As we talk in her apartment and around her city, Lorde often repeats how “terrified” she is to open up about the album — and to let the world hear it. There are songs she forebodingly describes as “rugged,” vulnerable, and messy, fitting for an artist who’s unlearning the conditioning that taught her to be digestible and “good.”
“There’s going to be a lot of people who don’t think I’m a good girl anymore, a good woman. It’s over,” she promises, eyes bright and full of fire. “It will be over for a lot of people, and then for some people, I will have arrived. I’ll be where they always hoped I’d be.”
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Today I’m thrilled to bring everyone an early listen to the new single by Taylor Acorn called “Burning House.” The track comes from the recently announced deluxe version of Survival In Motion that hits streaming services tomorrow. “When I was dreaming up Survival In Motion, I always envisioned it having an extended life and so I’m so excited to be able to continue the story,” Taylor reflects. “I am so proud of the whole body of work that we have created and it was such a pivotal project for myself as a writer, as an artist, and as a human. It was something I truly needed at that time and I’ll forever cherish the experience of getting to create it.” If you’re enjoying the early listen to the single, please consider pre-saving Survival In Motion (Deluxe)here.
Wolf Alice have shared the video for “Bloom Baby Bloom.” The song comes from the new album, The Clearing, due out on August 29th. The full press release is below.
The game-changing fourth studio album by rock band Twenty One Pilots is turning ten years old over the weekend, so it’s only fitting for us to take another look at what made Blurryface so special. The Fueled By Ramen release was an immediate success. The record debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 in its first week of release, it was the first album in Billboard history for every song on the record to be at least Gold certified, and it has since been certified as 4x Platinum by the RIAA. Putting a fresh pair of ears on Blurryface in 2025 brings back a flood of good memories for me. I had become a fan of the band from a friend sharing the band’s third record, Vessel, with me, but I was floored by the artistic development found on Blurryface. Tyler Joseph had a hand in co-producing each of these tracks with a handful of other producers gently adding some insight and their experiences to make sure the songs really shined. From the frenetic opening drum sequence by Josh Dun on “Heavydirtysoul” all the way to the somber reflection of “Goner” that slow-builds to a dramatic crescendo, Blurryface has a little bit of everything in it for fans of all genres to enjoy. Fueled By Ramen would happily release six singles from the 14-track effort, and each of these infectious songs are as immediately gripping as the first time I heard them.
All of the t-shirt designs in our merch shop now also come with a Comfort Colors option. You’ll find it selectable on any of the t-shirt product pages with the other shirt flavors.
This summer, streamer Max will bend the knee and rebrand back to its original name, HBO Max.
The change comes just over two years after Warner Bros. Discovery decided to drop HBO from the streamer’s name to become just Max. Note that while HBO and Max have carried separate commercial branding during that time, they’ve competed under one “HBO/Max” label for industry awards.
