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Q Lazzarus Posthumous Album 'Goodbye Horses' Releasing In 2025
The legacy of Q Lazzarus is about to be in the spotlight. The late singer-songwriter commercially released only one track — the dark new wave song “Goodbye Horses” — and it became a cult hit after Jonathan Demme prominently featured it in 1991’s The Silence Of The Lambs. She then appeared in his followup film Philadelphia, singing Talking Heads’ “Heaven.” Q Lazzarus was absent from the public eye for decades before breaking her silence in 2018 to reveal she’d been working as a bus driver in Staten Island and had no intention of returning to singing. When Lazzarus, real name Diane Luckey, died in 2022 at age 61, her obituary revealed, “At the time of her death, Diane was finishing work on a feature documentary about her life and music with filmmaker and friend, Eva Aridjis. The film will be released in 2023, along with an album of songs spanning her entire musical career.”
you, inifinite: Hear Debut Single From This Will Destroy You Offshoot
Back in August, This Will Destroy You founding members Jeremy Galindo and Christopher King dropped the news that they’d be splitting up into two separate groups, both keeping the name This Will Destroy You. Both This Will Destroy Yous have announced live shows since then, with Galindo playing some shows and King playing others. I’m still confused by the whole system, but I guess it’s working out for them! Now there’s another band sprouting from the This Will Destroy You family tree, a duo going by the decidedly non-destructive name you, infinite.
Baths Announces First New Album In Eight Years 'Gut', Shares New Song "Sea Of Men": Listen
Baths, the one-person project from the Los Angeles musician Will Wiesenfeld, came up during the early-’00s chillwave moment and released three albums over the course of that decade. It’s been silent for a while. The last Baths album was 2017’s Romaplasm, and other than a 2020 B-sides collection, the project has been mostly quiet since then, while Wiesenfeld has continued to release music through his dance-music alter-ego Geotic. But now Baths is back.
Recoechi Releases New Double Single ' Act 1: The Elixir Of God': Listen
Recoechi, a rapper who’s been kicking around the Chicago underground for a few years now, recently linked up with the city’s esteemed indie label Closed Sessions for an impressive single called “Cake.” Today he’s back with two more for the label. The new tracks “The Sleeve” and “The Vessel” are packaged together as a double single under the title Act 1: The Elixir Of God. They sound more like New York than Chicago to me, with a blustery, classicist boom-bap vibe that could put him in league with everyone from the Griselda crew to Joey Bada$$.
FLO Cover Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas" In The Live Lounge: Watch
The buzzy UK R&B girl group FLO just released their debut album Access All Areas, and they promoted it today with a visit to BBC Radio 1. In the Live Lounge, artists traditionally perform their own material as well as a cover. Since we’re in the thick of December, FLO opted to sing “This Christmas,” the joyous Donny Hathaway staple that played on loop at Macy’s when I took a seasonal job there in college. The cover is short and sweet, and you can check it out below along with FLO’s performance of their own “In My Bag.”
Max B Announces Prison Release Date On Joe Budden Podcast
It’s a little unconventional to announce your release from prison like it’s a new album. But then Max B has always been a little unconventional, and people have been anticipating his homecoming almost as if it’s a musical event. The massively influential Harlem rap stylist has been in prison since 2009, when he was given a 75-year sentence for charges that included murder, armed robbery, kidnapping, and aggravated assault. In 2016, his conviction was vacated, and his sentence was reduced to 20 years. Now, he’s happy to announce that he’s coming home in less than a year.
Pusha T Says Clipse Album Is “Done,” Drake Lawsuit Is “Crazy”
We’re still waiting on that Clipse reunion album. For a while now, rap-legend brothers Pusha T and Malice have been back together, working on a new LP produced entirely by their old comrade Pharrell. The album, apparently titled Let Got Sort ‘Em Out, will be Clipse’s first since 2009. In September, they told Rolling Stone that it would be out by the end of the year. Clipse still have a few weeks before they blow that deadline, but I wouldn’t put money on it. Still, Pusha would like to assure the world that the new Clipse album is, at the very least, complete.
Best Hardcore Albums Of 2024: See Our Picks
Last month, Knocked Loose were musical guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Their performance was a spectacle: plumes of fire, a Poppy appearance, rain pelting down on the moshing crowd at the outdoor stage. Supposedly, at least one adolescent was frightened. Knocked Loose are currently the biggest band in all of hardcore, to the point where nobody can agree whether they’re a hardcore band or just an arena-metal band whose members are all hardcore kids. They’ve reached the point where they can stage that Kimmel spectacle, with all the attendant viral silliness, without coming close to compromising the ferocity of their music. That’s crazy.
