Brakence Returns with Ambitious New Album ‘marroW’

After a four-year hiatus, the genre-defying artist Brakence has officially returned with his latest full-length project, marroW, released via Columbia. This 18-track collection serves as the long-awaited follow-up to his 2022 breakout success, hypochondriac, further cementing his status as a pivotal figure in the evolution of hyperpop and modern rock.

The album cycle kicked off with the release of the lead single, "ready or noT," accompanied by a visually striking music video directed and edited by Quadeca. This collaboration highlights the ambitious creative direction Brakence has taken for this new era of his career.

marroW continues to showcase the artist's signature diaristic and confessional songwriting style. While the project remains deeply rooted in the electronic and hyperpop-inflected production that defined his earlier work, it also explores new sonic territories. Tracks like "Problem Child" demonstrate a shift toward a more classic rock-pop sensibility, featuring live drums and infectious, sugary guitar riffs.

The album is currently available to stream across all major platforms. Below is the official tracklist for marroW:

1. madeleine
2. death rolL
3. Problem Child
4. wishing well
5. guessworK
6. jesteR
7. tougH
8. ready or noT
9. body
10. sinkflY
11. bitE
12. Boss Fight
13. crystallized
14. traitoR
15. heart
16. Helene’s Solo
17. do what you can
18. With Or Without it

Billy Idol’s Iconic ‘Rebel Yell’ Receives Premium Vinyl Reissue

Billy Idol’s Rebel Yell is getting a premium vinyl reissue. Interscope-Capitol will release an all-analog, 180-gram One-Step edition of the 1983 album on November 20, with pre-orders open now.

Released November 10, 1983, Rebel Yell was Billy Idol‘s second solo album and the record that turned the former Generation X frontman into a star. Produced by Keith Forsey and featuring guitar work from Steve Stevens, it reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and was certified double platinum in the U.S. “Eyes Without a Face” became Idol’s first U.S. Top 10 single, peaking at No. 4 on the Hot 100, while the title track and “Flesh for Fantasy” became fixtures on radio and MTV.

The new reissue edition was mastered from the original analog tapes by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. The new vinyl reissue will be limited to 3,000 numbered copies with each record housed in a gatefold jacket and slipcase with a certificate of authenticity detailing the mastering, plating, and pressing chain.

Rebel Yell Tracklist

Side A

Rebel Yell
Daytime Drama
Eyes Without a Face
Blue Highway

Side B

Flesh for Fantasy
Catch My Fall
Crank Call
(Do Not) Stand in the Shadows
The Dead Next Door

Kings of Leon Unveil ‘Cold Blue Dawn’ with Weather Channel Collaboration

Kings of Leon have officially returned with their latest single, the serene and reflective track ‘Cold Blue Dawn.’ This release serves as the second preview from their highly anticipated upcoming album, O My Beloved, which is slated for release on November 6 via Love Tap Records.

The new music video for ‘Cold Blue Dawn’ represents a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the band and The Weather Channel. Utilizing satellite imagery from NASA’s historic Landsat programme, the visualizer maps out the song’s lyrics across stunning aerial views of rivers, coastlines, and mountain ranges. This partnership highlights the band’s appreciation for the natural world and its role in shaping personal human experiences.

Frontman Caleb Followill expressed his enthusiasm for the project, noting that his family were already dedicated followers of the network. “We saw what they did with our song immediately and thought it was beautiful,” Followill shared. “We learned they were making music a larger part of what they do and we reached out immediately to try and do something together.”

The collaboration follows a viral moment where The Weather Channel used the band’s track ‘Pyro’ in a weather-related clip, a gesture the group embraced on social media. Rohit Agarwal, CEO of The Weather Company, noted that the partnership aims to bridge the gap between science and creativity, emphasizing that weather and music both play integral roles in the stories of our lives.

O My Beloved is described as the band’s most intimate and unguarded record to date, featuring 13 tracks that center on themes of nostalgia and self-reflection. The album follows their 2024 release, Can We Please Have Fun, and marks a continued evolution for the Tennessee rock giants as they look back on their journey and the family stories that have shaped their sound.

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bunii Announces Extensive BUNIIVERSITY Fall 2026 Tour

Sad boys, get excited. Los Angeles artist and the latest GEN F star bunii has officially announced the BUNIIVERSITY TOUR, an expansive 21-date U.S. run supporting his 2026 album VIRGILIO. The project, which was recently highlighted in The FADER’s 30 Best Albums of 2026 So Far, has solidified his position as a formidable force in the alternative music scene. The singer, who has maintained significant momentum since the album’s release, also recently dropped the single “TETHERED” on August 14.

