Weeks after jamming with former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne at Governors Ball in New York, Olivia Rodrigo welcomed the Cure’s Robert Smith to duet on his band’s classics “Friday I’m in Love” and “Just Like Heaven” yesterday (June 29) at the Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England. “He’s perhaps the best songwriter to come out…
Thirty years after its release, the second album from Irish alternative rockers the Cranberries has lost none of its power. Fronted by the compelling presence of vocalist Dolores O’Riordan, the Cranberries built upon the success of their 1993 debut with the sophomore slump–defying No Need to Argue. Featuring two major worldwide hits (“Zombie” and “Ode…
Music has always been more than sound. From the communal energy of live concerts to the surreal visuals of Yellow Submarine and the grainy rawness of MTV’s golden age, it has never truly lived in just one dimension. But in today’s fast-scroll culture, where songs are often discovered in 15-second bursts and consumed as background…
“I’ve put in time in this industry as a songwriter, so it’s another achievement for me that people are getting to know who I am as a singer,” Netón Vega tells me, relaxing on the porch of his Los Angeles Airbnb, against a summer dusk backdrop. Known for injecting his corridos with plenty of passion…
Kendrick Lamar, Tyler the Creator, Nas, John Legend and the-Dream all lend a hand on LET GOD SORT EM OUT, the first new Clipse album in nearly 16 years. As previously reported, the project, due July 11, was produced by longtime collaborator Pharrell Williams. LET GOD SORT EM OUT is brothers Pusha T and Malice’s…
Foo Fighters’ first “new” music since their 2023 album But Here We Are is, appropriately, an 80-second cover of iconic Washington D.C. hardcore band Minor Threat’s 1981 song “I Don’t Wanna Hear It.” The instrumental for the new version, which arrived on YouTube this morning (June 30) but is not yet on streaming services, was…
The initial single from Stockholm Syndrome (June 27), Fishbone’s first new album in nearly two decades, arrived shortly before last year’s presidential election. The bluntly titled “Racist Piece of Shit” pulls no punches regarding the ska-funk-metal pioneers’ feelings toward our current president and his supporters, even if musically, it’s a relatively unambitious (though scorching) tune….
While most of Public Enemy’s biggest songs — including “Fight the Power” and “Don’t Believe the Hype” — tackle social injustice, systemic racism, media bias and other socio-political topics, Chuck D and Flavor Flav have other, equally timely concerns on their minds on Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025, a new album surprised released…
Each week, SPIN will dig into the catalog of great artists and highlight songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. When Brian Wilson passed away earlier this month, the brilliant Beach Boys songwriter-producer left behind a catalog of timeless hits like “I Get Around” and “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” More from…
Name Hello! I’m Robin Wilson, lead singer of Gin Blossoms. More from Spin: Lorde Opens Glastonbury With Surprise ‘Virgin’ Set Mitch Rowland Is ‘Ready’ For His Second Album Stephen Bishop Jams With Yacht Rock Royalty On Final LP Best known for Being a part-time singer of the Smithereens. Current city I currently live in Valley Stream, New York on Long…
