Post-hardcore staples Sparta have announced a follow-up to 2020’s Trust The River. Their new LP, coming October 14, will be self-titled and features two new songs out now: the rollicking “Mind Over Matter” featuring guest vocals from Kayleigh Goldsworthy and its B-side “Spiders” featuring guest v...

Next month, blues legend Buddy Guy will release his 34th studio album, The Blues Don’t Lie. It’s a guest-heavy affair with appearances from the likes of Mavis Staples, Elvis Costello, and James Taylor. And on today’s new single “Gunsmoke Blues,” Guy duets with the alt-country mainstay turned Holl...

In October, Blue Note Records will release a Leonard Cohen tribute album called Here It Is: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen. Produced by Larry Klein, Here It Is will feature contributions from Peter Gabriel (“Here It Is”), Norah Jones (“Steer Your Way”), Sarah McLachlan (“Hallelujah”), Mavis Staples (“If ...

In terms of tribute albums, there are a lot dedicated to Leonard Cohen. There’s 2005’s Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man, which went along with Lian Lunson’s film of the same name. There’s also 1995’s Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen and 1991’s I’m Your Fan, whic...

Well, we made it. The first weekend of Primavera 2022 was a lot, and it’s daunting to think this is just the start — the Ciutat program of club gigs is greatly expanded and will take over Barcelona all week up until Primavera’s second weekend kicks off. Saturday at the first weekend felt like the most crowded and th...