The fearsome, grimy, basement-ready New Jersey punks Gel are one of the greatest bands on the current hardcore landscape — which is saying something, since, as you may have heard on a recent podcast, there are a lot of great bands on the current hardcore landscape. Today, Gel have followed up their nasty 2021 EP […]
Stream Italians Do It Better’s After Dark 4 Compilation Featuring Desire, Sally Shapiro, & More
Italians Do It Better has continued to chug along over the past year, even after the label lost one of their signature acts as Chromatics disbanded and its non-Johnny Jewel members all pursued projects on their own. Jewel and Megan Louise are still running the IDIB ship, though, and today they’ve released a new entry […]
Roc Marciano & The Alchemist – “Deja Vu”
Long Island rap veteran Roc Marciano is a great producer whose hazy, flickering post-boom-bap style inspired a whole lot of the best underground rap of the past decade-plus. Marci’s beatmaking game is so strong that he’s produced entire albums for other rappers like Stove God Cooks and Flee Lord. But Marciano’s an even better rapper […]
YG – “Toxic”
YG has released a new single, “Toxic.” It samples Mary J. Blige’s “Be Happy,” which appears on her 1994 album My Life. The track is set to appear on a forthcoming new YG album — the rapper’s most recent project was 2020’s My Life 4Hunnid. “Toxic”‘s music video features social media influencer Brittany Renner. Watch […]
Ari Lennox – “Hoodie”
R&B singer and Dreamville associate Ari Lennox released her debut album, Shea Butter Baby, back in 2019, and she’s spent the past couple years putting out some loose singles. Today, she’s announced her sophomore album, age/sex/location, which will be out on September 9. It looks like out of that long string of singles, only “Pressure” […]
Bella Poarch – “No Man’s Land” (Feat. Grimes)
TikTok favorite Bella Poarch has been on a roll recently, releasing instantly popular songs like “Build A Bitch” and “Dolls,” both of which appear on her Dolls EP, out now. In her “Dolls” video, Poarch pretend-fought Grimes, and the two even previewed a joint track via Instagram Live. Now, the studio version of “No Man’s […]
Ronald Isley & Beyoncé – “Make Me Say It Again, Girl”
Beyoncé is coming off a big week. Her new album Renaissance debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, she notched her first solo Hot 100 #1 since 2008 with the ascendance of “Break My Soul,” and she appeared on Stereogum’s reader-voted Song Of The Summer list. Not bad, Bey! She has a new collaboration out […]
Death Cab For Cutie – “Foxglove Through The Clearcut”
The singles from Death Cab For Cutie’s upcoming Asphalt Meadows so far, “Roman Candles” and “Here To Forever,” suggest that working with producer John Congleton brought out the band’s more aggressive side. That renewed edge continues on the gorgeous new epic “Foxglove Through The Clearcut.” The song is a five-minute power ballad of sorts, with […]
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
Nicki Minaj has shared a new single called “Super Freaky Girl.” The track samples Rick James’ 1981 hit “Super Freak.” The rapper started teasing the track on TikTok a couple weeks ago in preparation for its release, and it was debuted on Minaj’s Queen Radio Apple Music show. A few days ago, Nicki Minaj was […]
Stream Megan Thee Stallion’s New Album Traumazine
Megan Thee Stallion has released her second studio album, Traumazine, the Houston rapper’s follow-up to 2020’s Good News. It includes a number of singles that have come out over the last few months: “Plan B,” the Dua Lipa team-up “Sweetest Pie,” and the Future collab “Pressurelicious.” In a Rolling Stone cover story from a few […]