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May 9, 2026

• Metric, 'Romanticize the Dive' Album Review | The A.V. Club
Metric think big on Romanticize the Dive

• At the Gates’ The Ghost of a Future Dead is a bittersweet epitaph for | Knotfest
Photo by Ester Segarra  At the Gates are one of the single-most influential bands in extreme metal. They helped pioneer a new genre of metal, released a perfect record that laid a foundation for the likes of Arch Enemy, Killswitch Engage, Trivium and Gatecreeper, and still continued to write inspired material even afte

• Tori Amos: In Times of Dragons review – This album wants to soar. But it’s firmly earthbound | The Irish Times
The LP tries to be both a plunge into Irish mysticism and an anti-Trump protest. The singer is reluctant to fully commit to either vision

• Tori Amos Crafts a Serpentine Allegory for Surviving the Trump Era on ‘In Times of Dragons’ | Album Review | Albumism
Never afraid to marry the personal with the political, Tori Amos’ ‘In Times of Dragons’ embraces a message of perseverance without cynicism amidst the crises perpetuated by the current regime.

• RNZ Review — Tori Amos, In Times of Dragons (May, 2026) | simonsweetman.substack.com
I’m back on RNZ talking about music now and then. I’ll share the links here for people following on Subtack.

• Archspire: Too Fast to Die - Official Guitar & Bass Tab Book | Sheet Happens
The Complete Guitar & Bass Transcription for Archspire's album "Too Fast to Die"

• √ Ditonellapiaga - Ditonellapiaga racconta il nuovo album "Miss Italia" | Rockol
Guarda il video Ditonellapiaga racconta il nuovo album "Miss Italia" di Ditonellapiaga su Rockol

• Bunbury presenta su nuevo álbum De Un Siglo Anterior | www.prensariomusica.com
Este es el segundo disco de Bunbury dedicado a la exploración de las raíces y el folklore hispano y latinoamericano luego de Cuentas Pendientes (2025).

• #ai #aiart #aivideo #music #fairytales | Kelly Boesch | 25 comments | www.linkedin.com
I love making videos about fairytales. Must be the child that is still inside me living her best life. This one was made using a fun style ref code, hence all of the purple. The song was made after I made the video and I just wanted to use some fairytale ideas in the lyrics. This is the title song of my album that was released today. Some songs on the album have been released and some songs haven't been released and this one is brand new. Additional production by Marshall Altman. Marshall really added a lot to this song. I wanted to extend the chorus and he figured out a beautiful way to extend it. Working with a producer has been amazing. I feel really lucky. #ai #aiart #aivideo #music #fairytales Fairytale [Verse] What if life was a fairytale? We'd be riding on the backs of whales Gazing at the ocean from the shore It's hard to tell, what would happen next The story's in the hands of fate I guess Everything's a mystery for sure [Post Verse] We could go anywhere we want to But the evil stepmothers come

• TOMORA Release Debut Album COME CLOSER | www.peermusic.com
Electronic duo TOMORA, the collaboration between AURORA and Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers, have released their debut album COME CLOSER, out now via Capitol Records.

• Album Review: COULD BE TONIGHT by Hulvey | Shatter the Standards
A 27-year-old Georgia rapper spends his last Reach Records album preaching at himself harder than he ever preached at anybody else.

• How Noah Kahan Landed His Best Chart Week Yet With New Album ‘The Great Divide’ | Billboard | May 8, 2026, 8:30 p.m.
Noah Kahan hit No. 1 with his new album "The Great Divide." Here's how, according to his manager Drew Simmons, Billboard's Executive of the Week.

• Review: Kneecap Matures with Most Personal and Unabashedly Irish Album Yet ‘FENIAN’ | Grimy Goods | May 8, 2026, 8:18 p.m.
The Irish trio level up in a way where their songwriting reaches an emotional peak while maintaining their riot-inducing tendencies.

• Yves Harnesses The Art of Controlled Chaos On New EP 'NAIL' | News | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews | Clash Magazine | May 8, 2026, 2:27 p.m.
Intense tension stretched to the point of almost breaking, female talent coming together to create magic, a cinematic video with surgical shots, nods to

• TRESOR AT THE HELM OF FALLY IPUPA’S ‘XX’ | CEC | May 8, 2026, 6 a.m.
African powerhouse, Fally Ipupa has reached a defining milestone in African music history as his latest album XX debuts at number 1 on the French Top Albums chart, becoming the first African artist to ever achieve a number 1 album on the chart, reaching the top position in its debut week.

• Tori Amos: In Times of Dragons | Spectrum Culture | May 5, 2026, 5:06 a.m.
Amos’ latest album is a lyrically complex album but doesn’t hit the mark sonically; it will best appeal to those willing to work to unpack its key themes.

• Tori Amos : In Times of Dragons | Album review | Treble | May 4, 2026, 2:59 a.m.
The 17th album by prodigious singer/songwriter Tori Amos, 'In Times of Dragons,' addresses contemporary injustice through allegory

• Protoje, One of Reggae’s Premier Ambassadors, Doubles Down on His Roots | CaribShout | May 1, 2026, 6:09 p.m.
Caribshout Editorial: On Tuesday April 28th, 2026 Protoje performed at The Neighborhood Theater in Charlotte, NC. It was one of those nights where you witness a stage performance that leaves you breathless. I have seen and photographed numerous Reggae artistes performing at The Neighborhood Theater in Charlotte NC. Tuesday night was special as the Grammy Nominated musician and his band The Indiggnation, laid down a marker for how to represent Reggae and Jamaica with a scintillating almost 2 hours performance. Ripping off all his popular hits and new ones from his just released album, "The Art of Acceptance" Protoje had his fans singing and dancing along for the whole show. There was not one unsatisfied fan in the house and the feeling was the party could have gone on way longer if not for the 11:00PM County mandated "weekday curfew". Check out his new album and tour dates. His performances are a MUST SEE!! Below is an article by Patricia Meschino in the New York Times featuring…

• Review: Ernest puts in a convincing bid for album of the year with 'Deep Blue' | Entertainment Focus | May 1, 2026, 7 a.m.
‘Deep Blue’ continues an impressive streak for the singer-songwriter, and he’s making some of the best music in the genre.

