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1. The Black Keys Ready 14th Studio Album

   The Black Keys cover songs popularized by George Thorogood, R.L. Burnside, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup and Dr. Feelgood on..

2. Ratboys Grow Up

   One of the delights of the prior Ratboys album, 2023’s The Window, is that I could recommend it to almost any indie rock fan. You like beautiful Americana? Ratboys. Fuzzy alternative rock? Ratboys. Pop-punk? Ratboys. Occasional noisy jams? Ratboys. It was such a fun grab-bag that I figured it couldn’t last. I assumed The Window […]

3. Karey Lee’s REDEMPTION Finds Its Hook in Hard Truths

   Some albums arrive on the scene with fireworks and a tagline. REDEMPTION enters the chat by saying the thing that was never said out loud. Karey Lee Woolsey, a singer-songwriter releasing music under the name Karey Lee, released the record on January 2. The entry point is plain: these songs come from lived time. Marketing […]

4. Now Hear This: Feb. 2026

   Now Hear This is a monthly A&R column that provides you with exciting new sounds we discovered through the innovative new music discovery platform Groover. Each month, you can expect a varied bouillabaisse of songs from a vast spectrum of artists from all over the globe, regardless of genre or geography.  This month, SPIN has […]

5. Bruce Hornsby Sees ‘Indigo’ With Bob Weir, Bonnie Raitt

   Bruce Hornsby welcomes the late Bob Weir, Bonnie Raitt, Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig and Blake Mills on his new album.

6. Jay Buchanan’s Pioneer Heart

   Jay Buchanan is a lover, not a fighter. If you spend some time listening to the soul-stirring songs he’s made with blues rock band Rival Sons, you’ll find a window into his heart. The blistering “Electric Man” comes off like a love letter to the very craft of rock ‘n roll while “Shooting Stars” (recently […]

7. Dua Saleh Duets With Bon Iver On New Tracks

   Musician/actor/Travis Scott collaborator Dua Saleh gets a lift from Bon Iver's Justin Vernon on several songs pegged for their...

8. Mitski Makes Residency Plans Around New LP

   The artist has also released a second single from the Feb. 27 LP.

9. Paul Hennessy and the Architecture of a Life in Song

   Paul Hennessy didn’t set out to overwhelm listeners. What he built with The Cost Of The Escape was something closer to an architectural feat than a stunt: twelve albums, 144 songs, released simultaneously, each piece designed to support the weight of the whole. At the core of the project is a songwriter’s instinct rather than […]

10. Where Do Concert Tickets Really Come From — And Why Do Prices Vary So Much? The Secondary Ticket Market Explained

    If you’ve bought concert tickets anytime in the last few years, you know the drill. You log on early, often taking time off from work mid-weekday to get in a digital line. You refresh obsessively. And more times than not, you watch decent seats vanish in real time. Minutes later you see tickets for your […]