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Pop Music Archive: Morrissey & Siouxsie — “Interlude” (1994)
Finding what I wasn't looking for, this sonic pearl from the 1990s falls into my ears, recording the meeting of the…

Cover: Weyes Blood – "Shilo" (Neil Diamond)
Weyes Blood fans may be looking forward to a new work from the American artist, whose most recent album was 2022's And…

Kim Gordon and Kim Deal team up for a live performance of "Little Trouble Girl"
In 1995, Sonic Youth released their new studio album, Washing Machine, which had two singles, "The Diamond Sea" and "…

New song: Matt Berninger — "Bonnet of Pins"
The National's Matt Berninger's new song is the first single from the singer's upcoming second solo album. Get Sunk is…

Jenny Hval announces new album and releases single — Listen to "To be a rose"
Norwegian singer, songwriter, producer and novelist Jenny Hval has announced her new album, Iris Silver Mist, which…

Video: The WAEVE — "Love Is All Pain"
Following their second album, City Lights (2024), The WAEVE will release a three-track EP on March 14. Produced by…
Artists

Mumford & Sons
The English folk rock band Mumford & Sons was formed in 2007 in London, emerging within an underground folk scene…

Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius was the stage name adopted by the American Michael Alden Hadreas to record his compositions, loaded with…

Phoebe Rings
Phoebe Rings is a band from Auckland, New Zealand, formed in 2019 by Crystal Choi. Despite the dream-pop label, the…

Lucy Dacus
Lucy Dacus is an American indie rock singer with folk influences. Lucy Elizabeth Dacus was born on May 2, 1995 in…

Kim Deal
American Kimberley Ann Deal was born on June 10, 1961 in Dayton, Ohio. But it was under the name Kim Deal that she…

The Waeve
The Waeve are an English band formed in 2021 by Graham Coxon (Blur) and Rose Elinor Dougall (the Pipettes). Exploring…