• ALBUM REVIEW: House of Cards by The Amity Affliction | Amplify the Noise | April 29, 2026, 9 a.m.
House of Cards is feral, painfully emotional, ruthlessly raw, and a testament to the growth of a band not just as musicians, but as humans.

• Quevedo toma el top 15 de Spotify y Apple en España con todo 'EL BAIFO' | jenesaispop.com | April 26, 2026, 10:51 a.m.
Quevedo toma el top 15 de Spotify y Apple en España con todo 'EL BAIFO'

• Conheça KING Saints, nome por trás de composições do novo álbum da Anitta | AlmaPreta | April 26, 2026, 10 a.m.
A artista KING Saints assina sete faixas do álbum "Equilibrivm", de Anitta, incluindo "Desgraça" e "Choca Choca”.

• Meghan Trainor - Toy With Me Review | CULT FOLLOWING | April 25, 2026, 6:58 p.m.
Meghan Trainor has, briefly, broken through her pop tropes to offer a vaguely catchy moment, but it doesn't last and Toy With Me comes undone quickly.

• Audacy Check In: Meghan Trainor | 99.7 The Point | Audacy | April 24, 2026, 2:50 p.m.
Meghan Trainor is dancing her way through the pain, as the GRAMMY-winning singer has returned with the new album, 'Toy With Me,' bright and beautiful but fueled by some real tough emotions behind-the-scenes. She unpacks it all during an Audacy Check In with Bru.

• The Sounds Behind ZHU's New Album 'Black Midas' | Features | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews | Clash Magazine | April 24, 2026, 2:32 p.m.
ZHU does things his own way. The San Francisco Bay Area is a true pop voyager, someone who is building their own digital identity. It's now a decade on

• Jackson Dean Stakes His Claim on Magnolia Sage, A Cinematic Third Act of Grit and Growth | All Country News | April 24, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
Jackson Dean has never sounded more certain of himself.There’s a quiet truth in the arc of an artist’s early career: the debut introduces, the sophomore effort interrogates, and by the third, something clicks. Identity settles in. The noise fades. The voice, both literal and creative, locks into focus. On Magnolia Sage, Dean doesn’t just arrive, he plants a flag.Across 11 tracks, the Maryland native leans fully into the grit and growl that first turned heads, but this time, there’s a deeper sens

• Foo Fighters publikuje album "Your Favorite Toy"! | eBilet NOW | April 24, 2026, 12:05 p.m.
Już jest! Muzyczny katalog Foo Fighters oficjalnie wzbogacił się o "Your Favorite Toy". To dwunaste dzieło studyjne w karierze amerykańskiego zespołu. Sprawdź, co skrywa płyta!

• Quevedo estrena 'El Baifo', su tercer disco, un homenaje a Canarias y a sus raíces | LaSexta | April 24, 2026, 5:57 a.m.
Los detalles: 'El Baifo' está compuesto por 14 canciones. Los artistas que aparecen también hablan de su relación con las islas: junto a Elvis Crespo y Tonny Tun Tun, Quevedo elige las voces de Nueva Línea, Los Gofiones y sus amigos y habituales colaboradores La Pantera, Lucho RK y Juseph.

• Bunbury, crítica de De un siglo anterior en Mondo Sonoro (2026) | MondoSonoro | April 23, 2026, 4:02 p.m.
¿Está Bunbury en uno de los mejores estados de forma de su carrera? Desde Mondo Sonoro pensamos que sYo creo que sí.

• TOMORA release debut album ‘COME CLOSER’ | We Rave You | April 17, 2026, 10:57 a.m.
TOMORA, the project of Tom Rowlands and AURORA, release debut album ‘COME CLOSER’ following Coachella performances.

• How TOMORA Found Freedom in Letting Go | Rolling Stone Australia | April 17, 2026, 3:12 a.m.
With no plan and no pressure, TOMORA became a space for Tom Rowlands and AURORA to rediscover why they make music at all.

• Matt Corby on his new album Tragic Magic, fatherhood, and how he tunes out the noise | The AU Review | April 16, 2026, 10:22 a.m.
With just days out from Matt Corby’s latest album release, Tragic Magic, the Australian artist is ready to finally release it into the wild. “We finished the record a long time ago, so it’s just been drip feeding songs.” Being his fourth time going through the album release process, I asked Corby what he typically...

• Flemming noemt nieuw album 'meest unieke ooit' | RTL Nieuws & Entertainment | April 11, 2026, 5 a.m.
Flemming (30) ziet zijn aankomende album 'Samen Is Leuker Dan Alleen', dat vanaf vrijdag te beluisteren is, als de meest unieke plaat die hij heeft gemaakt en misschien ooit zal maken. Dat vertelt de zanger in een interview met het ANP.

• Forrest Frank and Noah Hayden Release Party Wave • | 20 The Countdown Magazine - Listener Line 1-888-535-2020 | April 10, 2026, 5:01 p.m.
Forrest Frank and his friend Noah Hayden just wanted to have some fun and start a band. But things didn’t exactly go how they imagined. After a trademark issue forced them to drop their original name, they invited fans to help rebrand—offering $10,000 to whoever came up with the new one.