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August 13, 2025
OASIS LIVE ‘25 FAN STORES OFFICIALLY HEADING TO NORTH AMERICA
OASIS LIVE ‘25 FAN STORES OFFICIALLY HEADING TO NORTH AMERICA
Los Angeles, Toronto, New York, And Chicago
Dates And Locations Revealed
RSVP HERE To Secure A Spot In Advance
Official Oasis Live ‘25 Merchandise Collection To Be Available In North American Pop-Ups Starting August 20th In Select Locations
Pop-Ups Will Feature Special Brand Collaborations Including
‘Adidas Originals x Oasis’
August 13, 2025 (New York, NY): Following the success of the official Oasis Live ‘25 Fan Stores surrounding the band’s UK and Ireland shows, it has been officially announced today that Oasis fan pop-up stores will be coming to North America ahead of the next leg of their sold-out world tour.
The stores will feature official Live ‘25 merchandise, including exclusive brand collaborations and limited-edition items, giving fans at these tour stops an opportunity to be part of the highly anticipated Live ‘25 North American experience.
The fan stores will be hitting major cities across North America and include Los Angeles, Toronto, New York, and Chicago with the following kickoff dates and locations revealed.
The official Oasis Live ‘25 merchandise collection, featuring menswear, womenswear, children’s wear and accessories, as well as tees, hoodies, jackets, and more will be available at the pop-ups. Fans can also shop the recently announced “adidas Originals x Oasis” collection, which will have limited stock at all store locations.
Exclusive tees with Oasis album and single artwork graphics including Definitely Maybe, (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, “Wonderwall,” “Supersonic,” and more will be available at the fan stores. Attendees can also purchase exclusive tour edition colored vinyls of the Oasis catalogue featuring a Live ’25 print only available at the fan stores.
The response to Oasis’ comeback tour has been nothing short of monumental, with stadium dates selling out at record speed and new shows added to keep up with overwhelming global demand. Across the UK, the fan stores have become an essential part of the Oasis Live ’25 experience with fans lining up in droves in the lead up to each show.
Walk-ins will be welcomed, but to avoid waiting, visitors can book their visit in advance HERE.
The online store is now live HERE, where fans can shop the full range of merch and order select limited-edition items today.
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August 12, 2025
Marissa Nadler new single today + album out Friday
MarissaNadler Releases New Single/Video, “Light Years”
AndAnnounces North American Tour
NewAlbum, NewRadiations,
OutThis Friday on Sacred Bones & Bella Union
Photoby Ebru Yildiz
"[MarissaNadler is]...at the peak of her powers right now. I found this one soeerily beautiful and I just can't get enough of it."
-Sheldon Pearce, NPRMusic
MarissaNadler releases“LightYears,”the final single/video from her new album, NewRadiations,out this Fridayon SacredBones,and announces a NorthAmerican Tour.Following last month’s “dark and lovely” (Stereogum)cosmic murder ballad, “HatchetMan,”“Light Years” explores the theme of fading love, with theautoharp adding an ethereal, sparkling quality to the music. Thechorus—“You used to see light years inside her / you used to beright there beside her”—captures the slow, quiet death of aonce-bright connection. “Back in the day, you were all the rage /when you could still hypnotize her. Rockets and planes, and throughhurricanes / fused to the sight of her fire.”
Watchthe Video for “Light Years”
OnNewRadiations,Nadler’s tenth official full length record, she returns with a raw,intimate, and breathtaking collection of eleven otherworldly songs.From the first note, her lush voice and intricate fingerpicking arefront and center. She layers Everly Brothers–style harmonies overdreamlike, lonesome soundscapes— fuzzed-out distortion, Hammondorgan, and ominous synthesizers—that elevate her warm vulnerabilitywith texture and atmosphere.
Producedby Nadler herself, the album was recorded in Nashville, both atHaptownStudioswith the help of friend RogerMoutenot,and her home studio. Mixed by RandallDunn(Earth, Sunn O))), NewRadiationsfeatures subtle, immersive arrangements from longtime collaboratorMilkyBurgess—woozyslideguitar, hypnagogic synthesizers, and gritty riffs that ebb and flowwith oceanic intensity. NewRadiationspresents a more introspective and personal vision. Genre‑bendingyet quintessentially her own, the album freezes the world’s noisein a moment of beauty and solemnity. NewRadiationsis not just another album—it’s a career highlight, a testament toMarissa Nadler’s singular vision and artistry.
