Stereogum — Taylor Kirk, singer for the Canadian indie band Timber Timbre, has passed away. According to Exclaim!, a Kirk representative confirms that he died "suddenly" last week. No cause of death has been reported. Kirk was 44. The post Timber Timbre’s Taylor Kirk Dead At 44 appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Things have been going pretty well for Geese since they released Getting Killed , the best album of 2025. You might even say the psyop is working. These days, they're winning awards and walking in runway shows and debuting new songs and shit. They just made a very high-profile Coachella debut, covering Justin Bieber for an audience that included Sabrina Carpenter and Jack White. Courtney Love has gone from "Geese-curious" to singing their song on Instagram. It's a good day for Geese to announce another North American tour. The post Geese Announce Getting Killed Again North American Tour appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — In the five years since Daft Punk announced their breakup, Thomas Bangalter has kept himself busy by scoring films, soundtracking contemporary dance performances, teaming up with young artists like Lil Nas X and Fred again.., and composing music for ballets. His first solo album, in fact, was 2023's Mythologies , an orchestral work for Angelin Preljocaj's eponymous ballet that didn't sound very much like Daft Punk at all. Today Bangalter has announced his next ballet endeavor, Mirage, which is billed as "a vast and atmospheric piece of electronic minimalism." That doesn't sound much like Daft Punk either, but it's closer! The post Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Announces New Album Mirage, Art Basel Event appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Duran Duran and Chic legend Nile Rodgers go way, way back together. When they first started, Duran Duran described their own sound as Chic meets the Sex Pistols, and they scored their first #1 hit in the US when Rodgers remixed their 1984 single “The Reflex.” Rodgers and Duran Duran went on to work together… The post Duran Duran – “Free To Love” (Feat. Nile Rodgers) appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — This summer, Eaux Claires, the music festival that Bon Iver main man Justin Vernon co-founded with the National's Aaron Dessner, will make its grand return to Vernon's Eau Claire, Wisconsin hometown. It'll be the first Eaux Claires fest since 2018. Earlier this year, Vernon unveiled the festival's lineup, and it includes luminaries like Aimee Mann, Daniel Caesar, Dijon, Lil Yachty, Kevin Morby, and "Bon Dylan." Today, Justin Vernon tells us what "Bon Dylan" is. The post Justin Vernon Details Bob Dylan Covers Show, Shares “Not Dark Yet” appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Back in 2023, the composer Nomi Abadi sued veteran film scorer Danny Elfman for failing to pay several installments in a sexual harassment settlement. A few months later, a Jane Doe also accused Elfman of sexual misconduct. Elfman denied Abadi's allegations in a statement to Rolling Stone, leading her to sue him again for defamation in 2024; that's ongoing after a Superior Court judge rejected Elfman's anti-SLAPP motion. The Jane Doe's case was dismissed on technical grounds, and Elfman has also sued her for malicious prosecution. The post Waterparks Apologize For Featuring Danny Elfman On New Album appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Wayne Moss, the legendary and prolific Nashville session guitarist who played on classic records like Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" and Dolly Parton's "Jolene," has passed away. Moss died on Monday, and Roy Orbison's Instagram page broke the news. (Incidentally, Orbison would've turned 90 today.) No cause of death has been reported. Moss was 88. The post Wayne Moss, “Pretty Woman” & “Jolene” Guitarist, Dead At 88 appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — The first time around, New York post-hardcore heroes Quicksand only released two albums, 1993’s Slip and 1995’s Manic Compression. Both of them are absolute classics. Pre-Quicksand, frontman Walter Schreifels had already been in Youth Of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, and a bunch of other great ’80s New York hardcore bands. But in the ’90s, Schreifels got… The post Quicksand Announce New Album Bring On The Psychics: Hear Two Songs appeared first on Stereogum. more info