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February 7, 2025
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This week Caroline Rose leaked their own album. Noting that Year of the Slug will not be available via streaming services, they recorded the sessions via Garageband onto their phone.
In the wake of the release of her Forever album, Under the Radar speaks to Lilly Hiatt about endings.
Several times a day, we add new stuff to A Routes & Branches Guide To Feeding Your Monster, our zealously updated new release calendar. Following a challenging eight year break from recording, Cold Specks has announced her return. Light For the Midnight is set for an April 9th release (Mute). Valerie June's next album is produced by M Ward. April 11th is the street date for Owls Omens and Oracles (Concord). Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson are former bandmates in Carolina Chocolate Drops. The artists reunite for What Did the Blackbird Say To the Crow (Nonesuch, Apr 18). The always busy Lucius are readying their fourth studio project. The self-titled Lucius will arrive via Fantasy on May 2. Finally, we've been keeping our eyes peeled for months for Ken Pomeroy's announcement of her first Rounder record. This week she announced Cruel Joke, due on May 16.
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Big Thief are making an unreleased EP available to benefit those effected by California fires. Passional Relations may be purchased through the band's website.
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Stereogum features an extended chat with Will Oldham about Purple Bird, his new Bonnie Prince Billy record.
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There are so many avenues for contributing to the California fire relief effort, in addition to the Big Thief EP mentioned above. The Good Music series has made available an absolutely sprawling compilation via Bandcamp, featuring previous unreleased material from artists like Jason Isbell, Centro-Matic, Neko Case and many others. The collection is just available today (Friday), so respond appropriately! See also If I Could Only Fly, an album featuring Jolie Holland, Daniel Romano, Little Mazarn and more.
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Americana Highways catches up with BJ Barham about American Aquarium's current Standing Still tour.
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The Black Keys haven't had great luck recently with their concert plans. The duo speak to Stereogum about that spotted record, as well as their newly declared tour.
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In the wake of the release of her Forever album, Under the Radar speaks to Lilly Hiatt about endings.
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NPR's Tiny Desk series is knockin' it out of the park these days as far as we're concerned. Joined by Alison de Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves, guitarist Yasmin Williams plays songs from October's Acadia, proving our theory that the appeal of solo acoustic guitar records increases when we're able to watch rather than just listen.
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This week marks the tenth anniversary of the release of Father John Misty's I Love You Honeybear, a collection Josh Tillman called a concept album about me. Far Out discusses the songwriter's sometimes divisive lyrics, taking a deep dive into the record.
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