By Mia Hughes The five best choruses you’ll hear this year are probably all on Momma’s Household Name, the third album by the Los Angeles-born, New York-based alt-rock musical group comprising 23-year-old Etta Friedman and 24-year-old Allegra Weingarten, and also 23-year-old Aron Kobayashi Ritch. Armed with a real studio for the opening time, they took the possibility to lean al..

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By Matt Mitchell “To be gorgeous, even from the day you’re place on Earth to the day you perish, is to be gorgeous only briefly,” Vietnamese-American poet Ocean Vuong wrote in his novel, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. Perfume Genius, the performer place on Earth Mike Hadreas, evokes that same emotion onstage. Since his debut, 2010’s Learning, Hadreas has deconstructed the..

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In December 2021, Taylor Mulitz, one-half of the arty and infectious indie duo Flasher, left a digital marketing job he’d contained for per year. “Finally, I’m free!” He thought immediately after he gave notice. The timing fit: Flasher’s expansive second album, Love Is Yours, which he’d recorded with bandmate Emma Baker in mid-2020 as a pandemic summer raged, was nearly re..

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By Mia Hughes “You never can mention whether or not your music is timely, however I think some days, music needs to be a catalyst for people’s awareness,” says Kentucky songwriter S.G. Goodman. She’s telling MTV News about “Work Up until I Die,” a cut from her newest album, Teeth Marks. “Trapped in the rhythm, you’ll work up until you die,” she sings with her unmist..

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Charlie Hickey’s “Seeing Things” is a delicate crusher of a song. While in the somber ballad, the 22-year-old artist begs for a stagnant relationship to be enlivened by friction, motion, or meaning. “I wish you’d fuck with my head, sneak up right beyond me, scare me to death,” Charlie gently confesses over soft guitar strumming. It’s a plea for any sort of emotional act..

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Emo has risen. My Chemical Romance welcomed fans back to the Black Parade on Monday (May 16) with the kick-off efficiency of their long-awaited reunion tour at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England. The legendary musical group debuted a live efficiency of their newest single, “The Foundations of Decay,” the initial of their music since their 2013 breakup. Fan-captured footage fro..

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By Beau Hayhoe You’ve heard the song. Your mom has probably heard the song. Anyone you know who’s “extremely online” has certainly heard the song. in case you haven’t heard the song? Get willing to meet Wet Leg. The song, obviously, is the riotously fun, incredibly clever “Chaise Longue” from the musical group of the moment (seriously). With its knowing references to M..

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By Joshua Miller Los Angeles-based The Linda Lindas are punk to the core. So once the Cypress Park branch of the Los Angeles Public Library asked the musical group if they wanted to perform there as piece of their Asian American Pacific Islander heritage programming, it was an easy decision. They saw it as a fun way to raise awareness of racial issues (the musical group members are A..

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By Matt Mitchell Six years soon after ascending in back of Victoria, Australia’s Footscray Station scene and releasing their fearless, eponymous debut, Camp Cope members Georgia Maq, Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich, and Sarah “Thomo” Thompson are watching the world give them the long-overdue respect they deserve. A week before I met with the Melbourne rock trio over Zoom, they released th..

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By Amanda Silberling An eponymous album marks a major moment in an artist's career. For ladies, owning one's work, body, and artistry can be especially powerful, even political. During Women's History Month, MTV News is highlighting some of those iconic statements from some of the hugest artists on the globe. This is Self-Titled. My friend died about a month ago, which is still hard..

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By Aliya Chaudhry An eponymous album marks a major moment in an artist's career. For females, owning one's work, body, and artistry can be especially powerful, even political. During Women's History Month, MTV News is highlighting some of those iconic statements from some of the largest artists on the globe. This is Self-Titled. “Singing Radiohead at the best of our lungs,” Avri..

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Welcome to New Retro Week, a celebration of the hugest artists, hits, and cultural moments that made 2012 a seminal year in pop. MTV News is looking back to be able to see what lies ahead: These essays showcase how today’s blueprint was laid a decade ago. Step into our time machine. It’s complicated to conjure up memories of 2012 without Fun’s Some Nights spinning in the backgr..

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