Over their nearly three decade-long career, Spoon have continually refined their legacy within indie rock. They have maintained an instantly recognizable sound, yet the stylistic distance between A Series of Sneaks and Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga and Hot Thoughts is significant. This summer, in a move befitting their elder statesmen status, they'll sum up t...

Pete Buttigieg, the young mayor of South Bend, Indiana and Democratic presidential hopeful, is a music fan. We know this because he once wrote a college newspaper essay about Dave Matthews Band, Radiohead, and 9/11. And we also know this because ahead of a speaking event at Scripps College earlier this year, Mayor Pete's campaign…

Beck and Cage The Elephant announced a co-headlining summer tour earlier this year, and now they have a song together. We'll get to the song momentarily, but first, about the tour: Did you know Spoon are also playing those shows? All involved parties should be hyping that up more! Really sweetens the deal.

Presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke loves to remind us that he loves music. Throughout his campaign against Ted Cruz for a Senate seat last fall (he lost), he brought out Willie Nelson and Margo Price and Spoon and Travis Scott at his rallies. And in interviews, he often mentions how much he idolizes legendary punk Ian…

Beck features on the band's upcoming new album 'Social Cues'Beck and Cage The Elephant's Matt ShultzBeck and Cage The Elephant have announced details of a co-headline tour to take place this summer. The two acts will hit the road together in the US in July, with a run of dates stretching through to the end of August. They will be joined by Spoon...