I have been trying to write this article for four months. I have never struggled so much or had so much fear about putting fingers to keys, never had an empty Google Doc stare back at me in such accusatory fashion. I have a tattoo on my right thigh of a car with a boat […]
Ed Sheeran Announces New Aaron Dessner-Produced Album Autumn Variations Out Next Month
All month Ed Sheeran has been letting the world know he’s releasing a new autumn-themed album. Now we know the details. Autumn Variations will arrive Sept. 29, less than five months since the release of Subtract, the last of his four albums named for arithmetic operations. (It seems like maybe he’s gonna do albums for […]
Hear Prince’s Previously Unreleased “Alice Through The Looking Glass” From New Diamonds And Pearls Expanded Reissue
Brent Faiyaz – “Moment Of Your Life” (Feat. Coco Jones)
Over the past few years, the Maryland R&B singer Brent Faiyaz has developed a personal aesthetic — adventurous, psychedelic, smoothly self-destructive — and quietly become a big star. Last year, Faiyaz released the gross but excellent album Wasteland, which debuted at #2 and hung around the top 10 for a long time. That record spun […]
Worriers – “Cloudy And 55”
Trust Your Gut, the new full-band studio album from Worriers to follow up spring’s lo-fi DIY effort Warm Blanket, is about three weeks away. Today we get one more advance single to go along with the title track and “Top 5.” It’s a sparse, nostalgic ballad called “Cloudy And 55,” and Lauren Denitzio says this […]
Illuminati Hotties’ Sarah Tudzin Sings New Song In First Episode Of Star Wars: Ahsoka
The first episode of Ahsoka, the new Star Wars series starring Rosario Dawson on Disney+, features a new song sung by Sarah Tudzin of Illuminati Hotties. The hard-rockin’ “Igyah Kah” appears during a chase scene featuring Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo). The impression given by the scene is that this is the song Wren is […]
Survivor Superfan Sia Has Given Almost A Million Dollars To Contestants Over The Years
Sia, the mega-successful and be-wigged songwriter and pop star, is a longtime superfan of the reality show Survivor. In 2016, Sia appeared on a Survivor reunion special and gushed about how much she loved Tai Trang, one of that season’s contestants. She told Trang that she would donate $50,000 to him personally and another $50,000 […]
Free Hip-Hop Celebration At D.C.’s National Mall Will Feature Public Enemy, Ice-T, A Beastie Boys Tribute, & More
The celebration for hip-hop’s 50th anniversary has spawned shows across the country, the most recent taking place at Yankee Stadium earlier this month. In October, another concert will take place in Washington, DC on the National Mall. Billed as “The National Celebration Of Hip Hop,” the event will feature Public Enemy, Ice-T, a Beastie Boys […]
Anjimile – “Animal”
In a couple weeks, Anjimile is releasing a new album, The King. We’ve heard the title track and “Father” from it so far, and today he’s back with another single, “Animal,” which was written during the summer of 2020 following the death of George Floyd. Anjimile sings: “I lost my mind I couldn’t handle it/ […]
The Mountain Goats – “Fresh Tattoo”
Last month, the Mountain Goats announced a new album, Jenny From Thebes, billed as a sequel to 2002’s All Hail West Texas. Lead single “Clean Slate” landed on our best songs of the week list, and today John Darnielle is back with the album’s second single, “Fresh Tattoo,” which features contributions from Bully’s Alicia Bognanno, […]