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Chrissie Hynde and k.d. lang hook up for smoky version of soul classic Me And Mrs Jones

Me And Mrs Jones comes from the Pretenders' singer's upcoming album of duets with Mark Lanegan, Lucinda Williams, Debbie Harry, Shirley Manson and more

Louder · Sep 17, 2025

Chrissie Hynde announces Duets Special album

Chrissie Hynde has announced her new album Duets Special that will see her team up with an array of music stars.

BANG Premier · Aug 14, 2025

Chrissie Hynde announces duets album with Mark Lanegan, Lucinda Williams, Dave Gahan and more

Listen to Chrisie Hynde's version of Always On My Mind featuring Rufus Wainwright now

Louder · Aug 13, 2025

‘Our music didn’t build. We were anti-catharsis’: the glacial pleasures of slowcore

Long after their 90s heyday, bands such as Codeine and Duster are finding new audiences in thrall to their slow, sad vision of guitar music. Veterans explain the scene’s angst and idealism

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2023

Minnesota indie bands fight for rights to '90s recordings: 'We get the runaround'

MINNEAPOLIS — In an era when musicians earn notoriously scant money from dominant digital streaming services such as Spotify, a new point of frustration is emerging for Minnesota rock acts — the unavailability of music that fans actually want to buy.

Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023

Mimi Parker obituary

Mesmerising voice of Low, one of America’s most influential bands

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022

‘She was so casual about her genius’: musicians on Low’s Mimi Parker

Steve Albini, Robert Plant, Geoff Barrow and more pay tribute to the vocalist and drummer, who has died aged 55

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022

Robert Plant, Sleater-Kinney and many more send tributes to late Low singer Mimi Parker

MINNEAPOLIS — After Low singer/drummer Mimi Parker's death to cancer at age 55 was announced Sunday, tributes to the Duluth musician have been posted online from as far away as Scotland and Iceland and from names as well-known as Robert Plant and Sleater-Kinney.

Tribune News Service · Nov 8, 2022

Mimi Parker, co-founder of Minnesota indie band Low has died

Singer Mimi Parker has died

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022

Low’s Mimi Parker was a voice of hope and healing in indie rock

The vocalist and drummer, who has died aged 55, was ‘a little reluctant’ to form a band with her husband, Alan Sparhawk. But her songwriting and hushed, strong voice saw Low create breathtaking music that was both beautiful and unsettling

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2022