Stereogum — Next week Miley Cyrus will release Something Beautiful , her ambitious new visual album. She took inspiration for the project from films such as Pink Floyd’s The Wall and the Nicolas Cage movie Mandy, and she recruited contributions from member... more info

Stereogum — Thanks in part to Nathan Fielder and The Rehearsal , Evanescence have been in the air a lot lately. So it’s good timing that Halsey just got together with Evanescence leader Amy Lee to record the arena-goth mega-ballad “Hand That Feeds” for ... more info

Stereogum — Miley Cyrus’ new album Something Beautiful arrives at the end of the month. The pop star has been releasing singles in tracklist order, and the first three — “Prelude,” “Something Beautiful,” and “End Of The World” — featured une... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this week, Miley Cyrus offered the first glimpses into her upcoming visual album Something Beautiful with the prelude and title track, songs that featured indie rock folk like Jonathan Rado (Foxygen) and Adam Granduciel (the War On Drugs).... more info

Stereogum — Alvvays fans have been waiting a long time for their limited edition vinyl, but it sounds like the wait will be over soon. more info

Stereogum — Halsey is back. Just a few months after sharing her new album The Great Impersonator , the singer has returned with the single “Safeword” today. Plus: She did an ad with Chipotle, and she’s taking indie heavyweights Alvvays and Magdalena Ba... more info

Stereogum — Two generations of Canadian power-pop came together at Toronto’s Concert Hall on Saturday night. Last week, the great Alvvays, in between album cycles, played a three-night run of hometown shows at that venue. They finished each night by coverin... more info

Stereogum — Cootie Catcher are an evocatively named band from Toronto who have the approval of some of the city’s best exports. Specifically, they opened for Ducks Ltd.’s release show, and they’re opening all three of Alvvays’ hometown shows this week... more info

Stereogum — Hard-charging French indie-pop bands are getting plucked up by some of the coolest punk labels on Bandcamp, and I’m not at all mad about it. Cœur À L’Index’s Adieu Minette EP came to us via La Vida Es Un Mus. Now the likeminded Alvilda h... more info

Obscure Sound — Australian act Bistro Plate dazzle on two recent singles, showcasing a dynamic captivation between the brisk rock energy of “Autodog” and the quaintly nocturnal lo-fi pop of “Space Limo.” The former builds quickly into thickly reveberating gu... more info