One of the most memorable artifacts of ’00s mashup culture is The Grey Album, on which Danger Mouse — then a largely unknown rap producer with some meager critical buzz — replaced the music on Jay-Z’s freshly released The Black Album with samples from the Beatles’ iconic 1968 self-titled double LP, aka “The White Album.” […]
The Mountain Goats – "Picture Of My Dress"
The Mountain Goats are releasing a new album, Getting Into Knives, in a couple of weeks. So far, they’ve shared “As Many Candles As Possible” and “Get Famous.” The new album doesn’t, unfortunately, include the 18-second song about a teacup that John Darnielle recently posted to his Twitter account, but it does include a song […]
Sharon Van Etten – "Let Go"
Sharon Van Etten has a new song featured in Feels Good Man, the documentary about the creator of the internet meme Pepe The Frog, which has been hijacked by the alt-right in recent years. The film, which debuted on video-on-demand services a few weeks back, is airing on PBS’ Independent Lens this week. Today, Van […]
Cloud Nothings – "Am I Something"
In the three months since surprise-releasing the quarantine album The Black Hole Understands, Cloud Nothings have been steadily trickling out new music through their Bandcamp subscription series. Turns out Dylan Baldi’s crew are still churning out music for the general public, too. A new Cloud Nothings LP called The Shadow I Remember is coming this […]
Clipping – “Pain Everyday”
Next week, Clipping, the LA rap experimentalists led by star of stage and screen Daveed Diggs, will release their new album Visions Of Bodies Being Burned. Like the trio’s 2019 album There Existed An Addiction To Blood, the new LP is dedicated entirely to horror cinema and to the different ways that the genre interacts […]
Ari Lennox – “Cognac Eyes”
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 […]