Laura Marling

It’s been three years since Laura Marling released her last album, Semper Femina (and two years since her LUMP collab with Tuung’s Mike Lindsay), and while she hasn’t announced a follow-up yet, she will be going on tour this spring…

Listen to new songs by Jon Hopkins, Ed O’Brien, DaBaby, Wasted Shirt (Ty Segall, Lightning Bolt), Neil Hagerty’s Howling Hex, Christian Lee Hutson (ft. Phoebe Bridgers), WVRM, Charmer, and more.

Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien will release Earth, his solo debut under the moniker EOB, on April 17 and features Colin Greenwood, Laura Marling and more.

The soundtrack also includes music by David Bowie, Radiohead, Black Sabbath, Joy Division, Arctic Monkeys, and more.

Plus: Wolf Parade’s Spencer Krug narrates his own story “Right on Rosie,” Frank Black’s story “Doug and the Bug” is narrated by Danny DeVito, Micachu’s story “How to Escape from a Wasp” is narrated by King Krule, and more.

Cat Power is opening the big Bob Dylan / Neil Young show in London’s Hyde Park, and she also has a newly-announced North American tour…

Listen to Beck’s cover of Colourbox’s ”Tarantula” from the album now.

Listen to new songs by Open Mike Eagle, Minus the Bear, Petite Noir + Danny Brown, Yoko Ono, Richard Swift, Tom Morello covering AC/DC, and more.

This week’s Notable Releases include the first Mazzy Star release in five years, Maps & Atlases’ first in six, Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay’s LUMP project, and more.

Last year, Laura Marling released her very good sixth album Semper Femina, and this year she’s releasing a collaborative album with Mike Lindsay of another folky British act, Tunng…