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Della Mae Share “Family Tree” Ahead Of New Album ‘Magic Accident’ Arriving January 23

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Della Mae Share “Family Tree” Ahead Of New Album ‘Magic Accident’ Arriving January 23

Della Mae release “Family Tree,” the second single from their upcoming album ‘Magic Accident’, arriving January 23 via Compass Records. Band founder and fiddler Kimber Ludiker channels the modal, Appalachian fiddle tune tradition on the new single, co-written with Della Mae’s guitarist Avril Smith and singer-songwriter Becky Warren. The track offers one of the album’s most bluegrass-heavy moments with Ludiker’s hard driving fiddle propelled by Alison Brown’s banjo, delivering a meditation on generational trauma, how to recognize the cycle, cope with it, and ultimately break it. ‘Magic Accident’ marks the first full length release from Della Mae since 2021’s ‘Family Reunion’, showcasing the band’s vocal strength, instrumental skill and songwriting prowess on a set of mostly original songs drawing inspiration from Americana-influenced tracks, hard-driving bluegrass romps, and dreamy indie-folk-inspired material.

The band explains the new project: “We are incredibly proud to share this album, produced by our hero Alison Brown. Magic Accident explores the complexity of being human and the drive to seize joy and possibility amid the sheer improbability of being here at all. Each of us contributed songs to this project, making it our most collaborative record to date, and it features co-writes with artists we’ve long admired.” Since forming in Boston in 2010, Della Mae has demonstrated to the roots music community that an all-women band operates far beyond novelty. Their 2013 Rounder Records release ‘This World Oft Can Be’ earned their first GRAMMY nomination for Best Bluegrass Album, with the International Bluegrass Music Association naming them Emerging Artist of the Year the same year. Over the years, Della Mae has performed in more than 30 countries representing the U.S. State Department and played at nearly every major festival on the U.S. roots music circuit.

‘Magic Accident’ Tracklist:

  1. “Magic Accident”
  2. “My Own Highway”
  3. “Family Tree”
  4. “I Compare Everyone To You”
  5. “Nothing At All”
  6. “Out Run ‘Em”
  7. “Lifeline”
  8. “Little Bird”
  9. “What You’re Looking For”
  10. “Takes All Kinds”

The Black Crowes Drop New Album ‘A Pound Of Feathers’ On March 13

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The Black Crowes Drop New Album ‘A Pound Of Feathers’ On March 13

The Black Crowes drop a new studio album titled ‘A Pound of Feathers’ on March 13, following their busy past few years highlighted by high-profile tours and 2024’s ‘Happiness Bastards’. Helmed as always by brothers Chris and Rich Robinson, the band recorded the 11-track album in Nashville with GRAMMY-winning producer Jay Joyce, launching the announcement with pre-release tracks “Profane Prophecy” and “Pharmacy Chronicles.” Chris Robinson describes the quick creation: “We made this record in eight to ten days. Bringing the high and inspiration from Happiness Bastards into this album, it was a natural progression. We experimented more, we wrote on instinct and how we were feeling in the moment. Rich brought a spontaneity to the record that I can’t describe, but it’s the best shit he’s ever done.”

Rich Robinson adds context to the album’s creative approach: “This album feels transformative to us. Going back to our roots, we felt that spark in the studio and how we work together. Lighting a fire that hits harder, more jagged but is still true to our musical essence.” The speed of the recording process clearly worked in the band’s favor, capturing raw energy without overthinking the material. After decades together, the Robinson brothers continue finding new ways to channel their blues and rock instincts into something that pushes their sound forward while staying rooted in what made them essential in the first place.

‘A Pound of Feathers’ Tracklist:

  1. “Profane Prophecy”
  2. “Cruel Streak”
  3. “Pharmacy Chronicles”
  4. “Do The Parasite!”
  5. “High And Lonesome”
  6. “Queen of the B-Sides”
  7. “It’s Like That”
  8. “Blood Red Regrets”
  9. “You Call This A Good Time”
  10. “Eros Blues”
  11. “Doomsday Doggerel”

Grace Annabella Anderson Releases “Time To Let You Go” Ahead Of Debut Album ‘Art, Baby’

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Grace Annabella Anderson Releases “Time To Let You Go” Ahead Of Debut Album ‘Art, Baby’

Multifaceted talent Grace Annabella Anderson releases her illuminating single “Time To Let You Go,” a moment of clarity and renewal capturing the quiet power of choosing freedom, softness, and forward motion after upheaval. Built on airy textures, restrained instrumentation, and Anderson’s intimate vocal delivery, it captures release without dramatization as the latest offering from her forthcoming debut album ‘Art, Baby’, arriving February 6. Anderson shares: “‘Time To Let You Go’ feels like driving down a winding coastal highway with all of the windows down. The willowy, semi-submerged vocals in the chorus surround and illuminate the lyrics ‘time to let you go’ like flecks of sunlight, and the decision to move on feels clear, not weighted, not belabored, but freeing and natural. I wrote this song to usher in a new chapter and fresh start, decidedly putting uncertainty, conflict, and betrayal in the past and celebrating the vastness and abundance of life still ahead of me.” The song joins previously released singles “Love Potion,” “Take It Back,” “Halfway,” “Transgressor,” and title track “Art, Baby” from the 13-track record.

