The Best Vinyl Releases Of September 2025
Anybody who thought the vinyl resurgence was just a fad was mistaken: The industry has experienced a legitimate revival. As a result, music fans are interested in physical media in ways they may not have if the decades-old medium hasn’t made a comeback. That doesn’t mean everybody is listening to just their parents’ old music, […]
Dave Announces ‘The Boy Who Played The Harp’ Release Date
BRIT Award winner Dave has returned to announce his long-awaited third studio album, The Boy Who Played The Harp. Due on October 24, the album be his first full-length release since his 2021 album We’re All Alone in This Together. Since then, he’s proven to be an in-demand collaborator, appearing on albums from Burna Boy […]
Why So Many Artists Are Sober-Curious These Days
In 2025, the old rock-and-roll blueprint – empty bottles, late-nights, hellish hangovers, and barely-remembered shows – is getting a sobering remix, and it comes courtesy of some of the biggest names in music. Everyone from Miley Cyrus, Florence Welch, Tyler, the Creator and more are quietly rewriting the industry’s touring lifestyle, trading it for cleaner, […]
‘Sound Check’ With Jeremy Hecht: DJ Snake
A quick note for this week’s episode of Sound Check: Yes, Jeremy is still the host. Mr. Hecht just looks a little different after losing his bet with Coco Jones and having to shave off his beard. We are all very sorry for his loss. The guest this week is DJ Snake, the French DJ, […]
Clipse Shares ‘Birds Don’t Sing’ Video With John Legend
“Birds” might well be one of the many, many euphemisms for a certain white, powdered chemical substance that is a favorite subject of Virginia rap duo Clipse’s verses, but the meaning in their new album opener “Birds Don’t Sing” is a bit more literal. The song, which features John Legend and the Voices of Fire […]
Lana Del Rey Denies She Grew Up Rich
For years, there has been a lot of mythology and speculation about Lana Del Rey’s past. Most notable is the idea that she grew up wealthy despite presenting herself as having had humble beginnings. Also for years, Del Rey has tried to deny this and set the record straight. Now, she has done so again. […]
Ed Sheeran Has A Justin Bieber Collaboration In The Vault
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber have a history of working together, most notably on their hit 2019 joint single “I Don’t Care.” (Sheeran also co-wrote Bieber’s 2015 No. 1 single “Love Yourself.”) They tried to get another track going, too, but it ended up appearing as a Sheeran solo song, “Camera” from his new album […]
A Classic Sound For A New Generation
Budding Icelandic superstar Laufey isn’t a household name. Her music is household music, but if you drove to Coachella this year, billboards clued attendees in to exactly why her name isn’t instantly known: most people just pronounce it wrong. Once you figure out how to say “Laufey” out loud (“Lay-vay” is the easiest approximation), you […]
Mass Appeal & Marvel Launch ‘Legend Has It…’ Comics @ NYCC
I’ve written a bunch about the crossovers between hip-hop and comics books, from Stan Lee’s influence on rap to the comics lines created by stars like Lisa and Metro Boomin. At New York Comic Con next week, Marvel and Mass Appeal will carry on that tradition (heh), with Legend Has It…, a new comics series […]
Yung Lean Announces ‘Forever Yung’ Tour Openers: Niontay
With his Forever Yung Tour kicking off this week, Swedish rapper Yung Lean has revealed his tour openers. According to a press release, he’s bringing a quartet of artists along with him that includes Niontay, Xaviersobased, Taxidermists, and ear. ear is an elusive duo of electronic producers who will play dates in Canada. Meanwhile, rappers […]