11+ hour, 14+ min ago   (485+ words) Two landmarks from very different corners of blues history are back in circulation as Bluesville Records revisits Albert King’s ‘I’ll Play the Blues for You’ and Eddie Kirkland’s ‘It’s the Blues Man!’ with audiophile vinyl reissues. The two records capture…...

11+ hour, 11+ min ago   (450+ words) Pryti confronts the terrifying feeling of knowing rock bottom is approaching on “Zero,” a soaring and deeply personal song about depression, recovery and the struggle to find your way back into the light. The British-Indian multi-instrumentalist’s first music since ‘Searching…...

11+ hour, 13+ min ago   (455+ words) Cinema Stereo were stuck until a piece of songwriting advice from John Mayer helped Ian Rayha turn one difficult day into “Lean On You,” a swaggering rock song whose lyrics came together in just 10 minutes. “Lean On You” and its…...

11+ hour, 10+ min ago   (483+ words) Cat Elliott has found a much better use for an unrequited crush than sitting around feeling miserable about it. On “Romance Junkie,” the London-based singer-songwriter and producer turns romantic disappointment into a fast-moving folk-pop singalong about laughing at yourself and…...

13+ hour, 8+ min ago   (420+ words) THE XCERTS dig into anger, criticism and a frightening period for Murray Macleod’s family on “pretty ugly,” one of the most emotionally exposed songs from ‘i think i want to go home now’. The track and its official music video…...

13+ hour, 15+ min ago   (360+ words) Jen Mize opens “Greater Good” with a slow burn: a tremolo guitar humming under a voice that sounds like it’s leaning across a table late at night. By the first verse, she’s already deep inside someone else’s crisis of confidence....

13+ hour, 12+ min ago   (393+ words) Young the Giant turn the ache of being separated from someone you love into “Already There,” an emotionally charged song from the band’s sixth studio album, ‘Victory Garden’. Produced by Brendan O’Brien and Young the Giant, “Already There” is available…...

13+ hour, 10+ min ago   (391+ words) Crown Lands send an old-western murder ballad hurtling through outer space on “Blackstar,” a towering piece of cosmic prog metal from the Canadian duo’s album ‘Apocalypse’. “Blackstar” and its official music video are available now, opening a window into the…...

13+ hour, 13+ min ago   (329+ words) The Temper Trap are bringing ‘Sungazer’, their first full-length album in 10 years, home to Australian stages with three shows still ahead in Adelaide, Sydney and Perth. The album arrives nearly two decades into a career that changed dramatically with “Sweet…...

14+ hour, 9+ min ago   (418+ words) Seether have opened up another side of the sessions surrounding ‘The Surface Seems So Far’ with ‘Beneath The Surface’, an EP that combines previously unreleased studio recordings with live performances. The collection is out now and features two previously unreleased…...