Earlier in September, the nonprofit Red Hot announced TRAИƧA, a 46-track compilation featuring Sade, Grouper, André 3000, Adrianne Lenker, and more. We’ve already heard Lauren Auder + Wendy & Lisa of the Revolution covering Prince’s “I Would Die 4 U” and Sam Smith reimagining “Ever New” with its original writer, Beverly Glenn-Copeland. Now, we get […]
Sebadoh Announce First Show In Almost Five Years
It’s been almost five years since lo-fi torchbearers Sebadoh performed live in support of their 2019 album Act Surprised, which was their first album in six years. But if you’re in Seattle (or willing to travel), then you can see Lou Barlow & Co. at the Showbox for the 13th Annual SMooCH (Seattle Musicians for […]
Helen Mirren Laments That Kurt Cobain Died Before GPS Was Invented
I know what you’re thinking — that’s a doozy of a headline. But there it is. Two seemingly unrelated concepts — deceased Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and satellite technology — put together by Academy Award-winning actor Dame Helen Mirren. And no, context doesn’t really help make it make sense…? Appearing on Evgeny Lebedev’s Brave New […]
DJ Seinfeld – “Hopecore”
Armand Jakobsson, the Swedish producer better known as DJ Seinfeld, returned in May with “If U Like Me,” his first new solo track since 2022. (In the interim, he teamed with Confidence Man on the tremendous “Now U Do.”) Today he’s got another new single out, a low-key but propulsive lo-fi house cut called “Hopecore.” […]
Tyler, The Creator Announces Chromakopia Listening Party In LA This Weekend
Tyler, The Creator is announcing a lot of things these days. His new album Chromakopia is about to come out on Tuesday, and he’s already dropped previews of the tracks “St. Chroma” and “Noid.” (“Noid” is out in full on streaming services now, but “St. Chromas” is not.) Tyler’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival is returning […]
U2 Share Previously Unreleased “Happiness”
You lie awake at night — tossing, turning, sweating, sometimes breaking down into tears. The world is moving too fast. Nothing makes sense anymore. With every new breaking dawn, this place feels less and less like home, and you feel more and more like an unwelcome visitor. You wonder: Why can’t things be the way […]
Run The Jewels 2 Turns 10
A lot of variables had to fall into place to put RTJ2 at the center of the hipster zeitgeist when it dropped 10 years ago today. Adult Swim’s Jason DeMarco had to wisely recruit El-P, a rugged New Yorker and mainstay of the experimental hip-hop underground, to produce for Killer Mike, a Dirty South veteran […]
Open Head – “House”
Last month, Hudson Valley experimental band Open Head announced their signing to Wharf Cat with the single “Catacomb.” That’s gonna be the closing track to their upcoming album What Is Success, which they’re announcing today with a new anxiety-ridden single called “House.” It’s brooding and gloomy, with touches of industrial elements that underscore its frenetic […]
yeule – “eko”
Just over a year ago, yeule released their fantastic album Softscars, which we crowned Album Of The Week and one of the Best Albums Of 2023. Since then, the Singaporean singer/songwriter/producer covered Broken Social Scene’s “Anthems For A 17-Year-Old Girl” for the I Saw The TV Glow soundtrack and hopped on a Mura Masa track. […]
Glimmer – “So Numb”
We’ve posted a few songs this year from Glimmer, the New York band who one Stereogum commenter described as “Foo Fighters but cool (and ethereally shoegazed out).” Following June’s “Homesick,” they’re back today with another new single called “So Numb.” It’s pleasant, hooky, and relatively mellow, with just the right amount of slightly-blown-out fuzz. Check […]