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20 of the Best Indie Folk Rock Albums Since the 2000s (for People Who Don’t Know What to Listen To)

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May 10, 2025

20 of the Best Indie Folk Rock Albums Since the 2000s (for People Who Don’t Know What to Listen To)

If you’re standing in front of your speakers not knowing what to play, craving something a little earthy, a little raw, a little “I left the city for a cabin and wrote an album about heartbreak and humanity” — this is for you. Indie folk rock has a way of making you feel like you’ve just gone for a walk in the woods, even if you’re actually curled up in bed at 2 a.m. with a cup of tea and some thoughts. These albums aren’t just background music. They’re the backdrop for your quarter-life crisis, your quiet mornings, your healing. These are the albums that whispered, “You’re not alone,” right when you needed it most.

Andy Shauf – ‘The Party’
A concept album where every awkward glance and half-hearted conversation is a cinematic masterpiece. Shauf’s storytelling turns small-town parties into emotional epics.

Angus & Julia Stone – ‘Down the Way’
This sibling duo made an album that sounds like salt air, heartbreak, and every romantic moment you swore you’d forget. Tender, haunting, and stunning.

Band of Horses – ‘Everything All the Time’
The sound of being both wildly in love and terribly lost. “The Funeral” alone will get you. The rest? It stays with you.

Bear’s Den – ‘Islands’
A warm, sincere blend of folk instrumentation and emotional clarity. It’ll hurt in the best way.

Big Thief – ‘Capacity’
Adrianne Lenker’s voice cracks open the mundane and shows you the beauty inside. These songs sound like secrets, confessions, and grace.

Bon Iver – ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’
The origin story of cabin-core heartbreak. A breakup, a blizzard, and one man’s falsetto changed indie music forever.

Bright Eyes – ‘I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning’
Conor Oberst at his poetic best, singing like he’s seen the future and it’s both beautiful and terrible.

Feist – ‘Let It Die’
It’s folk, it’s jazz, it’s pop, it’s something else entirely. Feist makes longing feel elegant and easy.

Fleet Foxes – ‘Fleet Foxes’
The sonic equivalent of a sunbeam through cathedral windows. Rich, layered harmonies and melodies that feel like ancient hymns.

First Aid Kit – ‘The Lion’s Roar’
Swedish sisters channeling cosmic Americana. There’s power in the beauty here, and sorrow in the strength.

Frightened Rabbit – ‘The Midnight Organ Fight’
Scott Hutchison wrote about depression and desire like he was etching it into your bones. Unforgettable.

Indigo Girls – All That We Let In
A masterclass in harmony and humanity. This 2004 gem blends activism, intimacy, and acoustic magic in a way only Amy and Emily can. It’s folk rock that fights for something and still finds time to hold space for love, grief, and memory.

Iron & Wine – ‘The Creek Drank the Cradle’
This is the dusty back porch album, lo-fi and lovely, with melodies that settle into your soul.

Laura Marling – ‘I Speak Because I Can’
At 20 years old, she delivered songs with the wisdom of a weathered poet. Classical folk tradition meets millennial clarity.

Lord Huron – ‘Lonesome Dreams’
Expansive, cinematic, mysterious. Feels like riding west on horseback with a broken heart and a journal full of sketches.

Mumford & Sons – ‘Sigh No More’
Before the banjo backlash, this was the album that brought folk rock back to the big stage with anthemic earnestness.

Of Monsters and Men – ‘My Head Is an Animal’
An Icelandic explosion of joy and myth and melancholy. It’s a debut that still sounds like a storm rolling in.

Phoebe Bridgers – ‘Stranger in the Alps’
Soaked in sadness and stars, Bridgers writes like the saddest person at the party and sings like she’s the one holding it together.

Ray LaMontagne – ‘Trouble’
A voice made of gravel and honey. These songs will break you, but gently.

The Tallest Man on Earth – ‘The Wild Hunt’
A Swedish Dylan with a voice like splintered wood and songs that cut with precision. Sparse and soul-deep.

