Last year CMAT stole the spotlight with her latest record EURO-COUNTRY, which was nominated for a Mercury Prize (it ended up going to Sam Fender's People Watching ). The Irish singer-songwriter made her triumphant TV debut in September on Kimmel , ... more info

When Bleachers played Union Pool this week, our own Scott Lapatine spotted posters advertising the band's June 23 performance at Madison Square Garden. Notably, the openers for that gig are the sludgy, Southern-fried indie rock heroes Wednesday, maki... more info

Every year, City Winery owner Michael Dorf picks an artist to honor with his annual "Music Of" tribute concert at Carnegie Hall, a benefit for music education for underserved youth programs. Last year, the honoree was Patti Smith.This year's 21st ins... more info

YG might not be the consistent force that he once was, but when he gets sufficiently pissed off, he still makes head-slap California street-rap with absolute authority. That’s what happens on “State Of Emergency,” the latest single from his upc... more info

Last month, country-rock rule-breaker Sturgill Simpson announced plans for Mutiny After Midnight, his second album under his Johnny Blue Skies alter-ego. (This one is credited to Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds.) Originally, Mutiny After Midnight... more info

Last month London vocalist Ms Ray released a very good song “Miss You” with Nourished By Time. That song was a preview of her forthcoming EP Melt, which is out today. The five tracks are geometric pop song, drawing from R&B, dream-pop, and synth-... more info

“Love Me The Same,” the latest single from Suzy Clue, has an incredible mid-song avalanche of distortion. The press release described the Albania-born, NYC-raised musician’s sound as “if Britney Spears grew up listening to Deftones,” and I�... more info

My Chemical Romance were arguably the most theatrical band of the '00s Myspace emo boom; their only possible competition is, what, Panic! At The Disco? And given that there has already been a Broadway musical based on Green Day's American Idiot, it's... more info

“Knife In The Heart” is much more jubilant than the title suggests. The latest song from indie pop fixture Lykke Li is a waterfall of whistles, claps, bongoes, and sprawling EBow textures. It’s lush and anthemic. The new track, the follow-up to... more info

There have been plenty of issues with the dark teen drama Euphoria , but music wasn't one of them. Last July, Labrinth, the mastermind behind the show's soundtrack, announced that he was collaborating with the great Hans Zimmer for the forthcoming t... more info