The BUNIIVERSITY tour is scheduled to kick off on October 5 in Chicago, with subsequent stops in Detroit, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Austin, Denver, Seattle, and several other major cities. The tour will conclude with a highly anticipated hometown finale in Los Angeles. This upcoming trek follows bunii’s first headline run this past June, which saw him play sold-out shows in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Houston.

Born Niccolo Terre, bunii began his journey as a producer at the age of 15. Since releasing his first tracks in 2023, he has been instrumental in breathing fresh, innovative energy into the emo and alt-rock landscapes.

Where to see bunii for BUNIIVERSITY

10/05 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
10/06 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
10/09 – Amityville, NY @ Amityville Music Hall
10/11 – New York, NY @ Racket
10/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
10/14 – Washington, D.C. @ The Atlantis
10/16 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
10/18 – Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
10/19 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
10/21 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
10/22 – Austin, TX @ Brushy Street Commons
10/24 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
10/25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
10/27 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10/28 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
11/01 – Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone
11/02 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s
11/04 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA Sidestage
11/06 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
11/08 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
11/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre

How to buy tickets

Tickets for the BUNIIVERSITY TOUR go on presale on Tuesday, August 25, at 10 a.m., with the general onsale beginning Friday, August 28, at 10 a.m.

Cameron Winter Announces ‘Live at Carnegie Hall’ Album

Today, Geese frontman Cameron Winter officially announced the upcoming release of his first live album, Live at Carnegie Hall. The project serves as a definitive document of Winter’s sold-out performance at the legendary New York City venue in December 2025, a milestone that saw him become one of the youngest solo artists to headline the hall’s main auditorium.

During that landmark evening, the atmosphere was charged with anticipation, as the performance was notably captured by filmmakers Benny Safdie and Paul Thomas Anderson for an as-of-yet unannounced mystery project. The upcoming album, arriving October 9, promises to capture the intimacy and intensity of that night.

Following the December 2024 release of his acclaimed solo debut, Heavy Metal, Winter spent much of 2025 touring the United States. These performances, which spanned intimate venues and historic churches, culminated in the Carnegie Hall show. The live album features piano-driven renditions of tracks from Heavy Metal and earlier singles, alongside three previously unreleased compositions.

Live at Carnegie Hall will be released via Partisan Records / Play It Again Sam. Fans can look forward to the following track list:

• 1. It All Fell In The River
• 2. Try As I May
• 3. Emperor XIII In Shades
• 4. The Rolling Stones
• 5. Love Takes Miles
• 6. Cancer of the Skull
• 7. If You Turn Back Now
• 8. Nina + Field of Cops
• 9. $0
• 10. Take It With You
• 11. Vines

Tom Waits Shares Darkly Comic Spoken-Word Track ‘The Fly’

Tom Waits has officially released the full version of his sardonic spoken-word track ‘The Fly’, offering fans a glimpse into his unique, darkly comic perspective. The song serves as the B-side to ‘Boots On The Ground’, the politically charged collaboration between Massive Attack and the iconic singer-songwriter, which marked his first original music since the 2011 album ‘Bad As Me’.

While a brief teaser of the track surfaced months ago, the complete release showcases Tom Waits delivering a begrudging, humorous tribute to the life of a common housefly. Reciting lines such as, “You have no house, well you have mine / You have no real friends, stay away from the wine,” Waits leans into the grim wit that has defined his most celebrated spoken-word pieces, including ‘What’s He Building In There?’ and ‘The Ocean Doesn’t Want Me’.

Reflecting on the nature of the song, Waits noted: “Today, as in all of mankind’s yesterdays, guarantees this type of song will never go out of style. Man’s folly of fiascos is a feast for the flies. Hence, the B-side of Massive Attack’s upcoming 12-inch ‘The Fly’ features my appreciation for the winged nuisance.”

The track features an illustrated lyric video created by the artist’s son, Casey Waits. You can view the Instagram post below:

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‘Boots On The Ground’ and ‘The Fly’ are scheduled for a joint 12-inch vinyl release on September 4. The pressing will be available in red, white, or blue, utilizing 180g ‘EcoSonic’ recycled materials to minimize environmental impact.

