“Sorry, I was thinking about something else.” These are the first words you hear on the Beths’ latest, Straight Line Was A Lie, apologizing for the opening track’s false start. At first, it feels like […]
Jörgen Releases First Single on SPIN Records
Music producer and DJ Jorge Duarte, better known as Jörgen, releases his first single, “Montañas Oscuras,” for SPIN Records today (August 1), available across all streaming platforms. “‘Montañas Oscuras’ was born out of pure inspiration,” […]
John Oswald Turns the Grateful Dead’s ‘Dark Star’ into a Black Hole
“‘Dark Star’ is always playing somewhere. All we do is tap into it,” Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh supposedly said. Grayfolded, John Oswald’s epic collage of the Dead’s hallmark longform jam, assembled from fragments of […]
Ben Nichols Leans Into Poetry and His Arkansas Past On New Solo Record
Lucero keeps Ben Nichols busy. The Memphis-based collective has been going strong since 1998, touring constantly and releasing acclaimed albums, such as their 12th LP Should’ve Learned by Now (2023). Earlier this year, Nichols and […]
Talking Heads Reissue Campaign Offers More Versions of ‘More Songs About Buildings and Food’
Though the final Talking Heads album came out in 1988, the band never really went away. Unlike defunct groups trapped in a cycle of rediscovery every generation or so, Talking Heads have remained indelible, hip […]
Indigo De Souza Finds Herself on the ‘Precipice’
Standing on a precipice can be exciting or terrifying, depending on the person. On her new album Precipice, Indigo De Souza seems to be experiencing both at once. More from Spin: IDLES Record Score, New […]
Grinderman: That Time Nick Cave Got Down And Dirty
Nick Cave needed Grinderman to break free. After a decade that saw two albums of mournful love songs, one career-first critically reviled (and since rehabilitated) release, and a double-LP that felt like a spiritual rebirth, […]
Laura Jane Grace’s Big ‘Adventure’
Here’s your litmus test for Laura Jane Grace’s latest: What’s your reaction to the lyric, “Does your god have a big, fat dick, ’cause it feels like he’s fucking me”? If you laughed or pumped […]
Will You Also Be Seduced By the Beta Band’s “Dry the Rain?”
“I will now sell five copies of The Three E.P.s by the Beta Band.” With those legendary words, John Cusack’s Rob Gordon put on “Dry the Rain” in the adaptation of High Fidelity. Not only […]
Fuubutsushi Comes Alive
A funny thing happens about two-thirds of the way through “Mistral,” the gospel-tinged fourth track on Fuubutsushi’s new album Columbia Deluxe (July 11): Someone yells “Woo!” The eruption of hoots and hollers on a live […]
Kokoroko Spread The Groove In Toughest Of ‘Times’
This jazz-rooted, seven-piece London combo first whetted the palettes of forward-looking music connoisseurs with their 2019 self-titled EP, and became word-of-mouth sensations on the strength of their 2022 full-length debut Could We Be More. Now, […]
The Mae Shi Are Dead. Long Live HLLLYH
Rambunctious rockers the Mae Shi haven’t released a record since 2007’s HLLLYH, the California art punk collective’s most linear and acclaimed album. Following that, the group went on an extended hiatus so the members could […]