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Miley Eyes Residency After Hollywood Bowl Shows
Miley is releasing her 10th studio album, Bass Persuades, on September 18, but she is already thinking about what happens when the record reaches the stage. In a…
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Soccer Mommy Returns With “Rings of Saturn”
Soccer Mommy has returned with “Rings of Saturn,” Sophie Allison’s first original song since 2024’s Evergreen, pairing fuzzy guitars and a searching vocal with an idea that began…
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Death Cab for Cutie Announce 2027 Tour
Death Cab for Cutie are extending the I Built You a Tower era into 2027 with a new North American tour, adding a spring run that includes two…
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Noisia Reunite and Preview New Music
Noisia are back. The Dutch electronic trio of Nik Roos, Martijn van Sonderen and Thijs de Vlieger have reunited, are making new music together again and will play…
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Troye Sivan Samples Madonna on New Single “Party”
Troye Sivan has released “Party,” the second single from his upcoming fourth album She’s the Best, pairing a prominent sample of Madonna’s 2000 hit “Music” with a medieval…
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GTA VI Reveals 34-Song Album With Six New Tracks
Grand Theft Auto VI is getting a soundtrack built to exist well beyond the game. Rockstar Games and Atlantic Records have announced Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album,…
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From Bedroom Demo to Studio Recording
A bedroom demo can contain the most important thing a polished recording needs: a song that already works. The vocal might have been recorded beside a bed. The…
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Why the Right Tempo Can Completely Change a Song
Change the tempo of a song by a surprisingly small amount and the song itself can seem to change. A vocal that felt relaxed can suddenly sound impatient.…
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Inside the Layers of a Modern Pop Song
A modern pop song can sound remarkably simple from the outside. There is a lead vocal, a beat, some chords, a bass line, and perhaps a few sounds…
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When a Song Is Finished and When It Still Needs Work
A song is finished when its remaining problems are no longer songwriting problems. That sounds simple until a writer has listened to the same chorus 80 times, changed…