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After 2022's inhibitions-shedding HARD , she took some time away from music to renew her sense of purpose, as well as having a kid, and I thought this story wasn't about me – her second album of 2026, having formed a new…
Read moreWith a reunion tour that took place from 2022 through 2024, it would seem like the next step — though Malkmus told NME that recording new music would be "total cringe". “No way. These songs are good, they exist in this…
Read moreThe decision follows a legal challenge by Jason Jones , who argued that the country’s Sexual Offences Act breached his constitutional rights. Read next Jones, who was born in Trinidad and Tobago, began proceedings in…
Read moreThe band are due to perform during the New England Patriots vs. Detroit Lions game this Sunday (November 15). Advertisement But ahead of that performance PETA are calling on the Cage The Elephant to temporarily change…
Read moreFans could hear echoes of The Waitresses’ evergreen smash ‘Christmas Wrapping’, while UK onlookers noted a similarity to the Robbie Williams hit ‘Candy’. [embedded content] Nipping the debate in the bud, Robbie has…
Read moreAnd even if the songwriting occasionally plays second fiddle to the production, there’s still plenty here to savour. Take “Two in This Story”, which opens a trilogy of narrative tracks at the centre of the album, and…
Read moreBut then you begin to skim the tracklist, and keep skimming… and keep skimming. There are a whopping 36 tracks on this thing, presumably in the interest of keeping egos unbruised. You’d be forgiven – and correct – for…
Read more"I am thrilled to work with two labels I’ve admired for a really long time," she says. "Loose Music and Fluff & Gravy have released some of my favorite albums of the past few years. Most important, they are true-blue…
Read more"So It Goes" arrives as the first preview of the album. Named after the refrain that follows every death in Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five , the song draws on the novel's idea that all moments in time exist…
Read moreIn contrast to the digital noise of Alien Metal , the new album focuses on brighter, tuneful grooves. New single "Rogue Wave" is described as a bold and irresistible pop song, bringing back the energy of their live…
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