A few years ago, the former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck joined a jangle-pop supergroup. The No Ones also features Young Fresh Fellows leader Scott McCaughey, Buck’s Minus 5 bandmate and longtime collaborator, as well as two members of the Norwegian power-pop band I Was A King. The No Ones released their debut EP The Sun […]
AKAI SOLO – “Upper Room” (Feat. Armand Hammer)
In recent years, the Brooklyn rapper AKAI SOLO has been a prolific force on the avant-garde underground, releasing full collaborative albums with people like Pink Siifu and Navy Blue. Today, AKAI SOLO has a new album of his own. (There’s no non-cute way to call it a solo album.) The new Spirit Roaming is AKAI […]
The Blessed Madonna – “Serotonin Moonbeams” (Feat. Uffie)
In the last few years, Kentucky-born, London-based DJ and producer Marea Stamper (The Blessed Madonna, formerly the Black Madonna) released a remix of Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” featuring Madonna and Missy Elliott. Later in 2020, the Blessed Madonna mixed Lipa’s Club Future Nostalgia remix album featuring Gwen Stefani, Mark Ronson, Yaeji, and more. That said, she […]
Hannibal Buress Shares New Song “Knee Brace” As Eshu Tune
For years, the great stand-up comic Hannibal Buress has been making music, mostly as a hobby. Buress was a regular in rap videos, especially from Chicago artists, for a long time, and on songs like Open Mike Eagle’s 2014 track “Doug Stamper (Advice Song),” he showed that he could actually rap. Back when Buress Handsome […]
Sharon Van Etten – “When I Die”
The deluxe edition of Sharon Van Etten’s latest album We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong is out today via Jagjaguwar. It features the previously released one-offs “Porta,” “Used To It,” and “Never Gonna Change.” In conjunction with the deluxe’s release, Etten is sharing “When I Die,” a swirling, echoing blast of sound that finds […]
Bfb Da Packman – “Trick”
For a while there, we were all spoiled by Bfb Da Packman. During the early months of the pandemic, the Flint, Michigan rapper was publishing new music to YouTube faster than most listeners could keep up, achieving cult stardom by pairing outrageous, darkly hilarious bars with similarly boisterous Michigan beats. Now he’s part of the […]
Patrick Wolf – “Enter The Day”
Patrick Wolf is back with his first new music in a decade, a new single called “Enter The Day,” which will appear on an EP called The Night Safari that’s scheduled to come out next year. It’s the first new material we’ve heard from Wolf since the release of his 2012 double album Sundark And […]
Rihanna – “Born Again”
Last month, Rihanna unveiled her first single for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack, “Lift Me Up.” Tonight, on the eve of the film’s release, Rihanna returns with a second movie track called “Born Again.” The piano ballad was written by The-Dream, who also wrote Rihanna’s “Umbrella.” Both Wakanda Forever tracks will have to satiate […]
Stream GloRilla’s Debut EP Anyways, Life’s Great…
The phenomenally confident, unflinchingly raw, joyously charismatic Memphis rapper GloRilla is one of hip-hop’s biggest breakout stars in recent memory. On the back of hits with Hitkidd, Duke Deuce, and Cardi B plus a string of strong solo tracks, she’s experienced a rapid rise this year, elevating her crew right along with her. We named […]
Brockhampton – “The Ending”
Next week, rap collective Brockhampton are releasing their final album, The Family, which they’ve been alluding to since they announced an indefinite hiatus at the beginning of this year. We heard “Big Pussy,” the first single from it, last week, and it was a solo showcase for group leader Kevin Abstract. Today, we’re getting another […]