The RX is Uproxx Music’s stamp of approval for the best albums, songs, and music stories throughout the year. Inclusion in this category is the highest distinction we can bestow, and signals the most ...

“La La Land didn’t have a single gay person in it #notmylosangeles,” he wrote. “Furthermore, the people of color written into the script were not really important to the story. John Legend gave a ...

This past June, Rostam—formerly of Vampire Weekend—unveiled his second full-length solo release, Changephobia. Today (Dec. 1), the 38-year-old multi-instrumentalist and songwriter put out the second ...

The Song That Changed My Life is a segment that gives us the chance to talk with some of our favorite artists about the music that made them who they are today. This time around we're joined by singer ...

Rostam, now a month away from the release of his highly anticipated sophomore album, Changephobia, has released the music video for “From the Back of a Cab,” which has some familiar faces. The ...

Carly Rae Jepsen joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest single, “Western Wind,” and more new music. The Canadian artist discusses taking stock of her life over the past couple years and how that ...

When Rostam Batmanglij was a kid growing up in Washington, D.C. — “must have been 13 or 14,” he figures — he used to ride around in his older brother’s car listening to a collection of Bruce ...

Rostam Batmanglij has been performing for large crowds for the better part of a decade. But watching audience members cry to one of his songs? “At first I couldn’t really believe it,” the producer, ...

Former Vampire Weekend member Rostam Batmanglij — who records under the name Rostam — has dropped a new single “Unfold You,” accompanied by a video featuring Hari Nef. Directed by Rostam, the video ...

But that doesn’t mean he just wanted to make “Call Me Maybe Part Two.” Batmanglij’s list of musical heroes includes Brian Eno and Pharrell—producers who have managed to reshape pop multiple times ...

Rostam knows the power of a good saxophone riff. He announced he’d started producing for Haim with one — that uniquely infectious part on “Summer Girl,” a string of notes that are surely still echoing ...

Ra Ra Riot’s latest album was 2019’s Superbloom, though they shared a live LP and a 10th anniversary edition of The Orchard the following year. Other than that, the indie-pop veterans have been quiet, ...