Watch:
MarissaNadler UK/EU Tour Dates:
(NewDates in Bold)
Thu.Oct. 30 - Coventry, UK @ The Tin Music and Arts
Fri.Oct. 31 - London, UK @ St. Matthias Church
Sat.Nov. 1 - Brighton, UK @ Dust
Sun.Nov. 2 - Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach
Mon.Nov. 3 - Southampton, UK @ Papillon
Wed.Nov. 5 - Brugge, BE @ Cactus Club %
Fri.Nov. 7 - Maastricht, NL @ Muziekgieterij
Sat.Nov. 8 - Kortrijk, BE @ Sonic City
Sun.Nov. 9 - Arnhem, NL @ Luxor Live
Tue.Nov. 11 - Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg @ Ronda #
Wed.Nov. 12 - Groningen, NL @ De Oosterpoort #
Thu.Nov. 13 - Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje #
Sat.Nov. 15 - Istanbul, TR @ Zorlu PSM
Mon.Nov. 17 - Copenhagen, DK @ Studie 3 @ Dr Koncerthuset
Tue.Nov. 18 - Stockholm, SE @ Hus 7
Wed.Nov. 19 - Oslo, NO @ Salt
Thu.Nov. 20 - Gothenburg, SE @ Pustervik
Fri.Nov. 21 - Malmö, SE @ Plan B
Sat.Feb. 7 - Nashville, TN @ Row One
Thu.Feb. 12 - Asheville, NC @ AyurPrana
Fri.Feb. 13 - Durham, NC @ Pinhook
Sat.Feb. 14 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
Sun.Feb. 15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy
Tue.Feb. 17 - Kingston, NY @ Tubby's
Wed.Feb. 18 - Brooklyn, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
Thu.Feb. 19 - Providence, RI @ Alchemy
Sat.Feb. 21 - Portland, ME @ Space Gallery
Sun.Feb. 22 - Burlington, VT @ Foam
Tue.Feb. 24 - Montreal, QC @ Casa del Popolo
Thu.Feb. 26 - Toronto, ON @ Sound Garage
Sat.Feb. 28 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
Sun.Mar. 1 - Columbus, OH @ Natalie’s Grandview
Wed.Mar. 11 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Resonant Head
Thu.Mar. 12 - Dallas, TX @ Tulips
Fri.Mar. 13 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
Tue.Mar. 17 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
Thu.Mar. 19 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
Sat.Mar. 21 Los Angeles, CA @ Scribble
Sun.Mar. 22 - San Francisco, CA @ 4 Star Theater
Wed.Mar. 25 - Portland, OR @ Show Bar
Thu.Mar. 26 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
Tue.Mar. 31 - Baker City, OR @ Churchill School
Thu.Apr. 2 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Sun.Apr. 5 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake
Tue.Apr. 7 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
Wed.Apr. 8 Madison, WI @ The Bur Oak
Thu.Apr. 9 - Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray
Fri.Apr. 10 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
Sun.Apr. 12 - Bentonville, AR @ The Momentary
%w/ Pothamus
#w/ Amenra
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CHAPPELL ROAN SELLS OUT US POP-UP SHOWS; "THE SUBWAY" DEBUTS AT #3 ON HOT 100 + VINYL 7" RESTOCK
CHAPPELL ROAN SELLS OUT VISIONS OF DAMSELS & OTHER DANGEROUS THINGS US FALL POP-UP SHOWS IN NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES AND KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
“THE SUBWAY” DEBUTS AT #3 ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100, MARKING FOURTH CAREER TOP 5 HIT AND HIGHEST CHART DEBUT
#1 DEBUT ON SPOTIFY US AND GLOBAL STREAMING CHARTS AND ONLY ARTIST TO HAVE TWO #1 SONGS ON THE UK CHART THIS YEAR
“THE SUBWAY” #1 ON YOUTUBE TRENDING MUSIC VIDEOS
SINCE RELEASE
RESTOCK OF PREVIOUSLY SOLD OUT LIMITED EDITION “THE SUBWAY” VINYL 7” AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE NOW
ON TOUR NOW IN EUROPE & UK
Photo: Ryan Lee Clemens
Global pop sensation Chappell Roan marks a new career high this week with new single “The Subway”, out now on Amusement / Island Records, landing at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Not only is “The Subway” Roan’s highest charting debut yet but it's also the second highest streaming debut of 2025 on Spotify and joins certified mega-hits “Pink Pony Club”, “Good Luck, Babe!” and “The Giver” as the fourth single from the Missouri native to reach Top 5 on the Hot 100 over the past year. Additionally, Roan scored the coveted #1 debut on the UK Singles Chart, making her the only artist in 2025 with two #1 placements. “The Subway” debuted at #1 on both the US and Global Spotify single charts, amassing over 73,605,689 global streams to date, while the official video has been the #1 trending music video on YouTube since release.
LISTEN TO THE SUBWAY AND WATCH THE OFFICIAL VIDEO
On the heels of this exciting news comes the announcement that Roan has officially sold out all dates for her Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things all ages US pop-up shows this fall in New York, Los Angeles and Kansas City, Missouri. The previously announced pop-up shows include a four-night takeover at Forest Hills Stadium in Forest Hills, NY on September 20th, 21st, 23rd, and 24th, crossing the midwest with a two-night stay in Kansas City, Missouri at the Museum and Memorial Park on October 3rd and 4th; and wrapping with two nights at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA on October 10th and 11th. As with previous Chappell Roan headline shows, $1 from every ticket sold will be donated to organizations that provide support and resources for trans youth.
In celebration, Roan has released an additional run of the limited edition copper metallic 7” vinyl that sold out instantly upon announcement, featuring “The Subway” (Side A) and previously unreleased “I Hate It Here”(demo) (Side B).
PURCHASE “THE SUBWAY” 7” VINYL
A gut-wrenching ballad that fans have been clamoring for since she began performing it live last summer, “The Subway”, produced by and co-written with Daniel Nigro, is another immaculately crafted home run that puts Roan’s once-in-a-generation talent at the forefront. The song tells the story of the quiet heartbreak of literal and metaphorical missed romantic connections and the pain that endures through the small daily reminders everywhere. Lyrically at her utmost vulnerable, Roan cleverly captures the disorienting grief of moving on with some of her most heart-felt songwriting yet and a vocal performance that defies any expectations. Her flair for the dramatic reverberates as her gentle soprano musings turn into full volume iconic catchphrases, “I made a promise, if in four months this feeling ain’t gone, well f*ck this city, I’m moving to Saskatchewan!”. Fans started to catch on that the long awaited single would soon be released as posters, murals and red tresses were spotted around New York last week and a video of a moving truck in Saskatchewan went viral.
Alongside the song is Roan’s most ambitious official video yet, shot on location in Manhattan, New York. Directed by Amber Grace Johnson (Jorja Smith, FKA Twigs, Lolo Zouaï), “The Subway” video is a high-camp love letter to New York and the one that got away, all shot on 35mm film. Throughout the video, Roan’s famous red locks are shed, exposing the lovelorn singer in iconic New York moments, doing anything but blending in and literally getting dragged. On the subway she sees ghosts of her past and visions of her future self; in the outside world, she is plagued with garbage and rats but still remains in pursuit of that once special feeling.
