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Water Cooler Chat: Music News
Fifty years later, Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born To Run’ still speaks to young people. americamagazine.org
It turns out that great old songs never die. And as a result, great new musicians are hard to find. lefsetz.com
Taylor Swift’s new album comes on cassette. How will you play it? cnn.com
Travis Kelce's dad, Ed Kelce shared that he asked his son when he would be announcing their big news, he said, “Whenever Taylor says so.” nbcnews.com
Radiohead’s ‘Let Down’ becomes band’s fourth US hit 28 years after release thanks to TikTok. nme.com
Jon Bon Jovi detailed how his 2022 vocal cord surgery and subsequent rehab influenced his upcoming album, Forever (Legendary Edition), which will be released in October. eonline.com
Irish hip-hop group Kneecap, whose performance at Coachella earlier this year sparked controversy for projected messages against the Israeli government's war in Gaza, is cancelling 15 of its shows in the US but says four scheduled shows in Vancouver and Toronto will go on. cbc.ca
What do Nine Inch Nails, Sting, and Michael Bublé have in common? Josh Freese’s drumming. nytimes.com
Tracks And Vids: New Music This Week
Popular artists and chart-topping tracks.
Eminem (65.6M subscribers) - “Everybody’s Looking At Me” (genre: hip hop, gangsta, neo soul) youtube.com
Sabrina Carpenter (12M subscribers) - “Tears” (genre: pop, dance pop, bubblegum) youtube.com
Jessie J - (10.8M subscribers) - “Believe in Magic” (genre: pop, chillwave, tropical house) youtube.com
Bon Jovi (8.79M subscribers) - “Red, White and Jersey” (genre: rock, hard rock) youtube.com
Zara Larsson (6.88M subscribers) - “Crush” (genre: pop, synth pop, dance pop) youtube.com
Ciara feat. Diamond Platnumz (6.17M subscribers) - “Low” (genre: pop, funk/soul, contemporary r&b) youtube.com
Connor Price (4.66M subscribers) - “Dialed In” (genre: hip hop, trap, funk) youtube.com
BABYMETAL feat. Spiritbox (3.42M subscribers) - “My Queen” (genre: rock, hardcore, death metal) youtube.com
The Offspring (2.08M subscribers) - “Truth in Fiction” (genre: rock, pop punk, post punk) youtube.com
Yeat (1.49M subscribers) - “COMË N GO” (genre: hip hop, trap, cloud rap) youtube.com
TX2 feat. DeathbyRomy (1.01M subscribers) - “FEED” (genre: rock, alternative rock, gothic metal) youtube.com
Flo Milli (746K subscribers) - “Perfect Person” (genre: hip hop, bounce, gabber) youtube.com
Hayley Williams (501K subscribers) - “Kill Me” (genre: rock, indie rock, acoustic) youtube.com
Ashley McBryde (257K subscribers) - “Rattlesnake Preacher” (genre: country, new country, neo folk) youtube.com
ThxSoMch (324K subscribers) - “A Sharp Pain” (genre: electronic, illbient, vaporwave, industrial) youtube.com
Jay Fizzle feat. OJ da Juiceman (110K subscribers) - “Twenty Three” (genre: hip hop, gangsta, screw) youtube.com
Spoon (75.4K subscribers) - “Guess I'm Fallin In Love” (genre: rock, indie rock) youtube.com
The Beaches (70.3K subscribers) - “Can I Call You In The Morning” (genre: rock, pop rock, indie rock) youtube.com
RØRY (60.3K subscribers) - “DEGRADATION” (genre: metalcore, hardcore, death metal) youtube.com
MUDVAYNE (58.3K subscribers) - “HURT PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE” (genre: metalcore, hardcore, death metal) youtube.com
THE HARA (31.7K subscribers) - “Easier To Die” (genre: rock, alternative rock, hardcore) youtube.com
The Trews (19.5K subscribers) - “Manifest” (genre: rock, alternative rock, indie rock) youtube.com
White Reaper (18.2K subscribers) - “Blue 42” (genre: rock, alternative rock) youtube.com
Laci Kaye Booth (13.4K subscribers) - “Luck Of The Draw” (genre: rock, neo folk, indie rock) youtube.com
Sloan (12.6K subscribers) - “No Damn Fears” (genre: rock, alternative rock, pub rock) youtube.com
Found Music
Artists with smaller followings on YouTube.
Heartworms (7.27K subscribers) - “Celebrate” (genre: electronic, coldwave, minimal) youtube.com
DEVORA (2.36K subscribers) - “Bleed Like Me” (genre: pop, country, outlaw pop) youtube.com
Chalk (2.12K subscribers) - “Pain” (genre: electronic, alternative rock, industrial) youtube.com
wakelee (888 subscribers) - “Bangkok” (genre: rock, indie rock, alternative rock) youtube.com
Aurateque (865 subscribers) - “pink casket” (genre: rock, alternative rock, post-hardcore) youtube.com
Covers & Remixes, Etc
Dallas Smith covers Tonic’s “If You Could Only See” youtube.com
Kelsy Karter & The Heroines covers Blondie’s “Call Me” youtube.com
ICYMI: Our Lady Peace covers Tragically Hip’s “Locked In The Trunk Of A Car” youtube.com
Wolf Alice performed “Bloom Baby Bloom” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! youtube.com
This Is My Jam This Week
Jehnny Beth (7.36K subscribers) – “Out Of My Reach” (genre: rock, alternative rock, industrial) youtube.com
This week’s full playlist on: YouTube and Spotify and Tune My Music
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