The collaboration arrives amidst a period of renewed activity for Waits. In 2023, his longtime agent Paul Charles suggested that the 76-year-old artist had been writing new material, sparking hopes for a potential return to touring. Earlier this year, Waits and his wife and collaborator Kathleen Brennan also curated ‘Where The Willow And The Dogwood Grow’, a collection featuring covers of their work by legendary artists such as Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, and Marianne Faithfull.

Charli xcx’s “Magic Metal Montana” is the beating heart of ‘Music, Fashion, Film’

“Magic Metal Montana” joins a pantheon of highly literal, highly endearing Charli xcx songs. Whereas so much of pop music today is mired in innuendo and cleverness, Charli is often at her best when eschewing any and all cheekiness and going straight for the sweat-soaked jugular.

On “Magic,” Charli XCX writes a song about her friendship and enduring collaboration with producer A.G. Cook. She details their creative connection (“We make music, we talk that way”), as well as smaller details about his taste (“You like old things, magic, metal and Montana”) and their shared commonality as “only [children].” There is little to analyze in these straightforward words, but much to emotionally react to, as she directly recounts their friendship and co-creativity.

The entire song, though, is colored by its most striking line: “I’d cry if you died,” she sings in a scraggly vocal fry before moving into something more soaring. The line immediately brings to mind SOPHIE, whose tragic 2021 passing created an irreplaceable vacuum in contemporary pop and in Charli’s own micro-scene. With the line about SOPHIE, the song, a simple, guitar-driven ode to A.G., takes on new emotional textures, becoming both a sincere appreciation of a central confidante, and an anxious expression about impermanence.

If Brat was about the self, how it shifts and shatters when trapped in the thrall of others’ perceptions, or when the realities of the perpetual party rub up against new desires, then this new album is about the experience of existing in community. Here that community is composed of friends and collaborators, namely A.G Cook and Finn Keane who she made the record with. She paints a picture of this group by relaying the day-to-day of their art-making, and there’s a quotidian quality to the music that is, compared to Charli’s last full-length, quite quaint. But deeper more looming concerns, like death, still hover.

With that, this almost diaristic portrait of her friendship with A.G. is both a straightforward look at an enduring relationship, and a more broad mediation on friendship itself. Overall, it’s just very, very sweet.

Moon City Masters Finally Stopped Caring and Made Their Best Record Yet

The name Moon City Masters was never intended to be a logical descriptor. For Brooklyn-based twins Jordan and Talor Steinberg, the moniker was born from a moment of whimsy. As Talor, the group’s guitarist and vocalist, recalls, their older brother suggested the name with a specific scenario in mind: imagine walking into a club, seeing a band with such an absurd name, and staying out of pure curiosity—only to be floored by the quality of the performance. It is a fitting origin story for a duo that has spent their career balancing reverent nostalgia with a modern, uncompromising creative vision.

The band’s sound is a testament to their eclectic musical upbringing. Drawing from the progressive structures of Rush and the soulful, groove-heavy foundations of Earth, Wind & Fire, the Moon City Masters operate in a space that feels like both a time capsule and a bold reinvention. “Sometimes, I think we’re built for a different era,” Talor explains. “Our music is straightforward, but it’s not algorithmically straightforward.”

A Legacy of Sound

The twins’ musical DNA is deeply rooted in the classic rock canon. Their father, a musician in the early 1970s, introduced them to the foundational sounds of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, and Led Zeppelin. As they matured, their palette expanded to include the technical prowess of Van Halen and the intricate jazz-fusion movements of the late ’70s. Talor’s deep dive into the catalogs of Parliament-Funkadelic and Tower of Power eventually added a layer of rhythmic complexity that defines their current output.

On their latest album, Plastic Palace, these influences coalesce into a cohesive, funk-forward experience. Tracks like “Equal Access” channel the spirit of The Gap Band, while the instrumental “Mingo” highlights the telepathic, in-sync musicianship that only siblings who have played together since childhood can achieve.

The Freedom of Letting Go

For the Steinberg brothers, the creative process has historically been fraught with the pressure of external expectations. Jordan, who handles vocals and bass, admits that previous records suffered from overthinking. “When you’re hyperthinking about other people, sometimes you make really bland music,” he notes. “Or when you’re trying to be the most original band in the world, you sometimes make really self-indulgent music.”

With Plastic Palace, the directive shifted toward total creative liberation. “This album was no fucks given anymore, let’s just fully embrace everything we’re about,” Jordan says. This shift in mindset has allowed them to lean into their identity without the fear of industry gatekeepers.

