Producer Dot Da Genius has been working with Kid Cudi from the very beginning; he’s the guy who made the beat for Kudi’s breakout single “Day ‘N’ Nite” more than a decade ago. With his tracks for Cudi and for other artists like Lil Nas X, Travis Scott, and his ex-wife Jhené Aiko, Dot has […]
Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From The D 2 The LBC”
Well, New York’s NFT conference and Bored Ape Yacht Club’s ApeFest are both still going on. Last night, ApeFest upgraded from Snoop Dogg impersonator Doop Snogg to Snoop himself. During his performance, Snoop took the opportunity to premiere a new song and video with Eminem, and brought him out onstage as well. Snoop and Eminem’s […]
Hear Avril Lavigne’s Alt-Rock Cover Of Adele’s “Hello”
Avril Lavigne is no stranger to emotionally bare material in her own music, but now she’s taken on a particularly volcanic song — Adele’s immortally intense “Hello.” Lavigne made her own rendition for the Spotify Singles series, alongside a stripped-down version of the title track from her recent album Love Sux. While you might expect […]
Greet Death – “New Low”
Late last year, the Flint, Michigan band Greet Death released their beautifully bummed-out single “I Hate Everything,” their first music since the excellent 2019 heavy-shoegaze album New Hell. At first, “I Hate Everything” sounded like a one-off and a big departure for Greet Death, who were now starting to sound something like an American version […]
New Grass’ Attempt At Post-Punk Sounds Great, Even If It Doesn’t Sound Much Like Post-Punk
New Grass, project helmed by Chicago’s Lucio Oquendo, released a furious and inspired album called Scordatura Perforations late last year. It was kind of a screamo album, but Oquendo doesn’t really scream, even if both his vocals and their sonic backdrops supply the genre’s requisite levels of intensity. Now he’s back to put his own […]
Stream Candy’s Raw, Punishing New Album Heaven Is Here
Richmond’s Candy started off as a grimy, intense hardcore band, and they’re still that, but now they’re other things, too. Four years after releasing their full-length debut Good To Feel, Candy have come back with Heaven Is Here, the new album that they recorded with Power Trip/Code Orange producer Arthur Rizk. It’s a wild one. […]
Tame Impala Remixed Elvis Presley’s “Edge Of Reality”
Just about a month ago, we found out that the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic would feature a lot of heavy-hitters: Stevie Nicks, Denzel Curry, Jazmine Sullivan, Yola. Along the way, we heard a lot of artists’ contributions — Doja Cat’s “Vegas,” Diplo and Swae Lee’s “Tupelo Shuffle,” Eminem’s CeeLo Green-featuring “The King & […]
Stream Zola Jesus’ Gorgeous New Album Arkhon
The recent resurgence of Kate Bush and “Running Up That Hill” would seem to suggest that there’s a widespread appetite for dark, swirling, majestic music. If that’s true, then Zola Jesus is coming back right on time. Before today, Nika Roza Danilova hadn’t released a full album since 2017’s Okovi. After five years of nothing […]
Hear New Birdsong-Inspired Songs From Elvis Costello, Flaming Lips, Jeff Tweedy, & More On For The Birds Vol. II
The second installment of Randall Poster’s five-volume, 242-song, birdsong-inspired compilation For The Birds is upon us. Arriving a month after Vol. 1, which featured such talents as Beach House, Beck, Nick Cave, and Karen O, today’s offering includes new music from artists such as Jeff Tweedy, Elvis Costello, Dan Deacon, Eleanor Friedberger, the Flaming Lips, […]
Lil Nas X – “Late To Da Party” (Feat. NBA YoungBoy)
Lil Nas X has released a new single, “Late To The Party,” which features NBA Youngboy. He started promoting it a couple weeks ago with a little controversy. After the BET Awards revealed their nominations and Lil Nas X received none, he started teasing the track, which included the refrain “Fuck BET.” “how can i […]