Music

Adam Schlesinger, the singer-songwriter behind Fountains of Wayne and various film and TV soundtracks, has been in the hospital for more than a week with COVID-19, Variety and Rolling Stone report. The 52-year-old’s girlfriend, Alexis Morley, confirmed the news via Schlesinger’s agent in a statement to Pitchfork. “He is on a ventilator and has been

Tame Impala have released a full-length reimagining of their latest album The Slow Rush. The hour-long clip includes every track on the new record, but the mix sounds muddied—like you’re hearing it from the bathroom at a party (similar to a remix trend that cropped up a couple of years ago). Check it out below.

Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker has shared a cover of John Prine’s “Summer’s End,” a track off the musician’s 2018 record The Tree of Forgiveness. Prine was recently hospitalized for COVID-19 symptoms and his family described his condition as “critical.” In the caption of her video, Lenker wrote, “I’m beyond grateful for the gift of his

Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig and co-host Jake Longstreth have started running weekly episodes of their Beats 1 show Time Crisis via FaceTime. During this week’s episode, regular TC guest Cazzie David called in to the show. During her call, her father Larry David—the icon behind Curb Your Enthusiasm and Seinfeld—barged into his daughter’s room, told

The Weeknd has shared three new songs on the deluxe edition of After Hours. “Nothing Compares,” “Missed You,” and “Final Lullaby” have been added to the LP as bonus tracks. Hear them below. After Hours arrived March 20, marking the Weeknd’s follow-up to My Dear Melancholy, and Starboy. The Weeknd has released multiple music videos

Michael Stipe has shared a first-take demo of a new song called “No Time for Love Like Now.” The track is a collaboration with the National’s Aaron Dessner. Watch the video below. “Michael Stipe has been a great hero and friend to me (and the National),” Dessner wrote, “and I never in my wildest dreams

Tierra Whack has shared a new song dedicated to those stuck inside during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s called “Stuck,” and Whack puts a stay-at-home spin on Lisa Loeb’s 1994 hit “Stay (I Missed You).” Watch her in a Loeb-inspired look below. Tierra Whack released her debut album Whack World in 2018. Since then, the Philadelphia

The music video for Pop Smoke and Quavo’s “Shake the Room” has arrived. Directed by designer and DJ Virgil Abloh, the first posthumous video to be released since Pop’s death sees the rappers driving around Paris during Fashion Week. The song originally appeared on the late Brooklyn rapper’s final album Meet the Woo 2. Pop

Nils Frahm has released an eight-track album called Empty for Piano Day 2020. Listen to it below via Erased Tapes. Empty was conceived before Frahm broke his thumb a few years back (the injury resulted in his 2012 record Screws). The new album is comprised of eight solo piano pieces, originally recorded for a short

Nashville guitarist and composer William Tyler has shared a brand new “cosmic pastoral” single. It’s called “Time Indefinite” and you can give it a listen below. Tyler’s last studio album was 2019’s Goes West. Earlier this year, he released Music From First Cow, the original soundtrack to Kelly Reichardt’s new period drama distributed by A24.

Future’s non-profit organization FreeWishes Foundation has teamed up with Atlanta Sewing Style to make masks for healthcare workers and hospitalized patients affected by COVID-19. Atlanta Sewing Style is a community of over 500 local sewers and designers who will create, cut, sew, and deliver the masks to local hospitals. “There is so much that needs

Weezer have released a new side-scrolling shooter called “The End of the Game” Game, made to promote their Van Weezer single of the same name. The game, which can be played in your web browser, lets you choose your favorite member of the band to take on a massive alien boss with a laser gun.