15 Songs About Hangovers (That’ll Hurt So Good Tomorrow Morning)

5 Surprising Facts About Your Favourite Albums

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15 Songs About Hangovers (That’ll Hurt So Good Tomorrow Morning)

Some songs are written from the heart. Others are written from the floor of a bathroom at 8 a.m. with the lights off and a splitting headache. These are the ones for after the party—songs that know the pain, the regrets, the mystery bruises, and the promises you probably won’t keep. Here’s your unofficial hangover recovery playlist, alphabetized for your convenience but in no way approved by your liver.

AC/DC – “Ride On”
Bon Scott trades swagger for solitude on this moody slow-burner. It’s the morning after, and the room is still spinning, but it’s the loneliness that really hurts.

Alice Cooper – “From the Inside”
Cooper doesn’t just flirt with rock bottom—he checks in, unpacks, and writes a concept album about it. This title track captures a life where hangovers outnumber healthy days.

Billy Joel – “Big Shot”
Brutal and biting, Joel calls out a friend for their wild night—and their even wilder ego. Sympathy? Not here. This is piano-driven scorn in its finest form.

Black Sabbath – “Trashed”
Ian Gillan turns a near-death drunken joyride into the loudest PSA ever recorded. Flipping a car into a pool? That’s not just a hangover—that’s a legend.

George Thorogood & The Destroyers – “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer”
This blues-rock classic is less about the hangover and more about the buildup. Eviction notices and heartbreak go down smooth with the right liquor, until reality hits.

Janis Joplin – “What Good Can Drinkin’ Do?”
Joplin saw through the illusion. Booze doesn’t fix anything—it just delays the pain until sunrise. A raw, bluesy lament that still hits hard decades later.

Katy Perry – “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”
If hangovers could wear glitter and lip gloss, they’d sound like this. A bubblegum recounting of mayhem, mystery bruises, and decisions best left in the dark.

Max Webster – “Hangover”
This Canadian prog-rock opener says it all in the title. A slow-burning riff, a plea for mercy, and the bitter taste of too much fun.

Peter Frampton – “Do You Feel Like We Do”
Written with a wine glass still in reach, Frampton turns confusion into an epic jam. Memory loss never sounded so smooth—or so full of wah-wah pedal.

Pink – “Sober”
Pink brings both vulnerability and power to this modern post-party confession. It’s the internal hangover that hits hardest, and she doesn’t flinch from facing it.

The Who – “Who Are You”
Piecing together a foggy night, Roger Daltrey channels Pete Townshend’s drunken mess into rock history. If you’ve ever blacked out mid-argument, this one’s for you.

Toby Keith – “I Love This Bar”
Keith’s hangover is still in progress. He’s not leaving the scene of the crime—he’s just topping off the same glass and calling it tradition.

Van Halen – “Take Your Whiskey Home”
David Lee Roth might be numb, but his girlfriend’s done. This acoustic-to-electric rocker captures the exact moment when booze stops being funny.

ZZ Top – “Cheap Sunglasses”
You can’t cure a hangover, but you can hide it. Billy Gibbons’ advice? Put on your shades, fake a strut, and get through the day in style.

Bonus Tip: Don’t take life advice from rock stars—but absolutely take the playlist.

These songs might not fix your pounding headache, but they’ll at least keep you company while the coffee brews and the regrets settle in. Got a favorite hangover anthem? There’s always room on the list—right next to your Advil.

10 Music-Inspired Ways To Tune Your Life Toward Peace and Happiness

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May 10, 2025

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10 Music-Inspired Ways To Tune Your Life Toward Peace and Happiness

When you think about the soundtrack of your life, what’s playing right now? Is it chaotic noise, or something that gives you goosebumps and grace? Just like the best albums, your daily routine, your thoughts, your choices — they all make up a mixtape that either brings you peace… or static. Here are 10 music-inspired reminders to help you turn up the volume on joy and dial down the drama:

1. When Miles Davis said, “Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there,” he wasn’t just talking about jazz.
That’s also the secret to peace — it’s not in the loudest moments, but in your response. Take a pause. Play the space between. That’s where the magic lives.

