NPR

Big Thief’s Buck Meek, Joji and more of the week's best songs

NPR's classical critic Tom Huizenga joins host Robin Hilton for our first spin of the best songs we're hearing in 2026, including new ones from Big Thief's Buck Meek, the genre-hopping artist Joji, ...
soapcentral

Heated Rivalry soundtrack: Peter Peter releases two original songs from the HBO Max series

If you were frantically searching for the heartfelt melody that plays in Heated Rivalry Episode 2 while Shane and Ilya spent their long-awaited intimate night at the former's apartment, you were not ...
American Songwriter

Check Out Icicle Works Frontman Ian McNabb’s Dramatic New Version of R.E.M.’s “So. Central Rain,” Featuring Peter Buck

The dramatic cover is slower and more atmospheric than R.E.M.’s jangly original. McNabb’s version features prominent piano, as well as some chiming guitar-riffing from Buck. A companion, AI-generated ...
Stereogum

R.E.M.’s Peter Buck Joins The Icicle Works’ Ian McNabb On “So. Central Rain” Cover

Since 2024, R.E.M. have reunited a couple of times, and Peter Buck has launched supergroups like the Silverlites and Drink The Sea. Now, he's joining the Icicle Works' Ian McNabb for a cover of R.E.M.