Stereogum — Sometimes, the Los Angeles-based musician Lael Neale makes chiming, hazy psychedelia that gives me that old Stereolab/Broadcast feeling. Sometimes, she takes things in a very different direction. That’s what she does on her new single “Some Br... more info

Obscure Sound — Nashville-based artist Allan Jamisen captivates with “All I Am Is You,” a new track that fuses electronic grit, soulful interplay, and cinematic textures. Jamisen has long explored genre-spanning sounds — from funk and spaghetti-western slide g... more info

Stereogum — If you don’t immediately recognize the Velvet Underground song “Temptation Inside Your Heart,” don’t worry about it. It’s not one of the canonical works, and it didn’t come out when the Velvets were still a band. The Velvet Underground... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Moe Tucker (Velvet Underground). We’re sticking with you. Read Richard Hawley in MAGNET on Tucker and the Velvet Underground: The post Happy Birthday Moe Tucker (Velvet Underground) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — My Transparent Eye only have a few songs to their name, but they’ve already emerged as leading lights in the hyped-up recent shoegaze revival. Earlier this year, we posted their single “Ghost” and their cover of the Velvet Underground’s �... more info

Stereogum — I Love People is the wholesome title of Cory Hanson’s forthcoming album, which is the follow-up to the rather raunchily named 2023 LP Western Cum . One of the people Hanson loves is Lou Reed, and today he released an ode to the late Velvet Und... more info

Stereogum — Last year, the Raveonettes released The Raveonettes Sing… , a covers album that took on the Velvet Underground, the Cramps, Buddy Holly, and more. Last month, the Danish indie rock duo returned with the announcement of a sequel to 2014’s Pe�... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday visionary producer Tom Wilson (Bob Dylan, Simon And Garfunkel, Velvet Underground, Frank Zappa). Four words: “Like A Rolling Stone.” Read our review of Dylan’s essential The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12, wh... more info

Stereogum — What’s the best Velvet Underground? There’s no bad answer to that question; any of the band’s five studio LPs, other than the post-Lou Reed record Squeeze could qualify, and even that one has some tracks. But for my money, the answer is the ... more info

Magnet Magazine — 40 years ago today, the Velvet Underground released VU. Was the summer of ’69. Read our review of all the Velvet Underground albums: The post The Velvet Underground Released “VU” 40 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info