2. Imagine starting your day like Johnny Cash: black coffee, a deep breath, and a promise to move forward.
One small step. One little “thank you.” That’s the rhythm. That’s the first track on the album of your day.

3. You don’t need to crank it to 11 to be heard.
Start filtering out the noise. Not every voice deserves a mic in your mind. Listen for truth. It’s the quiet ones that stick, like a Springsteen lyric in a silent room.

4. You can’t remix your life in a day, but you can press play onone small habit.
That’s how Bowie became Bowie. It starts in the bedroom studio of your mind. Fifteen minutes of honesty can lead to a chorus of change.

5. Stop comparing yourself to other bands.
The Beatles didn’t sound like the Stones. Nirvana didn’t sound like REM. Be your own kind of rock star. Let your verses be yours. Let your album be weird and wonderful.

6. Sometimes peace sounds like silence between notes.
Like the hush before a chorus. A walk. A meal. A breath. That’s the music of your life. Don’t miss it scrolling through someone else’s.

7. Freddie Mercury didn’t wait for permission to love what he did.
Start giving without expecting applause. Joy is the encore you don’t see coming. Do what’s right because it feels good in your soul, not because the crowd is watching.

8. Put down the phone.
Be present like a vinyl crackle. Like watching Paul Simon tell a story with six chords and the truth. The best conversations never happen in the comments section.

9. Let life teach you the way punk rock did: loud, messy, full of lessons.
You won’t always hit the right notes. But if you’re trying, you’re alive. That’s more than enough to make a damn good song.

10. You can’t control the charts, the critics, or the crowd.
But you can control your setlist. Choose the songs that matter. Play them loud. Rewrite the ones that no longer serve you.

You don’t need to have it all figured out to feel better. You just need to pick one track. One beat. One line that feels true. Life isn’t a greatest hits album — it’s a work in progress. So tune your instruments, find your groove, and play it your way.

5 Surprising Facts About Shania Twain’s ‘Come On Over’

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May 9, 2025

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5 Surprising Facts About Shania Twain’s ‘Come On Over’

In 1997, country music met its biggest plot twist: Come On Over, a rhinestone-studded, genre-bending, chart-smashing masterpiece by Shania Twain. Packed with attitude, empowerment, and enough hooks to lasso every pop and country fan within earshot, it rewrote the charts and records. Selling over 40 million copies worldwide, it became the best-selling album by a solo female artist, the top-selling country album in U.S. history, and the gold standard for crossover success. But beyond the Grammy wins, pop remixes, and iconic music videos lies a whole lot of fascinating history you probably haven’t heard—until now.

1. It Almost Had a Totally Different Name
Before Come On Over became the blockbuster title we know today, Shania Twain considered naming the album No Inhibitions. The idea was to reflect her bold, free-spirited themes—but ultimately, she went with Come On Over for its warmth and accessibility. The title track was one of her personal favorites, and the phrase felt like an open invitation. It wasn’t just an album title—it was a welcome mat to the new face of country pop.

2. Shania and Mutt Wrote Songs Anywhere and Everywhere
Twain and then-husband/producer Mutt Lange didn’t write songs in boardrooms or cabins in the woods—they wrote them in the car, at the grocery store, even during bathroom breaks. Shania kept a notebook and a mini recorder on her at all times to capture sudden bursts of inspiration. “I’d sing the melody all the way home if I didn’t have a recorder,” she said. That relentless creativity turned everyday phrases and observations into anthems for millions.

3. It Was So Good, They Made Two Versions
If Come On Over sounded a little more pop in London than it did in Nashville, that’s no accident. Mutt Lange spent four months remixing 15 of the 16 tracks for international release—removing steel guitar twangs, softening the fiddles, and swapping in pop beats and keyboards. It was one of the first major examples of a country artist reworking their album to suit global audiences. One album, two sonic blueprints, endless success.

