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

Magnet Magazine — So many great artists throughout modern music history have had their Muscle Shoals moment, from soul icons Aretha Franklin and Etta James to rock royalty like the Stones and Bob Dylan. Son Little’s Aaron Livingston made the most of his recent opportunity to record at the legendary studio through a special incentive program run by […] The post Five Questions With Son Little appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Olivia Rodrigo is officially three-for-three on sending her albums' lead singles to the top of the chart. Like "Drivers License" ahead of Sour and "Vampire" before Guts, "Drop Dead," our first taste of Rodrigo's forthcoming you look pretty sad for a girl so in love, has debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100. Because "Good 4 U" also hit #1 (it happens to be featured in our latest Number Ones column), Rodrigo is now up to four career #1 hits. The post Olivia Rodrigo Lands Fourth #1 Hit, Plays Brooklyn Open Mic, Raves About Nine Inch Nails, Has A Clean Conscience appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — For a while now, Abel Tesfaye has been saying that he wants to stop releasing music as the Weeknd. Last year, however, he said that he might not be done with the Weeknd after all. And at a show in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night, he offered some idea how a new Weeknd song might sound. The post The Weeknd Debuts New Song In Rio appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Toronto indie-pop duo Ducks Ltd. are students of the jangle. The same is true of New Jersey’s Real Estate. In either band’s music, you can hear echoes of many decades of shimmery, spangly cult-beloved underground music. Today, Ducks Ltd. and Real Estate frontman Martin Courtney get together to cover an underappreciated jangle-gem: the late Go-Betweens… The post Ducks Ltd. – “Easy Come, Easy Go” (Feat. Martin Courtney) (Grant McLellan Cover) appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Nedra Talley, a member of the classic early-'60s girl group the Ronettes, has passed away. In a Facebook post on Sunday, Talley's daughter said that she died at home in bed earlier that morning. The Ronettes' Instagram also shared the news. Talley, who changed her name to Nedra Tally-Ross after marrying her late husband Scott Ross in 1967, was the last surviving member of the original Ronettes. (Estelle Bennett died in 2009, while group leader Ronnie Spector passed in 2022.) No cause of death has been reported. Talley was 80. The post Nedra Talley, Last Surviving Member Of The Ronettes, Dead At 80 appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Nominative determinism is overrated. It’s been three years since Hurry released their last album, Don’t Look Back, which means now the timing is just about right for a new one from the Philly power-pop band. That record, Zoned Out, will arrive in July via longtime label home Lame-O. Ian Farmer of Modern Baseball and Slaughter… The post Hurry Announce New Album Zoned Out: Hear The Title Track appeared first on Stereogum. more info