Reflecting on the current landscape for rock musicians, the duo acknowledges that platforms like ReverbNation and BandLab have provided a vital lifeline. “Dudes playing rock music in their 30s, 20 years ago, would have been dead in the water,” Talor observes. “There were labels and gatekeepers, and that was the only way to get any traction.”

Ultimately, the Moon City Masters are focused on the work itself. Whether they are playing festivals across Europe or building their audience online, the goal remains consistent: more music, more shows, and more connection. As Talor puts it, “If this can make us a good living, that’s cool. But if we’re surviving other ways while doing this, that’s fine too.”

Interpol Announces New Album ‘This Mirror Weighs a Ton’

Interpol has officially announced their highly anticipated new studio album, This Mirror Weighs a Ton. The record, which marks the band’s debut on Partisan Records, is scheduled for release on August 28. This project serves as the group’s first full-length offering in four years, following the 2022 release of The Other Side of Make-Believe.

Produced by Andrew Wyatt and mixed by David Fridmann, the album was recorded in New York City, marking the band’s return to their hometown for the recording process for the first time in over a decade. According to the official press release, the album promises an expanded sonic palette, incorporating woodwinds, intricate vocal harmonies, and experimental sound design alongside the band’s signature guitar-driven aesthetic.

To coincide with the announcement, the band has shared two new tracks: the title track, “This Mirror Weighs a Ton,” and “See Out Loud.” Both songs showcase a shift toward more layered, atmospheric production.

“This Mirror Weighs a Ton”

“See Out Loud”

The band has also unveiled the official track list for the upcoming release:

1. This Mirror Weighs a Ton
2. See Out Loud
3. Iron City
4. Wounded Soldier
5. Wings On Fire
6. Ever The Actor
7. So Rides The Reindeer
8. Darling Thoughts
9. Wake Up
10. Enemy
11. Bird and The Serpent
12. Sudden

Chris Robinson Criticizes Crowd for Patriotic Chant at Florida Show

The Black Crowes’ frontman Chris Robinson recently confronted an audience at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, labeling their behavior as “fucking ignorant” after they initiated a patriotic chant during the band’s set. The incident occurred during the group’s ‘Southern Hospitality Tour’ as the band prepared to perform their 1990 hit, ‘She Talks To Angels’.

According to reports, the tension began when a visual appeared on the stage screens featuring the band’s Black Crow mascot dressed as Uncle Sam. In response, members of the crowd began chanting “USA,” prompting an immediate and sharp reaction from Robinson. Before starting the song, the singer addressed the audience directly, stating, “Thanks for the geography lesson. I don’t know what you have to be so proud of right now.”

The comments sparked a mixed reaction, with some concertgoers booing the frontman and others reportedly leaving the venue in protest. Unfazed by the backlash, Robinson doubled down on his stance, telling the crowd, “For those of you fucking booing us, some of us are not afraid. And we most assuredly are not fucking ignorant.”

@lifeofbrett68

The Black Crowes frontman, Chris Robinson, got into a shouting match with Florida fans after they began chanting “USA, USA, USA” during a stop in Tampa on Sunday. #theblackcrowes #fyp #foryoupage #fypシ

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The band has continued their tour, with subsequent dates scheduled in St. Augustine and Charlotte, North Carolina. These performances follow the release of their latest studio album, A Pound Of Feathers, which arrived earlier this spring.

While Robinson is not typically known for using his stage time to deliver overt political commentary, he has occasionally made his views known. In 2017, he famously expressed frustration regarding the political climate and the state of the music industry, noting his dissatisfaction with the presidency of Donald Trump and the involvement of other musicians in various projects.

The Black Crowes were recently considered for induction into the 2026 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, though they did not make the final list. The 2026 inductees include notable acts such as Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade, Luther Vandross, and Wu-Tang Clan.

😬 EXCLUSIVE: The Black Crowes were booed for dissing a crowd chanting “USA.” https://t.co/Jt8xBLYTG4 pic.twitter.com/CettxXyqWv

— TMZ (@TMZ) June 1, 2026

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: The fallout from The Black Crowes’ onstage political dust-up on Sunday didn’t end with boos … it kept rolling straight toward the exits. pic.twitter.com/PSFZy9iMi4

— TMZ (@TMZ) June 2, 2026

Looking ahead, the band is set to perform at the 10th anniversary edition of Madrid’s Mad Cool festival later this summer, sharing the bill with artists including Pulp, Foo Fighters, Florence & The Machine, and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.