When released in 1970, “Mother,” the stark and startling album opener of John Lennon’s first post-Beatles solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, signaled a change in John’s songwriting, away from third person narratives and towards a more autobiographical, confessional style. Inspired by the primal scream psychotherapy he and wife Yoko Ono had been practicing with Dr.

Nashville’s Great Peacock will return to the stage in May on a co-headlining tour with fellow Tennesseans Cordovas. The twelve dates will take them through the South — Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia — as well as shows in Cincinnati, Chicago, and Indianapolis. Great Peacock released their latest album Forever Worse Better last year on Soundly Music.

Today, Blue Note Records announced There Is No End, a posthumous album from the legendary Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen, who died last year at the age of 79. Featuring guest rappers and singers including Sampa The Great, Danny Brown, Lava La Rue, and more, the new full-length will be released on April 30, 2021, the one year anniversary of Allen’s death. The preorder launches today along with the first single “Cosmosis (ft. Skepta & Ben Okiri).”

Coming off a breakthrough year, including receiving their first JUNO Award nominations for “Rock Album of the Year” and “Breakthrough Group” earlier this week, today powerhouse Canadian rock duo Crown Lands — Cody Bowles (vocals and drums) and Kevin Comeau (guitar, bass, and keys) — make their mighty return with two new songs “Context: Fearless Pt.

Today, Greg Loiacono and Jamie Drake share their duet "Bound To Fall" (listen/share) across all streaming platforms via Blue Rose. Inspired by classic heartbreak songs of a bygone era, the evocative single calls to mind venerable 1950s pop artists like Del Shannon, Ricky Nelson and Patti Page, while offering a handful of lyrical twists that clearly establish it as something modern.

The second track from Mimi Naja’s upcoming solo EP lands at all digital retailers today accompanied by an animated video from the muti-talented Deren Ney (Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers).

“Coin In My Pocket” is an upbeat song about renewal, alluding to the token chip of the Alcoholics Anonymous program being a tangible symbol of progress and life’s new season.

Watch The Video here

Acclaimed musician/singer/songwriter Gary Louris has announced his new album Jump For Joy will release on June 4 via Sham/Thirty Tigers. Written, performed and produced entirely by Louris himself, Jump For Joy is his first solo release since 2008’s Vagabonds.

“And I don’t get anxious about my pancreas. To be honest, I’m not even sure what that thing does. I’m just so grateful that it’s in me.” Working at the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) this line immediately stuck out. I was streaming Ryan Montbleau’s new record but was distracted making a cup of tea. Hearing my non-profit’s namesake as the kettle began to spit and shout, I realized I had to dive further into “Ankles,” or my work would never forgive me.

Jesse Lynn Madera, a Nashville-based singer/songwriter, has released an-old favorite off of her critically-acclaimed album Fortunes with a brand-new twist. Madera stripped back the original version of “Dante” to feature only her soulful vocals and piano playing. The lyrics and emotion shine through even more powerfully than before.

Watch Jesse’s live performance video for “Dante” here.

Some 14 years ago, Donna Jean and the Tricksters (Donna Jean Godchaux and the Zen Tricksters, basically) put out an album of the same name.  It included a song called “Shelter.”  As the pandemic took over our lives, Donna Jean thought about the new meaning of the song and….but let me let her tell you about it: