Blur — the Britpop legends, one-off jock jam purveyors, and thing the guy from Gorillaz did before Gorillaz — released their relatively chill reunion album The Ballad Of Darren on Friday. Today they’ve dropped a deluxe edition featuring two extra tracks. One of those songs, “The Rabbi,” does something like Blur’s version of chooglin’, moving […]
Ryan Gosling’s Matchbox Twenty Cover From Barbie Released, Pavement Acknowledge Movie’s Stephen Malkmus Joke
The Barbie movie is officially out, and it does live up to the hype. The numbers support that: According to Variety, Barbie is the number one movie in the US, bringing in $22.2 million on Thursday and $48.2 million on Friday, totaling $70.5 million. It’s the the biggest opening day of the year, beating out […]
Watch Braxe + Falcon & Panda Bear Perform “Step By Step” Live For The First Time
In March of 2022, French house DJs Alan Braxe and DJ Falcon (cousins Alain and Stéphane Quême) teamed up and called their new project Braxe + Falcon. At the time of their collab announcement, they released the song “Step By Step” featuring vocals from Panda Bear, which made it into our Best Songs Of The […]
FIDLAR – “Nookie” (Limp Bizkit Cover)
Every once in a while, we are forced to confront the terrifying possibility of a full-on Limp Bizkit revival. It happened, at least to some extent, with the band’s performance at Lollapalooza a few years ago. There was also the moment when Black Midi covered “Break Stuff” in 2019. And now we’ve got Southern California […]
Tinashe – “Talk Nice To Me”
Two years ago, the cultishly beloved R&B singer Tinashe went independent with her album 333, and the results were exciting. Tinashe followed that album with her 2022 single “Naturally.” Today, she’s starting off the rollout for her next project, reportedly titled BB/ANG3L, with a new single called “Talk To Me Nice.” Bass music architect Nosaj […]
Tame Impala – “Journey To The Real World”
The much, much, much-hyped Barbie movie hits theaters tonight, and its accompanying soundtrack featuring contributions from Dua Lipa, Charli XCX, Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice, HAIM, Billie Eilish, and PinkPantheress drops at midnight tonight. There’s also a new Tame Impala song on the soundtrack — it’s called “Journey To The Real World.” It plays as […]
The Gaslight Anthem – “History Books” (Feat. Bruce Springsteen)
In April, NJ melodic punks (and noted Springsteen soundalikes) the Gaslight Anthem announced released their first new song since their 2014 album Get Hurt. Last year, they also announced they were at work on a new album. Now, they have gone ahead and released an actual song with Bruce called “History Books.” It’s the title […]
Split System – “Alone Again”
Last fall the Melbourne garage-punks Split System released their debut album Vol. 1. It ripped. The band is readying Vol. 2 for an early 2024 release, and today they’re sharing a teaser in the form of “Alone Again.” As with the tunes from their debut, this one taps into an Australian continuum that runs from […]
Noname Reveals Tracklist For New Album Sundial, Delays Single After Criticism Of Jay Electronica Feature
Noname has revealed the tracklist for her new album Sundial, which will be out on August 11. She previously announced the title of the album back in April, and pegged it for a July release date. It will be her follow-up to 2018’s Room 25, one of the best rap albums from that year. Sundial […]
Marnie Stern Announces First Show In Nine Years
Marnie Stern has announced her first show in nine years. She’ll be opening for Les Savy Fav on August 17 at the Knitting Factory New York at Baker Falls, a new location that’s opening up in the old Pyramid Club space this month. Tickets are available here. Stern’s most recent album was 2013’s The Chronicles […]