The great Drake/Kendrick Lamar war of 2024 appears to be over, or at least on pause, for now. Today, we get to see the latest way that feud has impacted the charts, and the findings reflect the excitement that surrounded that lightning-fast back-and-forth. As widely predicted, Kendrick Lamar’s utterly withering victory lap “Not Like Us” […]
Shackleton & Six Organs Of Admittance – “Stages Of Capitulation”
It’s a big year for Ben Chasny. Not only did the NorCal experimentalist just release Time Is Glass, his first Six Organs Of Admittance album since 2021, he’s now begun rolling out a second new Six Organs LP. Jinxed By Being is a collaborative effort with Shackleton out of Berlin, who bills himself as “the […]
Watch Jennifer Lawrence Honor Orville Peck At The GLAAD Media Awards
Jennifer Lawrence honored Orville Peck at the GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday night. The queer country artist was there to receive the Vito Russo Award, made “to recognize out LGBT media professionals who have made a significant difference promoting equality.” As Billboard reports, Lawrence called Peck “my favorite musician and good friend.” “I love seeing […]
Watch Vampire Weekend Return To SNL With “Gen-X Cops” & “Capricorn”
Vampire Weekend were the musical guests on Saturday Night Live this weekend. They did two tracks off their new album Only God Was Above Us, “Gen-X Cops” and “Capricorn.” It was the band’s fourth appearance on the show, though their first in nearly a decade — they were previously on it in 2008, 2010, and […]
Oso Oso – “all of my love”
In 2022, Oso Oso released Sore Thumb, the album that bandleader Jade Lilitri recorded with his late cousin and bandmate Tavish Maloney just before Maloney’s passing. The record served as Lilitri’s tribute to Maloney, and it was one of our favorites of the year. Oso Oso followed that album with the stray single “De Facto” […]
Hear Three Previously Unreleased Menomena Songs From Friend And Foe (Expanded Edition)
Last month, long-dormant Portland art-rockers Menomena surprised the world with the release of an EP called The Insulation. It kicked off a lot of reunion speculation before fans pointed out that at least two of the three tracks from the EP were old B-sides. But then it turned out that Menomena actually are back together, […]
“I Wanted To Make One Of The Great Teen Angst Soundtracks”: Jane Schoenbrun On The Music Of I Saw The TV Glow
Yet if Glow might be too bizarre to present A24 with another crossover mainstream hit like Civil War or Everything Everywhere All At Once, it’s easy to imagine the soundtrack becoming a generational touchstone. Featuring over an hour’s worth of music commissioned by Schoenbrun from their favorite artists, the album plays like the best teen-drama […]
Drummer Dennis Thompson, Last Surviving MC5 Member, Dead At 75
Dennis Thompson, drummer and final surviving member of Detroit proto-punk heroes MC5, has died. The Detroit Free Press reports that Thompson passed away yesterday morning at MediLodge in Taylor, Michigan; he’d been staying there while recovering from a heart attack in April. Thompson’s death comes just months after MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer passed away in […]
Camila Cabello – “He Knows” (Feat. Lil Nas X)
Earlier this week, Camila Cabello announced her new album C,XOXO, out June 28. The rebranding pop star released the ubiquitous single “I LUV IT” featuring Playboi Carti in March. Now, she’s sharing “He Knows” with Lil Nas X. C,XOXO follows 2022’s Familia. At Coachella, Cabello joined Lana Del Rey on stage for a performance of […]
Charli XCX – “360”
A Charli XCX press cycle is always fun, and this one is no different. The pop star is releasing her new album Brat next month, and she teased the song “360” during a surprise stunt in Brooklyn last week. That song is out now, and it comes with a music video featuring Julia Fox, Chloë […]