Roan shares, “The cliche of “the girl that got away” barely scratches the surface for me with this song. I wrote it as I was stumbling around New York with a broken heart and I kept envisioning us on every street, fire escape, coffee shop, park and yes… the subway.“
“The Subway” follows Roan’s hotly anticipated 2025 single “The Giver”, a queer country anthem that debuted earlier this year at #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart. First performed at her Saturday Night Live debut performance, the track arrived with a hotline teaser, national billboard campaign, and limited-edition vinyl series showcasing Roan in various over-the-top service roles – from plumber to private investigator - and landed NPR’s #1 spot ranking the best performances from the 50th anniversary season.
The character of Chappell Roan, in all her fabulous glory, truly began to take shape with 2020’s “Pink Pony Club,” a song about a small town girl who finds belonging at a West Hollywood go-go bar that was inspired by Chappell’s real-life experiences in LA. Roan’s ascent to the top felt quick to some, but “Pink Pony Club” finally reached #1 at Pop Radio on its five-year anniversary of release and has become a defining part of her story. A critical smash, Roan’s debut album The Rise And Fall of a Midwest Princess (Amusement / Island Records) established Roan as a breakthrough singer, songwriter and performer who could combine fantasy with self-reflection, with songs like “Casual”, “Red Wine Supernova”, “HOT TO GO”, “My Kink Is Karma”, “Naked In Manhattan”, “Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl” and “Kaleidoscope”. It was her 2024 single “Good Luck, Babe!” that helped catapult her into an entirely new stratosphere immediately upon release, ultimately helping her earn the 2025 Grammy for Best New Artist. Her highly conceptual theatrics and costumes for both live shows and performances on SNL, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and the 2024 MTV VMAs set the internet alight. A larger-than-life performer inspired by drag and burlesque, Chappell Roan has a reputation for making every show into a dance party that everyone wants to join.
This new run of US shows marks Roan’s first headline dates since her record-breaking 2024 festival season, where she drew some of the largest crowds at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, Gov Ball and more. She recently headlined Primavera in Barcelona and is set to headline Reading & Leeds Festivals and Edinburgh Summer Sessions, after appearances at Øya Festival, Way Out West and upcoming appearances at Pukkelpop, Lowlands Festival, Rock En Seine, Electric Picnic and more. A full list of previously announced international tour dates is available at www.iamchappellroan.com
“The Subway” single artwork
LISTEN TO “THE SUBWAY”
https://chappellroan.lnk.to/TheSubway
WATCH THE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “THE SUBWAY”
https://chappellroan.lnk.to/TheSubwayOMV
LISTEN TO “THE GIVER”
https://chappellroan.lnk.to/TheGiver
WATCH THE OFFICIAL “THE GIVER” LYRIC VIDEO
https://www.iamchappellroan.com/videos/
STREAM / PURCHASE THE RISE & FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS
https://chappellroan.lnk.to/TheRiseandFallofaMidwestPrincess
PURCHASE OFFICIAL CHAPPELL ROAN MERCH
VISIONS OF DAMSELS & OTHER DANGEROUS THINGS 2025 POP-UP SHOWS
Saturday September 20 - Forest Hills Stadium - Forest Hills, NY - SOLD OUT
Sunday September 21 - Forest Hills Stadium - Forest Hills, NY - SOLD OUT
Tuesday September 23 - Forest Hills Stadium - Forest Hills, NY - SOLD OUT
Wednesday September 24 - Forest Hills Stadium - Forest Hills, NY - SOLD OUT
Friday October 3 - Museum and Memorial Park - Kansas City, MO - SOLD OUT
Saturday October 4 - Museum and Memorial Park - Kansas City, MO - SOLD OUT
Friday October 10 - Brookside at the Rose Bowl- Pasadena, CA - SOLD OUT
Saturday October 11 - Brookside at the Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA - SOLD OUT
EUROPEAN & UK 2025 LIVE DATES - PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED
Wednesday August 13 - Frequency Festival - Saint Pölten, Austria
Friday August 15 - Pukkelpop Festival - Hasselt, Belgium
Saturday / Sunday August 16 -17 Lowlands Festival - Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
Tuesday August 19 - Hallenstadion - Zürich, Switzerland
Wednesday August 20 - Rock en Seine - Paris, France
Friday August 22 - Reading Festival - Reading, UK
Saturday August 23 - Leeds Festival - Leeds, UK
Tuesday August 26 - Royal Highland Showgrounds - Edinburgh, Scotland SOLD OUT
Wednesday August 27 - Royal Highland Showgrounds - Edinburgh, Scotland SOLD OUT
Friday - Sunday August 29 - August 31 - Electric Picnic - County Laois, Ireland - SOLD OUT
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE POP-UP SHOWS, VISIT
DROOGIE OTIS (MADLIB + YOUR OLD DROOG) DROPS THE EDGE FT. KILLER MIKE
DROOGIE OTIS DROPS THE EDGE FT. KILLER MIKE
Droogie Otis, the duo of legendary musician and producer Madlib and acclaimed rapper Your Old Droog, has dropped a new track. “The Edge” ft. Killer Mike is a sparring match between two elite lyricists on a beat by one of the greatest producers ever, laced with razor-sharp wordplay, buoyed by a jazz-infused beat, and featuring a Droog guitar solo. This song holds personal significance as it was among the first beats Madlib sent to any artist after the destruction and loss he experienced in the 2025 LA wildfires, marking a moment of creative resurgence. Droog’s verse was added in just 20 minutes, delivering confident bars that reflect both hard-earned victories and battles overcome. Droogie says of the collaboration, “The Edge is one of those songs I dreamed of making. It feels elevated. It feels like a suit-and-tie affair. It feels like an award show. It’s great to share that figurative stage with Killer Mike.” This is the third release from Droogie Otis’ forthcoming project, arriving in October, following “Everything Designer” ft. Boldy James and “REEKYOD” ft. Black Thought. More details on the project coming soon.
