of her seminal 2012 album ‘Visions’. READ MORE: Grimes – ‘Miss Anthropocene’ review: an iconoclast continues to march to the beat of her own drum The reissue will be sold exclusively through the vinyl subscription...
My Bloody Valentine blast Spotify for showing “completely incorrect and insulting” lyrics
My Bloody Valentine has criticised Spotify for showing incorrect lyrics on the shoegaze pioneers’ songs on the platform. Spotify launched its lyric feature for all users in November of 2021, allowing fans to read along to lyrics while they listened to a song. “Just...
The Lazy Eyes saunter through new grooves in single ‘Hippo’
The Lazy Eyes have welcomed in the new year with an enticing new single titled ‘Hippo’, taken from their forthcoming debut album, ‘SongBook’. READ MORE: The Lazy Eyes: Sydney psychedelic rock upstarts bringing the escapist jams “‘Hippo’ is my favourite song on the record,” said...Recent Posts
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