Last month, Alvvays finally announced a new album, Blue Rev, their follow-up to 2017’s Antisocialites. Its lead single, “Pharmacist,” topped our best songs of the week list. Today, they’re back with another new song, the fuzzy and satisfyingly blown-out “Easy On Your Own?” On it, Molly Rankin sings about feeling disaffected and worrying about the […]
Titus Andronicus – “Give Me Grief”
The new Titus Andronicus video features choreographed dance moves. Yes, for their new single “Give Me Grief” — a duet with between Patrick Stickles and former Titus drummer Eric Harm — Stickles and his bandmates R.J. Gordon and Ryan Weisheit took to a New York rooftop to bust a move in sync. Stickles himself handled […]
The Isley Brothers Open Up About Collaborating With Beyonce
After an incredible 60-year career that has seen The Isley Brothers release a string of timeless hits that defined generations of R&B and soul, the legendary group is poised to take their artistry to an entirely new level. Surprisingly, the catalyst for this creative renaissance is none other than global superstar Beyoncé Knowles. The pair […]
Stream Young Nudy’s Spaced-Out New Mixtape EA Monster
Look at that cover art. Look at it! It’s so ugly! It’s the best! Atlanta rapper Young Nudy makes a whole lot of music, and most of it is, at the very least, pretty good. Last year, for instance, Nudy released mixtapes like DR. EV4L and Rich Shooter, and I was into them. (I like […]
High Vis – “Trauma Bonds”
We named the poppy, Madchester-leaning London hardcore band High Vis a Band To Watch on the strength of the singles from their upcoming album Blending. One more is out today. “Trauma Bonds” is one of the most anthemic High Vis songs to date, all pounding drums, gleaming guitars, and howl-along vocals. The song is fucking […]
Lambchop – “So There”
Next month, Kurt Wagner is releasing a new Lambchop album, The Bible, the follow-up to last year’s Showtunes. We’ve already heard its lead single “Police Dog Blues,” and today Wagner is sharing another song from it, the soft-focus ballad “So There,” which comes with a music video directed by Isaac Gale that, like his previous […]
Open Mike Eagle – “i’ll fight you”
Open Mike Eagle has announced a new mixtape called Component System With The Auto Reverse, coming October 7 via his own label, Auto Reverse Records. Following 2020’s Anime, Trauma And Divorce, the Chicago rapper’s latest is, according to a press release, “part solo album and spiritual mixtape, part green room cipher, and part showcase for […]
JID – “Dance Now” (Feat. Kenny Mason & Foushée)
Nearly four years ago, the frighteningly talented Atlanta rapper JID released his hugely promising full-length DiCaprio 2. Since then, JID hasn’t released anything resembling an album, but his career has continued to grow anyway. JID stands out on posse cuts from crews like Dreamville and Spillage Village, both of which count him as a member, […]
Rae Sremmurd – “Community D**k” (Feat. Flo Milli)
The hitmaking party-rap duo Rae Sremmurd went quiet for a few years, as brothers Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee went off to do their own respective things. But now, Rae Sremmurd are coming back. Earlier this summer, they released “Denial,” their first new song in the three years since their triple album SR3MM. Today, they’ve […]
Stream Life’s Question’s Hard-As-Hell Debut Album World Full Of…
The Chicago band Life’s Question have a classic New York hardcore sound, one that’s heavy on swagger and crunch. But Life’s Question also bring new things into the mix. They’re big on metal guitar heroics, for instance, and their thundering attack sometimes makes room for sudden bursts of towering melody. Life’s Question’s whole style fits […]