Ryan Hemsworth and Giraffage released their first album as Bodysync, Radio Active , in 2022, and last month they shared “ Back Of My Mind ,” a one-off collaboration with Dazy. Today, Bodysync are announcing their sophomore album, NUTTY , which is out in June.
For many years, the Canadian producer Jamison Isaak has specialized in a zoned-out, nostalgic form of dance music. That’s changing. Today, there’s a new Teen Daze single that has nothing to do with dance music. Instead, Isaak is going for lush, slinky ’80s-style studio-pop, and
After a weeks-long exchange of diss tracks, Drake and Kendrick have once again gone quiet — but their beef is no longer just their own as external figures pick sides
The Norwegian group Casiokids have announced their first new album in 13 years, as Brooklyn Vegan points out. Tid for hjem will be out in October, and it’s their first LP since 2011’s Aabenbaringen over aaskammen . They started teasing its release last month when they put out
Hagop Tchaparian got some attention for his 2022 debut full-length Bolts , which arrived after the British-Armenian producer’s stint working in the industry as a tour manager for the likes of Four Tet and Hot Chip. Today, he’s putting out his first single since then, “Treacle,”
The contemporary Seattle rock scene is being highlighted on a new compilation called From Far It All Seems Small , which is being put out via KR Records, the label run by Supercrush frontman Mark Palm. It’ll feature new tracks from TV Star, Shook Ones, Spiral XP, Star Party,
"Undercooked" doesn’t even begin to describe the Dallas crooner’s debut u made me a st4r
Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre are promoting their spirits brand Gin & Juice with a short film that casts the Hip Hop icons as a pair of bootleggers.
Last month, the Black Keys released their new album Ohio Players . On that record, the band got help from some other big stars. Beck and Juicy J guested on the single “ Paper Crown ,” and the band co-wrote a few of the songs with Noel Gallagher, who also sang backup and played
Vega's collaborator and widow, Liz Lamere, who's also releasing an album, co-wrote the book, which features a foreword by Bruce Springsteen
Last fall, the Los Angeles duo Deap Vally announced that they were breaking up after a farewell tour. That farewell tour was extended through June, and before they head out on the final leg of it they are releasing one final EP. (ep)ilogue is out on May 24, and it’ll be the
Lizzie Klein "> When we meet on a Manhattan Saturday, the East Coast is experiencing its first torrential spring downpour, drenching the concrete jungle in a quantity of water that should bring the city to a standstill. New Yorkers, however, don’t stand still. The sidewalks are
Former Oasis guitarist joins the duo on "Only Love Matters" and "On the Game," two of his collaborations from their new album Ohio Players
The rootsy Austin indie rockers Good Looks have been wowing us with the singles from new album Lived Here For A While . Today “ If It’s Gone ” and “ Self-destructor ” are joined by “Can You See Me Tonight?” It’s one of the most explicitly twangy tracks on the album, bursting
Last year, legendary figure John Cale, one of two surviving members of the Velvet Underground, released the excellent solo album MERCY . Next month, he’ll follow that LP with a new one POPtical Illusion . The man is 82 years old, and he’s keeping up an album-a-year pace. That’s
Questlove isn't impressed with the 'mudslinging' involved in Kendrick Lamar and Drake's diss tracks, going as far as saying 'Hip Hop is dead.'
The pop star shared some videos from her seven-song set, including her performance of "When You Believe" with her Wicked co-star
In recent years, Welsh duo the Bug Club — Tilly Harris (bass, vocals) and Sam Willmett (vocals, guitar) — have been on a prolific tear, and in the process they’ve built up a lot of love from the segment of Bandcamp users at the intersection of revved-up punk and catchy,
Martha Skye Murphy has been around for a while now — the UK musician was on our Best New Bands Of 2021 list — though she’s stuck to EPs and one-offs thus far. But today Murphy is announcing her debut full-length, Um , which will be out next month. “ Need ,” the Roy
Jim Jones has avoided facing any criminal charges after he was involved in an airport brawl on an escalator with two men, leaving one of them bloody.
