Over the summer, the London producer known as DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ released her album Destiny, an overwhelming four-hour joy-bomb of chopped-up samples and shimmery vibes. Since then, she’s released a few more tracks: “(Livin’ In A) Barbie’s Paradise,” “Fine,” “Say What You Mean.” Today, she’s followed all of them with a hectic, chaotic […]
Marika Hackman – “Slime”
After releasing “No Caffeine,” Marika Hackman announced her new album Big Sigh — the follow-up to 2019’s sprawling Any Human Friend — and shared the single “Hanging.” Today, she’s back with “Slime.” “It’s a reflection of the destruction that can be caused when you get together with someone and there are other factors at play,” […]
Pouty – “Salty”
Rachel Gagliardi has been making snotty pop-punk gems for over a decade now, first as one-half of the duo Slutever and later as a member of Upset. She’s also intermittently kept up her own project called Pouty, and she’s finally ready to release her debut full-length album under that name. Forgot About Me will arrive […]
Tate McRae Announces New Album, Playing SNL With Host Jason Momoa
It’s a massive news day for Tate McRae. The pop star, who’s been steadily rising since her days as a So You Think You Can Dance contestant, was already enjoying the biggest hit of her career with “greedy.” Now she’s been announced as a Saturday Night Live musical guest. Simultaneously, she announced her imminent sophomore […]
Zack De La Rocha Marches For Palestine After No-Showing Rage Against The Machine’s Rock Hall Induction
On Friday night, Rage Against The Machine were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Rage were the only currently-active band who were inducted in this year’s class, which was heavy on solo artists. (The only other group inducted was the Spinners.) But Rage Against The Machine did not perform at the induction […]
EarthGang – “Blacklight”
In September, the artsy Atlanta rap duo EarthGang released their EP EarthGang Vs. The Algorithm: RIP Human Art, the first in a planned series. Today, EarthGang has followed that EP with a new track, the first single from the next release in the EarthGang Vs. The Algorithm series. It’s billed as a collaboration with Spillage […]
Empty Country’s Joseph D’Agostino On How Talk Talk, Joy Williams, David Berman, & More Inspired His Ambitious New Album Empty Country II
Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide. Several years ago, Joseph D’Agostino met one of his heroes, the novelist Richard Ford. Against Ford’s strict advice, D’Agostino got a tattoo of the phrase “Famous Times,” a reference to one of Ford’s stories. At the time, D’Agostino’s former band Cymbals Eat Guitars had released their intricately composed […]
Olivia Rodrigo – “Can’t Catch Me Now”
It’s only been two months since Olivia Rodrigo gave us GUTS, and she’s already back with more new music. The latest from the rock-minded pop star is “Can’t Catch Me Now,” a song from the Hunger Games prequel The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes. The cinematic folk-rock tune starts with Rodrigo singing over eerie acoustic […]
Pet Symmetry – “Big Island”
In 2021, Pet Symmetry returned with the album Future Suits. The band — fronted by Into It. Over It.’s Evan Weiss — went on tour earlier this year, and today they’re back with a new song called “Big Island.” “In February of 2021, Pet Sym traveled to a remote cabin in southern Illinois to write […]
TOLEDO – “Jesus Bathroom”
Early this year, the New York indie-pop duo TOLEDO released an expanded edition of 2022’s How It Ends. Now they seem ready to move into a new era. “Jesus Bathroom,” the band’s new single out today, is accompanied by a note that “it’s been a while.” It’s a synth-forward rock track that chugs along dreamily, […]