Like many musicians, Irish singer-songwriter Rosie Carney took up a recording project during quarantine. At first she thought she’d cut a cover of Radiohead’s “Fake Plastic Trees,” but after realizing how many artists have already done that song, she decided to go ahead and cover the whole album. In December, Carney will release a full-length […]
Benny The Butcher Releases Hit-Boy-Produced Album 'Burden Of Proof': Stream
These days, Griselda Records, the Buffalo rap crew and label, is on an absolute roll. There’s a huge audience for intense and artful versions of ’90s street-rap, and Griselda is determined to feed that appetite. In the past couple of months, there have been new albums from Westside Gunn and Conway The Machine, as well […]
SALEM Announce First New Album In A Decade: Hear "Red River"
SALEM returned after a long absence last month with “Starfall” and rumblings of a new album and now, a month after their debut album turned 10, they’ve officially announced that they are finally releasing a second album. It’s called Fires In Heaven and it’ll be out very soon, on 10/30. The band, which is now […]
Kenny G Is On The Weeknd's "In Your Eyes" Remix, And It Kind Of Rules: Listen
Are we standing on the precipice of a Kenny G comeback? Stranger things have happened. The smooth-jazz sax-man, who was impossibly and bafflingly huge in the early ’90s, has always shown a certain level of self-awareness about his own presence in the world. Just under a year ago, the man appeared on Kanye West’s “Use […]
Ty Dolla $ign – "By Yourself" (Feat. Jhené Aiko & Mustard)
Ty Dolla $ign does so many features that even his own album is called Featuring Ty Dolla $ign. I love the self-awareness! I also enjoy the project’s latest single, which reunites Ty with his longtime collaborator Mustard (with an assist from co-producer GYLTTRYP). It also includes a guest vocal from fellow R&B treasure Jhené Aiko. […]
Elvis Costello – "Newspaper Pane"
Elvis Costello has been serving up a generous percentage of his new album Hey Clockface ahead of its release at the end of this month. Four singles have already emerged — “No Flag,” “We Are All Cowards Now,” “Hetty O’Hara Confidential,” and “Hey Clockface / How Can You Face Me Now?” — and today comes […]
Local Natives – "Lemon" (Feat. Sharon Van Etten)
Last year, Local Natives released a new album, Violet Street. They’re following that up soon with an EP called Sour Lemon, which they recorded last year with producer Chris Coady. It includes “Statues In The Garden (Arras),” which was released last month, and the new single “Lemon,” which features Sharon Van Etten, who has had […]
Sada Baby – "Whole Lotta Choppas (Remix)" (Feat. Nicki Minaj)
Detroit rapper Sada Baby has continued his banner year with a genuine breakout hit, “Whole Lotta Choppas,” which has been big on TikTok and has been played a lot during the broadcasts for the NBA Finals. Now the track, which was first released in August, is getting an assist from none other than Nicki Minaj. […]
Stream Sturgill Simpson's New Bluegrass Album 'Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1 – The Butcher Shoppe Sessions'
You’ve read the (exciting) news, you’ve seen the (iconic) album cover, and now it’s time to hear the music. That’s right: Sturgill Simpson’s first bluegrass album is out now. Simpson, who survived what appeared to be a rough go with coronavirus earlier this year, was never exactly a straitlaced country singer, but the Kentucky iconoclast […]
Justin Bieber & Benny Blanco – “Lonely”
After taking almost five years to follow up Purpose with Changes, Justin Bieber began rolling out his Changes follow-up within a few months. I guess when your tour is postponed due to a global pandemic, you might as well record. However, despite billing the Chance The Rapper collab “Holy” as the dawn of a new […]