Julia Laws, the LA-based singer, songwriter, and producer known as Ronboy, has been in Matt Berninger’s orbit in recent years, and the National frontman guested on her single “Disaster” last year. She’s got a new song called “I Am Only Playing” out today, a preview of this summer’s Get Rich EP. You should listen to […]
Maximilian Announces Diurnals EP: Hear “I Know You”
Brighton singer-songwriter Maximilian has announced a new EP Diurnals, out May 8, and shared a new single. “I Know You” is a cozy acoustic-guitar-driven track with piano and fiddle embellishments. It was recorded live with no click track and produced at Farm Road studios with Bobby Smyth, as are all of the songs on the […]
Cowboy Hunters – “Shag Slags Not Flags”
Glasgow-based musicians Megan Pollock and Desmond Johnston make up the band Cowboy Hunters. Their last single “Have A Pint” is an aggressive, circus-like romp inspired by the Lady Gaga interview clip-turned-meme. It’s absurd. It makes me laugh, but the music is so weirdly aggressive it makes me want to smash something, or maybe jump into […]
Ebbb – “Home Ground”
We’ve got a new dark horse contender in the hunt for the “worst band name I’ve ever seen in my life” championship. The London trio Ebbb came out of the Windmill scene, and they’re currently generating a whole lot of buzz with a series of singles on Ninja Tune records. The name is bad, but […]
Danny L Harle’s Music-First Manifesto
There are magical objects scattered around Danny L Harle’s studio in Hackney. A small dark silver knight wedges himself between speakers and computer monitors; a star-cloaked figurine of Merlin holds a bright orange flame aloft. Nearby are relics from the producer’s own pop mythology: a black baseball cap from Caroline Polachek’s Pang, a red cornucopia […]
Cash Cobain – “Wish”
Last year, sexy drill innovator Cash Cobain worked with big stars like Justin Bieber and Drake, and he took his own horny party music into psychedelic, aqueous zones on singles like “Trippin On A Yacht” and “Hoes Be Mad.” Every time I write about this guy, I feel like I’m gooping on ya grinch, but […]
Anne Hathaway Shares Mother Mary Song Co-Written By Charli XCX & Jack Antonoff
Right now, Charli XCX’s big cinematic invasion is in full swing. Thus far this year, Charli has already released her Wuthering Heights soundtrack album and starred as herself in her own mockumentary The Moment. She’s acting in a bunch of movies in various stages of production and post-production, and she’s also helping transform Anne Hathaway […]
Britney Spears Arrested For Alleged DUI, Rep Says Change In Her Life Is “Overdue”
Britney Spears has been arrested for suspicion of DUI, TMZ reports. The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. last night in Westlake Village in Ventura County when the singer was apprehended by California Highway Patrol. Spears, who lives in Thousand Oaks, was taken to a hospital for blood testing and later booked around 3 a.m. this […]
Carla dal Forno Announces New Album Confession: Hear “Going Out”
Carla dal Forno is back. The reliably good Australian singer-songwriter has a new album called Confession coming in April, and today, she’s announcing the follow-up to 2022’s Come Around with the lead single “Going Out.” Dal Forno wrote Confession, which she says is about “a friendship that became emotionally charged in an unexpected way,” in […]
Rustie – “Trizkel Sun”
Rustie, the overwhelmingly influential pop-maximalist Scottish producer, took a long hiatus for mental health reasons after he released his surprise album EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE in 2015. In 2023, he returned with the single “Black Ice Mudra,” and then he disappeared again. More recently, though, he’s been quietly posting new tracks on YouTube, and they show that the […]