One of Boston’s local bands, The Grownup Noise, is back with their newest album, No Straight Line in the Universe. The 2026 album has multiple upbeat and catchy songs on it, but today we are bringing “See You in the Hall” to your attention!
With the release of their newest album, Prizefighter, Mumford & Sons have once again become one of the most talked-about music groups at the moment. With “Banjo Song” specifically, Mumford & Sons gets closer to what made them popular in the beginning of their career, slow, classic urban folk music.
Here at ‘ERS, we love live music! That’s why we created the Uncommon Concert Calendar – your guide to the best concerts in Boston. Each week, our intrepid music staff picks out some upcoming concerts you won’t want to miss.
This Women’s History Month, we are highlighting different women artists all month! Today, we chose to put the spotlight on Lana Del Ray. To learn more about her, read this article!
You might know Jack Antonoff as one of the most prolific music producers alive today. He has hit songs with the likes of Taylor Swift, Clairo, Kendrick Lamar, and a host of other talented artists. But did you know that his music is just as good, if not better than those projects? With his band Bleachers, Antonoff channels his creative energy to describe love in “you and forever.”
Here at ‘ERS, we love live music! That’s why we created the Uncommon Concert Calendar – your guide to the best concerts in Boston. Each…
With hits like “back to friends” and “12 to 12”, sombr redefines pop music with his vulnerable lyrics about love and nostalgic sound. Sombr has made a big splash with his first studio album, I Barely Know Her, and now, his new hit single “Homewrecker” marks the continuation of his success.
Momma is at it again with another earworm of a gritty indie-rock track from the deluxe edition of their most recent album, Welcome to My Blue Sky. The song “Cross Your Heart” shares inspiration with many songs off the album, but has a certain je ne sais quoi that has cemented it on repeat in my headphones.
As we end Black History Month, our final gift to you is to go over the cultural foundations of Hip-Hop. We hope to be able to help you understand what the “Culture” is, and how Hip-Hop transitioned from the underground to the mainstream.
Each week of February, we open the 88.9 Vault of Soul with profiles of iconic soul pioneers. To continue 2026’s February coverage, WERS recognizes Erykah Badu, one of the most recognizable names and voices in R&B, through the 90s, and 2000s.
WERS celebrates all the women who make the music industry run, and we are here to recognize them in our Women’s History Month Playlist!
To do so, we need YOUR top picks. Please, fill out the form below with a woman-sung song that matters to you, and we will feature it on March 8th, in a day of music by solely women at the station.
The Grammy-award-winning Best New Artist, Olivia Dean, gives us her third studio album, The Art of Loving. In it, “Baby Steps” explores what it means to love and how we learn and grow from taking things slow. Warming our hearts and spreading a message about loss worth listening to.
