In Hebrew, “Shalom” has three meanings, one of which is “peace.” Shalom Obisie-Orlu is still looking for hers, but the singer/songwriter is getting closer every day to finding it. It’s been a journey, though, and not one that most Americans can understand. Born in Maryland, raised in South Africa, and currently based in Brooklyn, Shalom […]
Anachronism Focus On What You Feel
In terms of creativity, can death metal still hang with the other metal substyles? Anachronism, the Swiss death metal quartet, have a characteristically well-thought-out answer. “Metal is cursed with gatekeepers and dogmatic douchebags,” the band writes in an email. “Fortunately, not every metalhead is like that, and new mind-blowing stuff keeps coming up, whatever the […]
Lomelda – “Scaredy’s World” (Feat. More Eaze)
Lomelda has launched her own label. The artist born Hannah Read is back today with her first single for her newly founded Double Yolk Record House. “Scaredy’s World” nudges her emotionally charged, guitar-powered indie-pop slightly into the realm of the hyperreal with an assist from fellow Texan More Eaze, aka Mari Maurice. Read has this […]
Daughter – “Swim Back”
At the beginning of April, Daughter will released their first new album in 7 years, Stereo Mind Game. The English trio have shared two songs from it already, “Be On Your Way” and “Party,” and today they’re back with another one, the gauzy and immersive “Swim Back,” which features the London string orchestra 12 Ensemble. […]
David Byrne, Stephanie Hsu, & Son Lux Will Perform Everything Everywhere All At Once Song At The Oscars
David Byrne, Stephanie Hsu, and Son Lux will perform the Everything Everywhere All At Once song “This Is A Life” during the 95th Academy Awards ceremony in a couple weeks, as Deadline reports. It appears that Mitski, who sings with Byrne on the song, will not be involved with the performance. “This Is A Life” […]
Win The Collected Works Of Neutral Milk Hotel Vinyl Box Set
Stereogum is giving away a copy of The Collected Works Of Neutral Milk Hotel. The box set — first released by Jeff Mangum in an extremely limited edition back in 2011 — includes an expanded edition of 1996’s On Avery Island, the band’s magnum opus In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, an exclusive 12″ picture […]
Stream ALLBLACK’s New Album Born To Score Feat. BabyTron, BFB Da Packman, Curren$y, & More
The Oakland rapper ALLBLACK has been making fired-up, energetic bangers for years, and he’s really good at it. ALLBLACK also has great tastes in collaborators, and you can hear all of his gifts at work on his new album Born To Score. The new record follows 2021’s TY4FWM, and it works as a kind of […]
The Story Behind Every Song On U.S. Girls’ New Album Bless This Mess
Ever since U.S. Girls dropped the single “So Typically Now” way back in July of last year, it was clear Meg Remy’s next outing would continue the wild ride kicked off when the project signed to 4AD in the middle of the ’10s. All the pop influences Remy toyed with were in full bloom here. […]
Conway The Machine – “Super Bowl” (Feat. Juicy J & Sauce Walka)
The tough, hardbitten Buffalo rapper Conway The Machine releases a lot of music. Last year, Conway came out with the excellent LP God Don’t Make Mistakes, and he also dropped loose projects like the EP Organized Grime 2 and What Has Been Blessed Cannot Be Cursed, his latest in a series of full-length collaborations with […]
Watch A Trailer For Disney+ Special Bono & The Edge: A Sort Of Homecoming, With Dave Letterman
Next month, U2 are releasing Songs Of Surrender, an album of 40 re-recorded and reimagined songs from their extensive back catalog. We’ve heard new versions of “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” and “With Or Without You,” and it seems like the Irish band are in full retrospective mode. During the Super Bowl, they announced […]