Daily Newsletter, May 21, 2024

A slow-evolving delight of an album. It might be a simple thing to say that modern Americana music has more to do with that not-easy-to-define ‘feel’ rather than any specifically define…

By Ljubinko Zivkovic, Rock At Night Amsterdam Review: Mat Kearney – Mat Kearney – Release date May 15, 2024 Music coming out of Nashville these days is no way limited to what some might dub [...]

There are new tribute albums out, including one for the Talking Heads and one for Lowell George, but how good are they?

Any artist is usually just trying to write a great tune, but these songs took the entire musical landscape to a new level across their runtimes.

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Hazel Cills discuss new releases by Billie Eilish, Portishead's Beth Gibbons and Rapsody.Featured albums:- Billie Eilish, 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'- Rapsody, 'Please Don't Cry'- Beth Gibbons, 'Lives Outgrown'Other notable albums out May 17:- Shellac, 'To All Trains'- The Avett Brothers, 'The Avett Brothers'- V/A, 'Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense'- Mach-Hommy, '#RICHAXXHAITIAN'- Cage the Elephant, 'Neon Pill'- of Montreal, 'Lady on the Cusp'- Wu-Lu, 'Learning To Swim On Empty'- Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band, 'Loophole'- The Lovely Eggs, 'Eggistentialism'- Kaia Kater, 'Strange Medicine'- Álvaro Díaz, 'SAYONARA'- ZAYN, 'Room Under the Stairs'- One Step Closer, 'All You Embrace'- A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, 'Better Off Alone'- Crumb, 'AMAMA'- Lightheaded, 'Combustible Gems'- Pallbearer, 'Mind Burns Alive'- Joywave, 'Permanent Pleasure'- Blitzen Trapper, '100's of 1000's, Millions of Billions'- Payroll Giovanni, 'Have Money, Have Heart' EP- UFOmammut, 'Hidden'- SQÜRL, 'Music for Man Ray'- pub, 'process the wise'

Beyoncé recently released her new album 'Cowboy Carter' but a social media post involving Jay-Z seems completely false.

A growing list of artists including Robert Plant, Dave Gilmour, Paul Weller, and others is opposed to the release on new AI Steve Marriott recordings.

Upcoming archival release of a Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention live album, titled 'Whisky A Go Go, 1968,' is being coupled with a special video series.

The Rascal’s entire Atlantic Records output, spanning 1965-1971, is being released as a 7-CD box set titled 'It's Wonderful.'

The funniest comedy movies we've ever seen include misunderstandings, hair gel, and morons. Let's enjoy them together.