Produced at The Planetarium in Nashville with Thomas Dulin, ‘Art, Baby’ explores themes of nostalgia, disillusionment, and desire through poetic lyricism, confessional storytelling, and emotional reckoning. Drawing inspiration from artists like Lizzy McAlpine, Faye Webster, and Joni Mitchell, Anderson evokes similar emotional resonance in her writing and delivery. Her lyrics, informed by her background as a published poet with work featured in Mistake House Magazine, Applause Literary Journal, New Croton Review, and NYU’s West 10th where she received the Editor’s Award in Poetry, exist at the intersection of literature and sound. Beyond music, Anderson has made her mark in fashion, walking for Lanyu Couture and Sandriver Cashmere during New York Fashion Week SS26 and appearing in Lost Pattern’s “Oasis” collection, China Institute Fashion Night, and Alexis Levan’s collection for New York Bridal Fashion Week. For the recording of ‘Art, Baby’, Anderson was joined by Nate Dugger on guitar, Ian Miller on piano, Brent Milligan on bass guitar, and Tim Buell on drums, with Jake Hartsfield mixing and Joe Causey at Voyager Mastering handling mastering.

Heritage Of London Trust Acquires David Bowie’s Childhood Home For Restoration And Creative Workshop Space

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Heritage Of London Trust Acquires David Bowie’s Childhood Home For Restoration And Creative Workshop Space

Heritage of London Trust announces the landmark acquisition of David Bowie’s childhood home at 4 Plaistow Grove in Bromley, the modest south London terrace where the boy became David Bowie. The property served as Bowie’s creative sanctuary from ages 8 to 20, spanning 1955 to 1967, marking the site where his musical journey began and where he wrote his formative songs before regularly returning in the following years as he wrote breakthrough hit “Space Oddity,” which rocketed him to pop fame. The heritage project, due for completion in late 2027, will restore the railway workers’ cottage to its original early 1960s appearance. Working alongside curator Geoffrey Marsh, co-curator of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s definitive David Bowie Is exhibition, and utilizing a never-before-seen archive, the restoration will recreate the interior layout exactly as it was when Bowie’s father commuted to work at charity Dr Barnado’s and his mother worked as a waitress. The experience centers on Bowie’s 9 ft x 10 ft bedroom, the specific site where his trailblazing spirit was forged.

The project transcends simple bricks and mortar as a living continuation of Bowie’s legacy of free creative experimentation. Inspired by his 1969 Beckenham Arts Lab, which offered opportunities for everybody, the site will host creative and skills workshops for young people. Through the Trust’s Proud Places and Proud Prospects programmes, the house will act as a solid foundation for the next generation, teaching confidence and communication skills in the arts. A major £500,000 grant from the Jones Day Foundation, a charitable foundation funded by attorneys and staff of the Jones Day law firm, has been secured to anchor the restoration, with a public fundraising campaign launching this month. The house sits near the Edwardian Bowie bandstand, where the young musician performed in 1969 and which was restored by Bromley Council and Heritage of London Trust in 2024.

Geoffrey Marsh explains: “It was in this small house, particularly in his tiny bedroom, that Bowie evolved from an ordinary suburban schoolboy to the beginnings of an extraordinary international stardom. As he said ‘I spent so much time in my bedroom. It really was my entire world. I had books up there, my music up there, my record player. Going from my world upstairs out onto the street, I had to pass through this no-man’s-land of the living room.'” Dr Nicola Stacey, Director of Heritage of London Trust, adds: “David Bowie was a proud Londoner. Even though his career took him all over the world, he always remembered where he came from and the community that supported him as he grew up. It’s wonderful to have this opportunity to tell his story and inspire a new generation of young people and it’s really important for the heritage of London to preserve this site.” George Underwood, artist, musician and Bowie’s lifelong friend, recalls: “We spent so much time together, listening to and playing music. I’ve heard a lot of people say David’s music saved them or changed their life. It’s amazing that he could do that and even more amazing that it all started here, from such small beginnings, in this house. We were dreamers, and look what he became.” Fundraising for the project begins in January 2026 with plans to open at the end of 2027.

