Gracie Abrams, Bon Iver, & Aaron Dessner Share Everytown Benefit Single “Sold Out”

Gracie Abrams, Bon Iver, & Aaron Dessner Share Everytown Benefit Single “Sold Out”

Like her inspiration, benefactor, and collaborator Taylor Swift, Gracie Abrams has enmeshed herself within the Eaux Claires extended universe. Abrams, the hit-making folk-pop singer-songwriter, is multiple albums deep into a recording relationship with the National’s Aaron Dessner, a big-deal indie producer who became a big-deal pop producer when Swift recruited him to produce her 2020…

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Bon Iver Made a Song With Gracie Abrams and Aaron Dessner

Bon Iver Made a Song With Gracie Abrams and Aaron Dessner

Bon Iver, Gracie Abrams, and the National’s Aaron Dessner have released a new song, “Sold Out,” to benefit the gun violence prevention organization Everytown. Though Justin Vernon has often collaborated with Dessner, and Abrams and Dessner are ongoing songwriting partners—not to mention that Abrams has covered Bon Iver’s “Beach Baby”—“Sold Out” is the first formal…

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BEA1991 – “Almost A Lover”

BEA1991 – “Almost A Lover”

Dutch-British audio-visual artist Beatriz de Rijke aka BEA1991 has consistently released singles over the past few months — “Tummy Bug,” “Saltworks,” and “Sex With Benefits.” She shared another one earlier this week called “Almost A Lover,” which is a dreamy rabbit hole of freak folk and trip-hop. Her voice sores high like a liberated balloon. Some…

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The Flaming Lips Defend Split With Steven Drozd

The Flaming Lips Defend Split With Steven Drozd

Earlier this week, multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd revealed that the Flaming Lips were “done with” him after 33 years. An innocent post about his excitement for acquiring an Akai drum machine opened a can of worms regarding where Drozd stands with the band of which he was a key member. “They’re done with me — but…

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