American Songwriter has compiled a short feature highlighting three well-known songs from the 1990s that were reportedly inspired by the songwriters’ own real-life romantic entanglements rather than fiction. The piece draws on interviews the artists gave to outlets including The Independent, Rolling Stone and Songfacts to explain the personal circumstances behind each track, offering fans…

Chicago-based singer-songwriter Sen Morimoto has announced a new album, Time Is on Your Side, the follow-up to 2023’s Diagnosis. The record will be released on 23 October via Sooper, the artist’s own label, and arrives alongside a video for the track “Overthinker”. The nine-track album features contributions from fellow Chicago musicians Kaina Castillo, Ryan Person,…

American Songwriter has published a list highlighting three rock songs from the 1960s that the outlet argues become more meaningful as listeners grow older. The piece contends that while these tracks were catchy or well-crafted enough to appeal to young listeners on first listen, their lyrical themes—loss, duty and the limits of desire—only fully land…

Phoebe Bridgers has recorded a stripped-back acoustic cover of Nirvana’s 1991 track “Lithium” for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, reworking Kurt Cobain’s raw, anguished original into a softer, folk-inflected rendition sung in her own breathy style. The session continues the Live Lounge tradition of artists pairing a classic cover with their own material, and comes…