Warren Haynes Shares “I’ll Be The One” From Re-Mixed ‘Tales Of Ordinary Madness’ Arriving January 30

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Warren Haynes Shares “I’ll Be The One” From Re-Mixed ‘Tales Of Ordinary Madness’ Arriving January 30

GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, guitar legend, and Gov’t Mule frontman Warren Haynes releases “I’ll Be The One,” the latest single from the re-mixed and re-mastered version of his debut solo studio album ‘Tales of Ordinary Madness’, arriving January 30 via Megaforce Records. The expanded 12-track edition includes one bonus song not included on the original, produced by Chuck Leavell and co-produced by Haynes, re-mixed by Jim Scott at Plyrz Studios, and re-mastered by Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone at Sterling Sound. When ‘Tales of Ordinary Madness’ first arrived in March 1993, Warren Haynes, then a full-time member of The Allman Brothers Band, introduced himself as a solo artist with a collection balancing soulful songwriting and powerful guitar work against rock, blues, and soul. Rolling Stone called it “a powerful solo debut,” while AllMusic singled out Haynes’ vocal performance as the project’s lasting impact. Haynes supports the release with his Winter of Warren 2026 Tour, beginning in February with a rare, intimate solo run featuring stripped-down, two-set evenings where it’s just Warren and his guitar exploring every corner of his catalog, mixing hits and deep cuts with the music that shaped his sound. The 11-date solo tour includes a standout engagement at the new Blue Note Los Angeles on February 17 and 18 with two shows per night, followed by Warren Haynes Band dates from March 1-7 including a newly announced appearance at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester as part of the venue’s 100th anniversary celebrations. Gov’t Mule, fresh off their 50th performance at NYC’s Beacon Theatre on New Year’s Eve, play spring headlining dates starting March 27 in Denver, then head out this summer for co-headlining shows with Joe Bonamassa from July 29 through August 16.

Warren Haynes Solo:

February 12 – Grass Valley, CA @ The Center for the Arts

February 13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore

February 14 – Napa, CA @ Uptown Theatre Napa

February 15 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre for the Performing

February 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Blue Note Los Angeles (2 shows)

February 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Blue Note Los Angeles (2 shows)

February 20 – Santa Fe, NM @ Lensic Performing Arts Center

February 22 – Austin, TX @ The Paramount Theatre

February 23 – Dallas, TX @ The Kessler Theater

February 24 – Houston, TX @ The Heights Theater

February 26 – Pelham, TN @ The Caverns

Warren Haynes Band:

February 27 – Live Oak, FL @ Suwannee Amp Jam #2

March 1 – Birmingham, AL @ Iron City

March 3 – Rochester, NY @ Kodak Center

March 4 – Wilkes-Barre, PA @ F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts

March 6 – Port Chester, NY @ The Capitol Theatre

March 7 – Ithaca, NY @ State Theatre

Gov’t Mule:

March 27 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom

April 7 – Shipshewana, IN @ Blue Gate Performing Arts Center

April 8 – Nashville, IN @ Brown County Music Center

April 10 – Charleston, SC @ The Refinery

April 10–12 – Miramar Beach, FL @ Joe Bonamassa’s Sound Wave Beach Weekend

Gov’t Mule co-headlining with Joe Bonamassa:

July 29 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap

July 31 – Bangor, ME @ Maine Savings Amphitheatre

August 1 – Gilford, NH @ BankNH Pavilion

August 8 – Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Pavilion

August 9 – Youngstown, OH @ Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre

August 14 – Interlochen, MI @ Kresge Auditorium

August 15 – Welch, MN @ Treasure Island Resort & Casino

August 16 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinewood Bowl

Band Of Horses Announce Spring Tour Celebrating 20th Anniversary Of ‘Everything All The Time’

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Band Of Horses Announce Spring Tour Celebrating 20th Anniversary Of ‘Everything All The Time’

Band Of Horses plot their spring tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of debut album ‘Everything All The Time’, kicking off March 19 at The Vera Project in Seattle before headlining The Showbox on March 21 and 22. On March 20, they release an expanded 19-track edition with bonus tracks including songs from the 2005 tour EP. Producer Phil Ek notes: “I want records that I produce to feel like you can walk into them, to have a three-dimensional depth.” Ben Bridwell adds: “This album made all of my dreams come true. Forever grateful for the desperation that fueled its inspiration.”

