Music

T he Weeknd promises he hasn’t baked any bread during quarantine,unlike every other bored millennial on Instagram. “I’m a horrible cook,” he says, laughing off the very idea, on a Zoom call from a desk in a tastefully decorated, exceptionally long room in his home on Los Angeles’ west side. …

Bon Iver and EarthGang teamed up to remix Brittany Howard‘s “Goat Head” and “Short and Sweet,” off of her recent solo debut,Jaime. The songs originally featured just Howard and her guitar, but Bon Iver added lush, swirling instrumentation to “Short and Sweet,” while “Goat Head” got an additional two verses …

Indigo Girls have premiered a new song, “Long Ride,” that offers their take on the Covid-19 era. The uplifting heartland rock track, which the pair debuted on NPR’s Morning Edition, features allusions to the pandemic in its lyrics, encouraging listeners to keep their heads up: “I know you wanna let …

Global Citizen and HeadCount have announced new artists participating in their Just Vote campaign, aimed at engaging young Americans with the electoral process and helping them register to vote before the November 3rd presidential election. The non-partisan campaign aims to engage one million young voters and get 50,000 young people …

Neil Young‘s 2019 European summer tour with Promise of the Real will be chronicled with a double album and concert film titled Noise and Flowers, which is slated for an early 2021 release. The nine-date tour kicked off June 29th in Odense, Denmark, just eight days after the death of …

Mick Jagger has paid tribute to Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, calling the death of the Maytals singer “a great loss to the whole music world.” “So sad to hear of Toots Hibbert’s passing,” Jagger wrote on social media. “When I first heard ‘Pressure Drop‘ that was a big moment.” The Rolling …

Tears for Fears have shared the previously unreleased “Townhouse live jam” version of their hit single “Woman in Chains,” taken from the band’s upcoming five-disc reissue for their 1989 album The Seeds of Love. The unearthed spin on the track features gospel singer Oleta Adams, who also guested on the …

After more than four decades, few artists switch musical gears as quickly and ebulliently as Elvis Costello; to this day, you never quite know what you’re getting when he announces a new project. Two years ago, Costello resumed work with the Imposters — which included two former members of the …

New Order have dropped “Be a Rebel,” their first new song since they released 2015’s Music Complete. On the buoyant synth-pop track, Bernard Sumner sings of optimism and embracing self-love, despite challenging times. “Take a look at yourself/You may not be the same as everyone else/You’re just different, that’s OK/We …

Corey Taylor delivered a solo cover of “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?” as part of his appearance on SiriusXM’s virtual Octane Home Invasion Festival. “I’ve been threatening to do a cover of this for a very, very long time and figured what better time to do it …