Lars Gotrich
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Hit play and vibe all day. Roséwave is a lifestyle, not a genre, based around summer feels. To kick things off, here's a seven-hour soundtrack for your getaway or staycation. -
Cruise's instrument, a voice of such intense calm it could be unsettling, made her a natural collaborator of director David Lynch — and, later, new-wave icons The B-52s.
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A new box set of rippers from Blondie is coming — and it includes this excellent cover of a foundational song from LA's most pompous rock band, The Doors.
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A reclamation and a passing of the torch, "Spitting Off The Edge of the World" captures a spark and stretches it into oblivion.
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With its lightly popped electro-funk sound, "Potion" reunites Harris with Dua Lipa and Young Thug for a summer bop that shimmers at the surface.
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On the guitarist's first string quartet composition, she comes with a dramatic precision.
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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2022 class leans heavily on pop hitmakers from the 1980s, but also includes rapper Eminem and country star Dolly Parton, who initially rejected her nomination.
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A new track from the Chicago rock experimentalists features epic, headbanging riffage.
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At his last recorded concerts, the avant-garde outlaw's seemingly disparate sound worlds came together.
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Katie Bejsiuk, formerly of indie-pop band Free Cake for Every Creature, doesn't so much sing secrets as usher small revelations out of the fog.
