The New York musician Eric Littmann passed away in June 2021. Over the years, Littmann produced albums with Julie Byrne, Emily Yacina, Yohuna, and more; led the collective Phantom Posse; and he released a whole lot of music of his own, under the names Phantom Power and Steve Sobs. This week, his mom shared a […]
Whitmer Thomas – “Rigamarole” (Prod. Jay Som)
The comedian Whitmer Thomas has been putting out music of his own for a while now, and he’s struck up a creative partnership with Jay Som’s Melina Duterte, who produced his Can’t Believe You’re Happy Here EP that came out earlier this year. Today, Thomas is announcing a new full-length album, The Older I Get […]
Sycklone Brings On The Swag With His Raw Track “Label Me King”
Sycklone drops “Label Me King,” showing off his full potential as an artist and leading the way for other contemporary urban culture enthusiasts. Sycklone (Nate Jean) is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper who was discovered by CEO Luca Dayz, & Executive A&R. Troy Beelen got him to sign with Bentley Records. This gave him […]
Bonny Light Horseman – “Exile”
Bonny Light Horseman are still a couple months away from the release of their second album, Rolling Golden Holy, which is out in October. They’ve shared “California” and “Summer Dream” from it so far, and today they’re back with the album’s opener, “Exile,” which is pillowy and warm. “The lyrics of this one, open-ended as […]
Rachika Nayar – “Our Wretched Fantasy” & “Our Wretched Fate” (Feat. Maria BC)
Rachika Nayar is releasing a new album, Heaven Come Crashing, at the end of the month. We’ve heard two singles from it already — its title track and “Nausea” — and today we’re getting two more, the album’s opening and closing tracks “Our Wretched Fantasy” and “Our Wretched Fate.” They’re both yearning, expansive soundscapes which […]
CHAI – “My Dream”
CHAI have followed up last year’s WINK with a string of singles over the past few months — “Whole,” “Surprise,” and the Superoganism-featuring “Hero Journey” — and today they’re back with another new one called “My Dream.” It’s pulsing and dreamy and builds to an elegiac, sunny conclusion. “When you’re doing something you love, in […]
Stella Donnelly – “How Was Your Day?”
Stella Donnelly’s new album Flood will arrive at the end of this month, and today she’s promoting it with one more advance single following “Lungs” and the title track. The brisk “How Was Your Day?” taps into the talky vocal vibes that are all the rage these days, but in a way that reminds me […]
Kaytranada & Anderson .Paak – “Twin Flame”
Kaytranada has spent the last few months teaming up with the likes of Joyce Wrice and IDK, continuing a collaborative streak that the producer leaned into on last year’s Intimidated EP. Today, he’s sharing a new one with Anderson .Paak called “Twin Flame,” which has been floating around for at least a couple years. In […]
Winter – “atonement” (Feat. Hatchie)
Winter is the eponymous project of the Los Angeles-based musician Samira Winter, who has been putting out dreamy music under the name for a few years. Today, she’s announcing a new album called What Kind Of Blue Are You?. Its lead single “atonement” features Hatchie’s Harriette Pilbeam & Joe Agius; Winter will play in Hatchie’s […]
City Of Caterpillar Announce First Album In 20 Years
The Richmond post-hardcore band City Of Caterpillar have been reunited for a few years now. Back in 2017, they went into the studio to record a track that they had written shortly after the release of their 2002 self-titled debut and also shortly before they broke up. And today they’re announcing their first full-length album […]