About a decade ago, the Richmond, Virginia rapper Lil Ugly Mane arguably helped pioneer the whole SoundCloud-rap wave with his album Mista Thug Isolation. But Lil Ugly Mane didn’t stick with that sound long enough to capitalize on it. Recently, the artist seems to have gone off on his own personal spiritual quest. After a […]
Johanna Warren – “I’d Be Orange”
Florida-born, LA-based indie-folk performer Johanna Warren has announced the follow-up to her 2020 album, Chaotic Good. Her forthcoming sixth studio album, Lessons For Mutants, will be out October 7 via Wax Nine / Carpark Records. Warren has also shared an uptempo lead single, “I’d Be Orange,” which has a music video co-directed by Warren and […]
Titus Andronicus – “(I’m) Screwed”
Last month, New Jersey art-punk standard-bearers Titus Andronicus announced their return with a cover of Cock Sparrer’s “We’re Coming Back,” their first new music since 2019’s An Obelisk. At the time, they only hinted at more new material, but now they’ve shared that their seventh studio album, The Will To Live, will arrive Sept. 30 […]
Lil Uzi Vert – “I Know” & “Space Cadet”
Last week, Lil Uzi Vert shared the cover art for their new project, the upcoming Red & White EP. Over the weekend, Uzi — who now goes by they/them pronouns — shared the single “Space Cadet.” Today, they’ve dropped another track from the EP, “I Know,” featuring Sonny Digital on production. The latter is a […]
Steven Spielberg Directed His First Music Video — For Marcus Mumford
Last week, Marcus Mumford released his debut solo single, “Cannibal.” When it came out, it was accompanied by a one-take music video shot in a high school gymnasium, but it wasn’t until this morning that Mumford revealed that the video was directed by none other than Steven Spielberg. It is the first music video that […]
Glorilla – “Tomorrow”
One of the great rap-related feelgood stories of the past few months is the sudden out-of-nowhere success of the Memphis underground rapper Glorilla. A couple of months ago, “FNF (Let’s Go),” a supremely catchy track from Glorilla and the Memphis producer Hitkidd became a massive viral hit, going all the way to the lower reaches […]
Hear Lou Reed’s May 1965 “Heroin” Demo
Next month, the reissue label Light In The Attic is releasing some of Lou Reed’s earliest demos as an album called Words & Music, May 1965, featuring a tape recording that Reed created and mailed to himself that remained unopened for almost 50 years. Last month, we heard an early version of “I’m Waiting For […]
Enumclaw – “Cowboy Bepop”
Last year, the Tacoma, Washington indie rockers Enumclaw were a Stereogum Band To Watch. Later this year, Enumclaw will follow up their Jimbo Demo EP with their full-length debut Save The Baby. We’ve already posted the early singles “2002” and “Jimmy Neutron.” Today, Enumclaw have shared another one. “Cowboy Bepop” is a fast, sloppy jam […]
Rico Nasty – “Blow Me”
This week, Rico Nasty is releasing a new mixtape called Las Ruinas, the follow-up to her 2020 studio album debut Nightmare Vacation. We’ve heard a chunk of songs from it already — “Vaderz,” “Intrusive,” “Black Punk,” and “Skullflower” — and today she’s back with another one, a hard-hitter called “Blow Me,” which comes with a […]
Dan Wilson – “On The Floor” (Perfume Genius Cover)
Dan Wilson has spent the past few years resuscitating his band Semisonic and releasing a long string of solo material, in addition to all the work he puts in co-writing for others behind-the-scenes. Today, he’s announcing a new EP called Dancing On The Moon and introducing it with a cover of Perfume Genius’ Set My […]