Music

Wilco and Billy Bragg are expanding Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions with a new box set. The 1998 collaboration set unused Woody Guthrie lyrics to new music and gave Wilco the fan favorite "California Stars."

NPR Music critic Rodney Carmichael looks at Vic Mensa and a new counterculture pushing back against rap's podcast bro scene. He frames it as an equal but opposite response.

Björk will release Björk Orkestral, her 2021 concert with the Hamrahlíð Choir at Reykjavík's Harpa Concert Hall, on LP, CD, Blu-ray and DVD. She describes the project as exploring how nature and technology can coexist.

Aquarium Drunkard spotlights Do Not Panic, a 2007 BBC documentary on Hawkwind. It follows the band from London's underground through Space Ritual and Lemmy's years, mixing rock, psychedelia and science fiction.

sombr will play Belgium's Rock Werchter festival in July 2027, joining Tame Impala on the bill. It is another big festival booking for the rising songwriter.

Producer and artist John Glacier is back with "Lights," her second single of the year after this summer's "Bond Girl." The track follows one of Stereogum's favorite albums of last year.