James Rettig

Wilmington

Writer at Freelance

current writer, former @stereogum editor

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Nourished By Time Shares New Song "I Guess I Got My Answer": Listen

May 30, 2024 | stereogum.com | James Rettig |TimeLoad More

Nourished by Time, the home recording project headed up by Baltimore musician Marcus Brown, landed on our Best New Bands and Best Albums lists last year thanks to Erotic Probiotic 2. He’s since signed to XL Recordings and put out an EP with them, Catching Chickens. Today, he’s back with a new track that appears on Scenic Route – Road Less Travelled Vol. 2, a forthcoming compilation from the London label Scenic Route.
Primavera Sound Livestream Schedule: Watch For Free

May 30, 2024 | stereogum.com | James Rettig

Primavera Sound is taking place in Barcelona right now, and a portion of the festival will be livestreamed through Amazon Music. The stream will be available through Prime Video and Twitch, and it’ll begin at 1:30PM EST each day, starting Thursday afternoon and running through Saturday. Thursday’s livestream schedule includes performances by Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, Justice, Arab Strap, Freddie Gibbs, Blonde Redhead, Justice, and more.
Livestream Primavera Sound 2024 For Free

May 30, 2024 | flipboard.com | James Rettig

Latto Responds After Being Body-Shamed For Her BBLOverall, Latto is one of the most exciting new acts in hip-hop. Throughout the past few years, she has delivered some incredible singles, and her …
Tom Morello, Who Turns 60 Today, Announced As 2024 Woody Guthrie Prize Recipient

May 30, 2024 | stereogum.com | James Rettig

Tom Morello turns 60 today — happy birthday, dude! Today, he’s been announced as the latest recipient of the Woody Guthrie Prize, an award started a decade ago to recognize “outstanding contributions to music and activism.” (Last year, the winner was Pussy Riot.)“Woody Guthrie was a fearless agitator, a six-string instigator, a poetic truth teller and a harmonizing hell raiser,” Morello said in a statement.
Listen To "Great Scott"

May 30, 2024 | stereogum.com | James Rettig

The last time we checked in on the roaring power-pop duo Cowboy Boy in 2021, they were split between Boston and Los Angeles and about to put out Good Girl, a double EP that featured basically all of the songs that they had recorded until then. The pair have since joined up in Los Angeles, but the Boston never fully goes away as evidenced by “Great Scott,” the lead single to their new album Lipstick On A Pig.
Prefuse 73 Shares New Single "Vast Wildlife Poison": Listen

May 30, 2024 | stereogum.com | James Rettig

Earlier this month, Prefuse 73 announced new album, New Strategies For Modern Crime Vol. 2, the sequel/companion album to Vol. 1, which came out in March. He shared “Lion Chorus” from it at the time, and today the producer is back with another one, the slinking, shapeshifting “Vast Wildlife Poison,” which sounds like it could soundtrack one hell of a movie scene. Check it out below. New Strategies For Modern Crime Vol. 2 is out 6/28 on Lex Records.
John Glacier Shares New Track "Steady As I Am": Listen

May 30, 2024 | stereogum.com | James Rettig

Back in February, the London musician John Glacier signed to Young and released the Like A Glacier EP; its Eartheater-featuring single “Money Shows” landed on our best songs of the week list. Last week, Glacier popped up during Jamie xx’s residency to perform a new collab called “Dafodil” with the producer. And today, she’s announcing another new EP, Duppy Gun, which will be out next month. New single “Steady As I Am” is an intoxicating wooze, check it out below.
Hear "Any Day Now"

May 30, 2024 | stereogum.com | James Rettig

Kate Bollinger has been putting out dreamy pop songs for a while now, primarily collected in a string of EPs and singles that date back to 2017. Today, the Richmond musician (who is now based in LA) has announced her debut full-length, Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind, which will be out in September. Collaborators on it inclue Sam Evian, Matthew E. White, Jacob Grissom, and Adam Brisbin. Lead single “Any Day Now” is out now. “My good friend Matt [E.
Katy Kirby Shares New Song "Headlights" From Deluxe 'Blue Raspberry' Edition: Listen

May 30, 2024 | stereogum.com | James Rettig

At the top of the year, Katy Kirby released her sophomore album Blue Raspberry, a more than worthy successor to her 2021 debut — it was our Album Of The Week. Today, Kirby is announcing a deluxe edition of Blue Raspberry that’ll be out this summer featuring two tracks that didn’t make the album. The first of those, “Headlights,” is out now. “‘Headlights’ isn’t as open-hearted as any of the songs that ended up on Blue Raspberry,” Kirby shared in a statement.
Cher Defeats Sonny Bono’s Widow In Royalties Lawsuit Tied To Divorce Settlement

May 29, 2024 | stereogum.com | James Rettig

Cher has won a lawsuit against Sonny Bono’s widow Mary over royalties related to the songs that she made as one-half of Sonny And Cher, as Billboard reports. As part of their 1978 divorce settlement, Cher was granted a permanent 50% cut of the publishing revenues of the songs that Sonny and Cher had recorded together during the time that they were married. Even after Sonny Bono’s death in 1998, Cher continued receiving royalties from his estate.