4. “That Don’t Impress Me Much” Was Inspired by Brad Pitt’s Naked Photo
Yes, really. Twain has confirmed that the lyric “Okay, so you’re Brad Pitt” was written shortly after tabloids went wild over leaked nude photos of the actor. Shania’s reaction? “I just thought, ‘Well, that don’t impress me much.’” The song quickly became a universal anthem for rejecting self-obsessed suitors—and delivered one of the most iconic pop culture name drops of the 1990s in the process.

5. The Album’s Empowerment Anthems Came from Personal Pain
While Come On Over is filled with upbeat hooks and playful lyrics, many of its most powerful moments are rooted in struggle. “Black Eyes, Blue Tears” tackles domestic abuse, while “If You Wanna Touch Her, Ask!” promotes consent—topics rarely tackled in mainstream country music at the time. Even “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”—a celebration of feminine joy—was inspired by Twain’s experience watching drag performers while working at a resort in Huntsville, Ontario. The glamour had depth. The glitter came with grit.

Come On Over gave country a new face, pop a new attitude, and women everywhere a soundtrack to strut, laugh, cry, and live by. And decades later, the impact of that red-shirted, lyric-slinging, genre-hopping masterpiece is still being felt in every empowered chorus and stadium stomp across music today. Let’s go girls? She already did—and she took over the charts doing it.

5 Surprising Facts About Tom Petty’s ‘Full Moon Fever’

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May 9, 2025

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When Tom Petty released Full Moon Fever on April 24, 1989, the world got a solo debut that didn’t just match his work with the Heartbreakers—it redefined it. Packed with unforgettable hits, Beatlesque production from Jeff Lynne, and guest appearances from fellow Traveling Wilburys like George Harrison and Roy Orbison, the album became an instant classic. But behind the platinum plaques and eternal radio play lies a treasure trove of strange, sweet, and downright surprising stories that most fans have never heard—until now.

1. The Album That MCA Initially Shelved
You know Free Fallin’, you know I Won’t Back Down, and you know Runnin’ Down a Dream—but what you might not know is that MCA Records didn’t even want to release the album at first. Label exec Irving Azoff thought it didn’t have any hits (oops) and shelved it. Azoff later resigned, and once new management gave it a proper listen, they greenlit it. Moral of the story? Never underestimate a guy with a guitar, a cold, and George Harrison in the studio boiling ginger.

2. “Free Fallin’” Was Written in a Flash—and Almost Didn’t Make the Album
Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne wrote Free Fallin’ in just two days. Lynne suggested the phrase, Petty ran with it, and before they knew it, they had the album’s opening track and biggest hit. But Petty worried it was too straightforward and almost left it off the record. Good thing he didn’t—it’s now his most iconic solo song, ranked #219 on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time.” Ventura Boulevard has never been the same since.

3. George Harrison Wasn’t Just a Guest—He Was a Home Remedy Hero
During the recording of “I Won’t Back Down,” Petty was battling a nasty cold and couldn’t sing. Enter George Harrison. The quiet Beatle whipped up a ginger steam treatment, had Petty breathe it in, and then boom—Tom nailed the take. It’s rock and roll meets grandma’s kitchen, and somehow it worked. Harrison’s backing vocals are all over the track, making it part anthem, part old-school Beatles reunion.

4. There’s a Hidden Track You’ve Probably Never Heard
If you owned Full Moon Fever on CD back in the day, you might remember a cheeky little moment between tracks. Right before “Feel a Whole Lot Better,” Petty’s voice appears with barnyard sounds (credited to Del Shannon, because why not?) and says: “Hello, CD listeners…” It’s a joke for those who didn’t have to flip a tape or vinyl record. The track was hidden in the pregap of track 6—something you couldn’t even skip to. Truly, Petty was doing Easter eggs before streaming made it cool.