Last month, Danish indie rock trio Efterklang released the song “ Getting Reminders .” It turns out that’s taken from their new album Things We Have In Common , which they’ve announced today. The second single “Plant” is out now, and it features Guatemalan musician Mabe Fratti
In a few months, Dublin post-punk heroes Fontaines D.C. will release Romance , their first album for new label XL, and it’s got to be one of the most anticipated indie rock releases of the year. The band announced the LP with the synthy, half-rapped single “ Starburster .” Last
Miki Berenyi was a founding member of the great ’90s shoegaze band Lush, and she currently plays in Piroshka. In 2022, she published an autobiography titled Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success . Today, the English musician is announcing her new project called Miki
Future has announced that his prolific 2024 will be continuing as he unveils a new mixtape, meaning he will drop three projects in three months.
John Mulaney’s limited live-broadcasting Netflix experiment Everybody’s In LA is a few days in, and it’s delightfully weird. Every episode features a deeply random cast of characters, and last night’s episode had Nate Bergatze, Earthquake, famous helicopter reporter Zoey Tur,
In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This column is a companion piece to The Number Ones , and it’s for members only. Thank
Kendrick Lamar and Drake's beef has not been forced to end by Universal Music Group despite rumors circulating they wanted the beed over with.
50 Cent has filed a lawsuit against his baby mother, Daphne Joy, suing her for defamation and seeking damages in excess of $1 million.
DJ Premier has launched his own record store, inspired by both his history in the Hip Hop game and his passion for the vinyl medium he's used to.
Chrisean Rock seems to be making big bank for her social media posts, though she feels like some brands are taking advantage of her numbers.
Wyclef Jean is sharing his educated opinion on the below-the-belt disses Kendrick Lamar and Drake have lobbed at each other in their battle.
Frontman Matty Healy criticized the country's government and its anti-LGBTQ+ laws onstage, resulting in the cancelation of the rest of the festival
Travis Scott has announced that he'll be taking the 'Circus Maximus' tour across cities in Europe this summer, with a limited run of dates.
The singer's sixth album, Timeless , arrives next month
After nearly four decades in Austin, Texas, the festival will launch an England edition in June 2025
Rapper claims in his new lawsuit that Daphne Joy "retaliated" and made the "false" rape claim after he made the decision to seek sole custody of their son
Charli XCX is preparing to release her new album Brat next month. The pop star held a surprise event in Brooklyn last week, and she was on last night’s episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen . On her late-night television appearance, she fangirled over The Real
50 Cent has poked fun at Jim Jones for his recent airport fight, wherein the Dipset rapper got into a scuffle with two older men on an escalator.
Last month, Other Half announced Dark Ageism , the follow-up to 2022’s Soft Action , which was our Album Of The Week . They shared the lead single “ Lifted Fingers ” featuring Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws, and now the Norwich indie rock trio is back with “Farm Games.”
Russell Simmons has defended Diddy despite sexual assault allegations against both Hip Hop moguls, asking people to 'see the good in things.'
Kanye West appears to have abandoned his plans to launch a pornography division of his Yeezy empire, which he announced last month.
The Melbourne alt-rock quartet Quivers gained some attention in 2021 when fellow Melbourne indie artist Courtney Barnett admitted her music video was a lot like theirs . Now they’ve signed to Merge for the release of new album Oyster Cuts , and lead single “Apparition” is quite
Fcukers, a trio from NYC making headblown electronic party music, recently signed to the Ninja Tune imprint Technicolor. Shanny Wise (vocals), Ben Scharf (drums), and Jackson Walker Lewis (bass, keys, production) are back today with “Bon Bon,” a wild new track that reminds me
Iman Shumpert was quite the fan of Teyana Taylor's 2024 Met Gala look despite being in the midst of a messy divorce for some time.
Metro Boomin has been taken to task for some of his old tweets from back when he was still a teenager after he accused Drake of being a pedophile.
The bluegrass-inspired musicians are each up for Album, Song, and Artist of the Year at the September ceremonies
Like the subject of its lead single, Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism comes and it goes, a quick pop workout that immediately does a Houdini-like escape act from staying power. The record is a frustrating listen: an album that it’s hard to find anything really wrong with, that’s
Katt Williams has trivialized and made fun of the Megan Thee Stallion's shooting incident that landed Tory Lanez in prison last year.
Tom Morello has praised Macklemore's latest song for its pro-Palestine activism, comparing it to the work he did with Rage Against The Machine.
The record will appear on the rapper's forthcoming studio album and follows the singles "Hiss" and "Cobra"