Quando Rondo Sentenced To 33 Months In Prison On Federal Marijuana Charge
Tyquian Bowman, the 25-year-old Savannah rapper known professionally as Quando Rondo, has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for marijuana possession with intent to distribute. Savannah Now reports that Quando was sentenced to 33 months in a federal prison and fined $40,000. Judge R. Stan Baker handed down the sentence Wednesday afternoon after Quando reached a plea deal. He’ll begin serving his term next month.
Taylor Swift Surpasses Drake For Most Billboard Music Award Wins Of All Time
The Billboard Music Awards happened tonight at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. The night featured performances from Teddy Swims, Coldplay, Linkin Park, and more. Zach Bryan led with the most nominations, but Taylor Swift broke the record for the most Billboard Music Award wins of all time with 49 total trophies.
Kafuka’s Ibiki (Jim O’Rourke, Eiko Ishibashi, & Tatsuhisa Yamamoto) Share Live Album Shiminkai
After playing in Sonic Youth, Jim O’Rourke moved to Japan and worked on lots of different musical projects, including a soundtrack for Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, which was composed by Eiko Ishibashi. Now, O’Rourke and Ishibashi are joining forces again for a group called Kafuka’s Ibiki, with has Tatsuhisa Yamamoto as the third member.
Julien Baker & Torres Debuted New Music, Covered Songs: Ohia & Tim McGraw In NYC: Watch
The Julien Baker/Torres rollout continues. Presumably, these two greats are getting ready to announce a new collaborative album, something that’s been rumored for years. A few months ago, Torres joined Baker onstage in New York, and they debuted some songs. On Tuesday, they performed “Sugar In The Tank,” one of those new songs, on The Tonight Show. Next year, they’ll play a bunch of festivals together. Last night, Baker and Torres played their first full show together, and the phones came out.
Morgan Wallen Accepts Plea Deal, Sentenced To A Week In DUI Education Center
Morgan Wallen was arrested in April for throwing a chair off the roof of Eric Church’s new Nashville bar, six stories up. The act of public endangerment contributed to the city’s decision not to let Wallen have a sign outside his own upstart watering hole, which then pushed back its grand opening at the last minute. Wallen has since announced his own music festival, scored multiple #1 hits, received his first Grammy nomination, was named Entertainer Of The Year at the CMAs, been struck by someone’s phone while performing onstage. Today, he was sentenced for the chair-throwing incident.
Alvvays Cover Sloan With Chris Murphy In Toronto: Watch
Two generations of Canadian power-pop came together at Toronto’s Concert Hall on Saturday night. Last week, the great Alvvays, in between album cycles, played a three-night run of hometown shows at that venue. They finished each night by covering “I Am The Cancer,” a song from long-running Halifax legends Sloan’s 1992 debut Smeared. On the final night, Sloan’s own Chris Murphy came out to sing it with them.
'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' Soundtrack, "Holy Grail Of Film Scores," Finally Getting Released After 51 Years
In 1974, first-time director Tobe Hooper put together a mostly-unprofessional cast and crew, many of whom were students at UT Austin, to make The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a low-budget horror movie inspired by the Ed Gein murders. The result was a harrowing, fucked-up classic that became hugely important to the history of horror cinema, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre spawned many sequels and reboots, while its iconic Leatherface character has a place on the Mount Rushmore of movie slashers. More importantly, the movie’s murky, chaotic tone echoed down through entire generations of horror movies. It’s the gold standard for ugly, uncomfortable cinematic experiences, and a lot of that comes down to the haunted, experimental score. Now, after more than half a century, that score is finally about to come out.
New Jersey Congressman Josh Gottheimer Faked Spotify Wrapped Results To Inflate Springsteen Fandom
Josh Gottheimer is a congressman representing New Jersey’s 5th congressional district who recently announced his gubernatorial candidacy. Like any Jersey boy, Gottheimer loves himself some Bruce Springsteen. Or is that just what he wants you to think? In a new interview, Gottheimer admits to doctoring his Spotify Wrapped report to exaggerate how much Springsteen he was blasting this year.
Elton John: Legalizing Marijuana Is "One Of The Greatest Mistakes Of All Time"
Time is in the midst of rolling out its year-end package, which reportedly will once again feature Donald Trump as Person Of The Year. OK, Time! Another honoree is Elton John, who the magazine has named its Icon Of The Year. The story includes the line, “He has bested or evaded the four horsemen that cut down his generation’s boldest names: drug addiction, AIDS, irrelevance, and suicide.” OK, Time!
