When Betsy Wright and Laura King teamed up to form Bat Fangs, we were big fans of the results. We named their self-titled debut Album Of The Week, and Bat Fangs one of the Best New Bands Of 2018. Now, the duo is finally coming back. Bat Fangs’ sophomore outing is called Queen Of My […]
Stream Tha God Fahim & Nicholas Craven’s Two New Dump Gawd: Shot Clock King EPs
Atlanta underground rapper Tha God Fahim has been a prolific force for a long time, but he’s really been working hard this year. Fahim throws loose tracks up on YouTube all the time, and he’s linked up with Your Old Droog for two different projects this year, Tha Wolf Of Wall St. and Tha YOD […]
JPEGMAFIA – “TRUST!”
Last year, in the midst of the pandemic, the Baltimore rapper and producer JPEGMAFIA cranked out a steady supply of one-off singles, and he collected those singles into his record EP2! earlier this year. Today, JPEGMAFIA has another new song, and he’s also announcing a return to touring, which is really where he built up […]
Wiki – “Roof” & “Remarkably” (Prod. Navy Blue)
Wiki, the slurry New York rapper and former Ratking member, has been on a serious creative run lately. Earlier this year, he teamed up with the Belgium-based producer NAH and released the deeply strange album Telephonebooth. This fall, Wiki will release another new album produced entirely by one person. This time, the beatmaker in question […]
Duran Duran – “Anniversary”
Earlier this month, Duran Duran announced their new album Future Past, their first release in six years. So far we’ve heard a couple songs from it, including “Invisible” and a team-up with CHAI called “More Joy!” Today, they’re back with another new one. The latest Future Past single is called “Anniversary.” It’d a nod to […]
Lionlimb – “Loveland Pass”
Lionlimb used to be billed as the project of Stewart Bronaugh and Joshua Jaeger, two members of Angel Olsen’s backing band. As a duo, they released two impressive albums, 2016’s Shoo and 2018’s Tape Recorder, psych-pop efforts informed by Elliott Smith at his catchiest, Britpop at its spaciest, chamber-pop at its most maudlin. Now, more […]
Kamasi Washington – “My Friend Of Misery” (Metallica Cover)
Last month, young Los Angeles jazz legend Kamasi Washington headlined the Hollywood Bowl, and his set featured a very cool surprise. Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo joined Washington and his band onstage, and they helped out on a cover of Metallica’s 1991 deep cut “My Friend Of Misery.” This, of course, is Washington’s contribution […]
Loose Buttons – “Minor Leaguer”
The young NYC rockers Loose Buttons remind me of some of the best guitar-pop bands of the aughts. I have often compared them to the Strokes, but on new single “Minor Leaguer — the latest from their upcoming What’s On Outside — I’m hearing quite a bit of early Arctic Monkeys too, particularly in Eric […]
David Ferguson – “Chardonnay” (Feat. Margo Price)
At the end of the week, longtime country music engineer David Ferguson — who has worked with Johnny Cash, John Prine, and Sturgill Simpson, among many others — is releasing his debut album, Nashville No More, after decades in the game. He worked on it with a bunch of country music notables, including Margo Price, […]
Runnner – “Snowplow” (Feat. Skullcrusher)
The rising LA singer-songwriters Runnner (aka Noah Weinman) and Skullcrusher (aka Helen Ballentine) are dating. They have upcoming tour dates together on both coasts. And as of today, they have a new collaborative single called “Snowplow.” It’s a reworked version of “Urgent Care” from Runnner’s recent debut album Always Repeating, and you can hear it […]