5. “Runnin’ Down a Dream” Was a Love Letter to Del Shannon—and a Guitar Clinic
“Me and Del were singin’ ‘Little Runaway’…” That line from Runnin’ Down a Dream was more than name-dropping—it was Tom Petty paying tribute to one of his biggest influences, Del Shannon. The song’s signature fuzz-drenched riff and nearly two-minute guitar solo (recorded in one take by Mike Campbell) turned it into an instant classic. And if you’re keeping score, that’s a nod to rock history, a killer groove, and a free guitar lesson all in one song.

More than three decades later, Full Moon Fever still sounds like it was made for late-night drives, sunlit afternoons, and anyone who ever chased a dream down a long highway. It’s an album full of heart, hooks, and history—and like Petty himself, it never stops revealing something new with each listen. You’re hearing the sound of a guy who wouldn’t back down—even when the label did.

Moisturizer Season Is Coming: Wet Leg Announce More North American Tour Dates

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May 9, 2025

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Moisturizer Season Is Coming: Wet Leg Announce More North American Tour Dates

Wet Leg are doing exactly what you’d hope a band would do in the lead-up to their second album: taking over. Last week, the Isle of Wight duo announced a sprawling North American tour in support of their upcoming sophomore album moisturizer (out July 11 via Domino), and today they’ve gone ahead and added even more dates, just in case your city wasn’t already lucky enough.

Let’s get the big update out of the way first: Wet Leg have added second nights in Seattle and Portland, a brand new show at Brooklyn Paramount in NYC on September 18 (a day after their already-announced Central Park SummerStage appearance), and they’ve upgraded their Chicago stop to a bigger venue—because, yeah, the demand’s that real. Tickets for all shows are officially on sale now. You snooze, you cry in the group chat.

They’re bringing along rising London trio mary in the junkyard, a band whose name sounds like a punk zine and whose sound is just as raw and exciting. Perfect tourmates. Perfect timing. Perfect chance to see what might just be the buzziest double bill of the fall.

And what’s this all leading to? moisturizer, the highly-anticipated follow-up to their Mercury Prize-winning debut, lands July 11. You can also watch the brand-new video for “catch these fists” and prepare accordingly.

Whether you’re seeing them outdoors in Central Park or at the legendary Greek Theatre in L.A., this tour’s built for something bigger than just another run of shows. Wet Leg are leveling up, and they’re doing it with winks, riffs, and a sound that still manages to feel like your coolest friend’s chaotic weekend in song form.

Below are the newly updated tour dates. Mark your calendars. Text your group. Charge your phone. Buy the ticket. Be the moment.

WET LEG: 2025 TOUR DATES

Monday, September 1: Paramount – Seattle, WA
Tuesday, September 2: Paramount – Seattle, WA
Wednesday, September 3: Malkin Bowl – Vancouver, BC
Friday, September 5: Revolution Hall – Portland, OR
Saturday, September 6: Revolution Hall – Portland, OR
Tuesday, September 9: First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday, September 10: The Salt Shed Indoors – Chicago, IL
Friday, September 12: History – Toronto, ON
Saturday, September 13: MTELUS – Montreal, QC
Sunday, September 14: Roadrunner – Boston, MA
Monday, September 15: Franklin Music Hall – Philadelphia, PA
Wednesday, September 17: SummerStage at Central Park – New York, NY
Thursday, September 18: Brooklyn Paramount – Brooklyn, NY
Friday, September 19: 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
Sunday, September 21: Shaky Knees – Atlanta, GA
Tuesday, September 30: Fox Theater – San Francisco, CA
Wednesday, October 1: Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
Friday, October 3: Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
Sunday, October 5: Austin City Limits – Austin, TX
Tuesday, October 7: The Criterion – Oklahoma City, OK
Sunday, October 12: Austin City Limits – Austin, TX
Tuesday, October 14: Lowbrow Palace – El Paso, TX
Friday, October 17: The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA

Callum Kerr Drops “All Out Of Me” Ahead Of Whiskey Jam Performance And New Releases

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May 9, 2025

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Callum Kerr Drops “All Out Of Me” Ahead Of Whiskey Jam Performance And New Releases

May 9, 2025 – Following the release of “Cold Beer Cold,” Scottish born, Texas raised and Nashville livin’ Callum Kerr returns with a brand-new single, “All Out of Me”. With a growing fanbase and momentum building, Callum continues to carve out his place in the music scene. Recently he signed with ONErpm and Huff Co. and new music is slated for release in the coming months, with announcements to follow soon.

