Casey Dienel Announces First Album in Eight Years, Shares Video for New Song: Watch

Casey Dienel Announces First Album in Eight Years, Shares Video for New Song: Watch

Casey Dienel, the indie-pop artist formerly known as White Hinterland, is back with their first new album in eight years. My Heart Is an Outlaw is out October 17 via Jealous Butcher. The Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist has shared lead single “Your Girl’s Upstairs,” along with a video directed by Alex Basco Koch featuring…

Read More
Sony Music Sues Napster Over Missed Royalty Payments

Sony Music Sues Napster Over Missed Royalty Payments

Sony Music Entertainment is suing Rhapsody International, the parent company of streaming service Napster, for $9.2 million in licensing fees and unpaid royalties, as well as a potential $36 million in damages from copyright infringement. In a lawsuit filed last Friday (August 1) in Manhattan federal court and viewed by Pitchfork, Sony claims that Napster…

Read More
Terry Reid, Storied British Rocker, Dies at 75

Terry Reid, Storied British Rocker, Dies at 75

Terry Reid, the British rock singer and songwriter, who turned down offers to front Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple to embark on a solo career that earned him the nickname Superlungs, has died. Cleopatra Records shared the news in an email, and Reid’s representative gave confirmation to The Guardian. No cause of death was given,…

Read More
Joan Shelley Announces New Album Real Warmth, Shares New Song “Everybody”: Listen

Joan Shelley Announces New Album Real Warmth, Shares New Song “Everybody”: Listen

Joan Shelley has announced a new album: Real Warmth is out September 19 via No Quarter. The Kentucky songwriter’s follow up to 2022’s The Spur was produced by Ben Whiteley and features contributions from the Weather Station’s Tamara Lindeman, Doug Paisley, Nathan Salsburg, Matt Kelley, Ken Whiteley, drummer Philippe Melanson, and saxophonist Karen Ng. Listen…

Read More
Classical Highlights for July 2025

Classical Highlights for July 2025

The key to a good recording is something that really engages the listener without the visual aspect of seeing a performance live or on film. This month there were many albums that stood out as something worth hearing, with music ranging from the medieval age to the 2020s. Among the stage works that still come…

Read More