Band Of Horses spring tour dates
3/19 – The Vera Project – Seattle, WA
3/21 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA
3/22 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA
4/09 – State Theatre – Portland, ME
4/10 – The Cabot – Beverly, MA
4/12 – The Paramount – Huntington, NY
4/14 – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA
4/15 – The Wellmont Theatre – Montclair, NJ
4/16 – Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
4/18 – Nevermore Hall – Baltimore, MD
4/19 – Electric City – Buffalo, NY
4/21 – Rosina Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA
4/22 – The Fillmore – Detroit, MI
4/24 – Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH
4/25 – Bluegate PAC – Shipshewana, IN
4/27 – The Sylvee – Madison, WI
4/29 – The Fillmore – Minneapolis, MN
5/01 – Uptown Theatre – Kansas City, MO
5/02 – Rose Park – Columbia, MO

Rocket Share Full Performance Live On KEXP

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Rocket Share Full Performance Live On KEXP

Rocket share a full performance live on KEXP, recorded November 18, 2025 and hosted by Larry Mizell Jr. The five-song set features “Pretending,” “One Million,” “Wide Awake,” “Number One Fan,” and “R Is For Rocket,” showcasing the band’s dynamic interplay across vocals, bass, guitar, keys, and drums. Alithea Tuttle handles vocals and bass, Desi Scaglione plays guitar, Baron Rinzler covers guitar and keys, and Cooper Ladomade anchors the rhythm on drums. The session captures the band’s live energy in the KEXP studio, translating their recorded work into a stripped-down yet powerful performance that highlights their chemistry as a unit. KEXP sessions carry weight in the music community for their ability to showcase artists in their rawest form, and Rocket delivers exactly that kind of presence across the 18-minute set.


Paige Kennedy Shares Campy Breakup Anthem “Oh Honey!” Ahead Of ‘Style Over Substance’ EP Release

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Paige Kennedy Shares Campy Breakup Anthem “Oh Honey!” Ahead Of ‘Style Over Substance’ EP Release

Paige Kennedy releases new single “Oh Honey!” as the last preview of their forthcoming EP ‘Style Over Substance’, arriving February 6. The bouncy retro-indebted tune covers one of life’s more relatable, albeit painful, moments with theatrical flair. Paige explains: “I’m a longtime fan of campy breakup anthems from the likes of Janet Jackson, Prince, and Annie Lennox. When I went through my own cataclysmic heartbreak, I seized the opportunity to write one myself. As someone with a penchant for theatrics, I had a lot of fun writing 80s guitar lines, stacked backing vocals and even slipping in a cheeky key change. The lyrics are raw, focusing on loss and confusion, while the instrumental is fabulously silly.” The video takes a typically slanted view of the situation, with Paige dressed as if attending a funeral while in incongruous locations like a 1950s bathroom and tiki bar, perfectly illustrating the desolation in the lyrics juxtaposing with glossy instrumentation. It follows hot on the heels of “Male Friend” and “Medical Emergency,” which set in motion the alchemy between emotional gut-punches and the absurd, cementing Paige’s ability to turn heartbreak into something you can dance to without losing the sting.

With an eye for wry vignettes and a whacky, off-the-wall persona, Paige Kennedy builds an ever-growing audience through social clips that translate into a killer live show getting feet moving on sticky floors and grassy fields alike. The London-based artist and producer from Kent has written, produced, and mixed all their music to date, combining danceable baselines with quirky lyrics and hook-laced songwriting. Paige’s self-released tracks have gained serious traction on BBC Radio, securing accolades including Radio 1 Introducing Track of the Week and 6 Music Recommends Track, with airplay from Greg James, Jack Saunders, Vick and Jordan, Arielle Free, Lauren Laverne, Steve Lamacq, and crucial champion John Kennedy at Radio X. Live gigs include a sold-out recent debut London headline at The George Tavern and full UK support runs for She Drew The Gun and Moonchild Sanelly, alongside previous spots supporting BC Camplight and Billy No Mates. Festival appearances span the DIY Stage at The Great Escape, Trans Musicales, Homobloc, Boia Festival, Liverpool Sound City, Focus Wales, Swn, Left of the Dial Rotterdam, the BBC Introducing Stage at Latitude Festival, Night Currents, Multitude Festival, and Manchester International Festival. The EP will be supported by a headline tour through February.

