Dear Nora

Today is Owen Ashworth's birthday, and for the occasion, 26 of Owen's talented friends have surprised him with a covers album of his own material, with all proceeds going to charity...

Plus: Pavement, Spiritualized, serpentwithfeet, Patti Smith, Snoh Aalegra, Dave Hause, Young Guv, and more tour and festival news.

Listen to new songs by Homeboy Sandman/Quelle Chris, Soul Glo, Dear Nora, Night Shop (ft. Waxahatchee), Yellow Days ft. Mac DeMarco, Polyphonic Spree (covers EP), Good Sad Happy Bad (fka Micachu & the Shapes), and more.

Ben's list includes his favorite album, movie, and book of 2019, the ”best hot sauce of all time,” ”my 6 ½ year old daughter’s favorite song of 2019,” and more.

Listen to new songs by Miguel, Kamaiyah, Agnostic Front, Cunts, Red Death, Lucy Dacus, Rivers Cuomo, Metric, The Natvral, Haiku Hands, and more.

If the graphic doesn't give it away, ”thank u, next” is #1.

Kip will play his first full-band show as The Natvral next week for the free Kanine Records Holiday Party in Brooklyn, with Eternal Summers' Nicole Yun, Tallies and more.

Our May 2018 playlist includes new tracks by Mitski, Ryley Walker, Beach House, Trevor Powers, Chromatics, Arctic Monkeys, Florence + the Machine, serpentwithfeet, and more.

This week's Notable Releases include the genre-defying Sudan Archives, Dear Nora's first album in 12 years, Parliament's first in 38, and more.

DIrty Projectors new album features guest appearances from Empress Of, Robin Pecknold (Fleet Foxes) & Rostam, Syd, Amber Mark, and Dear Nora. It's out July 13.