“This song is about a rambling man who meets his match and falls in love” states Callum about the track that was co-written by Dustin Lynch and produced by Dann and David Huff. “He can’t help but blush about how much he’s changed. Sure, he misses the good old days, but nothing competes with what he’s found. It’s a classic acoustic sounding love song with plenty of rugged imagery.”

Also, Callum is scheduled to perform at Nashville’s famed Whiskey Jam, Thursday, May 15th at 9pm, a part of the ONErpm Takeover show.
In addition to his music career, Callum is also an actor appearing in 13 different movies and TV series including Monarch on Fox, Wheel of Time on Amazon and Virgin River and One Piece, both on Netflix.

Queen Unleash Dolby Atmos Blu-Ray Of ‘Queen I’ With 2024 Mix And Easter Eggs

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May 9, 2025

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Queen Unleash Dolby Atmos Blu-Ray Of ‘Queen I’ With 2024 Mix And Easter Eggs

“This is not just a remaster, this is a brand new 2024 rebuild of the entire Queen debut album” quoted Brian May when announcing the release of the band’s revisit of their eponymous debut album late last year, retitled Queen I for this stunning new update. May further elaborated: “Every instrument has been revisited to produce the ‘live’ ambient sound we would have liked to use originally.”

Now Queen take the release to the next stage, today announcing a brand new, limited edition immersive Dolby Atmos release of the album, set to be available on Audiophile Blu-ray on June 13. This new release arrives in the US by Sony Music. Universal Music Group is releasing for the rest of the world.

With Brian May and Roger Taylor acting as executive producers, and overseen by Queen’s long-standing audio-production team of Justin Shirley-Smith, Joshua J Macrae and Kris Fredriksson, this enhanced spatial surround sound format release breathes stunning new life into the band’s epic and unique multi-layered sound.

Says Justin Shirley-Smith: “It always feels like Queen’s music was designed for immersive formats. It’s dramatic and powerful and has a lot of dynamics. The original album was recorded more than 50 years ago, but it was so ambitious musically, rhythmically and lyrically. It’s beyond belief really, and it’s such a joy for us to work on.”

To mix Queen I in Dolby Atmos, the team made stems from the 2024 stereo mix, allowing them to process and pan each musical part individually, bringing new depth and dimensions to an album already bursting with invention.

Shirley-Smith explains: “It’s always fun working in Atmos because we are confident that the mix is already good from the stereo and this expanded sound field gives us an opportunity to feature the backing track without masking some of the intricate multi-layered elements that Queen are famous for.

“We finished the mix with Lewis Jones at Abbey Road where they have a great mix studio equipped with all the speakers required,” he continues. “Lewis has worked on a great many significant immersive projects and is a crucial part of the Atmos mix team.”

Originally released in 1973 and featuring the iconic line-up of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon, Queen’s self-titled debut album marked the start of the band’s stellar journey, showcasing a band whose staggering musical talents and breadth of ambition remain unmatched.

Songs such as Keep Yourself Alive, Liar, The Night Comes Down, Great King Rat, My Fairy King and Modern Times Rock ’n’ Roll are the work of a band able to deliver everything from surging hard rock anthems and delicate ballads to ornate, visionary mini-symphonies.

“There are so many different styles on the album,” says Justin Shirley-Smith of Queen I. “For instance, the song My Fairy King is a precursor to what came later with Bohemian Rhapsody. It’s so adventurous, and this new mix brings out things that you won’t have heard before. Like everything on the album, it sounds fantastic.”

