AKTheSavior is drenched out on his latest release, “2 Chainz Freestyle”. Hot off the release of his Hiatus album with Lord Fubu, The Underachivers rapper goes ham with the bars over a Brooklyn-drill beat. AKTHESAVIOR · AKTHESAVIOR – 2 Chains Freestyle
WizKid Ft. Tems, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon “Purple Essence”
Made in Shaolin. Ghostface Killah and Raekwon give WizKid and Tem’s “Essence” a Wu-Tang touch with their remix, “Purple Essence”. On the Afrobeat hit, Tony Starks opens the track and commandeers the ladies to whine, while Shallah praises his queen his verse. The “Purple Essence” follows WizKid and Tems’ “Essence” remix featuring Justin Bieber.
Pavement to Reunite for First Tour in 10 Years | SPIN
Back in 2010, Pavement announced the first string of shows since their breakup in 1999, mentioning the tour “was not a prelude to additional jaunts and/or a permanent reunion.” Surprise! They were wrong. Pavement will be hitting the road, performing in the UK and Europe in the fall of 2022. The Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain […]
Julia Shapiro – “Death (XIII)”
Chastity Belt’s Julia Shapiro has a new LP on the way. Her second solo album, Zorked, was recorded after Shapiro moved from Seattle to Los Angeles in March 2020 and was quickly forced into isolation; her roommate, Jay Som’s Melina Duterte, agreed to co-produce the record. Today, following lead single “Come With Me,” we get […]
Mac McCaughan – “Burn A Fax”
Superchunk frontman and Merge Records co-founder Mac McCaughan is releasing his second solo album, The Sound Of Yourself, later this month. Lead single “Dawn Bends” featured Yo La Tengo and Jon Wurster, and “Circling Around” featured Telekinesis’ Michael Benjamin Lerner. “I’m constantly inspired by the work of my peers,” McCaughan says. “I feel lucky to […]
Dr. Lonnie Smith & Iggy Pop – “Move Your Hand”
Iggy Pop appeared on two songs on Hammond B-3 organ master Dr. Lonnie Smith’s recent Breathe, bookending the LP with covers of Timmy Thomas’ “Why Can’t We Live Together” and Donovan’s “Sunshine Superman.” And the upcoming vinyl edition of the album includes a third collaboration between the two, a new version of “Move Your Hand” […]
John Carpenter – “Rampage”
Last month, John Carpenter returned with more Halloween music. He had already scored 2018’s Halloween, and now he and his collaborators Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies are providing the soundtrack for the upcoming Halloween Kills, its sequel and middle entry in a new trilogy. So far we’ve heard one song from the score, “Unkillable.” Today, […]
The Body & BIG|BRAVE – “Blackest Crow”
Back in June, the Body and BIG|BRAVE announced a collaborative album called Leaving None But Small Birds. So far we’ve heard two tracks from it, “Oh Sinner” and “Polly Gosford.” (The former ranked amongst our favorite songs that week.) Today, they’re back with another. The latest preview of Leaving None But Small Birds arrives in […]
Lana Del Rey – “Arcadia”
In March, the day after she released her Chemtrails Over The Country Club LP, Lana Del Rey announced another new album called Rock Candy Sweet, set for release on June 1. By April she had revised her plans: The album would now be called Blue Banisters, and it would be out July 4. By May, […]
Field Music – “Someplace Dangerous”
Field Music just released their new album Flat White Moon a few months ago. Today, the British art-rock duo are announcing that they’re going to follow it up with a new EP called Another Shot, and they’re already sharing opening track “Someplace Dangerous.” “It’s a story of a change of circumstances and fear of that […]