Way back in 1998, Volvo introduced a variant of its V70 wagon that has since become nearly as iconic as the Volvo Wagon itself: the Cross Country.A The intervening years saw nomenclature changes eschew the “Cross Country” name, simply calling the vehicle V70 XC, and then XC70.A Seventeen years later, Volvo has revived the Cross Country nameplate […]
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This is the weekly series where you, the Autosavant commentariat, are invited to take the reins of the auto industry, for at least as long as it takes you to write a comment. Itas all the responsibility, with none of the compensation! Being a child of the 1980s, it shouldnat come as any surprise that […]
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This is the weekly series where you, the Autosavant commentariat, are invited to take the reins of the auto industry, for at least as long as it takes you to write a comment. Itas all the responsibility, with none of the compensation! Scarcely a month after being appointed president of Cadillac, Johan de Nysschen (formerly […]
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Back in 2009, I had the chance to review the all-new fifth-generation Subaru Legacy, and the vehicle I reviewed was the 2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5i Premium. Six years later, I found myself behind the wheel of the sixth-generation 2015 Legacy 2.5i Premium, which is all new for 2015 model year. As with the previous generation […]
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This is the weekly series where you, the Autosavant commentariat, are invited to take the reins of the auto industry, for at least as long as it takes you to write a comment. Itas all the responsibility, with none of the compensation! Almost a year ago plus a couple days, the National Highway Traffic Safety […]
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This is the weekly series where you, the Autosavant commentariat, are invited to take the reins of the auto industry, for at least as long as it takes you to write a comment. Itas all the responsibility, with none of the compensation! Scarcely a couple of weeks before opening day, news outlets received a terse […]
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This is the weekly series where you, the Autosavant commentariat, are invited to take the reins of the auto industry, for at least as long as it takes you to write a comment. Itas all the responsibility, with none of the compensation! I grew up in a household which, by and large, respected the value […]
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Iad like to introduce a weekly series where you, the Autosavant commentariat, are invited to take the reins of the auto industry, for at least as long as it takes you to write a comment. Itas all the responsibility, with none of the compensation! We live in interesting times. Converging automotive technologies (like drivetrain electrification, […]
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Day one of the 2015 North American International Auto Show (or NAIAS, or the Detroit Auto Show) is behind us, and we’ve racked up a significant number of steps on our FitBit (13,462 and counting as of this writing) and have seen some awesome cars. You can get details from the press releases and other […]
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Editor’s Note: I have always loved Legos and have built hundreds of models over the years. I have shared that enthusiasm with my sons, ages nine and seven. When offered a chance to reviewA Incredible Lego Technic Cars, Trucks, Robots & More by Pawel “Sariel” Kmiec, I thought it would be fun to have my nine […]
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Mali Obomsawin and Magdalena Abrego sound almost relieved to be playing in their new band, Deerlady. Though neither is a total stranger to the world of indie rock, they’ve both found success in recent years in other musical milieus. Obomsawin, a Berklee-trained bassist and composer, tours the jazz festival circuit as the leader of the Mali Obomsawin Sextet. In 2022, she released an acclaimed free jazz album called Sweet Tooth, which she sang entirely in the Abenaki language. Abrego also has a jazz background that runs through Berklee; she studied guitar performance there before moving on to the New England Conservatory of Music, where she’d eventually become a faculty member. On Greatest Hits, Deerlady’s winkingly titled debut album, those biographies dissolve, and Obomsawin and Abrego tap into something more instinctive.
salute, the plugged-in producer who has been putting out music for more than a decade, has announced a new album, TRUE MAGIC, which will be out in July. It includes collaborations with Disclosure, Karma Kid, Sam Gellaitry, and more, and we’ve already heard its Empress Of-featuring single “system.”
The Get Up Kids have announced a 25th anniversary tour for Something To Write Home About, and they’ll play the album in full each night. The anniversary shows starts with an appearance at Four Chord Music Fest in Pittsburgh at the end of June; the tour picks up in earnest in August, and runs through October culminating in the second wave emo fest Best Friends Forever in Las Vegas.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse kicked off their first tour in five years last night at the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre in San Diego. Young opened the show with a new version of his classic “Cortez The Killer,” with a lost verse added in.
Last year, Chicago’s very own Sen Morimoto released a new album, Diagnosis. Today, he’s back with some tracks that were written around the same time but left off the final LP. The BONK! EP features four two Sen Morimoto songs and a live take on the LP’s title track that was recorded at WXPN.
