Earlier this year, Yung Lean released a new mixtape, Stardust, which included a fantastic collaboration with FKA Twigs. Today, the Swedish musician is back with a pair of new singles, both of which were produced by Rami Dawod, best known for his work with Frank Ocean. “Lazy Summer Day” and “Chinese Restaurant” are both slippery […]
Martha – “Every Day The Hope Gets Harder”
The singles from this upcoming Martha album are so good. “Beat, Perpetual,” title track “Please Don’t Take Me Back,” and the Futureheads collab “Baby, Does Your Heart Sink?” find the poppy UK punks in top form. So does today’s new offering “Every Day The Hope Gets Harder,” a spry and spunky straight-ahead rocker with hooks […]
No Age – “Compact Flashes”
In a few weeks, the long-running LA DIY duo No Age will come back with their new album People Helping People. The band recorded the album in guitarist Randy Randall’s garage after they were evicted from their studio. We’ve already posted two early tracks, “Andy Helping Andy” and “Tripped Out Before Scott.” Today, No Age […]
Shannen Moser – “Ben”
Shannen Moser introduced The Sun Still Seems To Move, their first album in four years, with a lovely ballad called “Paint By Number” that was among our favorite songs that week. Today Moser is back with another winner from the new album. “Ben” trades out the prior single’s orchestral flourishes for a banjo; that plus […]
PC Worship – “Let It Destroy You” & “A Kid”
Last we heard from Justin Frye’s NYC scuzz-rock project PC Worship, the sometimes-solo project / musicians’ collective shared a 2018 LP called Future Phase. Today, PC Worship are back with two singles coupled together — they’re called (two alternative rock songs). That name is a fitting description; the two new cuts are the muddy, percussive […]
The Casual Dots Announce First New Album In 18 Years
The Casual Dots are back. The Dischord garage-punk trio formed in DC in 2002, comprising Christina Billotte (Slant 6, Quixotic, Autoclave) on vocals and guitar, Kathi Wilcox (Bikini Kill, Frumpies) on guitar and backing vocals, and Steve Dore (Snoozers, Deep Lust) on drums. In 2004, they recorded and released one self-titled album, produced by Fugazi’s […]
The Callous Daoboys – “The Elephant Man In The Room”
Next week, frantically bugged-out Atlanta metalcore experimenters the Callous Daoboys will release their new album Celebrity Therapist. I have heard it, and I can confirm that it is nuts. The Callous Daoboys’ style is a feverish herky-jerk attack that can be wacky and ferocious at the same time, which is quite a trick. We’ve already […]
Stream Mach-Hommy & Tha God Fahim’s New Album Dollar Menu 4
With new albums from JID and from the team of Roc Marciano and the Alchemist, this is already a great day for new rap records. (I guess DJ Khaled came out with something, too.) And now the great New Jersey enigma Mach-Hommy has come out with a new surprise album of his own. We’re getting […]
Mess Esque – “Armour your amor”
Mess Esque is the duo of Brisbane singer Helen Franzmann (aka McKisko) and Melbourne instrumentalist Mick Turner of the Dirty Three. They debuted last year with a pair of stunning EPs — one called Dream #12, one self-titled — and have returned today with a wonderful new track called “Armour your amor.” Backed by drums […]
Stream Roc Marciano & The Alchemist’s Great Collaborative Album The Elephant Man’s Bones
In the past decade or so, Roc Marciano and the Alchemist have been two of the most influential forces in underground rap. Roc Marci and Alchemist are both lifers, and they both have a style that rewards deep concentration — hazy and sample-heavy boom-bap, misty atmosphere, production that forces you to pay attention to the […]