Watch the video for “The Edge” ft. Killer Mike
All Streaming to “The Edge” ft. Killer Mike
FOR MORE ON DROOGIE OTIS
SUDAN ARCHIVES IS “MS. PAC MAN”: NEW SONG & VIDEO OUT NOW + NEW ALBUM OCT 17
SUDAN ARCHIVES IS “MS. PAC MAN” -
THE BPM OUT OCTOBER 17 ON STONES THROW
ON TOUR THIS AUTUMN IN UK & EUROPE
Sudan Archives photo credit Yanran Xiong
Sudan Archives’ third album THE BPM is out October 17th via Stones Throw Records. Today, she releases freewheeling track “MS. PAC MAN” along with a music video.
“MS. PAC MAN” embodies THE BPM’s raucous spirit and freeform sense of expression. A family affair, the album was created in Los Angeles, Chicago and Detroit, with Sudan working with a close circle of people she knows intimately and taking up the role of executive producer.
Despite the album’s party-starting energy, much of THE BPM tackles serious subjects, from mental illness to self-love and heartbreak, but “MS. PAC MAN is pure profanity and irreverence. Sudan says, “My cousin Taylor was like, all you write about is love, sometimes I want to be toxic – I want to hear stupid shit. Eric, her husband, was playing this beat, and Taylor was like ‘PUT IT IN MY MOUTH’ and I was like, oh God, that’s so funny – ‘AND MY BANK ACCOUNT!’”
On THE BPM, Sudan Archives embodies the idea that following your own muse is the surest route to artistic and personal fulfillment. If her last two albums looked to the past – she was both goddess and muse on 2019’s Athena, and wrote a punky coming-of-age tale for 2022’s Natural Brown Prom Queen – THE BPM imagines a dazzling, chrome-plated future in which we’re all tapped into our own sense of rhythm. As she sings on the album’s title track and thesis: “The BPM is the power.”
The album also introduces a more clarified Sudan Archives – a writer, producer and performer moving with grace and confidence through her most fun record yet. “This album just feels really homemade,” she says. “It felt really wholesome to be able to have fun and use my family members’ lyrics and work together. We used to write songs together all the time when we were younger, we used to praise dance together in church…so it was really cute to be able to do this now.”
Previously released tracks from THE BPM include “DEAD”, called a “shape-shifting, maximalist, ultimately unstoppable track” by the New York Times and used by Chanel in their Fall/Winter 2025 Haute Couture show at Paris Fashion Week; “MY TYPE”, “an especially clever and funny banger” according to The Needle Drop; and “YEA YEA YEA”, described by Paste as “impossibly dramatic and divine… a fucking bop.”
Sudan Archives plays select shows in the US before heading out on tour in the UK & Europe. See below for all dates and buy tickets here.
Watch the “MS. PAC MAN” music video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bOwgHDtVRo
Stream “MS. PAC MAN”
Preorder THE BPM
Watch the “MY TYPE” music video
https://youtu.be/9vhoQJuC7UU?si=Gsp_8VynQksPk8a7
Listen: “MY TYPE” / “YEA YEA YEA”
https://sthrow.com/my-type-yea-yea-yea
SUDAN ARCHIVES ON TOUR
Sep 7 - Durham, NC - Duke University
Sep 13 - Brooklyn, NY - Under The K Bridge w/ TV On the Radio
Sep 26 - Austin, TX - Levitation
Nov 7 - Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room Festival
Nov 27 - Berlin, DE - Betonhalle
Nov 29 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
Nov 30 - Brussels, BE - Botanique - Orangerie
Dec 1 - Paris, FR - Le Trianon
Dec 3 - London, UK - The Roundhouse
Dec 4 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
Dec 5 - Leeds, UK - Stylus
Dec 6 - Glasgow, UK - QMU
Dec 8 - Dublin, IE - The Academy
THE BPM tracklist
1. DEAD
2. COME AND FIND YOU
3. YEA YEA YEA
4. TOUCH ME
5. A BUG'S LIFE
6. THE NATURE OF POWER
7. MY TYPE
8. SHE'S GOT PAIN
9. DAVID & GOLIATH
10. A COMPUTER LOVE
11. THE BPM
12. MS. PAC MAN
13. LOS CINCI
14. NOIRE
15. HEAVEN KNOWS
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My Morning Jacket to Release "Z 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition" 10/3
MY MORNING JACKET TO COMMEMORATE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF Z
WITH Z 20TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION
NEWLY REMASTERED 3LP SET TO FEATURE 14 KEY OUTTAKES,
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL, DEMOS, AND MORE
NEW SINGLE, “WHERE TO BEGIN,” PREMIERES TODAY – LISTEN
Z – 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOWS TO TAKE PLACE AS PART OF
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED DATES ON THEIR
MY MORNING JACKET “IS” ON TOUR, INCLUDING
MORRISON, CO’S RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE (AUGUST 15),
LOS ANGELES, CA’S HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM (AUGUST 19),
BROOKLYN, NY’S BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT (OCTOBER 16),
CHICAGO, IL’S THE SALT SHED (OCTOBER 26),
AND ATLANTA, GA’S FOX THEATRE (NOVEMBER 1)
SECOND LEG OF MY MORNING JACKET “IS” ON TOUR
KICKED OFF AUGUST 5 IN BEND, OR
Z 20TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION ARRIVING VIA ATO RECORDS
ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3
PRE-ORDERS/PRE-SAVES AVAILABLE NOW
Photo Credit: Sam Erickson
My Morning Jacket will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their acclaimed 2005 album, Z, with a very special new Deluxe Edition, arriving via ATO Records on Friday, October 3. Pre-orders/pre-saves are available now. Remastered from the original master tapes, the Z 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition will be available digitally, on CD, and as a 3LP set on pink, coral and blue-colored vinyl, highlighted by 14 key outtakes from singles and film work, previously unreleased material, demos, and more, including the new single, “Where To Begin,” premiering today at all DSPs and streaming services.
