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Van Morrison accuses the U.K. government of “taking our freedom” in three new songs bashing the worldwide lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19. In “No More Lockdown,” the most on-the-nose of the three tracks, Morrison plainly lays out his thoughts: “No more lockdown/No more government overreach/No more fascist bullies/Disturbing …

The popularSong Exploder podcast is coming to Netflix. The new television series from host and executive producer Hrishikesh Hirway and filmmaker Morgan Neville will launch October 2nd on the streaming platform. As with the podcast, each episode ofSong Exploder will dive into the making of a particular song, layer by …

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke has shared a remix of Clark’s “Isolation Theme,” a selection from the electronic producer’s score for the 2019 film Daniel Isn’t Real. In 2019, Clark remixed Yorke’s “Not the News,” a track from the singer’s Anima. Yorke, who has previously put his remix skills to work for …

Low Cut Connie have teased yet another promising glimpse from the band’s forthcoming double album Private Lives. Led by Adam Weiner’s soulful piano, the Philadelphia collective’s latest, “Help Me,” is a gospel-garage rock declaration with hints of Springsteen. “I’m moving in the wrong direction,” Weiner sings in the song’s opening …

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s “WAP” spent a fourth non-consecutive week at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. With 34.1 million streams, Cardi B’s single maintained a commanding lead over Drake and Lil Durk‘s “Laugh Now Cry Later” (Number Two, 23 million streams) and 24kgoldn …

David Guetta and Sia are back with their first collaboration in two years. “Let’s Love” follows their 2018 single “Flames.” “So take my hand, don’t be afraid/This too shall pass/This too shall pass,” Sia sings over Guetta’s Eighties-tipped soundscape. “And we’ll get through it all together/We’ll get through it all …

The National’s Matt Berninger has shared a new song, “One More Second,” from his upcoming debut solo album, Serpentine Prison, out October 2nd via Book Records. The song starts out as a minimal and meditative acoustic tune, but soon expands with shuffling drums, rich organ, blooming backing vocals and even …

On the heels of releasing her solo debut Likewise, Frances Quinlan will celebrate the 15th anniversary of Hop Along with a previously unreleased EP, More Songs From 2005. The EP contains three songs and it’s currently available via Bandcamp. The Philly singer-songwriter will also drop the band’s 2005 debut Freshman …

Big Thief‘s Adrianne Lenker had wasted no time in quarantine. The Brooklyn singer-songwriter will release two new albums, Songs and Instrumentals, on October 23rd via 4AD. Ahead of the release, Lenker shared “Anything,” which features her playing acoustic guitarwith a paintbrush. “Grocery store list, now you get pissed/Unchecked calls and …

Big Sean explores religious imagery in his video for “Harder Than My Demons,” a new track from his upcoming LP Detroit 2. The clip follows a woman in a church, a boy outfitted with angel wings and a young man taking part in what appears to be a baptism. Throughout, …