Paige Kennedy Tour Dates:

03 February – Where Else? (Margate)

04 February – The Prince Albert (Brighton)

05 February – The Louisiana (Bristol)

06 February – Clwb Ifor Bach (Cardiff)

07 February – Heartbreaker’s (Southampton)

10 February – The Lexington (London)

11 February – Hallamshire Hotel (Sheffield)

12 February – Zerox (Newcastle)

13 February – The Hug and Pint (Glasgow)

Mumford & Sons Announce Sixth Studio Album ‘Prizefighter’ With Chris Stapleton, Hozier, Gracie Abrams Collaborations

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Mumford & Sons Announce Sixth Studio Album ‘Prizefighter’ With Chris Stapleton, Hozier, Gracie Abrams Collaborations

Mumford & Sons announce their sixth studio album ‘Prizefighter’, arriving February 13 as the follow-up to the band’s 2025 album ‘Rushmere’. The new record features collaborations with Chris Stapleton, Hozier, Gracie Abrams, and Gigi Perez, co-produced and co-written by Aaron Dessner of The National. Pre-release singles include “The Banjo Song,” co-written by the band, Dessner, and John Bellion, along with “Rubber Band Man,” the collaboration with Hozier, and the title track “Prizefighter.” Marcus Mumford describes the band’s current mindset: “We feel like we’re hitting our prime as a creative force. We’re putting everything we have into this now, and we’re using everything about our experience so far to embrace exactly who we are. We’re comfortable in our skins these days. And Prizefighter is us going for it, serious and playful, sometimes bruised and always hopeful. We’re nowhere near done yet. I hope and believe we’re in the beginning of something we don’t want to let up on. I’m more excited to be in this band than I’ve ever been.”

‘Prizefighter’ Tracklist:

  1. “Here” (with Chris Stapleton)
  2. “Rubber Band Man” (with Hozier)
  3. “The Banjo Song”
  4. “Run Together”
  5. “Conversation With My Son”
  6. “Alleycat”
  7. “Prizefighter”
  8. “Begin Again”
  9. “Icarus” (with Gigi Perez)
  10. “Stay”
  11. “Badlands” (with Gracie Abrams)
  12. “Shadow Of A Man”
  13. “I’ll Tell You Everything”
  14. “Clover”

Mumford & Sons Tour Dates:

December 27—San Diego, CA—Wild Horses Festival

January 8-11—Cancun, Mexico—Out of the Blue Festival

February 20-22—Tempe, AZ—Innings Festival

July 1—Groningen, Netherlands—Stadspark

July 2—Werchter, Belgium—Rock Werchter Festival

July 4—London, U.K.—BST Hyde Park (with special guest The War on Drugs)

July 7—Rome, Italy—Rock in Roma

July 9—Berlin, Germany—Waldbuhne

August 1—St. Charles, Iowa—Hinterland Music Festival

ASP Drop Sixth Major Single “Pipe Dream” As Final Year Before WACK Reset Begins

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ASP Drop Sixth Major Single “Pipe Dream” As Final Year Before WACK Reset Begins

Following the seismic announcement that 2026 will mark the final year for ASP, with all WACK-affiliated groups set to conclude activities as the agency undergoes a full-scale reset, the Japanese alternative idol group begins the countdown with their sixth major single “Pipe Dream,” dropping January 14. The three-track single sees ASP continuing to blur the lines between idol, rock, and underground culture. Title track “Pipe Dream” and accompanying song “JUSHO” are produced, sound-designed, and composed by Yohji Igarashi, a DJ and producer whose résumé spans work with ATARASHII GAKKO!, kZm, and HIYADAM, and who also operates as one half of Ski Yu & Yohji Igarashi alongside King Gnu drummer Ski Yu. Lyrics for both tracks are written by Pecori, MC of Japanese hip hop group ODD Foot Works and the creative force behind Number_i’s viral hits “INZM” and “GOAT,” which have amassed over 200 million YouTube plays. The Igarashi and Pecori partnership previously powered ASP’s single “BA-BY,” and their return brings a familiar intensity to this pivotal moment.

“Pipe Dream” pairs finely detailed guitar work with lyrics that capture emotional instability without ever losing resolve, an introspective yet forceful track that hits with direct emotional weight. “JUSHO” offers a bittersweet composition with layered lyrics reflecting ASP’s current state with striking clarity, while closing track “Warp!!” follows the trajectory set by the upbeat single “Get New MIRAI.” Produced once again by Japanese rock band Age Factory, “Warp!!” fuses high-speed momentum with a lingering sense of melancholy, its explosive energy and forward-thrusting hooks creating the sensation of being warped onward. The single’s vivid, surreal cover artwork is directed by JACKSON kaki, who also crafted the striking visuals for “BA-BY,” built in 3DCG with distorted expressions and uncanny atmosphere that mirror the tension, urgency, and controlled chaos defining ASP at this pivotal moment. With the end now in sight, “Pipe Dream” carries the weight of a group wrestling with uncertainty while standing their ground, not a farewell yet but something that acknowledges everything coming.

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