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Over the past weekend a handful of women have came forward with sexual allegations against Win Butler, frontman from Arcade Fire. He made a statement to Pitchfork.com thereafter: Statement from Pitchfork: I love Régine with all of my heart. We have been together for twenty years, she is my partner in music and in life, my soulmate and I am lucky and grateful to have her by my side. But at times, it has been difficult to balance being the father, husband, and bandmate that I want to be. Today I want to clear the air about my life, poor…

070 Shake, the pioneer that married together emo and hip hop, released a teaser “Lose My Cool” and recently partnered up with Madonna on one of her remixes, officially has a new album on the way. You Can’t Kill Me is 070 Shake’s sophomore release and it features the lead single, “Skin and Bones”. She will be headed out on tour soon as well. Upcoming Live Dates 5/7 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre 5/8 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues 5/12 – Montreal, QB @ Corona Theatre 5/14 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5 5/15 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore…

Editors return with a sweeping dramatic sound on their single “Heart Attack”. Their 80s blend of synth and drumbeats keep you agazed. For the video, Editors have teamed up with pioneering director and visual artist Felix Geen, who used groundbreaking AI technology to create a vast, darkly-psychedelic journey of a visual, as he explains: “Typically when I’m making a music video I try to tune myself into the song and find the visual that resonates the loudest. More recently I’ve been working with AI generated art in my videos. It is a relatively new technology but its development is accelerating…

Indie rockster Sophie Allison, aka Soccer Mommy, is announcing her latest project Sometimes, Forever, which is her next adventurous LP. Following the lead single “Shotgun”, Soccer Mommy reveals the next single: “Unholy Affliction”. The new single starts off with muffled vocals reminiscent of Mazzy Star. This is an exciting new direction for the singer. Sometimes, Forever is out June 24. Listen to “Unholy Affliction” below.

Illustrious rapper Kendrick Lamar is set to release his companion album to Damn. It’s been five years in the making since the last album, but Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers will be out May 13. This will mark his final release with Top Dawg Entertainment. “As I produce my final TDE album, I feel joy to have been a part of such a cultural imprint after 17 years,” the rapper stated.

Across various cultures and belief systems, the color orange symbolizes sunshine, creativity, heat, freedom, fascination, and fire. Mt. Joy channels this bright, bold, and brilliant energy on their 2022 third full-length offering, Orange Blood, which is set to release on June 17th via Island Records. Mt. Joy are continuing their 70s sleek groove with the mellow “Orange Blood” which happens to be the title of their song as well. Matt Quinn croons “We go driving on the interstate/acid took us on a date/orange blood dripping from the sun”. Check out the clip below.

Today NO SWOON officially release their sophomore album called Take Your Time. The album is an honest lyrical take on the pandemic with keyboards and synthesizers driving its sound. The NYC duo Tasha Abbott & Zack Nestel-Patt will be performing in Los Angeles come May. Abbott says, “These are some of the most personal songs we’ve written yet. Like most people during the pandemic, we were forced to shut everything down and had so much time to think and reflect on what was going on, which eventually led to reflecting about our life in general and how we got to…

Florence and the Machine have released another glorious tune from her new upcoming album Dance Fever–out May 13. It’s an epic ode to finding love. The video is just as epic as it’s set in a 1930’s speakeasy/restaurant. Check out the video for “My Love” below.

Liverpool rockers The Mysterines, reminiscent of 90s rock act Garbage, are putting the sex back in sexy. Their debut album, Reeling, is an alt rock/blues assault on the senses. The album is due out March 11. The band, barely out of their teens, have released the first single “Dangerous” and it screams Shirley Manson meets Courtney Love. Lia Metcalfe’s vocals are an alt rock dream and when the first chords play off “Dangerous” it brings you back to 1992 in a grimy club somewhere. The band is out to promote the new album with a North American world tour. See…

Indie rock act Spirit of the Bear just released “Wires” and it’s a gorgeous sleek throwback. “I’m falling/Without a parachute” sings lead singer James Harker with all his vulnerability. The song depicts the ups and downs of a relationship.  The irresistible sax though makes us wanting more.