In June, UK punk trio Big Joanie (aka Stephanie Phillips, Estella Adeyeri, and Chardine Taylor-Stone) shared “Happier Still,” their first new release since covering Solange in 2020. Now, Big Joanie have announced that their sophomore album, Back Home, will be out November 4 via Kill Rock Stars. It’s the follow-up to 2018’s Sistahs. Along with […]
Tony Molina – “Not Worth Knowing”
Very few people on this planet are as good at cranking out bite-size power-pop nuggets as Tony Molina. Next month, the Bay Area short-song master will release his new 18-minute album In The Fade; it’s his first new record in four years. We’ve already posted the early tracks “The Last Time” and “I Don’t Like […]
Charli XCX – “Hot Girl”
Charli XCX has released a new single, “Hot Girl,” which appears on the soundtrack for the upcoming A24 horror film Bodies Bodies Bodies and was heavily featured in its trailer. The tight, hyped-up club track is her first solo song since Crash came out back in March. “Hot Girl” was produced by the 1975’s George […]
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin – “Savanne”
The Houston trio Khruangbin have spent the past couple years teaming up with the soul singer Leon Bridges, in between releasing a new album of their own, Mordechai. Today, the band has announced another collaborative project, this time with Malian singer and guitarist Vieux Farka Touré. Their album, which is called Ali, is a tribute […]
Sampa The Great – “Bona”
Later this summer, Sampa The Great will release her new album As Above, So Below. Sampa recorded the album after moving back to Zambia, the country of her birth. (She was mostly raised in Botswana, and she started her career in Australia.) We’ve already posted “Never Forget” and the Denzel Curry collab “Lane,” and now […]
Wild Pink – “ILYSM”
Wild Pink are already ready to follow up 2021’s majestic A Billion Little Lights. After promoting April’s “Q. Degraw” as the start of a new era, John Ross has announced a new album called ILYSM. Set for release in October, the album deals with Ross’ cancer diagnosis and treatment over the last two years — […]
OFF! – “War Above Los Angeles”
Last year, the punk supergroup OFF! resurfaced for the first time in a while with a Metallica cover that appeared on the massive Metallica Blacklist project. It was then that we learned the band’s lineup had changed a bit: Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks) and Dimitri Coats (Burning Brides) were now joined by Autry […]
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – “Never Seen You Dance”
At the beginning of September, British producer Orlando Higginbottom is releasing a new studio album as Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, When The Lights Go, only his second full-length overall and first in a decade. He’s shared a bunch of tracks from it already — “Forever,” “Blood In The Snow,” “Crosswalk,” “The Sleeper” — and today […]
Plains (Katie Crutchfield & Jess Williamson) – “Problem With It”
Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson have teamed up for a new collaborative album under the name Plains. It’s called I Walked With You A Ways, and the pair recorded it at Brad Cook’s studio in Durham with a backing band that included Spencer Tweedy and Phil Cook. The project, which is being billed as […]
U.S. Girls – “So Typically Now”
U.S. Girls’ Heavy Light was one of those albums announced before the pandemic and released into it. Now the group seems ready to launch its next era. Meg Remy and friends are back today with an addictive new single called “So Typically Now.” Amidst a funky foundation of synths, gated drums, and screaming soulful backing […]