The National Scorches Through Singalongs, Gives Life to New Album in Madison Square Garden Stop: Concert Review

A.D. Amorosi Like the mournful dawn that crosses the sky during the Eagles’ 1973 mellow, moody “Tequila Sunrise,” a goodbye is always imminent.

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East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bruce Springsteen alluded to one of the few unfortunate breaks in his illustrious career.The music quieted and The Boss told the humorous story of how he was kicked out of his first band, The Rogues, way back in 1965.He laughed it off with “Sopranos” cast member and longtime E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt but clearly this chip on his shoulder had a lasting impact.58 years later, no one in music works harder to put on a truly great show and this unparalleled effort does not go unnoticed.Starting at 7:55 p.m. as fans straggled into the massive New Jersey stadium with their $50 “Born In The U.S.A.” souvenir t-shirts, Springsteen and the E Street Band kicked the evening off with the rockin’, larger-than-life “Lonesome Day” and entertained the packed venue.Then, for nearly 2.5 hours, there was nary a break for the long-running ensemble.

Mitski has announced listening parties for her upcoming LP ‘The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We’, along with film screenings.The music and film double features will occur next week on Thursday, September 7. These events will be presented in movie theatres in eight international cities, including Chicago, Dallas, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Nashville, Sydney, and New York — plus one planetarium in Tokyo, Japan — with the US events co-presented by Spotify.Fans will be able to gather together in an intimate setting for an early preview of ‘The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We’ in its entirety.

NME about the fresh creative approach that made their long-awaited sixth album possible The Kills have shared new single ‘103’ and announced details of their long-awaited sixth album ‘God Games’.Last month, the duo comprised of vocalist Alison Mosshart and guitarist Jamie Hince, teased their new album with the release of a dual single ‘New York’/’LA Hex’. ‘New York’ saw the pair merging their trademark, gritty rock and roll sound with cinematic horns and rattling rhythm, while ‘LA Hex’ saw them layering warped trumpets and choral harmonies on top of a stuttering beat.Today (August 30), along with the announcement of ‘God Games’ – their first album in seven years since 2016’s ‘Ashes & Ice‘ – the band have shared the album’s third single ‘103’, which Mosshart has described as a “dark twisted love song”.

Taking Back Sunday have announced details of a new album ‘152’, and shared the single ‘S’old’. Check it out below.The upcoming LP will be the eighth album from the New York rock veterans, and their first full-length LP in seven years, following on from 2016’s ‘Tidal Wave’.Produced by Tushar Apte (Demi Lovato, Nicki Minaj) and mixed by Neal Avron (Twenty One Pilots, Bleachers), the album gets its name from the section of road in North Carolin, where the band and their friends would meet up as teenagers.

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Tirzah’s next project is fast approaching. The elusive English electronic artist who covered The FADER in 2021 posted the news on Instagram this afternoon (August 29) along with a string of October tour dates.

Porcupine Tree singer and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson has announced his new solo album, ‘The Harmony Codex’. Check out new single ‘Economies Of Scale’ below, along with our interview with the artist.Released on September 29, a deluxe three-disc edition of ‘The Harmony Codex’ will includs remixes of its songs by the likes of Manic Street Preachers, Interpol, Roland Orzabal of Tears For Fears, Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt and electronica pioneers Radiophonic Workshop.‘The Harmony Codex’ has been previewed with listening sessions for fans in cities including London, New York, Berlin, LA and Amsterdam.

Ellise Shafer East London in 2023 felt more like New York City in 2003 on Friday night, as fans gathered in Victoria Park for a celebration of indie sleaze headed up by early-2000s garage rock mainstays the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Strokes. After the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, fronted by a captivating Karen O, closed its set by dedicating “Maps” to the late Sinéad O’Connor, festival goers made the pilgrimage to the other side of the park to catch the night’s main attraction.

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APPOINTMENTSBMG has promoted Tony Abner to Global General Counsel and EVP Business & Legal Affairs. Abner joined the company in 2018 as VP Business & Legal Affairs, becoming SVP Business & Legal Affairs in 2020.Morrison Hotel Gallery – the music photography gallery with locations in New York and LA – has announced former Sony Music exec Adam Block as its new CEO. “I’m deeply honoured to be stepping into the role of CEO at Morrison Hotel Gallery, a beacon of artistry in the world of music photography”, he says.

Olivia Rodrigo has shared the advice that both Jack White and St. Vincent have given her while writing her album ‘Guts’.In a recent interview with The New York Times, Rodrigo explained how she turned to White for help amid the pressure of creating her new album.“He wrote me this letter the first time I met him that said, ‘Your only job is to write music that you would want to hear on the radio,’” she said.

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Jonas Brothers say their new tour includes five albums in one night, they’re not kidding.Over the course of almost exactly three hours on Saturday, Aug. 12, at Yankee Stadium, Joe, Nick, and Kevin played at least a chorus, but often more, of 66 (!) songs.The setlist included every single track from albums “Jonas Brothers,” “A Little Bit Longer,” “Lines, Vines, and Trying Times,” “Happiness Begins,” and their latest “The Album,” plus recent non-album singles and, of course, “Year 3000.” They even made room for Nick to play “Jealous” off his self-titled solo album, and “Cake by the Ocean,” by DNCE, a Joe-fronted band.

Ethan Shanfeld Sufjan Stevens is going “full singer-songwriter mode” on his next album, “Javelin,” out Oct. 6 via Asthmatic Kitty.

Lionel Richie angered thousands of New York City fans on Saturday night when he didn’t make it to his concert at Madison Square Garden, cancelling the show more than an hour after it had been scheduled to start.

Lionel Richie angered thousands of New York City fans on Saturday night when he didn’t make it to his concert at Madison Square Garden, cancelling the show more than an hour after it had been scheduled to start.

William Earl Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme has faced many demons since the release of the 2017 album “Villains”: cancer, divorce, rehab and court battles. And the new Queens record, the just-released “In Times New Roman…,” definitely adds weight to the band’s woozy, bluesy rock — a dour energy far removed from the dancier sound conjured by producer Mark Ronson on “Villains.” “Roman,” self-produced by band founder Homme and one of his strongest QOTSA lineups ever, is one of the rawest and heaviest albums the band has delivered, and during Saturday’s Queens, New York stop of their “The End Is Nero Tour,” they proved that sometimes the new material can be a live standout, even as the band approaches its fourth decade of existence.

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