Queen’s landmark debut album was reissued to widespread acclaim in 2024 as a remixed, remastered and expanded 6CD+1PL box set edition. Retitled Queen I, it restored the ‘lost’ track Mad The Swine to the final tracklisting and saw the band return to the UK album chart, providing them with their highest chart placing since Live Around The World, recorded with current singer Adam Lambert, reached No.1 in 2020.

Now, more than 50 years after Queen’s debut was originally released, this immersive Dolby Atmos mix shines a whole new light on this iconic album.

Says Brian May: “I’m particularly excited about this new Dolby Atmos version of what we now call QUEEN 1. When the boys were converting the stereo rebuild into a surround experience, I was unable to be there, due to a health hiccup. So I was very happy to have the opportunity to go back in with them recently and add my own contribution to this multichannel mix. There are now a few nice adventurous Easter eggs in there, which those who know the album intimately will hopefully enjoy. So the Blu-ray version is an update from the version that has currently been available to stream. Nobody has ever heard our first album quite like this !!!”

“At last,” concludes Roger Taylor, “we get our first album to sound as we imagined it should sound….phew!”

Audiophile Blu-ray
QUEEN I – 2024 MIX
Dolby Atmos
Stereo (96kHz/24bit)
Stereo Backing Tracks (96kHz/24bit)

Tracklisting:

Keep Yourself Alive
Doing All Right
Great King Rat
Mad The Swine
My Fairy King
Liar
The Night Comes Down
Modern Times Rock ‘n’ Roll
Son And Daughter
Jesus
Seven Seas Of Rhye…
QUEEN I -2024 MIX
Dolby Atmos
Stereo (96kHz/24bit)
Stereo Backing Tracks (96kHz/24bit)
Executive Producers:Brian May and Roger Taylor
Stereo Mixes Produced by:Justin Shirley-Smith, Joshua J Macrae and Kris Fredriksson
Dolby Atmos Mixed by: Justin Shirley-Smith, Joshua J Macrae, Kris Fredriksson and Lewis Jones, Abbey Road Studio.

Includes 12 page booklet.

Mark Morton Releases “Dust” Video From ‘Without The Pain’ Featuring Cody Jinks & Grace Bowers

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May 9, 2025

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Mark Morton Releases “Dust” Video From ‘Without The Pain’ Featuring Cody Jinks & Grace Bowers

Mark Morton, guitarist and songwriter for the five-time Grammy nominated, gold-selling band Lamb of God, has officially released the music video for his highly praised track “Dust” from his second solo album, Without The Pain. The video, which features exclusive in-studio footage, captures the powerful collaboration between Morton, Cody Jinks, and Grace Bowers, showcasing the creative energy behind the song.

The video gives fans an inside look into the creative process, highlighting Morton, Jinks, and Bowers as they collaborate in the studio to bring “Dust” to life. The track, which is a standout on Without The Pain, features deeply emotional lyrics and powerful performances from both artists. “Dust” tells a raw and heartfelt story, further solidifying Morton’s evolution as an artist blending rock, blues, and country influences into a sound all his own.

Mark Morton, whose guitar work has shaped Lamb of God’s iconic heavy metal sound, has embraced a more introspective and soulful side with his solo work. The release of Without The Pain marks a major shift in his musical journey, bringing him closer to his southern roots, with collaborations from country and southern rock icons such as Jason Isbell, Charlie Starr and Travis Denning.

“One of my favorite things about making this album has been all the opportunities for creative collaboration,” shares Mark. “‘Dust’ was such a great example of that and an amazingly cool experience to be a part of. I wrote it in an afternoon together with Jaren Johnston and Cody Jinks, who would later perform the vocal. And trading off guitar solos with Grace Bowers was a total blast…that’s me on the slide parts and Grace handling the shredding.”

The release of “Dust” and its accompanying video is part of Mark’s ongoing commitment to create authentic, genre-blurring music that resonates with a wide range of listeners. Without The Pain, out now, is available on all streaming platforms and in select physical formats, including an exclusive vinyl release for Record Store Day.