Written especially for Cameron Crowe’s 2005 film Elizabethtown – set in Kentucky and partially shot in MMJ’s hometown of Louisville – “Where to Begin” was among the first songs recorded by the band with then-new members keyboard player Bo Koster and guitarist Carl Broemel, the latter on stone-country pedal steel guitar.
“That was one of the coolest things,” says My Morning Jacket singer-guitarist-songwriter Jim James, “that Carl could play pedal steel. We’d never had that before.”
LISTEN TO “WHERE TO BEGIN”
PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE Z 20TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION
READ DAVID FRICKE’S ALBUM LINER NOTES
To further commemorate the 20th anniversary of Z, My Morning Jacket have slated a number of very special shows that will see them performing the landmark collection in its entirety. The Z – 20th Anniversary shows will take place as part of previously announced dates on the upcoming second leg of their MY MORNING JACKET “is” ON TOUR, including Morrison, CO’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre (August 15), Los Angeles, CA’s Hollywood Palladium (August 19), Brooklyn, NY’s Brooklyn Paramount (October 16), Chicago, IL’s The Salt Shed (October 26), and Atlanta, GA’s Fox Theatre (November 1). Tickets for all five Z – 20th Anniversary shows are on sale now. For complete details, please see www.mymorningjacket.com/tour.
“October 4 is the 20th anniversary of our album Z. It’s pretty wild to think about that,” says James. “To celebrate two decades of it being out in the ether, we’re excited to be turning five of our shows into special Z anniversary shows, where we’ll play that album – and some other songs, don’t worry – front to back.”
Named by Rolling Stone among “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” Z proved an immediate milestone for My Morning Jacket upon its October 4, 2005, release, earning worldwide critical applause for its ambitious fusion of sonic approaches, musical styles, and expressive songcraft. Co-produced with legendary British producer John Leckie – known for his work with XTC, The Stone Roses, and Radiohead, among many others – Z marked the band’s fourth studio album and first to feature its current, enduring lineup of James, keyboard player Bo Koster, guitarist Carl Broemel, bassist Tom Blankenship, and drummer Patrick Hallahan. From the radiant “Wordless Chorus” and big-riff crunch of “Gideon” to the astral-funk spinout, “Off the Record,” and improvisational thunder of “Dondante,” the album proved My Morning Jacket’s breakthrough, employing such surprising influences as dub, reggae, and electronica to create an awe-inspiring collection that wasn’t simply rock ‘n’ roll, yet in James’ words, “moved you like rock ‘n’ roll.”
“Recorded outside My Morning Jacket’s Louisville comfort zone, at a studio in upstate New York, Z was the debut of a brand new band in ten songs of intensely personal sharing,” writes veteran rock journalist David Fricke in the exclusive Z 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition liner notes, “illuminated with jubilant studio risk, rhythms expressly made for dancing and hooks that would not quit.”
2025 has seen My Morning Jacket continuing on its ever-evolving creative journey with their 10th studio album and first full-length new collection in more than three years,, is, available everywhere now via ATO Records. Produced by 3x GRAMMY® Award-winner Brendan O’Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam), the album “is” sees the Louisville, KY-bred five-piece once again expanding the limits of their sound and elevating their artistry to unprecedented heights. Songs like the ravishing lead single, “Time Waited,” the larger-than-life anthem “Half A Lifetime,” and the psychedelically propulsive “Squid Ink” represent some of the most masterfully realized work yet from a band fully committed to their belief in music as a conduit for revelation of all kinds.
My Morning Jacket have spent much of the past year marking the arrival of is with MY MORNING JACKET “is” ON TOUR, a momentous US headline tour set to resume August 5 at Bend, OR’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater and then continue through an August 22 show at Berkeley, CA’s famed Greek Theatre. The tour will then recommence October 8 at Washington, DC’s The Anthem and then travel through a two-night stand at Atlanta, GA’s historic Fox Theatre on October 31 and November 1. Highlights include a two-night return to Morrison, CO’s world renowned Red Rocks Amphitheatre (August 15-16), a two-night stand at Philadelphia, PA’s The Met (October 10-11), and three-night runs at Brooklyn, NY’s The Paramount (October 16-18) and Chicago, IL’s The Salt Shed (October 24-26). Special guests include Melt (August 5-22), BALTHVS (October 8-31), and Babehoven (November 1).
Among this year’s other highlights, My Morning Jacket made an unforgettable return to their beloved Louisville, KY, with “Come Home Again: A Celebration of Louisville,” a series of special events highlighted by a very special five-night stand at the famed Louisville Palace. April also saw My Morning Jacket performing three unique headline shows at the 2025 edition of “My Morning Jacket’s One Big Holiday,” a three-night music vacation set to return in 2027.
My Morning Jacket is excited to continue its long-time partnership with environmental nonprofit REVERB on MY MORNING JACKET “is” ON TOUR to build upon previous successes and expand the tour sustainability program, engage fans in the Action Village at each show, and support REVERB’s Music Decarbonization Project to accelerate climate solutions within the music industry.
