If Halsey’s The Great Impersonator project comes off as defensive, it’s because they’ve earned it. Their debut album, Badlands, came out almost 10 years ago, but Halsey has yet to be fully received with the kind of gravitas one might reasonably expect after a decade-long career. This goes back to the start. Early single “New […]
Freddie Gibbs Announces New Album Out Tonight, Shares New Song “On The Set”
I saw the announcement on the Fake Shore Drive Twitter last night, and I almost threw my phone up in the air in celebration: “Freddie Gibbs. You Only Die 1nce. New album. Halloween night.” All true! It’s been two year since the consistently great rap veteran Freddie Gibbs released $oul $old $eparately, his most recent […]
Bartees Strange – “Too Much”
It’s Halloween — of course there’s a new single from Bartees Strange’s forthcoming album Horror. “Too Much” is not spooky, but it’s free-flowing and fun, bursting with piercing riffs, unexpected shifts, and consistent infectiousness. “Too Much” follows “Lie 95” and “Sober,” and it comes with a music video directed by Caity Arthur, capturing Bartees walking […]
Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre Announce New Album Missionary Feat. Sting, Tom Petty, & Jelly Roll
Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg will always be linked in the popular imagination, but Snoop has only ever released one album that’s produced entirely be Dre: His classic, culturally monumental 1993 debut Doggystyle. That number is about to double. A few months ago, Dre told Entertainment Tonight that he and Snoop and recorded a new […]
Watch The Trailer For New Mars Volta Documentary Omar And Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Longtime best friends and creative partners Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala share a long musical history, running through their time in At The Drive-In and the Mars Volta. Both bands have broken up and reunited, and the Mars Volta are once again active, getting ready to tour arenas with Deftones. Now, a new documentary explore […]
Charli XCX & Mk.gee Are Coming To SNL In November
The Mk.gee glow-up continues. Saturday Night Live has just announced the hosts and musical guests for the next two episodes after this weekend’s John Mulaney-Chappell Roan extravaganza. On Nov. 9, Bill Burr will host the post-election SNL with our man Mike Gordon providing the tunes. Will he play “DNM” multiple times? Probably one of his […]
Dean & Britta & Sonic Boom – “Snow Is Falling In Manhattan” (Purple Mountains Cover)
November is approaching, which means holiday music is as well. Dean & Britta and Sonic Boom kicked off October with the announcement of their holiday album A Peace Of Us and the release of “Pretty Paper,” and today they’re back with a cover of Purple Mountains’ “Snow Is Falling In Manhattan.” “David Berman’s Purple Mountains […]
Denzel Curry – “Still In The Paint” (Feat. Lazer Dim 700 & Bktherula)
Just a few months ago, Denzel Curry shared the mixtape King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2, a sequel to the 2012 tape that kickstarted his career. Now, this November, the Florida rapper will share a proper album version, featuring a reconfigured tracklist and five new songs. One of those new tracks is out today: […]
Lady Gaga Celebrates Halloween With Freaky “Disease” Music Video
Last week, Lady Gaga unveiled “Disease,” the lead single from her forthcoming seventh album, which she said is slated for February. “Disease” is a blast of infectious yet off-kilter pop, but oftentimes the experience of a Lady Gaga song is intensely enhanced by a freaky music video. Today, she provided one for “Disease.” On social […]
Sam Pounds Postpones Release Of Liam Payne Collab After Backlash
It’s been almost two weeks since the tragic death of former One Direction member Liam Payne. Producer Sam Pounds planned to release Payne’s first posthumous song titled “Do No Wrong” this Friday (Nov. 1), but after backlash he has decided “it’s not the time yet.” On social media, he wrote, “Today I’m deciding to hold […]