Frontperson are the New Pornographers’ Kathryn Calder and Woodpigeon’s Mark Andrew Hamilton, who decided to form a duo after a musical meet-cute in a studio hallway. They released their debut album, Frontrunner, in 2018. And today, they’re announcing its follow-up, Parade, which was recorded on Vancouver Island with Peach Pyramid’s Jen Sévertsen on bass and […]
Yumi Zouma – “Where The Light Used To Lay”
Yumi Zouma are releasing a new album, Present Tense, next month. They’ve shared a handful of tracks from it already — “Give It Hell,” “Mona Lisa,” and “In The Eyes Of Our Love” — and today they’ve put out one more, “”Where The Light Used To Lay.” “‘Where The Light Used To Lay’ eventually revealed […]
Stars – “Pretenders” & “Snowy Owl”
Montreal indie-pop veterans Stars have announced their first album in five years, From Capelton Hill, named after a place in North Hatley, Quebec. “I guess what From Capelton Hill means to me is from memory, from the past, from a place that seems permanent but isn’t, and I think that that sense of impermanence is […]
Fontaines D.C. – “I Love You”
Last month, Fontaines D.C. returned with the announcement of their third album, Skinty Fia. At the time, they also shared its jangly lead single “Jackie Down The Line.” (It ranked amongst our favorite songs that week.) Today, they’re back with another one. The latest preview of Skinty Fia arrives in the form of “I Love […]
HEALTH & Lamb Of God – “Cold Blood”
The gothed-out industrial giants HEALTH are following up 2020’s DISCO4 :: PART I with a second album of collaborations called, naturally, DISCO4 :: PART II. It includes last year’s songs with Nine Inch Nails (“Isn’t Everyone“) and Poppy (“Dead Flowers“) plus 10 more tracks featuring the likes of Backxwash, the Body, Perturbator, the Neighbourhood, and […]
Video: Buddy Ft. Blxst “Wait Too Long”
The wait is over. Buddy’s waiting for love in his new single featuring Blxst. Produced by Gio and Hollywood Cole, the Compton artist reflects a love interest who is taking things to slow. The accompanying video begins with emerging from a pool with his party guests sleeping off their hangover. The clip flashes to the […]
Complex Brackets: Benny the Butcher Crowns The Best Lyricist In Rap
Lock in. Complex Brackets kicks off their new season with brand new format for their weekly hip hop debate. For the season premiere, guest Benny The Butcher and host Brian “B.Dot” Miller whip out the iPads and select their current active lyricists including Griselda, J.Cole, Nas, Drake, Lil Wayne, and more, before crowning their champ.
Video: Blu, Sirplus Ft. Johaz, ADaD “Funkaroma”
It’s funk time. Blu and Sirplus revisit their For Sale EP with their new video featuring Johaz of Dag Savage and ADad. Over producer Sirplus’ knocking beat, Blu, Johaz and Demetrius Rhymes trade keen bars from the alleyways, the streets, and L.A.’s Orpheum Theater.
Kanye West Jeen-Yuhs Documentary
Two words. After 21 years in the making, Kanye West’s long-awaited documentary Jeen-Yuhs has finally arrived on Netflix. The docu-series features rare and never-before seen footage of Kanye West, including home videos and commentary from friends and family. The film is helmed by filmmakers Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah of Creative Control, who directed […]
Quinton Brock – “There For You”
Buffalo-via-NYC artist Quinton Brock caught our attention over the past couple of years with singles like “To The Moon” and “Touch” and an engaging festival set at Atlanta’s Shaky Knees, fusing rock and R&B into his own hybrid genre. Today, he’s back with another taste of his upcoming debut album My Shadow, “There For You,” […]