Stream: Sufjan Stevens, ‘America’
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Someone asks: Hey, blogger dude, can you give me one new, relevant song for the 4th of July?
Stream: Heartless Bastards, ‘Revolution’
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Heartless Bastards’ first since since 2015 makes a strong case for where the “Revolution” starts.
Stream: Semisonic, ‘You’re Not Alone’
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“You’re Not Alone” is Semisonic’s first single in almost 20 years and the title track to an EP the Minnesota-bred trio will release in September.
Ears Wide Open: Ai Bendr
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Seventeen-year-old singer-songwriter Ai Bendr makes her proper debut today with “Love Me Low.” Fans of Billie Eilish should take note.
Stream: Hum, ‘Inlet’ (first new album in 22 years)
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Surprise, surprise: Hum, whose heavy alternative rock soundtracked the second half of the ’90s, today released their first album in 22 years, “Inlet.”
Download: ‘Saving for a Custom Van,’ a tribute to Adam Schlesinger
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Friends, bandmates and admirers of the late Adam Schlesinger honor the late songwriter’s catalog on the 31-track compilation “Saving for a Custom Van.” There is much to love here — and proceeds from the digital release benefit MusiCares’ COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Stream: Bob Mould, ‘American Crisis’
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Bob Mould angrily and grimly connects the political past and present on his new single “American Crisis.” It’s the first single from his forthcoming 14th album, “Blue Hearts.”
Stream: Run the Jewels, ‘RTJ4’
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The world is exploding. Run the Jewels’ new album “RJT4” tells us when and how the fuses were lit, and what the powder burns feel like.
Stream: Jetstream Pony, ‘Jetstream Pony’
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U.K. post-punk/indie-pop band Jetstream Pony, fronted by native Southern Californian Beth Arzy, released their debut album today. Fans of the true-blue “indie” aesthetic have reason to cheer.
Video: Gorillaz, ‘Aries feat. Peter Hook & Georgia (Episode Three)’
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Gorillaz pair just the right hopeful tune with today’s trying times of isolation with their new single, “Aries,” which features Peter Hook and Georgia.
