Shots fired! Tory Lanez brings the theatrics in the accompanying video to his recent release. On the track, Swavey details the qualities of his lady and his naughty requests during her company. In the murderous clip, directed by Sam Brave, Tory’s intimate night with his girl is interrupted by gunfire by a trio of women. […]
OT The Real, Statik Selektah Ft. Merkules “The Bottom”
Started. OT The Real and Merkules connect from “The Bottom” on their new collaboration. Flanked by Statik Selektah’s boom bap production, the Philly and Canadian rappers reflect on their come up and the struggles they’ve endured. “Merk and I have been fans of each other’s work and work ethic for a minute. When I heard […]
Katie Bejsiuk (FKA Free Cake For Every Creature) – “Onion Grass”
For almost a decade, Katie Bennett led the excellent indie-pop band Free Cake For Every Creature, but she ended the project in 2019, while promising that she wouldn’t stop writing songs. Today, she’s announcing a new full-length album called The Woman On The Moon. She’s releasing it under the name Katie Bejsiuk. (Bejsiuk is her […]
Kikagaku Moyo – “Gomugomu”
Kikagaku Moyo announced their fifth and final album Kumoyo Island with the soaring shapeshifter “Cardboard Pile.” The Japanese psych monsters’ next single is a bit more compact and low-key. “Gomugomu,” the latest from Kumoyo Island, is just barely over two minutes long, and maintains a sort of fried, playful vibe throughout, its altered-reality guitars trading […]
Francis Of Delirium – “Mirrors”
Francis Of Delirium are back with a new song called “Mirrors.” In fact, they’re back with a new EP, packaging their latest single with several songs released in the last nine months or so. “Mirrors” joins “Come Out And Play,” “All Love,” and “The Funhouse,” which has turned out to be the title track of […]
Arcade Fire – “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)”
Two days ago I told you how much I love Arcade Fire’s WE. Today the band is finally releasing a second official single from the album, though they’ve played several others live in the lead-up to its release. “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” directly follows lead single “The Lightning I, II” on the tracklist. As previewed […]
The Black Keys – “It Ain’t Over”
Last month, the Black Keys announced their grand return with a new album, Dropout Boogie, arriving in the middle of May. At the time, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney shared a lead single, “Wild Child,” and now they’re following that up with “It Ain’t Over.”. Written by Auerbach, Carney, and Reigning Sound’s Greg Cartwright, “It […]
Stars – “Capelton Hill”
A month from now, long-running Canadian indie-pop dramatists Stars will return with their new album From Capleton Hill. In the past few months, Stars shared four of the songs that will appear on the LP: “Pretenders,” “Snowy Owl,” “Build A Fire,” and “Patterns.” Today, they’ve also dropped the album’s title track. Like a lot of […]
Superorganism – “crushed.zip”
Superorganism are releasing their sophomore album, World Wide Pop, in July, and we’ve heard two tracks from it so far, “Teenager” and “It’s Raining.” Today, they’re back with another one, “crushed.zip,” which the collective’s Harry describes as “a musical journey through the anxieties and isolation that can arise from being an artist, it’s ultimately delicious […]
Justin Bieber Is Out Here Making Joke-Rap
Justin Bieber generally seems to take himself pretty seriously; he’s one of the few pop stars on his level who will happily show up to the Grammys to do sensitive-piano renditions of his goofy-ass songs to try to earn the respect of his music-business elders. Today, though, Bieber has randomly gone full-on joke-rap. Presumably, this […]