For a while there, Normani Kordei seemed primed for the biggest solo career of all the Fifth Harmony alumni. She had late 2010s hits with Khalid (“Love Lies”) and Sam Smith (“Dancing With A Stranger”). Her 2020 “Motivation” video was a minor sensation online, and the brilliant 2021 Cardi B collab “Wild Side” was a […]
Stream Thom Yorke’s Confidenza Soundtrack
Thom Yorke has scored his first movie since the 2018 Suspiria remake, which was his first stab at composing music for the screen. This time the film is Confidenza, Italian director Daniele Luchetti’s adaptation of Domenico Starnone’s novel. Yorke worked with most of his braintrust from the Smile on this music, including producer Sam Petts-Davies, […]
Cornelius – “Sketch For Spring”
Last year, Cornelius released Dream In Dream, his first album in six years. Today, the Japanese avant-pop musician is announcing its follow-up, Ethereal Essence, and sharing the single “Sketch For Spring.” “This song was written for the background music in the tube of PARCO, a cultural complex in Shibuya,” he said in a statement. “The […]
Jeff Rosenstock Drops Off Booze Cruise Festival In Solidarity With The Palestinian People
Jeff Rosenstock has dropped off the Booze Cruise festival, an event that is scheduled to take place in Hamburg, Germany later this spring. Rosenstock was announced as the top-billed headliner for the fest back in March. “After a lot of thought and offline conversations, we will not be playing this years Booze Cruise,” Rosenstock wrote […]
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Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant Finds Taylor Swift’s Music Lacking: “What Is [Her] ‘Billie Jean’?”
Taylor Swift released The Tortured Poets Department, a surprise double album, last week. On Monday night, Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe sat down for a conversation with The Guardian critic Alexis Petridis ahead of the release of their new album Nonetheless. Naturally, Swift came up as a topic of conversation. Early on […]
David Gilmour – “The Piper’s Call”
David Gilmour has announced Luck And Strange, his first new album since 2015’s Rattle That Lock. The Pink Floyd legend will release the LP on Sept. 6, and he’s sharing the lead single “The Piper’s Call” today. “It’s written from the point of view of being older; mortality is the constant,” Gilmour said about the song […]
Stream Corridor’s Mesmerizing New Album Mimi A Day Early
Until this week, Corridor hadn’t released an album in half a decade. They’ve made good use of that time. The Montréal band have always put their own spin on post-punk, mixing a tight, jittery rhythm section with a florid and expansive melodic palette and the firepower to really and truly rock out. Those tendencies remain […]
Softcult – “One Of The Pack”
Softcult, the duo of Toronto twin siblings Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn, were a Stereogum Band To Watch last year, and they’ll release their new EP Heaven next month. By the time the record comes out, we’ll probably already know all the songs, since Softcult like to drop one track at a time. We’ve already posted […]
Stand Still – “In The Dying Light Of A Setting Sun”
In June, the Long Island hardcore band Stand Still are releasing their debut album Steps Ascending. We’ve heard the title track and “Mysticism” from it already, and today they’re sharing another new single, “In The Dying Light Of A Setting Sun.” “The “setting sun” in this track is one’s lifespan running short, and the “dying […]
Lightning Bug – “Lullaby For Love”
Three years ago, New York indie rockers Lightning Bug dropped their album A Color Of The Sky on Fat Possum. Next week, they’ll follow that LP with the entirely self-released new one No Paradise. We’ve posted the early singles “December Song” and “Opus,” and now they’ve released another one. “Lullaby For Love,” Lightning Bug’s latest, […]