# # #
MY MORNING JACKET “is” ON TOUR 2025
* INCLUDES Z – 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOWS *
AUGUST
13 – Dillon, CO – Dillon Amphitheater †
15 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre † *
16 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre †
19 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium † *
20 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl †
22 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre †
SEPTEMBER
5 – Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Music Festival ‡
OCTOBER
8 – Washington, DC – The Anthem §
10 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met §
11 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met §
13 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway §
14 – Portland, ME – State Theatre §
16 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount § *
17 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount §
18 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount §
20 – Cincinnati, OH – MegaCorp Pavilion §
22 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee §
24 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed §
25 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed § (SOLD OUT)
26 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed § *
29 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle §
31 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre §
NOVEMBER
1 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre ^ *
* Z – 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW
‡ FESTIVAL APPEARANCE
W / SPECIAL GUESTS
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Maps Announces New Album 'Welcome To The Tudor Gate' & Shares "Chapter One" || Out 10/31 On Mute
MAPS
WELCOME TO THE TUDOR GATE
JAMES CHAPMAN SHARES LONG LOST SOUNDTRACK TO A HORROR FILM
OUT 10/31 VIA MUTE
Today Maps has announced details of a new release, his long-lost soundtrack, Welcome To The Tudor Gate, out on Mute on October 31, 2025.
Welcome To The Tudor Gate launches today with an ominous scene setter, “Chapter One,” which invites us into this unusual album, recorded back in 2014 and lost until now.
Watch the video for “Chapter One” HERE.
The album is James Chapman’s soundtrack to a half-remembered film, watched late into the night and forgotten for years until nebulous stills and scenes came back into his mind, so, to fill in the gaps, he decided to create its soundtrack.
He explains, “Inspired by a film that I was never able to trace, I set out to create a mysterious, strange and uneasy soundtrack, with a nod to the fantastical. I imagined a protagonist venturing into a foreboding land of immense forests, filled with mysterious beings - where magic is real and witchcraft is feared.”
The album is a 40-minute piece, separated into “chapters.” It flows together with no gaps, following the film’s hero throughout their journey. “Chapter One” depicts the ominous start to the journey, which will eventually end with a triumphant return, before disappearing into the night.
He goes on to expand, “The 'Tudor Gate' of the title was originally envisaged to be a 'community' or 'cult', influenced by films like Blood On Satan's Claw and The Wicker Man. The music itself is influenced by ‘60s and ‘70s horror soundtracks to films by Dario Argento and John Carpenter but also to writers like H.P Lovecraft and the world of 'weird fiction’.”
Welcome To The Tudor Gate - we hope that you will never leave…
Welcome To The Tudor Gate is out on Mute on Halloween, October 31, 2025. Pre-save HERE.
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Track list:
1. Chapter One2. Chapter Two
3. Chapter Three
4. Chapter Four
5. Chapter Five
6. Chapter Six
7. Chapter Seven
8. Chapter Eight
RECENT PRAISE FOR MAPS
“…immersive return” – Uncut 8/10
“… invites immersion” – Record Collector
“… a mystical journey to the frontier of reality” - Sound Of Violence
“James Chapman has taken Maps to a new dimension that essentially opens the door to even more exciting horizons in the future.” - Under The RadarCONNECT WITH MAPS:
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FearDorian and osquinn Collaborate on New Album, Listen To the First Single "Bags" out now
FEARDORIAN AND OSQUINN ANNOUNCE DEBUT COLLABORATION ALBUM
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY IS OUT 10/3
LISTEN TO THE FIRST SINGLE "BAGS" HERE
Photo Credit: Jadeja McFarlane
Atlanta’s FearDorian (He/Him) and Baltimore’s osquinn (She/Her) have proven themselves as two of the underground’s most innovative producer/artist hybrids this decade. After years of one-off collabs and teases, these longtime friends are officially teaming-up for their upcoming album, Before You Press Play, out October 3rd via 3500.
Today, they share their first offering, “Bags”, a slow burning cut that showcases their undeniable chemistry. The duo tag teams the track, delivering bars in their distinct styles, flowing atop the expertly crafted production, airing grievances and ambitions while reflecting on what drives them. Providing a glimpse into the unique genre-defying world these sonic architects are building together.
A new chapter unfolds as two of the underground’s most-forward thinking artists prepare to unveil their most personal body of work yet–a testament to the mutual trust and creative bond they’ve built online and off. FearDorian and osquinn first met as teenagers, rising producers raised on Soundcloud, message boards, Discord’s, and Atlanta’s evolving music scene. Their shared obsession with music from around the world is evident in their expansive sonic palettes and clever, sample-heavy productions–rooted in deep knowledge and unfiltered curiosity.
Before You Press Play, finds osquinn and Dorian combining their diverse skill sets to develop a bold and confident record with equal parts beauty and madness. Rejecting trends and subverting expectations, the album pushes the underground’s sound forward with fearless experimentation. Born from late-night recording sessions, tour stops, and years of shared experience, it’s an arresting, introspective record shaped by lived reality and deep creative trust.
An early pioneer of the digicore era that birthed artists like Jane Remover, glaive, Brakence, Glitch Gum, etc., quinn first made waves on SoundCloud with hyperpop-adjacent chaos–producing, singing, and rapping her way into cult status. Early tracks like the dreamy, existential crisis “I don’t want that many friends in the first place” (80M+ Streams), the introverted rhythmic confessional “ok im cool” (23M+Streams), and the generation-defining “bad idea” helped establish her as one of the scene’s most dynamic voices. Over time, she’s carved out a lane of her own, pushing boundaries through projects like her debut album Drive-By Lullabies (2021), quinn (2022), stars fell on trench (2025), and most recently lowlife (2025). Her work consistently delivers genre-defying productions that blend heart with high-concept experimentation consisting of electronic oddities, jazz flourishes, and confessional lyricism.