The Alternative Number Ones: Peter Gabriel’s “Steam”
In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This column is a companion piece to The Number Ones, and it’s for members only. Thank you to everyone who’s helping to keep Stereogum afloat.
Julien Baker & Torres Play Their Excellent Country Song "Sugar In The Tank" On 'Fallon': Watch
Julien Baker and Torres are making country music together. We don’t yet know the precise nature of their collaboration. Baker and Torres are both queer Nashville-based singer-songwriters, and they’ve been rumored to have a collaborative project in the works for years. They haven’t announced an album together or anything yet, but it probably won’t be long now. Last night, the two of them got together to play a country song called “Sugar In The Tank” on The Tonight Show, and it was just awesome.
Julia Jacklin And Faye Webster Duet On A New Version Of "Good Guy": Listen
Julia Jacklin’s excellent sophomore album Crushing turned five years old back in February. To celebrate the occasion, she recently enlisted Faye Webster for a new duet of album highlight “Good Guy,” which they recorded at the Gem near Melbourne. After being available exclusively on YouTube for a couple of months, the Webster-assisted “Good Guy” is now available on streaming. Both Jacklin and Webster have gorgeous voices on their own, primed for folksy indie-pop; together, they sound expectedly lovely. Listen to the new version of “Good Guy” below.
John Mulaney Had Some Funny Steely Dan And Miguel Anecdotes On 'The Tonight Show'
Not everybody is into Steely Dan. John Mulaney, however, is a huge Steely Fan. He’s been trying to spread the Steely Dan gospel for years now, whether he’s bringing his younger friends to their concerts, mentioning them in interviews, or referring to their music to inspire his own comedy. Mulaney loves talking about Steely Dan, and like any good father, he also loves talking about his young kids. I’m not a dad, but I imagine getting to talk about Steely Dan and your kid in the same story must be a dad’s dream.
Lifeless Dark Release New Album 'Forces Of Nature's Transformation': Listen
“Love a record where I can tell how bad the band smells just from the riffs.” So reads the skeet from Stereogum contributor David Anthony alerting me to the existence of Forces Of Nature’s Transformation, the new album from Boston crust punks Lifeless Dark. Apparently the band is thinking the same thing because one of the album’s Bandcamp genre tags is stenchcore, which makes it part of a robust archive of likeminded thrashers.
All The Bands Who Broke Up In 2024
Oasis, Acid Bath, ‘Til Tuesday, Northside, Foundation, Snot… These are just some of the bands who will reunite for shows in 2025. Nobody stays marding forever except the Smiths. So as you watch Stereogum’s annual awards show-style tribute to the groups that called it quits this year, keep in mind that they’ll all be back in five to thirty-five years.
Magdalena Bay Announce 2025 North American Tour
Magdalena Bay made some of the best music we heard in 2024; here are some opportunities to hear it performed live. The arty synth-pop duo have added a run of 2025 North American dates to their brilliantly titled Imaginal Mystery Tour, supporting their recent album Imaginal Disk. Tickets will be available here beginning this Friday, and you can see the schedule below.
Turnover Announce 'Peripheral Vision' 10th Anniversary Shows
Last week, the World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die announced 10 year anniversary shows for their album Harmlessness. Today, fellow emo revival band Turnover announced 10 year anniversary shows for their fan-favorite record Peripheral Vision.
The Darkness Share “I Hate Myself,” Justin Hawkins Defends His Old Liam Payne Video
The Darkness, the British retro-rock yelpers who apparently claim Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce as fans, are getting ready to return with their new LP Dreams On Toast next year, and we’ve already posted lead single “The Longest Kiss.” Today, the band’s attention-magnet singer Justin Hawkins is in an awkward position: His band has a new song called “I Hate Myself,” and it’s coming out just a few days after he defended his criticism of Liam Payne, the former One Direction member who just died, possibly by suicide.
The Satchvai Band: Joe Satriani And Steve Vai Join Forces
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are part of a dying breed: flamboyant shredders lighting up their fretboards with highly technical prowess, impervious to changing trends. This archetype hasn’t had a prominent place within pop culture in the 21st century, but Satch and Vai persist, bringing their guitar heroism to adoring crowds around the world. Often, they’ve done so together as part of various package tours over the decades, dating back to the ’70s, when a teenage Vai took lessons from fellow youngster Satriani. Now, their two bands are becoming one.