Spotify has widely rolled out a new feature called Mix, which lets Premium subscribers add DJ-style transitions between tracks in their own playlists, making listening feel like a professionally mixed set. Unlike live DJing, the tool doesn’t work in real time; instead, it permanently sets transitions within user-created playlists, giving anyone the chance to craft…

The article says The Beatles’ 1965 song ‘Norwegian Wood’ was partly shaped by John Lennon’s experiences of women he met during the band’s formative Hamburg residency, including sex workers. It presents the song as an example of how the group’s early exposure to Hamburg’s nightlife informed their songwriting, while noting Lennon’s tendency to turn personal…

American Songwriter has published a list recommending three high-energy grunge tracks from 1991, chosen to lift the mood or “hype up” listeners rather than fit grunge’s more familiar melancholic reputation. The feature highlights well-known songs from three of the era’s leading Pacific Northwest bands, arguing each brings an unusually forceful, upbeat energy despite the genre’s…

A.A. Williams has spoken to Rock Sound about her new album ‘Solstice’, discussing how the record explores themes of losing and rediscovering oneself while the world carries on regardless. The interview matters because it offers insight into how Williams has grown both as a songwriter and as a person, moving from early self-doubt to a…

Sylvan Esso have announced a new album, ‘Ow ∞’, due for release on 11th September via Psychic Hotline. The duo, Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, have been developing the record since 2022 through daily studio sessions at their Chapel Hill, North Carolina studio, Betty’s, marking the longest writing process the band has undertaken for any…