Early Eyes will release their new album, Look Alive!, on February 25th. Today they’ve shared the new song “Chemicals.”
Read More “Early Eyes – “Chemicals””Apple Purchases Classical Music Streaming Service Primephonic
Apple today announced it has acquired Primephonic, the renowned classical music streaming service that offers an outstanding listening experience with search and browse functionality optimized for classical, premium-quality audio, handpicked expert recommendations, and extensive contextual details on repertoire and recordings.
With the addition of Primephonic, Apple Music subscribers will get a significantly improved classical music experience beginning with Primephonic playlists and exclusive audio content. In the coming months, Apple Music Classical fans will get a dedicated experience with the best features of Primephonic, including better browsing and search capabilities by composer and by repertoire, detailed displays of classical music metadata, plus new features and benefits.
I am very excited to see what Apple does with this. Apple Music (and Spotify) are not set up for classical music and Primephonic is a fantastic standalone service for the “genre.”
Phoebe Bridgers on ‘Comedy Bang! Bang!’
Phoebe Bridgers was the latest guest on Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast.
Read More “Phoebe Bridgers on ‘Comedy Bang! Bang!’”Turnstile Share Clifton Park Show
Turnstile have shared a recording of their performance at Clifton Park in Baltimore.
Read More “Turnstile Share Clifton Park Show”Descendents “Milo” Action Figure
Descendents have a new little “Milo” action figure that is up for pre-order.
Read More “Descendents “Milo” Action Figure”Minus the Bear Announce Live Album
Minus the Bear will release a Farewell live album on October 29th. Pre-orders are now up.
Read More “Minus the Bear Announce Live Album”Chvrches ‘Screen Violence’ Track by Track
Chvrches have done a track by track for their latest album, Screen Violence.
Read More “Chvrches ‘Screen Violence’ Track by Track”Kacey Musgraves Announces Tour
Kacey Musgraves has announced some new tour dates.
Read More “Kacey Musgraves Announces Tour”Chorus TV: Vinnie Caruana
With music fans eager yet apprehensive about the return of concerts, Vinnie Caruana has been providing an ideal experience in the form of private outdoor shows throughout the summer. After over a year without live music, I found myself in the cranberry capital of the world – Middleborough, MA – being serenaded by his acoustic performance in a safe, intimate backyard setting on July 24. Enjoy the full set of The Movielife, I Am the Avalanche, and solo material.
Read More “Chorus TV: Vinnie Caruana”Review: Chvrches – Screen Violence
It’s been written several times over the course of music history that an artist’s most important album is their current one, since it has the potential to make or break their career depending on the commercial and fan reaction to their product. In a lot of ways, a band usually makes their next album as a reaction to the one that came before it, and that rings very true on Screen Violence. CHVRCHES released their third record, Love is Dead, to a mixed bag of reviews with some reviewers claiming it was a step back from their early magic found. I personally didn’t see Love Is Dead as a step back, but after hearing the major step forward on Screen Violence, I can at least see where some of those reviewers were coming from. Screen Violence is a direct reaction to society’s obsession with others reactions to social media posts, how the media portrays major news events, as well as keeping our own mental health balanced through all of the distractions that exist in our world. With so much “noise” in today’s world, it was only a matter of time before this band made one of their boldest artistic statements to date on their fourth full-length record that shatters even the highest of expectations for where they could take their sound.
Read More “Chvrches – Screen Violence”Olivia Rodrigo Tops the Charts
Olivia Rodrigo once again has the number one album in the country:
In the tracking week ending Aug. 26, Sour earned 133,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. (up 133%), according to MRC Data. Of that sum, album sales comprise 84,000 (up 1,201%), with vinyl LP sales equaling 76,000 of that figure (the second-largest sales week for a vinyl album since MRC Data began electronically tracking sales in 1991).
Thief Club – “Holy City”
Thief Club released a new single “Holy City.”
Read More “Thief Club – “Holy City””The Ataris Announce Livestream
The Ataris will be performing Blue Skies Broken Hearts Next Twelve Exits for a livestream on Thursday.
Read More “The Ataris Announce Livestream”Liner Notes (August 28th, 2021)
This week’s newsletter has my first impressions on the new Every Time I Die album, thoughts on Turnstile’s masterpiece, and some other random commentary on music, movies, and TV shows I consumed over the past week. There’s also a playlist of songs I enjoyed last week, and this week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Read More “Liner Notes (August 28th, 2021)”Great Good Fine Ok – “See Me Here, See Me Now”
Great Good Fine Ok have teamed up with John Splithoff for the new song “See Me Here, See Me Now.”
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