Until this week, Corridor hadn’t released an album in half a decade. They’ve made good use of that time. The MontrA(c)al band have always put their own spin on post-punk, mixing a tight, jittery rhythm section with a florid and expansive melodic palette and the firepower to really and truly rock out. Those tendencies remain on new album Mimi, but it’s all elevated into holographic state, sometimes smeared and blurry, sometimes stunningly crystalline.
Softcult, the duo of Toronto twin siblings Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn, were a Stereogum Band To Watch last year, and they’ll release their new EP Heaven next month. By the time the record comes out, we’ll probably already know all the songs, since Softcult like to drop one track at a time. We’ve already posted the title track, “Haunt You Still,” “Shortest Fuse,” and “Spiralling Out.” Today, they’ve also shared “One Of The Pack,” the fifth advance single from this six-song EP.
Three years ago, New York indie rockers Lightning Bug dropped their album A Color Of The Sky on Fat Possum. Next week, they’ll follow that LP with the entirely self-released new one No Paradise. We’ve posted the early singles “December Song” and “Opus,” and now they’ve released another one.
Two years ago, the soft and incisive Brooklyn indie-folk band Florist released a really good self-titled album. Now, they’re part of the soundtrack for I Saw The TV Glow, the new indie horror film from We’re All Going To The World’s Fair director Jane Schoenbrun. Fred Durst and Snail Mail’s Lindsey Jordan both act in the movie, and it’s got a score from Alex G, as well as a soundtrack album full of indie rock heavyweights. We’ve already posted Yeule’s cover of the Broken Social Scene classic “Anthems For A Seventeen-Year-Old Girl,” and now Florist have shared their contribution.
Mike Pinder, original keyboardist for hugely successful British rockers the Moody Blues, has died. Pinder was the last surviving original member of the band; his former bandmate Denny Laine, also of Wings, passed away a few months ago. John Lodge, who joined the Moody Blues in 1966, broke the news of Pinder’s passing on Twitter. No cause of death has been reported. Pinder was 82.
Earlier this month, the New York trio +/i announced their first new album in a decade, Further Afield, and shared its lead single “Borrowed Time.” Further Afield is out late next month, and today the band is sharing a second new song from it, the 7-minute “Gondolier.”
Louis Cole is an LA-based producer and multi-instrumentalist whose music freely travels among genres but usually ends up somewhere on the Hot Chip side of things. That’s a good side to be on! Cole released the compilation Some Unused Songs last year, and now he’s getting ready to follow up his last studio LP, 2022’s Quality Over Opinion, with a new one called nothing.
Greg Cerwonka, guitarist for Chula Vista hardcore thrash bashers Take Offense, recently logged some serious miles as a touring guitarist for Turnstile. Now, Cerwonka is back in his main band, and they’re preparing to drop the new album T.O.tality on us. We’ve posted the early singles “Greetings From Below” and “Assassination,” and now they’ve hit us upside the head with their new ripper “S.W.O.”
Last year, Actress shared his latest album LXXXVIII. The British electronic producer Darren Cunningham is back today, announcing its follow-up, Statik, and releasing lead singles “Dolphin Spray” and “Static.”
Last year, Gel unleashed their forceful debut album Only Constant. Today, the New Jersey hardcore linchpins are announcing their new EP Persona and sharing the gnarly lead single “Mirage” with a music video directed by Eric Richter.
Usher is having a big year a the R&B linchpin released a new album called Coming Home and performed at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Today, he took to Instagram Stories to tell a story about how his son recently stole his phone to try to link up with PinkPantheress.
Earlier this year, Rachel Bobbitt shared a new song entitled “& What For?,” along with a cover of Broadcast’s aTears In The Typing Pool.a Last year, the Toronto art-pop musician also covered the Cranberriesa “Dreams.” Today, she’s back with a breathtaking rendition of Arthur Russell’s “You Can Make Me Feel Bad.”
Today is Kelly Clarkson’s 42nd birthday. The pop singer has given us countless great covers on her show’s Kellyoke segment a including Bloc Partyas aLike Eating Glassa and Red Hot Chili Peppersa aCanat Stop” a and she celebrated the special occasion by inviting Seattle rock band Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson to sing some of their classics on the latest episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show.
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