- 1. Dayglow on releasing mixtapes over albums, his DIY approach and the challenges of self-sufficiency
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- Luke Rogers In this exclusive interview with Dayglow, he sits down with Variance's Ethan Ijumba to discuss his decision to release mixtapes instead of traditional albums, the evolution of his music ...
- Created on September 30, 2024
- 2. James Vincent McMorrow confirms two albums with breathtaking song 'The Less I Knew
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- ... be the title track of one of two new albums McMorrow will release over the next few months. The Less I Knew will arrive on June 24, followed by another record called Heavyweight Champion of Dublin 8, which ...
- Created on May 3, 2022
- 3. Hear Jack White's 'Fear of the Dawn,' his first of two albums this ye
- (Sounds)
- ... the first of two new albums he'll release this year. His second project, Entering Heaven Alone, which will arrive on July 22. In addition to the new music, White is kicking off a huge tour today, the ...
- Created on April 8, 2022
- 4. VHS Collection's 'Night Drive' is one of our favorite albums out this we
- (Sounds)
- Photo courtesy artist We know there's a lot going on right now and there's so much new music released this one, but allow us to highlight the new record from VHS Collection. As we've previously ...
- Created on February 25, 2022
- 5. Variance's 45 Albums to Watch for in 201
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- ... Monkeys The band was among our anticipated 2017 albums, but it seems they've been aiming for a 2018 release. As we first reported, they've been back in the studio since at least 2016. While frontman Alex ...
- Created on January 3, 2018
- 6. Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Sold More Than All 199 Albums on the U.S. Charts Combin
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- ... one to do it three times). According to Forbes, the other 199 albums on the U.S. chart sold a combined 723,000 non-streaming units during the tracking week ending on Nov. 16. That means for every 10 ...
- Created on November 20, 2017
- 7. Future Earns Historic Back-to-Back No. 1 Albums
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- Photo: Getty Images Future has become the first artist to have separate albums debut at No. 1 for two consecutive weeks. As expected, his new record HNDRXX has taken the top spot on the Billboard ...
- Created on March 5, 2017
- 8. Variance's 50 Albums to Watch for in 201
- (Features)
- ... noting, it's only January, so plans will change. Albums will come out of nowhere. And there are already some clear wildcards, such as Kanye West, who promised two albums last year but only released one, ...
- Created on January 3, 2017
- 9. 50 Best Albums of 2016
- (Features)
- ... the last 12 months, music really came through, with this being an absolute standout year for comebacks, marquee albums, groundbreaking debuts and heartbreaking farewells. As in previous years, we've selected ...
- Created on December 7, 2016
- 10. Prince's Vault Opened, Contains 100 Albums Worth of Unreleased Musi
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- Photo of Prince at 2015 Grammys, by John Shearer/AP Prince's famously secret vault of unreleased music has finally been opened, as Bremer Trust—the temporary executor of his estate—has gained ...
- Created on April 30, 2016
- 11. Kanye West's 'The Life of Pablo' on Track to No. 1 Without Nearly Zero Albums So
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- Photo of Kanye West performing, by Jerritt Clark/Getty Kanye West's latest album, The Life of Pablo, is currently on course to top the U.S. charts after being widely released to streaming ...
- Created on April 5, 2016
- 12. The 50 Best Albums of 2015
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- As 2015 rapidly comes to an end, we've selected the 50 best albums of the past year. There was certainly no shortage of great music this year, and that made narrowing down a list of nearly 300 staff ...
- Created on December 4, 2015
- 13. Chris Stapleton's 'Traveller' Rockets to No. 1 After Weeks Outside Top 200 Albu
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- Photo of Chris Stapleton by Becky Fluke After six weeks outside the top 200 albums in the U.S., Chris Stapleton's debut Traveller has shot up to No. 1 thanks to huge, breakout wins at last week' ...
- Created on November 9, 2015
- 14. Mac Miller Says Third Album Finished After Cutting Nine Albums Worth of Music
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- ... and that he had eliminated "nine different albums" worth of material before reaching the finished product. "I worked very hard and thought very long about the statement I wanted to make with my major label ...
- Created on July 30, 2015
- 15. Interview: Hot Chip on New Music, D'Angelo & Relevance of Album
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- ... venues. After that? “I feel like we want to carry on doing the same thing that we started the band for, which was making albums,” Taylor says. “That was the ambition … We hadn’t thought about live shows ...
- Created on June 25, 2015
- 16. 65 Albums to Watch for in 2015
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- ... 2014, but J. Cole bucked that trend last year and released a outstanding new LP only 18 months after his last one. Nonetheless, here are 65 acts (in no particular order) whose new albums could—or will—release ...
- Created on January 5, 2015
- 17. The 50 Best Albums of 2014
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- ... it seems there is no right answer when it comes to the "best albums." We did our best though. Best Songs of 2014 || 2014 Artists of the Year As in previous years, we accepted reader feedback before ...
- Created on December 3, 2014
- 18. Vote for the Best of 2014: Albums, Songs & Artists
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- As the end of the year of approaches, we're making our lists and checking them twice—our best-of lists, that is. In early December, we'll once again reveal our annual picks for Best Albums and ...
- Created on November 10, 2014
- 19. 8 Albums You Should Hear Right Now
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- ... and Los Angeles songbird Tinashe. There are also plenty of others, but for the sake of brevity, only eight are on this week's Albums You Should Hear Right Now list, as seen below. WEEZER Everything ...
- Created on October 7, 2014
- 20. 6 Albums You Should Hear Right Now
- (Sounds)
- ... like the natural next step for Thomas. Of all the albums released this week, Richard D. James' Aphex Twin comeback album, Syro, has really been a long time coming—13 years to be exact. An electronic ...
- Created on September 23, 2014