itself will hit cinema screens on June 30. It stars, we are told, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson (happy birthday!), Taylor Lautner and some other p...
And Change by The Black KeysRolling In On A Burning Tire by The Dead WeatherLet's Get Lost by Beck and Bat For LashesJonathan Low by Vampire WeekendWi...
- "Serpents" Singer-songwriters' public closeups rarely get more ominous than this. Van Etten's vibrato has hints of Buffy Sainte-Marie's human singin...
Edwards and Bon Iver's Justin Vernon aren't exactly a tabloid-friendly pairing, despite both their rising stars of the moment. Do read into Vernon's p...
Black Keys' term, and at this rate they're poised to be as big as the Keys themselves. Having gotten their Beatles pastiche fixation out of the way, t...
this grizzled and a website that lists blog updates as "Yarns." "When the Wheels Touch Down" pounds along mightily before the other shoe even drops, w...
that Lana Del Rey would gladly swipe for a hip-hop boat. Then the spat-opening lyric is "Don't know what the fuck they talk about/ Maybe blowing kisse...
Punch Brothers, "Movement And Location" Driven forward by eighth-note violin riffs and acrobatic vocals, "Movement And Location" is the sound of progr...
First, fanfare that Lana Del Rey would gladly swipe for a hip-hop boat. Then the spat-opening lyric is "Don't know what the fuck they talk about/ Mayb...
Madison Violet, "She's Got Something To Live For" Canadian folksters Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac spin the story of Joni, a coffee shop waitre...
Joe Pug, "Hymn #76" A companion piece to "Hymn #101" and "Hymn #35," the first single from The Great Despiser finds Joe Pug singing about love like a ...
Tim Easton, "California Bars" California bars are lonely places on this bluesy acoustic ballad, delivered by Tim Easton in a rough, sandpaper-scrubbed...
Rodney Crowell, "I'm A Mess" Later this summer, country veteran Rodney Crowell will release Kin, a collaborative album written alongside poet Mary Kar...
Todd Snider, "Brenda" A grungy ode to the sort of rocky, R-rated love that never gets written about in the storybooks. "Brenda" by Todd Snider Comment...
Angel Snow, "Civil Things" Alison Krauss covered Angel Snow's "Lie Awake" on last year's Paper Airplane, a move that brought the Georgia native's star...
Andrew Combs, "Take It From Me" "Take it from me, you don't wanna be mine," Andrew Combs cautions on this mid-tempo country ballad. The way he sings e...
In conjunction with our July/August issue, American Songwriter proudly presents The Muse July Sampler, featuring 13 must-hear tracks from some of our ...
Tweet With this year's Summer Olympics just a few weeks away, Muse's "Survival" -- the Games' official song this year -- now has a set of visuals. Ato...
In the buildup to their new album The 2nd Law, pomp-rock superstars Muse have been talking up the Skrillexy side of dubstep, which really only means t...
In conjunction with our September/October issue, American Songwriter proudly presents The Muse September Sampler, featuring 12 must-hear tracks from s...
"Mountain Spines" by Marika Hackman A young folkie steeped in the dark, acoustic confessionals of Laura Marling and Laura Veirs, Marika Hackman sings ...
"Part One: The End" by Dylan LeBlanc An old soul at 22 years old, Dylan LeBlanc sings with a wounded, desperate voice, sounding like someone twice his...
"Let The Meter Run" by Charlie Mars A mix of acoustic funk and blue-eyed soul, "Let The Meter Run" finds Charlie Mars singing about love and lust over...
"Driveway Melody" by Rayland Baxter The son of pedal steel legend Bucky Baxter, Rayland blazes his own path with songs steeped in folk, Americana, and...
"Lincoln Continental" by The Felice Brothers Recorded last spring, this loose-limbed folk song swaggers from side to side like a Dylan classic. It's o...
Blake Mills You've heard Blake Mills before. A session musician since his teenage years, he's served as Kid Rock's guitar player, Weezer's studio keyb...
"Sweet Thang" by Turbo Fruits "Sugar, why are you leaving?" So begins "Sweet Thang," a sad send-off to the best girl Jonas Stein has ever known. Equal...
"Old Love" by Cory Chisel And The Wandering Sons A breakup song dressed up as easygoing country-rocker, "Old Love" finds Cory Chisel pining for the on...
"Waiting 4 The World 2 End" by Amy Cook This apocalyptic pop/rocker is the first track from Summer Skin, Amy Cook's followup to Let The Light In. Like...
"Middle Brother" (Live at American Songwriter) by Daniel Romano Recorded live at the American Songwriter office, this country heartbreaker tells the s...
Tweet Molotov cocktails, riot police, touchscreen guitars, and young love all populate the screen on Muse's new clip for "Madness," and it's all shot ...
Rock band Muse earns its highest charting album ever as "The 2nd Law" debuts at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. The set sold 101,000 in its first we...
In conjunction with our November/December issue, American Songwriter proudly presents The Muse November Sampler, featuring 12 must-hear tracks from so...
Raymond Byron and the White Freighter, "Little Death Shaker" After releasing five albums with Castanets, Ray Raposa introduces a new band - and a new ...
Muse frontman Matthew Bellamy has broken his foot and the alt-rock band has canceled tour dates as he recovers. The band said in a statement posted on...
In conjunction with our January/February issue, American Songwriter proudly presents The Muse January 2013 Sampler, featuring 12 must-hear tracks from...
Recorded live at American Songwriter's office, "She's A Sparrow" takes a beautiful, lonely flight through heartbreak and nostalgia. "She's a sparrow a...
Luke Doucet just wasn't made for these times. "I been listening to the radio sometimes, and it's making my backbone wilt," he sings at the beginning o...
A former punk rocker, Calvin Love tries his hand at burbling, effervescent computer pop on "Magic Hearts." Synthesizers and MIDI drums come together l...
"Even If We Try" is gorgeous and haunting, an orchestral ballad anchored by simple piano chords and a smart, sophisticated string arrangement. It's Wi...
who can't stop running around her back. While fiddles and acoustic guitars duel in the background, she poses a string of questions - "Why you drinking...
This Cajun-flavored rock anthem finds the Lost Bayou Ramblers widening their sound with help from Scarlett Johansson, who makes a cameo during the cho...
Caught halfway between heartland folk-rock and classic power-pop, this track - the leadoff single from Joshua James' third album, From The Top Of Will...
The Dropkick Murphys show off their ink with "Rose Tattoo," a lilting folk song that uses Ken Casey's tattooed skin to weave a larger story about the ...
These Brooklyn coeds channel the South on "I Want To Be Relieved," a foot-stomping, hell-raising song that allows every instrument in the band's arsen...
Influenced by Dolly Parton's twang and Mazzy Star's woozy sway, Lindi Ortega turns this alt-country ballad - the title track from her sophomore album ...
As one third of Pistol Annies, Ashley Monroe sings old-school country tunes about taking pills and chasing boys. Here, she gets back to her solo caree...
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Let's Try This Again Muse are back with a video for "Panic Station," the fifth single from their current album The 2nd Law. The clip sees the British ...
