Ryan Leas
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Album Of The Week: Makaya McCraven 'In These Times'
Makaya McCraven has been working on In These Times for almost as long as we’ve known him. Since 2015, McCraven has been on a prolific streak, releasing a host of varying projects, often to critical acclaim, while steadily garnering that complicated yet hallowed mantle as one of those artists who is keeping jazz “alive.” And all along the way, the seeds for In These Times were being conceived,… → Read More
Kendrick Lamar Brings The Arty Rebirth Of The Big Steppers Tour To Brooklyn
The Big Steppers tour becomes a wild ride through Lamar’s psyche as well as some of the best music made by anyone in the last 10 years. → Read More
Bruce Springsteen's 'The Rising' Turns 20
Looking back on the Boss' post-9/11 treatise. → Read More
Florist Share New Song "Feathers": Listen
'Florist' is out 7/29. → Read More
Margaret Glaspy Shares New Song "My Body My Choice": Listen
Margaret Glaspy is back with a new single. → Read More
CHAI & Superorganism Release New Song "Hero Journey": Listen
CHAI teamed up with fellow pop experimentalists Superorganism for a new single. → Read More
YG, Tyga, & 21 Savage Release New Song: Listen
YG teamed up with Tyga, 21 Savage, and Bia for his new single "Run." → Read More
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Release New Song "Forever": Listen
'When The Lights Go' is out 7/22. → Read More
Eminem & Snoop Dogg Release New Song: Listen
Eminem & Snoop Dogg premiered "From The D 2 The LBC" at ApeFest in New York. → Read More
Hear Avril Lavigne's Alt-Rock Cover Of Adele's "Hello"
Avril Lavigne has put an alt-rock spin on Adele's "Hello." → Read More
Tame Impala Remixed Elvis Presley's "Edge Of Reality"
Hear Tama Impala's contribution to the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic. → Read More
Sylvan Esso Share New Song "Your Reality": Listen
Sylvan Esso are back with a new single. → Read More
John Hinckley Jr. Talked To Eve 6's Max Collins
In an extensive interview with Input, Hinckley discussed his music career with the famously online Eve 6 frontman. → Read More
Gorillaz & Thundercat Share New Song "Cracker Island": Listen
Damon Albarn is back with a new Gorillaz single. → Read More
Fotocrime Cover Leonard Cohen: Listen
Fotocrime are back with their take on "Avalanche." → Read More
First Aid Kit – “Angel”
It’s been a bit since we’ve heard some new songs from Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit. Johanna and Klara Söderberg’s last album was Ruins, back in 2018. In 2019, they returned with “Strange Beauty,” a tribute to David Berman. Now, they’re finally back with “Angel,” their first new piece of original music in three years. → Read More
Roger Waters On Colbert: Watch Him Do "Another Brick In The Wall"
Roger Waters stopped by 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' to promote his upcoming This Is Not A Drill tour. → Read More
Wet Leg Already Finished Their Second Album
In a new interview, Wet Leg said they have a second album ready to go. → Read More
The Mars Volta Share New Song "Blacklight Shine": Listen
The Mars Volta are back with their first new song in over 10 years. → Read More
Stella Donnelly Shares New Song "Flood": Listen
'Flood' is out 8/26 via Secretly Canadian. → Read More