FearDorian has quickly become a go to producer for the underground, helping craft the sonic worlds of Surf Gang, xaviersobased, NolanBeRollin, Polo Perks, RiTchie and BabyxSosa. But in 2024, he fully stepped into his own as a solo artist with his self-titled debut, collaborative tape A Dog’s Chance (with Polo Perks, AyooLii) and his 2025 breakouts Leaving Home and Out The Past With A Window –coming-of-age records highlighting his sharp songwriting and cinematic production, capturing the weird in-between of growing up online while trying to make real life count. Songs like the disaffected groove of “I.V.” and spacey flow fest with quinn on “Las Vegas” showed off his heavy-hitting bars and ability to ride on esoteric beats whereas tracks like “Gotta Be” and “Pray 4 the People” showcase his post-genre sound and DIY ethos (recorded in his Mom’s car), as they mix blown-out low end production with diaristic raps about pressure, purpose, and survival.
Championed by Pitchfork, NoBells, The Fader, Business Insider, The New York Times, and more, both artists have carved singular paths through the underground. Now, together as a chosen family, Dorian and quinn feel like kindred spirits, conjuring a world of bass-heavy ambiance, distorted melodies, warped samples, and lyrical vulnerability. Before You Press Play is a self-assured body of work that doesn’t chase trends, it sets them.
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Street Eaters Debut “Spectres” Video w/ Post-Trash | US Tour | LP out 9/5
Street Eaters
Debut Rib-Rattling “ Spectres ” Single + Video w/ Post-Trash
US Tour Continues
Tour dates below + here
Opaque LP out September 5 via Dirt Cult Records
“Street Eaters Sling Powerful Post-Punk” – SPIN
“catchy, skull-crushing buzz” – AV Club
“channels the raw approach to rock ‘n’ roll once taken by ’70s and ’80s
innovators such as Wipers, Gang of Four, and X.” – BUST
"Feedback whips and howls, [they] coil and snap like their Bay Area forebears in the Dead Kennedys, and they wrap themselves in atmosphere like Savages." – FLOOD
“rattled post-punk energy” – Post-Trash
Singles: “
Tempers
” “
Spectres
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Credit: Heather Frienkel
Oakland post-punk rockers Street Eaters will release their brand new studio album Opaque on September 5 via Dirt Cult Records – seven tracks that thrum with both rage and redemption. Since their last album in 2017, not only did they weather a global pandemic along with the rest of us, frontwoman Megan March also had a child. While becoming a mother was, as she puts it, “an incredible joy and opportunity to rewire emotional pathways and deep wounds,” childbirth was both a traumatizing and transformational experience. Ironically born on the Fourth of July, her baby immediately entered a world steeped in bureaucracy, as the hospital was so understaffed that Megan was neglected until the last moment, forced to endure an emergency C-section.
New single “Spectres” is a haunting incantation whose doomy atmosphere belies its sweet core. Reflecting on healthy parenthood, Megan processes her past while striving to imbue love and caring direction for her son while also understanding that she has to empower him to be his own person. Her own mother was violently homophobic and eventually ejected Megan and her teenage sister — both queer — from their home. “I’m working to create a much better emotional landscape for my son to grow in — to find both understanding and healing from the breakage of cycles of abuse and isolation,” she says.
Watch / Share: “Spectres” video
On Opaque co-founders Megan March (drummer/vocalist) and John No (bass/vocals) are joined by guitarist Joan Toledo since 2019, a refugee from transphobic family and government in Florida, former editor of Maximum Rocknroll Magazine and radical union organizer at City Lights Books in San Francisco. The new collection attempts to stitch up the bloody wounds of their past — a meditation on birth and death, excavated trauma, and trying to find steadfast kin in a world that’s becoming more and more splintered and cruel. It is almost like a body in the process of healing: messy, broken, beautiful, and nevertheless alive.
“Opaque is a record that gets deep into the stark and beautiful reality of growth and transition from trauma and loss,” says March. “What does it mean to wake up one day and realize you are living the way you have always demanded to live — yet with all those jagged piles of emotional, physical, and social/political baggage still slicing through the veil?” Still, the album isn’t just confrontational — it’s complicated. A grasping toward identity, understanding, a place in the world in the process of being curated. “It’s a transition into finding peace with the world — a resonant connection with community and chosen family, getting beyond a lot of the pain and hurt,” No says. “We're trying to suture up wounds at this point and create something that’s healthy.”
The band have toured extensively with Screaming Females and Jawbreaker among others, and now fans will have more chances to experience their fierce live show with a slew of dates that kicks off later this month!
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Street Eaters tour dates - TICKETS
8/27: San Francisco, CA in Kerouac Alley
w/ Channel 3, 6pm (free!)
9/11: Silver Spring, MD @ Quarry House
w/ Sensor Ghost, Vampyres From Africa
9/12: Philadelphia, PA @ God’s Automatic Body
w/ HIDE, Pinkwash
9/13: Brooklyn, NY @ Hart Bar
w/ Discreet Charms, Weegee
9/15: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
w/ Unwound
Militarie Gun announce new album 'God Save The Gun' due 10/17 + share lead single / music video
MILITARIE GUN ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM
SHARE LEAD SINGLE
“B A D I D E A”
GOD SAVE THE GUN DUE OCTOBER 17TH
VIA LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS
HEADLINE WEST COAST RUN THIS SEPTEMBER
Militarie Gun by Nolan Knight
God Save The Gun
PRE-ORDER / SAVE: https://fm.militariegun.com/gstg
“B A D I D E A”
LISTEN: https://fm.militariegun.com/badidea
WATCH: https://fm.militariegun.com/badideavideo
(August 12, 2025) - Militarie Gun announce their anticipated new album God Save The Gun due October 17th via Loma Vista Recordings. Alongside the album announcement Militarie Gun share the lead single “B A D I D E A,” which aired on Apple Music’s New Music Daily Radio with Zane Lowe this morning where vocalist and primary songwriter Ian Shelton joined Lowe on air to speak about the new song. “B A D I D E A” also arrives with a music video directed by Shelton. Additionally, Shelton recently sat with Rolling Stone to discuss the meaning behind God Save The Gun, how the album came to be, and more. Read the piece HERE.
