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Beth Orton cuts to the feeling with “Forever Young” and new album out this September

Beth Orton, who performs for WXPN’s Free At Noon this Friday, just released her new song”Forever Young.”

By Paige Walter

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Margo Price, Mavis Staples, and Adia Victoria urge listeners to keep up the fight on “Fight To Make It”

The collaborative single is raising money for reproductive rights organization Noise For Now.

By John Vettese

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Watch Sharon Van Etten fight disconnection in her video for “Headspace”

The single comes from the singer-songwriter’s sixth studio album We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong.

By John Vettese

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Honeytiger shows the two sides of their new ‘American Idyll’ LP in recent singles

The Philly rock duo releases its latest album in August.

By Will Kirkpatrick

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Listen to #BlackMusicCity winner Sug Daniels cover Jill Scott’s “Golden” with Samuel Nobles

Daniels, the frontperson of Hoochi Coochi, also has a video short about the song and her relationship with Scott’s music in the works.

By John Vettese

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Phoebe Bridgers and Clairo surprise fans, collab on “Bags” in Milan, Italy

Their collaboration on this track about first experiences with a woman is fitting for two bi-women to be singing together.

By Will Kirkpatrick

Press Play

PRESS PLAY: New Albums out July 1st!

Hear about new releases by Momma, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Paolo Nutini and more in this week’s edition of #PressPlay.

By John Vettese

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Listen to Valerie June cover “Godspeed” by Frank Ocean

The XPoNential Music Festival 2022 artist also covered John Lennon and Nick Drake on her new EP.

By Will Kirkpatrick

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Watch Brandi Carlile’s new music video for “You And Me On The Rock”

The singer-songwriter and XPN fave says this song is a dedication to her wife, Catherine.

By Will Kirkpatrick