Stereogum — It’s been a week since Sabrina Carpenter announced the Short N’ Sweet follow-up Man’s Best Friend , whose spicy cover depicting the singer on her knees having her hair pulled sent the internet into a puritanical spiral (Brat Summer is over, folks). Now Carly Simon — who experienced a similar situation with her sultry Playing Possum cover in 1975 — is expressing support for the “Espresso” singer. more info

Stereogum — Last year, the Nashville-based singer-songwriter released her truly excellent album Weird Faith , and it was one of my favorite records of the year. Diaz followed that album with a deluxe edition and a Christmas single, and now she’s got a new song on the soundtrack of The Buccaneers, the Apple TV+ series based on Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel. more info

Metalsucks — Looks like Alestorm are back on their usual pirate shenanigans! The post Alestorm Sail Their Way Through Chaos in New “The Storm” Music Video appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Metalsucks — Killer. The post Inhuman Condition (feat. Overkill, Deicide, Obituary) Release New Single “The Betterment Plan” appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Stereogum — “If loving this is wrong, then I don’t wanna be right.” So sings Sydney Minsky Sargeant, from the Manchester dance-rock band Working Men’s Club, on the lead single from his solo debut. Lunga drops in September via Domino; it contains songs from across Minsky Sargeant’s life so far, dating back to his teenage days in Todmorden. He cites inspirations like Nick Drake, Bert Jansch, Bon Iver, Bill Callahan, and Robert Kirby — and in the downbeat, acoustic-led electronic pop of “I Don’t Wanna,” I hear shades of the Beta Band and Fontaines D.C. more info

Stereogum — It’s always fun when aging rock hitmakers go public with their decades-old beefs. Case in point: Neil Giraldo, husband and creative partner of Pat Benatar, believes that he’s the source of the drum pattern from Don Henley’s “The Boys Of Summer,” and he wants Henley collaborator Mike Campbell to acknowledge it. more info

Metal Injection — Inhuman Condition – the band featuring vocalist and drummer Jeramie Kling (Overkill), guitarist Taylor Nordberg (Deicide) and bassist Terry Butler (Obituary) – is here to make your day way worse […] The post INHUMAN CONDITION (OBITUARY, DEICIDE, OVERKILL) Offers You Misery With Their New Single, "The Betterment Plan" appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

Metalsucks — He's getting treatments back in the States. The post Hatebreed Guitarist Wayne Lozinak Forced to Leave Tour Following Brain Tumor Diagnosis appeared first on MetalSucks. more info