Speaking about “B A D I D E A” and the music video, Shelton shares, “I wanted to make a video that was a celebration of vices, a new iteration of yourself looking back at a moment you made a mistake while never truly reflecting. This was the most technically challenging video we’ve ever done and it only fits a song spelling out the words ‘bad idea.’”
God Save The Gun is a very human document of being at your worst when you should be on top of the world – an absurdist guide to the intersection of self-destruction and self-belief. "I’m well aware that being this vulnerable turns my personal trauma into a marketing hook for this album,” Shelton says. “But I’m fine with it, if not provoking it. Over the past couple years, as I spoke about addiction from the perspective of someone affected by it, I became the one struggling with it. There’s a farcical logic to entering a situation, fully knowing the consequences, and doing it anyway – but that’s where my head was when I started leaning on drinking.” Militarie Gun’s 2023 debut album, Life Under The Gun was centered around lifelong cycles of hurt, with the singer looking back at growing up with family members struggling with addiction, and while God Save The Gun is still tethered to that history, this time, he’s not the witness—he’s the protagonist. It wasn’t until the band was scheduled to enter the studio in early 2025 that Shelton realized he was the one who needed to hear God Save The Gun’s message.
Despite all of the inner turmoil leading to God Save The Gun, Shelton and his bandmates – guitarists William Acuña and Kevin Kiley, bassist Waylon Trim, and drummer David Stalsworth – more than rose to the challenge of following up Militarie Gun’s acclaimed debut. Stalsworth, Trim, and Kiley all joined during Life Under The Gun’s extensive touring cycle after a series of member shakeups that would hobble most bands, but only made Militarie Gun stronger.
Along with the honed in line up, God Save The Gun was created with a village of new and old collaborators. Shelton continued his creative relationship with songsmith Phillip Odom, co-wrote with longtime conspirator and frequent harmonizer James Goodson of Dazy, and newly tapped Nick Panella of MSPAINT, among others. Militarie Gun also worked with producer / engineer Riley MacIntyre (Adele, Arlo Parks, The Kills), who was chosen not only to make the songs sound huge, but also to access the sentiments behind them.
Following their performances at Garden Amp in Garden Grove, California on September 7th with Gorilla Biscuits and Riot Fest in Chicago, Illinois on September 19th, Miliatrie Gun will embark on a string of headline shows along the west coast with support from Death Lens, Milly, Angel Du$t and Fleshwater on select dates. Full tour dates below and tickets available HERE. Additionally, Militarie Gun will be supporting Sex Pistols for two dates this fall – October 15th in San Francisco at The Warfield and October 16th in Los Angeles at Hollywood Palladium.
Miliatrie Gun’s debut album Life Under The Gun was one of 2023's most celebrated albums, released to praise from the likes of Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, NME, Revolver, Stereogum, SPIN, Paste, The FADER, and more. Last year, Militarie Gun released the Life Under The Sun EP, which saw reimaginations of tracks from their debut album with assistance from friends and collaborators including Bully, Manchester Orchestra, and Mannequin Pussy. Militarie Gun also released the Life Under The Sun mini-documentary which sees the band and a host of their Life Under The Sun EP collaborators reunite at Manchester Orchestra’s Atlanta studio to further reimagine the tracks featured on their aforementioned EP, with guest performances from Manchester Orchestra, Marisa Dabice of Mannequin Pussy, and Christine Goodwyne of Pool Kids, who steps in for Alicia Bognanno of Bully for a performance of “Never Fucked Up Twice.” Also last year, Militarie Gun shared “Gun Under The Gun (MFG),” which was created for the new WWE 2K24 video game as the walk-in music for Post Malone’s wrestling character. Post Malone also included “Do It Faster” on his curated playlist for the WWE 2K24 soundtrack.
Pre-order / save God Save The Gun and check out “B A D I D E A” above, see full live dates and album details below and stay tuned for more from Militarie Gun coming very soon.
Upcoming Live Dates
+ with Gorilla Biscuits, Cosmic Joke, Start Today and more
! supporting Sex Pistols
# with Alkaline Trio
^ with Death Lens and Milly
* with Fleshwater & Angel Du$t
09/07 - Garden Grove, CA @ Garden Amp +
09/19 - Chicago, IL - Riot Fest ^
9/20 - Chicago, IL - Riot Fest Late Night Show at Metro #
09/24 - Oxnard, CA - The Elks Lodge ^
09/25 - Bakersfield, CA - Temblor Brewing ^
09/26 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Humdinger ^
09/27 - Oakland, CA - New Paris ^
09/28 - Sacramento, CA - Cafe Colonial ^
09/30 - Tacoma, WA - Real Art Tacoma ^
10/01 - Bellingham, WA - Make.Shift ^
10/02 - Portland, OR - High Limit Room ^
10/03 - Boise, ID - Shrine Basement ^
10/04 - Salt Lake City, UT - Soundwell *
10/05 - Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theater ^
10/15 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield !
10/16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium !
God Save The Gun album artwork
Militarie Gun
God Save The Gun
October 17,2025
Loma Vista Recordings
1. Pt II
2. B A D I D E A
3. Fill Me With Paint
4. Throw Me Away
5. God Owes Me Money
6. Daydream
7. Maybe I’ll Burn My Life Down
8. Kick
9. Laugh At Me
10. Wake Up And Smile
11. I Won’t Murder Your Friend
12. Isaac’s Song
13. Thought You Were Waving
14. God Save The Gun
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