Music News for December 6, 2023

The Dead South releases electrifying single ‘A Little Devil’ / Announces two-night return to Ryman Auditorium

• Best of 2023 Lists

• Best albums of 2023 (NPR)

• The 50 best albums of 2023 (Stereogum)

• AllMusic’s Best of 2023

• The 100 Best Songs of 2023 (Pitchfork)

• The 50 Best Albums of 2023 (Consequence)

• Albums of the year 2023 (The Line of Best Fit)

• Quietus albums of the year 2023 (In association with Norman Records) ( The Quietus)

• The 100 best albums of 2023 (Rolling Stone)

• Gorilla VS. Bear’s albums of 2023

• Today’s Headlines

• Watch Belle and Sebastian’s appearance on The Simpsons

• Shane MacGowan, Pogues frontman, dies at 65

• KISS announces ‘New Era’, plans to continue as avatars

• Tom Waits pays tribute to Shane MacGowan in rare public statement

• Corey Taylor opens up about turning 50 next week: ‘I try to take very good care of myself’

• 93% of young people rely on music lyrics as “therapeutic tool”, study finds

• Taylor Swift is Spotify’s most streamed artist of 2023

• Apple Replay 2023 is here, along with the top 100 songs streamed worldwide

• Matt Cameron on final Soundgarden songs: “Everything is on hold right now”

• Watch XXL’s first Cypher Lab, a showcase of the future female hip-hop stars, curated by Latto

• Charli XCX announces engagement to The 1975’s George Daniel

• Here’s what happened on day 1 of the Young Thug YSL trial

• Taylor Swift pens heartfelt message to mother of fan who died at Eras tour

• Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit bassist Jimbo Hart confirms departure from the band

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• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Red Hot Chili Peppers announce 2024 Unlimited Love Tour

• Philip Selway: Tiny Desk Concert

• Watch Beach Fossils make their TV debut on CBS Saturday Morning

• Watch: Slash performs Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath classics at Hard Hat Lounge re-opening in Las Vegas

• Styx and Foreigner announce spring/summer 2024 North American tour

• Mötley Crüe announces special New Year’s Eve concert in greater Palm Springs

• Tricky announces Maxinquaye Reincarnated 2024 European tour with London show

• New Tracks

• Rush’s Geddy Lee shares previously unreleased solo material on The Lost Demos

• Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker shares gorgeous new single ‘Ruined,’ announces European tour

• Architects release new single ‘Seeing Red’, announce 2024 North America tour dates

• re:abel releases atmospheric new single, ‘Concentrate’

• Lamplight illuminates his journey with new single ‘Call Your Mom’ / Announces debut album

• Grandaddy share new single ‘Cabin in My Mind’

• The 13 best new hip-hop songs this week

• Beyoncé shares new song ‘My House’: Listen

• Kaytranada unveils ‘Lover/Friend’ and ‘Stuntin’

• Grandaddy – ‘Cabin In My Mind’

• Claire Rousay – ‘meg’

• Gabriela Bee’s heartfelt single ‘Maybe’ marks a profound bond

• Robert Grace drops ‘Nice Guys Finish Last’ / Joins Arista Records

• Sad girl pop sensation Jenny Stenger releases emotional odyssey in new single ‘What Ifs’

• The Bedside Morale unveil ‘Bitter Things’: A poignant 80s-infused anthem of insecurity and deception

• Yard Act – ‘Petroleum’

• Ducks Ltd. release new single/video ‘The Main Thing.’

• Houis, WEI & JVLY Blend Ethereal Sounds in Collaborative Single ‘haze’

• MGMT release long-awaited ‘Bubblegum Dog’ as latest preview of new album: Stream

• Militarie Gun share two beautifully reworked Life Under The Gun tracks

• Dutch Uncles unveil No Hooks: A treasure trove of rarities and unreleased tracks / Release new single ‘At The Wheel’

• Olive Louise’s candid storytelling shines on her latest single ‘Special’

• Cosmic Strip returns with new single ‘Another Day’

• kid apollo drops their final release of the year: Double single ‘these things’ / ‘sylvie’

• Tycho – ‘Small Sanctuary’

• Loving announce sophomore album ‘Any Light’ alongside release of lead single ‘Medicine’

• Ella Tobin unveils new single ‘Older’ and announces debut show

• cln releases soul-stirring single ‘ihopeyoufindsomeone’

• ADMT Releases Captivating Rework of 50 Cent’s ‘Best Friend’

• Naaz champions resilience and growth on new single ‘Uproot’

• Flat Party unleashes a resonant call to action with politically charged anthem ‘Hindsight’

• Sam Walwyn’s ‘That Song’: An ode to emotional resonance

• Ashlie Skye gets personal with her enchanting new single ‘Laundry’

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• New Albums and EPs

• 21 Savage announces he’s getting ready to drop his new album

• Every Pogues album, ranked

• The Jesus and Mary Chain announce new album and tour, share video for new song: Watch

• André 3000 – New Blue Sun

• Real Estate announce new album and tour, share video for new song ‘Water Underground’

• French Montana announces Mac & Cheese 5 release date: ‘This one for the books!’

• Placebo announce their first ever live album, Collapse Into Never: Placebo Live In Europe 2023

• Danny Brown – Quaranta

• Puscifer streams Global Probing live album

• The Black Dahlia Murder are working on a new record

• Bleachers and Jack Antonoff detail album, share new song ‘Alma Mater’: Listen

• Jack Antonoff to produce soundtrack for The New Look, featuring Lana Del Rey, Nick Cave and Perfume Genius

• Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz Drop off Welcome 2 ColleGrove Trailer – Narrated by 50 Cent

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• The Daily Music Report Updates

• Track By Track: SPELLES discuss their new album, Diving Into the Arms of the Divine, one track at a time

• Track By Track: PAPER TAPES discusses his new album, Child, one track at a time

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 12/04/2023: The Jesus and Mary Chain, Galcher Lustwerk, kid apollo, The Japanese House, and more!

• 3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: DJ Manny, Peter Gabriel, and Conway the Machine & Conductor Williams

• 10 Albums to Look Forward to in November 2023

• Notable album releases for 2023

• Notable album releases for 2024

• Festival Updates

• IDLES and Limp Bizkit to headline Margate Summer Series 2024

• Kaytranada, Jessie Ware and Vince Staples among first names for Sónar Barcelona 2024

• LCD Soundsystem to headline All Points East 2024

• Milwaukee Metalfest adds bands to 2024 edition, announces lineup by day

• Måneskin, The Offspring and more announced for Paris festival Rock en Seine

• Shaky Knees 2024 lineup has Foo Fighters, Weezer, Queens Of The Stone Age, & Noah Kahan

• Hellfest 2024 lineup features Metallica, Foo Fighters, and Avenged Sevenfold

• Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024: Lana Del Rey, SZA, Pulp, Beth Gibbons, FKA twigs, PJ Harvey, more

• Tomorrowland Winter announces full 2024 line-up

• Osheaga announces 2024 headliners

• Flow Festival will celebrate 20th anniversary with Pulp, Fred Again…, PJ Harvey and more

• Mr. Bungle, Blind guardian, In Flames, Deicide, others confirmed for 2024 Milwaukee Metalfest