Rising R&B star Ari Lennox followed up last year’s wildly popular Shea Butter Baby early this year with a one-off track called “Bussit.” That one was released through her label, J. Cole’s Dreamville, as part of a two-track “single pack” with fellow Dreamville breakout stars EARTHGANG. She returned last month with “Chocolate Pomegranate,” which seemed […]
The Bug & Dis Fig Announce Collaborative Album 'In Blue', Share Single "You": Listen
The Bug is Kevin Martin, the UK-born and Belgium-based producer who has spent decades fusing global dance music with nastier, more experimental sounds. Last year, Martin dropped collaborative records with Burial and with Jesu’s Justin K. Broadrick. Next month, he’ll put out another collaborative record — this time with Felicia Chen, the American-born and Berlin-based […]
Angel Olsen Performs Stunning New 11-Minute Song "Time Bandits": Watch
It’s only been about a month and a half since Angel Olsen released her stark and powerful new album A Whole New Mess. Since then, Olsen has remained busy. She’s covered songs from Billie Holiday, George Harrison, and Bobby Vinton. And now she’s posted video of herself playing a heavy, intense new 11-minute song called […]
Portugal. The Man – “Who’s Gonna Stop Me” (Feat. “Weird Al” Yankovic)
Not everything “Weird Al” Yankovic does is a joke. Today, Yankovic, the greatest novelty-song specialist in pop-music history, has teamed up with Portugal. The Man, the Portland/Alaska rock hitmakers and recent Black Thought collaborators, for something serious. Today, in honor of Indigenous People’s Day, Portugal. The Man have come out with a new song called […]
OHMME – "Mine" & "Miasma"
Chicago duo OHMME continue to be an inventive, prolific force in indie rock. After dropping their eminently solid Fantasize Your Ghost LP back in June — and teaming up with fellow endlessly productive Chicago rockers Twin Peaks to cover Dirty Projectors for our very own Save Stereogum compilation — they’re back today with a pair […]
Julia Jacklin – “to Perth, before the border closes” & “CRY”
About a year and a half ago, the Australian singer and songwriter Julia Jacklin released Crushing, her second album of dreamy and countrified indie-pop. Since then, the world changed. On two new songs released today, Jacklin, like the rest of us, attempts to process a new altered reality. Jacklin is the latest artist to take […]
Martha Skye Murphy – "Yours Truly"
Martha Skye Murphy’s music career had an insane start: collaborating with none other than Nick Cave, when she was just a child, and then later singing on his great 2013 album Push The Sky Away. In recent years, Murphy’s been releasing her own music. After a 2018 debut EP, she returned this summer with the […]
Hear Elton John's Previously Unreleased Early Song "Regimental Sgt. Zippo"
Elton John’s upcoming rarities collection Elton: Jewel Box includes a number of previously unreleased tracks, including last month’s “Sing Me No Sad Songs.” Today we get another gem from Sir Elton’s early years, an unmistakable Sgt. Pepper pastiche called “Regimental Sgt. Zippo,” recorded at the same DJM Studios building that housed the Beatles’ Northern Songs […]
Bill Callahan & Bonnie "Prince" Billy Cover Hank Williams Jr. With Matt Sweeney In Tow
Just last week, Drag City legends Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy teamed up to cover Cat Stevens with an assist from AZITA. Bill and Billy are back today with another cover, this time a version of “OD’d In Denver” by legacy country star and disgraced Monday Night Football theme song guy Hank Williams Jr. […]
Lykke Li – “BRON”
Today, the great Swedish pop dramatist Lykke Li has come out with a new single called “BRON.” It’s not a premature celebration of LeBron James and the NBA Championship that his Lakers are likely to win in the next few days. Instead, it’s the first Swedish-language single that she’s ever released. (“Bron” is Swedish for […]