Long before he started to break out on the national scene, the consistently excellent rapper/producer Fly Anakin was known as the leader of the Richmond, Virginia rap collective Mutant Academy. Fly Anakin and his friend Henny L.O. founded Mutant Academy in 2014, and it grew into a whole collective of rappers and producers. Different configurations […]
Billy Strings – “Leadfoot” (Prod. Jon Brion)
Back in June I was blown away by Billy Strings’ performance at a stadium-scale country music festival in Ohio. Today the bluegrass superstar is announcing his behemoth new album. Strings co-produced Highway Prayers, out in September, with the legendary Jon Brion. The album comprises 20 songs, and it features his longtime band — Billy Failing […]
Mike WiLL Made-It – “High3r” (Feat. Lil Yachty & Lil Wayne)
Earlier this year, the hitmaking Atlanta rap producer Mike WiLL Made-It teamed up with Chief Keef to release the Dirty Nachos mixtape, and he also popped up on the cover of Forbes. Now, Mike WiLL has enlisted a couple of very busy Southern rap stars for a new single. Lil Yachty has been a human […]
George Daniel – “Screen Cleaner”
George Daniel is best known as drummer of the 1975 and fiancé of Ms. Brat, Charli XCX, but today he shared his debut single, “Screen Cleaner.” “Screen Cleaner” is out on his new Dirty Hit imprint, dh2, which is also putting out Kelly Lee Owens’ new album Dreamstate in October. Tove Lo is a co-writer […]
Stream Kacey Musgraves’ New Songs From Deluxe Deeper Well
Last week, Kacey Musgraves announced Deeper Into The Well, the cleverly titled deluxe version of her latest album Deeper Well from March. She unleashed “Irish Goodbye,” which was one of seven bonus tracks. Now, Deeper Into The Well is out. Deeper Into The Well features Leon Bridges on “Superbloom” and Tiny Habits on “Perfection.” Since […]
Stream Smashing Pumpkins’ New Album Aghori Mhori Mei
Last month, Smashing Pumpkins announced Aghori Mhori Mei, the follow-up to last year’s triple-album ATUM. For Aghori Mhori Mei, the legendary band didn’t release any advance singles, and now the full record is out. Aghori Mhori Mei is 10 tracks. About it, Billy Corgan previously explained: In the writing of this new album I became […]
Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin – “My Way’s Cloudy” (Feat. Joe Rainey)
Earlier this year, Deerlady were named our Band To Watch. Now, Mali Obomsawin, who is one-half of that duo, has joined forces with Jake Blount for a new collaborative album titled symbiont. The lead single, “My Way’s Cloudy,” is out now and features Joe Rainey. “We entered a Providence, RI studio to record My Way’s […]
Garbage Drop Off Ohana And HFStival, Replaced By Devo And Liz Phair
Garbage just wrapped up a tour in Europe, where Peaches joined them in Berlin for an epic mashup of “Push It” and “Fuck The Pain Away.” However, the rock veterans have canceled their performances at California’s Ohana fest and DC/Baltimore’s HFStival in September; Devo will be replacing them at the former, and Liz Phair at […]
Shawn Mendes Is A Man Of The Woods Now
Shawn Mendes — the hitmaker who sung annoyingly catchy pop tunes about needing stitches without a specific person’s kisses — is pivoting. Considering the meteoric rise of folk musician Noah Kahan, it makes sense for Mendes to try out that sort of thing, too — and it’s obvious that’s what he’s doing with Shawn, his […]
Premature Evaluation: Jack White No Name
Part of the appeal of the Stripes was that they could push their music in so many different directions. They were a band that could credibly pull off a punk song like “Fell In Love With A Girl,” a hootenanny like “Hotel Yorba,” an explosive blues-rocker like “Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground,” and a […]