Antimusic Rock — High atop the wishlist of The Cranberries' fans has been an official release of their 1995 acoustic concert for MTV's epochal, intimate performance series Unplugged more info

Obscure Sound — Two classic love songs are re-imagined with a late-night, Lynchian cinematic flair on QSFW2S, the new EP from Minus32Heartbeat. “My Funny Valentine” and “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” are interpreted with melodic, atmospheric intrigue within —... more info

Antimusic Rock — The Cranberries have released their landmark second album No Need To Argue in multiple formats in celebration of its 30th anniversary more info

Stereogum — In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This column is a companion piece to The Number Ones, a... more info

Stereogum — The Cranberries comparison seems to obvious, but it’s unavoidable. Florence Road are an Irish band who make tender, sensitive, string-laden acoustic ballads. Virtually everything they do exists in the shadow of first-album Cranberries, the same ... more info

Stereogum — The Toronto singer-songwriter Rachel Bobbitt made an impression with her 2023 EP The Half We Still Have , and she’s released a series of one-off tracks since then. Some of those tracks have been covers; she’s taken on songs from the Cranberri... more info

Stereogum — Florence Road are a new quartet from Wicklow, Ireland made up of childhood friends Lily Aron (vocals), Emma Brandon (guitar), Ailbhe Barry (bass), and Hannah Kelly (drums). Their debut single “Heavy,” out today, puts a poppy spin on grunge rev... more info

Stereogum — The Scottish/Irish band Former Champ describe their music as power-pop, which partially gets at its immense appeal. But the group’s new EP Vol. 2 spikes its nervy, catchy, guitar-led songs with an indie-pop sensibility too, putting it in the sam... more info

Stereogum — Next month, 3Sirens Music Group will release a ’90s covers compilation to help raise awareness for gun violence prevention. Titled Every Possible Way after the Cranberries’ “Dreams,” the comp features already-released tracks such as the Gr... more info

Antimusic Rock — It's hard to believe it's been 30 years since the release of No Need to Argue, says The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler about the anniversary more info