Stereogum — Beverley Martyn, the British folk singer-songwriter, has died. The news broke via a statement from the family of the late John Martyn, saying she passed "peacefully at home" on Monday (April 27). She was 79. The post Beverley Martyn Dead At 79 appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Back in February, ICE detained 18-year-old Antonio Gámez-Cuéllar, 14-year-old Caleb Gámez-Cuéllar, and 12-year-old Joshua Gámez-Cuéllar, along with their parents. The case drew national attention because Antonio and Caleb are both mariachi musicians, and after winning a state mariachi competition with their high school’s ensemble last year, the two elder brothers were invited by their Republican congresswoman Monica De La Cruz to perform at the US Capitol over the summer. All five family members — who moved to McAllen, Texas from Mexico in 2023 on an asylum claim — have since been released from custody following bipartisan backlash. The post Kacey Musgraves Announces Shows With Teen Mariachi Trio Detained By ICE appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Liam Gallagher has never lacked for opinions about anything, least of all his Britpop peers. That trend continued Sunday as the Oasis frontman logged into Twitter to sound off on Suede and Manic Street Preachers, who announced a co-headlining UK tour last week. The post Liam Gallagher Explains Why He Hates Suede And Manic Street Preachers appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — There are a lot of horse bands out there right now, but the experimental instrumental psych-rockers Horse Lords don’t really belong to any wave. They exist within their own zone. Horse Lords started in Baltimore back in 2010, rising from the ashes of Teeth Mountain, but three of the four band members are now based… The post Horse Lords – “First Galactic Utopia” appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Last month, Death Cab For Cutie announced their ANTI- debut, I Built You A Tower. Ben Gibbard and company shared the lead single “Riptides,” and now the band’s back with the much rowdier tune “Punching The Flowers.” “Punching The Flowers’ is a song about stagnation and the feeling of being imprisoned by The Known,” Gibbard… The post Death Cab For Cutie – “Punching The Flowers” appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — After months of saying that she's going all-in on acting, big-deal pop star Ariana Grande just went ahead and announced a new album. For a few weeks, Grande has been teasing a follow-up to 2024's Eternal Sunshine , and now she makes it official. Grande studio album number eight is called petal, and it's coming in July. The post Ariana Grande Announces New Album petal appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — villagerrr, the folksy, slowcore-inspired project led by Columbus musician Mark Allen Scott, have a new album coming out next month called Carousel. They announced the record with the fuzzy lead single “Locket,” and then followed that up with “Swimming,” a twangy ballad embellished with a good dose of pedal steel. Today villagerrr have shared the… The post villagerrr – “Carousel” appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Over the weekend, Vince Staples returned with "Blackberry Marmalade," an absolute statement of a new single. It's a song about being Black and exploited in America — the sense that white people are trying to use you and kill you, no matter what you do. It's basically a rock song with a chugging guitar riff. Staples co-directed the music video, a gut-clenching image of a mass shooting of Black people, starting with Staples himself. It's filmed from the shooter's point of view. "Blackberry Marmalade" is the lead single from Staples' new album. Today, we find out that the album is called Cry Baby and that it's coming out later this spring. The post Vince Staples Announces New Album Cry Baby appeared first on Stereogum. more info