Diane Patterson’s “Somewhere There’s a Song Still Singing” is a more than worthy addition to her extensive catalog of music reaching back to the early 1990’s. Patterson has maintained a high level of songwriting quality for nearly three decades and has appeared on impressive live bills along the way with luminaries such as Ani Difranco

Staggering out of the silence with a firmly toned melodicism, the piano that guides us through Luis Mojica’s “Shaman Food,” one of my favorite songs from his new record How a Stranger Is Made, is undeniably the most attractive element within the instrumentation, but make no mistake about it – it’s far from the only reason

Note: This article discusses sexual assault allegations. French Montana has been sued for sexual battery, The Blast reports. A woman under the pseudonym Jane Doe filed the lawsuit against the rapper, his employee Mansour Bennouna, and his label Coke Boy Records. Jane Doe’s lawsuit claims that she was invited by French Montana to his home

Bob Dylan has shared his first new track in eight years. “Murder Most Foul” is a 17-minute song about the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Listen to Dylan’s new ballad about that “dark day in Dallas” below. Dylan surprised fans with a Twitter post sharing a YouTube clip for the song. “Greetings to

Slithering out of the silence like a python, the first few strands of melodic ribbonry that we encounter in “Fanning the Flame,” the new single from Chloe Tang, are easily enough to evoke a moody sense of seduction in anyone listening to this latest release from the acclaimed pop singer, but it isn’t until our

Governors Ball 2020 has been canceled. “It is with a heavy heart that we must announce the cancellation of Governors Ball 2020 due to COVID-19,” a statement from the organizers reads. “Simply put—due to current government mandates and the evolving situation in NYC, it is neither safe nor prudent to move forward with our June

James Blake broadcast a live performance on Instagram TV, singing original songs and covers from his home piano. Check it out below. Blake played original songs from his three most recent albums (Assume Form, The Colour in Anything, and Overgrown) and covered songs by Billie Eilish (“when the party’s over”), Frank Ocean (“Godspeed”), Feist (“Limit

Kesha’s social media presence in the time of social distancing has included, of course, a tutorial about washing hands to the tune of “TiK ToK.” Among the highlights from her timeline is a new song about Nicolas Cage. If you want to hear a Kesha song that references the actor’s work in Leaving Las Vegas

Today (March 25) is Big Sean’s 32nd birthday, and, to celebrate, he’s revealed the title of his next album: Detroit 2. The record, which does not yet have a release date, will arrive via G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings. Check out Sean’s new Detroit 2 trailer below. Big Sean released his Detroit mixtape back in September

Dr. Dre’s The Chronic is among the new batch of records to be archived in the Library of Congress, the National Recording Registry announced today. Other records deemed “worthy of preservation because of their cultural, historical and aesthetic importance” include Cheap Trick at Budokan, Tina Turner’s Private Dancer, Dusty Springfield’s Dusty in Memphis, the Whitney

Gabi Delgado-López, co-founder of the German electropunk group Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (or D.A.F.), has died. His bandmate Robert Görl confirmed the news on social media. He was 61. Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft got started in Düsseldorf in 1978 as a punk band. The five-person outfit was pared down to the duo of Delgado-López and Görl, and

Bright Eyes have confirmed that a new album is on the way. Conor Oberst and co. have also shared “Persona Non Grata,” Bright Eyes’ first track in nine years and also their first single since signing to Dead Oceans. In addition, Bright Eyes are sharing a note that says they “will be releasing a new

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has covered “I Think We’re Alone Now,” the Ritchie Cordell–penned song made famous by Tommy James & The Shondells and Tiffany Darwish. Armstrong recorded his version of “I Think We’re Alone Now” in his bedroom. Listen below. “While we’ve all been in quarantine I’ve been reflecting on the things

Tres Warren, the lead vocalist and guitarist of New York experimental group Psychic Ills, has died. The band shared the news in a post on their official Facebook page today (March 23). Warren was 41 years old. “Our hearts are broken and heavy with the news that our brother Tres has passed away,” Psychic Ills

Netflix has launched a $100 million relief fund for members of the creative community put out of work by the spread of coronavirus. “Almost all television and film production has now ceased globally—leaving hundreds of thousands of crew and cast without jobs,” Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, said in a statement. “This community has

On Friday (March 20), the Weeknd dropped his new studio album After Hours. Now, he’s shared a deluxe edition of the LP, which offers four remixes and one live recording from his recent Saturday Night Live performance. Find the new versions, which feature Lil Uzi Vert, OPN, Chromatics, and more, below. After Hours features contributions

Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim have premiered their new sitcom Beef House a week early. You can watch episode one, titled “Army Buddy Brad,” on Adult Swim’s website. According to a press release, Beef House is “about five men—Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Ron Auster, Ben Hur, Tennessee Luke—and Eric’s wife Megan, living under one roof.”