Strange things are afoot with Lil Ugly Mane, the Richmond, Virginia artist who helped pioneer the SoundCloud-rap style about a decade ago. In the past year or so, Lil Ugly Mane has been quietly releasing a lot of music that’s closer to indie rock than to any version of rap. Late last year, he self-released […]
Daphni – “Arrow”
Next month, Caribou’s Dan Snaith is releasing Cherry, his first new full-length album as his dance project Daphni in five years. He’s already shared four singles from it — “Mania,” “Clavicle,” “Cloudy,” and the title track — and today he’s back with one more, a twitchy and meditative song called “Arrow,” which comes along with […]
Bill Callahan – “Coyotes”
How was there not already a Bill Callahan song called “Coyotes”? Well, there is now, and it’s his first public offering from the forthcoming YTI⅃AƎЯ album. “Yes I am your loverman,” Callahan sings gently over a lush acoustic groove spiked with jazzy post-rock touches. “The coyotes are getting bolder/ They come to watch the dogs […]
METZ – “Come On Down” (Feat. IDLES’ Joe Talbot) & “Heaven’s Gate”
Next month, METZ are headed out on a tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their self-titled debut album. Today, they’re sharing two tracks: “Come On Down,” a brand-new one featuring IDLES frontman Joe Talbot, and “Heaven’s Gate,” which was previously only officially available on a radio station in the video game Cyberpunk 2077 under […]
Luke Haines & Peter Buck – “Psychedelic Sitar Casual”
On October 28, Auteurs’ Luke Haines and R.E.M.’s Peter Buck will share their second collaborative album, All The Kids Are Super Bummed Out. It follows 2020’s Beat Poetry For Survivalists. It’s got Buck on guitar and, according to their label website, it “feeds LSD to a broken Moog synthesiser.” The description goes on to say […]
Hear Miles Davis’ Previously Unreleased “Code 3” From New 1982-1985 Comp
Next Friday, Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings will release Miles Davis – That’s What Happened 1982-1985: The Bootleg Series Vol. 7. The set features three albums — including two discs of previously unreleased studio material from the jazz great’s Star People, Decoy, and You’re Under Arrest sessions. There is also a third disc of Miles Davis Live […]
Otoboke Beaver – “Chu Chu Song”
Kyoto punks Otoboke Beaver released their debut album Itekoma Hits in 2019, and last May, they followed that up with Super Champon. Today, they’re sharing the first song they ever wrote — it’s called “Chu Chu Song,” and it’s definitely an oldie but a goodie. Otoboke Beaver originally broke it out in 2009 at live […]
Stream The New British Hardcore Band Churchgoers’ Wrathful Rapid-Fire Demo
Churchgoers are a new band out of London featuring members of the Annihilated and Last Affront. When I say they play a brutally fast and violent style of retro hardcore, I mean five of seven tracks on their newly released demo on Static Shock clock in under a minute — a context that makes the […]
Mura Masa – “e-motions” (Feat. Erika de Casier)
The shapeshifting British producer Mura Masa will finally release his guest-heavy new album Demon Time next week, but first he’s sharing one last preview today. This time his collaborator of choice is Erika de Casier, the artful Danish R&B singer, who guests on a slinky, garage-inflected track called “e-motions.” Mura Masa’s Twitter bio includes the […]
Stream Dutch Guitar-Pop Band Snow Coats’ Catchy And Effervescent New Album If it wasn’t me, I would’ve called it funny
Snow Coats are a jangly and effervescent band from the Netherlands whose sound exists somewhere between the Sundays and Beach Bunny. They have a new album out today called If it wasn’t me, I would’ve called it funny. As you might guess based on that magnificent title, Anouk van der Kemp is skilled with straightforward, […]