Earle begins the album with a downtrodden cover of “Dublin Blues.” In his whiskey-stained voice, he sings “I wished I was in Austin/ In the Chili Parlor Bar/ Drinkin’ Mad Dog Margaritas/And not carin’ ...

Morocco-born, Manitoba, Canada-raised artist Faouzia Ouihya has been making music for the better part of a decade, racking up millions of streams alongside awards for her songwriting and her powerful ...

Former Trail Blazers Brian Grant, Steve Smith and Damon Stoudamire embrace at Moda Center in Portland, Ore. on Dec. 22, 2025. Courtesy Trail Blazers. PORTLAND, Ore. — One day after my birthday in 2000 ...

Jan & Dean circa 1970. Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. Several times in the last few years I’ve mentioned American music’s most baffling subgenre: Dead teenager songs. There are plenty of ...

Cynthia Nabozny’s music career was gaining momentum at the end of the last decade. The Michigan-born, L.A.-based artist, who goes by Cyn, signed with Katy Perry’s label imprint, released an EP, toured ...

It would have been easy enough for the band to tap into ’90s nostalgia, lay down some riff-laden anthemic pop-rock and call it a day. Instead the quartet delivered a shimmering record that feels alive ...

New York duo The Chainsmokers rose to prominence on the back of big, synth-heavy, danceable anthems, many times recruiting some of pop’s biggest names on vocals. It was a proven formula for success ...

The latest album by Staind, Confessions of the Fallen, caps off a reunion that began in 2019 with a string of festival dates and a hometown show. At first, new material didn’t seem to be in the cards, ...

“The studio is my room,” vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Jess Allanic says. The title is a reference to the Manchester, England band carrying its own chaotic workload on its shoulders. “The ...

The concept of intergenerational trauma goes like this: One’s ancestor experiences something so traumatic that it triggers a response in the brain and body, resulting in the passing down of traits ...

“Forget Me” sets the stage for the album’s exploration of heartbreak and inner turmoil with a relatively upbeat tune. The song slowly builds up to Capaldi’s signature raspy vocals belting out, “’Cause ...

Simple Minds (Jim Kerr third from left). Courtesy Dean Chalkley. To introduce Simple Minds fans to the next chapter of their band, vocalist Jim Kerr and guitarist Charlie Burchill wrote a song that ...