Earlier this year, indie lifer Ted Leo reunited with his old ’90s band Chisel to play a bunch of shows for the first time since 1997. That’s the kind of thing that might put a man in a nostalgic mood, but Ted Leo’s not living in the past. Instead, he’s continuing to pump out new […]
Labrinth – “Never Felt So Alone” (Feat. Billie Eilish)
Late last year, Billie Eilish played a series of hometown shows at the Forum in Los Angeles, and she brought out surprise guests like Phoebe Bridgers, Dave Grohl, and Childish Gambino. One of Eilish’s guests was Labrinth, the British singer and songwriter who’s probably most famous for scoring the HBO show Euphoria. Together, they performed […]
Drake – “Search & Rescue”
On Thursday, Drake announced a new song, “Search & Rescue,” in an Instagram post. “SEARCH & RESCUE OUT AT MIDNIGHT ON ALL PLATFORMS,” Drake wrote alongside a photo of himself and a woman wearing motorcycle helmets. Drake also tagged producers BNYX and Sadpony, who produced Drake’s 21 Savage collab “Jumbotron Shit Poppin,” which appeared on […]
Luscious Jackson’s Vivian Trimble Dead At 59
Vivian Trimble, the keyboardist and co-founder of Luscious Jackson, has died. The band shared the news of Trimble’s death on Facebook, writing in a statement that Trimble had been battling cancer for several years and passed on Tuesday due to a complication she developed on Monday. Trimble was 59. Here is the band’s full statement: […]
The Album Leaf – “Prologue”
Later this month, the Album Leaf (aka producer Jimmy LaValle) is releasing his first new album in seven years, Future Falling. Its first two singles, “Near” and “Afterglow,” featured Bat For Lashes and Kimbra, respectively, and today he’s back with one more song, “Prologue,” which naturally serves as the opening track to Future Falling. “Prologue […]
Luh Tyler Is The Coolest Teenager In Rap
Even decades after Bobby Bowden retired from coaching the hometown Seminoles, Black boys in Tallahassee are growing up quickly. At 16, Tallahassee’s own Luh Tyler dropped “Law & Order,” a track so smooth that it should play over Deion Sanders highlights. In a voice that is high in pitch but rich in timbre, Tyler raps, […]
Kali Uchis Shares Previously Unreleased “In The Lobby” For Today’s 5th Anniversary Of Her Debut Album
Kali Uchis’s debut studio album Isolation came out five years ago today, and to celebrate she’s sharing “In The Lobby,” a previously unreleased track that was recorded around the same time. Since putting out Isolation, Kali Uchis has released two more full-length albums, one of which was Red Moon In Venus just last month, and […]
Andy Bell & Masal – “Tidal Love Conversation In That Familiar Golden Orchard”
The latest project from Ride’s Andy Bell is a full-length collaboration with the Essex-based harp and Theremin duo Masal, which came about after Masal opened for Bell in Chelmsford last year and they bonded over their love of Promises by Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders. “After hearing it, I felt there was something in that […]
The Haxan Cloak Shares Score For Netflix’s BEEF
Later this month, the Haxan Cloak’s Bobby Krlic has a score coming out for the new Ari Aster film Beau Is Afraid, but before that, he has a different score for us. He composed the music for the new Netflix series BEEF, which was created by Lee Sung Jin, stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, […]
Mick Mars Sues Mötley Crüe
Last fall, Mötley Crüe announced that guitarist Mick Mars was retiring from touring due to his ongoing battle with Ankylosing Spondylitis, though they said in a statement that he would still be a member of the band. But now, as TMZ reports, Mick Mars — real name Robert Alan Deal — has filed a lawsuit […]