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Spotify Found Another Way To Pay Less To Songwriters

Spotify isn’t exactly renown for the exorbitant royalties that it pays to artists and songwriters, but the giant Swedish streaming company is still finding new ways to cut down the meager shares that it pays to the people who actually make the music that people listen to on the

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Bacchae – “Next Time”

Last month, Bacchae unleashed the fun track “ Cooler Talk .” Today, the DC punk group is announcing their new album Next Time . The title track is out now.

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Artist To Watch: Brennan Wedl

Brennan Wedl can’t stop bowling splits. Time and again, the musician and bowling enthusiast quietly but confidently palms a waxed bowling ball from the shelf, sizes up the alley stretched out before her, and releases in a fluid curved motion before backing away to evaluate her

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Isobel Campbell – “Dopamine”

Isobel Campbell was an OG member of Belle And Sebastian sang lead on some of that band’s best early songs. After she left, she made a lot of great music with the late Mark Lanegan. She has a catalog . Next week, she’ll release her new solo album Bow To Love . I have heard it,

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Double Wish – “Periwinkle Pantone”

Last year, Double Wish released the Light Split Sparkle EP, which later got an expanded edition . Today, the Orange County duo is announcing its follow-up, Universe Sometimes , and sharing the lead single “Periwinkle Pantone.”

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Pedro The Lion – “Don’t Cry Now” & “Spend Time”

A while ago, David Bazan brought back his long-running, intensely self-reflective project Pedro The Lion. Since that revival — you can’t really say “reunion” when it’s basically just one guy — Pedro have released the albums Phoenix and Havasu . Next month, they’ll follow those

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Parannoul – “Gold River”

There’s a new Parannoul song out in the world this morning, which means you should stop whatever you’re doing and listen. Last year, the anonymous South Korean shoegaze auteur released two albums, the studio LP After The Magic and the live recording After The Night , as well as

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Two Shell – “Gimmi It”

A couple of months ago, the impishly silly and intentionally mysterious London dance duo Two Shell released “ Talk To Me ,” their long-teased FKA twigs collaboration. Last month, the duo played Coachella. According to a press release their set “was enjoyed by high profile names

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Stream KC Hardcore Band Burning Bush’s Blazing Demo

Burning Bush are an (obviously) fiery new hardcore band out of Kansas City. Their demo dropped today via Cleveland’s great Delayed Gratification label. It’s six tracks of noisy, knuckle-dragging hardcore, and based on the way the songs bleed into each other, several of them

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Sour Widows – “Staring Into Heaven/Shining”

Last month, Sour Widows announced their new album Revival Of A Friend . So far we’ve heard “ Witness ,” “ I-90 ,” and “ Cherish ,” and today the Bay Area trio is releasing the cathartic single “Staring Into Heaven/Shining.”

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Finom – “Cyclops”

In March, Finom — formerly known as Ohmme — announced their new Jeff Tweedy-produced album Not God and released the lead single “ Haircut .” Today, the indie rock duo is sharing “Cyclops” with a music video directed by Mannequin Pussy’s Marisa “Missy” Dabice.

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Thou – “Unbidden Guest”

Last month, Louisiana sludge band Thou announced their new album Umbilical and previewed it with the intense track “ I Feel Nothing When You Cry .” Today, they’re sharing the second single, “Unbidden Guest.”

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Under The Bridge With Four Tet & Friends

In 2023, Four Tet unexpectedly transcended. The 40-something IDM veteran born Kieran Hebden kicked off the year appearing on Skrillex’s Quest For Fire , which found the superstar bass lord attempting a “serious” rebrand. Shortly after, the pair became publicly chummy with nerdy

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