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Anyone who would call themselves a ‘songwriter’ is just saying that they’re deliberately trying to get better at doing the thing that everyone is already doing, to pry open the access to that deep mine of ideas, to smooth the raw mess into something fine, to make a vivid glowing berry. We all have it, this mine, but it takes effort and focus to bring these things forth in their most powerful form. In this class I’ll try to help all of this happen. It starts with creating a space, an actual workspace but also a mind space. In this space we can notice what comes up on its own. If we do it right it will be messy and embarrassing. From this mess we’ll work on recognizing what floats, what could grow. We’ll nourish it and gently hone it into something sharp and strong, a song that works r...

Sharon Van Etten has announced a new deluxe edition of her 2022 album We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong. It arrives November 11 via Jagjaguwar and it features two previously unreleased songs: “When I Die” and “Never Gonna Change.” The latter track has been shared today—listen to it below. Van Etten co-produced “Never Gonna Change” with Daniel Knowles. In a statement, Van Etten said the song “is about managing depression and anxiety in the midst of isolation.” She continued, “Coping with recurring fears throughout adulthood, acknowledging that flaws, fears and triggers can’t be overcome, they are a constant part of one’s identity to learn to be at peace with.” Read Pitchfork’s feature “Sharon Van Etten Is an Institution Now.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it origin...

Autre Ne Veut is back. The musician has released a new single called “Okay,” which arrives with an accompanying music video. Directed by the filmmaker John Robson with contributions from animator Karl Richter, the video places a 3D rendition of Autre Ne Veut in an underwater setting, where they float around while performing the single. Watch below. “Okay” is the first new music from Autre New Veut since 2015’s Age of Transparency. In a statement accompanying the single, Autre Ne Veut’s Arthur Ashin said that they have continued to produce music for upcoming artists while pursuing a master’s degree in social work. “Therapy and producing are both almost a kind of motherhood, in which you nurture and mentor someone like watering a plant,” they explained. “In my solo work, I’ve had to be my ow...

Brooklyn-based experimental metal group Liturgy have announced a new album. 93696 follows their 2020 full-length Origin of the Alimonies. The new LP arrives March 24 via Thrill Jockey. Today, Liturgy have shared the record’s title track, as well as a four-song mini-album titled As the Blood of God Bursts the Veins of Time. Listen to those below, and check out the tracklist for 93696. As the Blood of God Bursts the Veins of Time is a companion record to 93696, featuring a trio of songs titled “93,” “36,” and “696”—a three-movement alternative take on the album’s title track, as well as a closing song called “संसार.” Tomorrow, Liturgy will kick off a European tour before heading back to North America for a trek in December. Lingua Ignota, Elizabeth Colour Wheel, and Infant Isl...