Topic: Music

Music news, from stadium-filling icons to the artists shaping the charts this week, covering new releases, reissues and the interviews and anniversaries that put a record's story in context. It ranges across genres and eras, so a look back at how a soul classic or disco anthem came together sits alongside coverage of what's charting or making headlines right now.

Beyond the music itself, this is where the people and decisions behind it get examined: why a band turned down a big break, how a songwriter settled on a lyric overnight, or what a veteran musician makes of the industry and the world today. There's also room for the wider culture around music, from touring and nightlife to the health and social benefits some readers get from it.

Taken together, it's a mix of nostalgia and the present tense, useful for anyone who wants to understand not just what's playing now but the stories and decisions that shaped the music they already know.

  • Paul Weller picks his favourite song from every decade since the 1960s

    Far Out Magazine has published a piece in which Paul Weller, the former Jam and Style Council frontman known for his enduring solo career, selects his favourite song from each decade since the 1960s. The feature forms part of the site’s music coverage, offering a personal retrospective from one of British music’s most respected and…

  • ‘I Love Everything About Her’: Shania Twain Has Only Good Things to Say About Taylor Swift

    Shania Twain has spoken warmly about Taylor Swift ahead of the release of her seventh studio album, Little Miss Twain, praising the pop star’s songwriting and musicianship during an appearance on The Tonight Show. The comments come as Twain promotes her new record, released via Republic Nashville on 24 July, which follows 2023’s Queen of…

  • Gotts Street Park Announce New Album ‘Somewhere Between’

    Leeds collective Gotts Street Park have announced their new album ‘Somewhere Between’, due for release on 16th October 2026. The record showcases the group’s reach as collaborators, drawing on an extensive roster of guest vocalists across its ten tracks and reinforcing the band’s reputation for blending soul and funk into a cinematic, forward-looking sound. Guests…

  • Splatoon Raiders Added To Nintendo Music As A ‘Special Release’

    Nintendo has added nine tracks from the new Switch 2 spin-off Splatoon Raiders to its Nintendo Music app, released as a “special release” to coincide with the game’s launch. The selection offers players a taste of the game’s soundtrack, continuing the series’ reputation for upbeat, funky music, and comes shortly after Nintendo Life awarded Splatoon…

  • Nick Mason’s 10 favourite songs of all time

    This is a Far Out Magazine feature in which Nick Mason, the drummer and co-founder of Pink Floyd, is reported to share his ten favourite songs of all time. Such “favourite songs” features are a recurring format for the publication, offering insight into the musical tastes and influences of notable artists. The specific list of…

  • Protomartyr Announce New Album ‘Hotel Usona’

    Detroit band Protomartyr have announced their new album ‘Hotel Usona’, due for release on 25th September via Domino Records. The record was made with producer Dave Fridmann, known for his work with Sleater-Kinney, MGMT and The Flaming Lips, at his Tarbox Road Studios in western New York, and marks a fresh chapter for the long-running…

  • Travis Scott says Oasis helped inspire his next album

    Travis Scott has revealed that Oasis was among the influences shaping his upcoming album, the follow-up to 2023’s “Utopia”. Speaking to Variety, the Houston rapper said he was pushing himself to try new sonics, and also namechecked Parliament, Don Toliver, Raphael Saadiq, Daft Punk and Van Halen as reference points for the record. Scott said…

  • The 1993 album Phil Collins called his best work: “My favourite”

    Unexpected. The post The 1993 album Phil Collins called his best work: “My favourite” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

  • A beginner’s guide to progressive rock in five essential albums

    50 years on from its arrival, arguments still rage about what exactly constitutes progressive rock – but there’s no quibbling about these five essential albums, surely?

  • Bono’s house and the days Shane MacGowan would expose himself to trains

    The article recounts an anecdote told by Shane MacGowan about living at U2 singer Bono’s Dublin home, where he said he exposed himself to passing trains in the hope that passengers would think Bono was responsible. It presents the story as an example of the Pogues frontman’s notorious, unruly public persona and Bono’s reported patience…