Daily Newsletter, May 8, 2025

Patrick Clarke speaks to Eliza Carthy and reviews 10 essential new LPs – from hypnotic Kazakh guitar to the Italians at the heart of Ireland's trad scene

It’s the middle of December, and a family is being evicted evicted. They’ve packed up everything they can fit into a couple of cousins’ cars, and now the rest of their stuff is laid out on the sidewalk, abandoned. The neighbors shake their heads with disgust. What kind of sick monsters would put kids out on the street — just before Christmas, at that? But then, one by one, those neighbors all start to realize something else: There is now a whole lot of free stuff sitting right there on the sidewalk, waiting to be taken. Nobody wants to be the first to rifle through it, but everyone hovers closer and closer, and soon they’re all in there, picking through the remains like vultures. Imagine that you’re one of them. Imagine that you’re on the verge of getting evicted, too, and that maybe you can find a Christmas present for your own kids amidst this wreckage. Imagine how quickly you’d get back inside with your share of the loot. Imagine the greed and the guilt screaming at each other inside your head. Imagine knowing that all your neighbors did the same thing as you, that the only thing keeping you from judging them is knowing that you did the same. Lots of people don’t have to imagine it. Something like that happens every day, probably somewhere near you.

Talking Heads stand in a league of their own because they masterfully captured the timeless rapture that lies beneath the culture.

Even passive listening can impact how we focus, feel, and make decisions. These methods can help you to use music to hack your productivity.

Producer-composer Pritchard and artist-animator Zawada discuss their new album and its film component ahead of the latter’s one-night-only theatrical debut.

Slovenian Martial Industrialists embark on what may be their most intrepid gambit yet – will they succeed? On the evidence of their latest album, it has at least pushed them towards some of their most adventurous and experimental music yet, finds Jeremy Allen

Wide ranging this week from Foreigner (in Spanish) to Guitarricadelafuente in English and Spanish, to Iluka and Maggie Szabo in English. Great rock and romance.

Home » Music Blogs » Hot Picks 7/5/25 – The Best New Releases Photo: Mariana Froes Today we bring to you our hottest finds of the week. We have curated a list of the best releases from our musical travels this week and are putting them all in one place for your listing pleasure! This coverage […]

Brian Wilson wasn't ever short on masterful material to give to The Beach Boys, but there was one rejected track that he felt was perfection.

The FADER's weekly roundup of the best new music featuring Kent Loon and Skrilla, umru & underscores, HITGS, Loathe, Pearly Drops, Antropoceno, and more.