Music

For the last several decades, Leo Kottke has perfected the way he likes to tour. Instead of using a tour bus, the guitarist drives himself, piling his guitars into the back of a rental car. He deals with venue staff directly, settling up on his own. And he doesn’t bring …

Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, who died Friday at age 77, wasn’t just a pioneer and key popularizer of Jamaican music; he was also an essential bridge between the worlds of ska, rocksteady, reggae, and the great American R&B tradition. His vocal delivery, raspy yet gorgeously supple, and poignant way of writing …

Ahead of the September 11th release of the first Doves album in 11 years, the reunited trio has shared one more single from The Universal Want, “Broken Eyes.” The guitar-driven track was among the first Doves worked on upon getting back together in the studio in 2017. “We nailed it …

U2 will celebrate the 20th anniversary of All That You Can’t Leave Behind on October 30th with the release of a super deluxe edition of the album. It will be available both as single disc remaster of the original LP and a 51-track Super Deluxe box set packed with B-sides, …

Stranger Things”Joe Keery has shared a new single, “Keep Your Head Up,” released under the moniker Djo. Influenced by psych-rock, the track kicks off with a dizzying electro-drum beat. “Got to love yourself/go ahead touch yourself,” he sings in a Bee Gees-esque register. “Take that time alone before your heart …

This week’s full moon in Pisces may have left you feeling a bit tender. But that’s all right: these songs are meant to revitalize, empower, and mobilize as you let go of the parts of your life that no longer serve you — or reaffirm those that do. From Stevie …

Wilco’s Summerteeth, released in March 1999, will be receiving a deluxe edition more than 20 years later. Summerteeth: Deluxe Edition will be released as a four-CD set on November 6th via Rhino, featuring a 2020 remastered version of the band’s third album by Bob Ludwig, along with an entire disc …

YG and Los Angeles rapper Day Sulan have shared a new video for their recent collaboration, “Equinox.” The track is set to appear on YG’s next album, My Life 4Hunnid, out October 2nd via Def Jam. The clip boasts a simple but classic premise: YG and Day Sulan take over …

“If I can’t make it out of this ditch/I better make a home of it,” Dave Hause sings in his song “The Ditch” off his 2019 album, Kick. It’s a school of thought I’ve been trying to adopt since 2020’s pandemic plotline went off the rails. If this mess isn’t …

Lyrical superpowers Black Thought, Pusha T and Killer Mike unite on the new song “Good Morning,” the latest single from the Roots rapper’s upcoming Streams of Thought Vol. 3: Cane & Able. With Swizz Beatz serving as hypeman, the three emcees showcase their freestyling abilities over a beat by producer …