Last month, Pa Salieu released a new EP, Afrikan Rebel, and today he’s back with a new single, “Bad,” which features the Manchester rapper Aitch and was produced by Two Inch Punch & WhyJay. Much like his team-up with slowthai, it’s smooth and bouncy and comes attached to an eye-popping music video. Check it out […]
Hyd – “The Look On Your Face”
Hayden Dunham, the co-creator and face of QT, is releasing her debut solo EP as Hyd in a few weeks, which she worked on with the likes of A. G. Cook, Caroline Polachek, umru, and more. We’ve heard two of the EP’s four songs already, “No Shadow” and “Skin 2 Skin,” and today we’re getting […]
Jon Hopkins – “Love Flows Over Us In Prismatic Waves” & “Deep In The Glowing Heart”
Jon Hopkins announced Music For Psychedelic Therapy, a beat-less album that lies somewhere between classical music, ambient, and drone, last month. We’ve already heard the meditative eight-minute track “Sit Around The Fire,” a collaboration with producer and ceremony guide East Forest featuring a recording of the late guru Ram Dass. Today, Hopkins is sharing “Music […]
Maxo Kream – “Greener Knots”
Houston rap storyteller Maxo Kream recently returned with the singles “Local Joker” and “Big Persona,” a collaboration with Tyler, The Creator. And today, Maxo has officially announced that his new album Weight Of The World, the follow-up to 2019’s great Brandon Banks, will be out next Monday. The announcement is accompanied by another track, “Greener […]
Francis Of Delirium – “All Love”
Francis Of Delirium moved in a shoegazier direction with last month’s single “Come Out And Play” and the project’s Jana Bahrich continues down that path on her new track “All Love,” which boasts some towering guitars and a sweeping melodic throughline that reflects some of the greats. Bahrich said that the song is “about dissociating […]
Bad History Month – “Death Takes A Holiday”
At the end of the month, Bad History Month and Nyxy Nyx are releasing a split album, Death Takes A Holiday, which was inspired by the respective songwriters’ mutual admiration of each other. They announced it a few weeks back with a song from each project, “Deep Bright Future” and “No Worries,” and today Bad […]
Barrie – “Frankie”
Last month, Barrie returned with their first new single since 2019, “Dig,” which hinted at some new potential directions for the heretofore dreamy rock band. That song pulled from ’00s Brooklyn indies, and Barrie’s next single “Frankie” is propelled by synths and a driving hook. Despite that sound, the track was initially inspired by legendary […]
Rid Of Me – “Travelling”
Philly’s PJ Harvey-referencing noise-rock crew Rid Of Me are currently prepping their first full-length, Traveling. They’ve already shared the raucous “Myself” (which made it into 5 Best Songs last month). Now, they’ve shared “Travelling.” “We wanted to make a heavy anchor point a few songs into the record,” Mike McGinnis said of “Travelling” (not to […]
Dijon Announces Debut Album Absolutely With Live Performance Video
Dijon, once one-half of the buzzy blog duo Abhi + Dijon, has been forging ahead on his own these last couple years. In 2020, he put out his solo debut EP How Do You Feel About Getting Married? and now he’s announced his first full-length, Absolutely, which will be out on November 5. It was […]
Stream Knocked Loose’s Surprise New EP A Tear In The Fabric Of Life
Two years ago, Knocked Loose released one of the best hardcore albums of 2019 with A Different Shade Of Blue. Today, they’re back with their first release since then, a whole new EP called A Tear In The Fabric Of Life. It’s an ambitious and intense endeavor, six songs that all follow a narrative and […]