Stereogum — Lana Del Rey has released a cover of the John Denver classic “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” Del Rey previously referenced Denver on “The Grants,” the opening track of this year’s Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd , shouting out and paraphrasing a line from his 1972 track “Rocky Mountain High.” Her version of “Take Me Home…” was produced by frequent collaborator Zach Dawes. more info

New York Post — Oates claims that the pair "have not seen eye to eye," but he has presented "opportunities to improve and protect the business and artistic integrity of the partnership." more info

Stereogum — Early next year, Jason Lytle’s long-running psychedelic pop project Grandaddy will release the new LP Blu Wav, their first since 2017’s Last Place. We’ve already posted first single “Watercooler,” and now Grandaddy has also dropped another one called “Cabin In My Mind.” more info

Stereogum — Last month, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of Make Up The Breakdown , the extremely fun debut album from the dance-happy Seattle post-punkers Hot Hot Heat. Now, Hot Hot Heat are suddenly back. The band went on hiatus after releasing their fifth album, a self-titled affair that came out in 2016. Today, they’ve returned with their first new single in seven years. It’s called “Shock Me.” more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — With a Keith Haring carousel and a Jean-Michel Basquiat Ferris wheel, Luna Luna aims to show the world that amusement parks should be taken seriously as an art-driven space. more info

Stereogum — Tori Amos has a long history of releasing cover songs that radically reimagine the originals. She’s turned tracks from people like Nirvana, Eminem, and Slayer into tender, exploratory piano pieces, and now she’s done the same for one of Kendrick Lamar’s early hits. We knew this was coming, and the Tori Amos version of “Swimming Pools (Drank)” is now out there in the world. more info

Consequence Of Sound — A track appearing on Trevor Horn's new album, Echoes: Ancient & Modern. Tori Amos Covers Kendrick Lamar’s “Swimming Pools (Drank)”: Stream Jo Vito more info

Consequence Of Sound — After teasing the album for much of 2023, the 12-song LP finally arrives in full. Peter Gabriel Releases i/o, First New Album in 21 Years: Stream Jo Vito more info