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For many years, Providence noise-rock legends Lightning Bolt and experimental Osaka wizards the Boredoms have recognized each other as fellow travelers. I once saw Lightning Bolt open a New York Boredoms show, and let me tell you, that was a good night. Boredoms drummer YoshimiO, whose name you probably recognize from that one Flaming Lips… The post Lightning Bolt Announce Split LP With OOIOO, Share New Song “CLOUD CORE” appeared first on Stereogum.

The Songwriters Hall Of Fame has announced its 2026 class, headlined by Taylor Swift. Swift, 36, becomes the youngest woman ever inducted into the hall when the ceremony takes place Thursday, June 11 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. (Stevie Wonder, who was 32 at his 1983 induction, was the only younger inductee, excluding posthumous honorees.) The press release announcing her induction cites "All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)," "Blank Space," "Anti-Hero," "Love Story," and "The Last Great American Dynasty" as some of her key works. The post Taylor Swift To Become Youngest Woman Inducted Into Songwriters Hall Of Fame appeared first on Stereogum.

Dylan Carlson’s long-running, ever-evolving drone institution Earth helped invent doom metal back in the early ’90s. Carlson started Earth one year before Detroit native Robert Mansel was born. Mansel, now known as Black Noi$e, is known for his immersive, adventurous production for rappers like Earl Sweatshirt and Valee, as well as for his own records.… The post Earth & Black Noi$e Share Surprise New Collaborative Album Geometry Of Murder: Extra Capsular Extraction Inversions appeared first on Stereogum.

Back in November, DJ-producer Avalon Emerson reactivated her indie-pop Band To Watch the Charm for the new single “Eden.” It had the air of a lead single, and today we learn it’s also an opening track. “Eden” kicks off the forthcoming Avalon Emerson & The Charm album Written Into Changes, due in March via Dead… The post Avalon Emerson & The Charm Announce New Album Written Into Changes: Hear “Jupiter And Mars” appeared first on Stereogum.