Sampa The Great was born in Zambia and mostly raised in Botswana, but she started her music career in Australia. That’s where Sampa was living when she released her debut album The Return in 2019. Since then, though, Sampa has moved back to Zambia, and she’s announced plans to follow The Return with her new […]
Jim James – “Read Between (Begin Again)”
My Morning Jacket leader Jim James is readying a deluxe reissue of his debut solo album, 2013’s Regions Of Light And Sound Of God. The reissue packages the original nine-track album with a bonus disc featuring “12 rare B-sides, previously unreleased demos, and alternate takes.” One of the unreleased songs, “Read Between (Begin Again),” is […]
NNAMDÏ – “I Don’t Wanna Be Famous”
The Chicago musician Nnamdi Ogbonnaya released music at a frantic clip for a while there in 2020, but has slowed down a bit as of late. Today, though, he’s announcing a new NNAMDÏ album called Please Have A Seat, his first in partnership with Secretly Canadian. “I realized I never take time to just sit […]
Ty Segall – “Don’t Lie” (The Mantles Cover)
Next month, the prolific rocker Ty Segall will follow his 2021 album Harmonizer and his 2022 score for the documentary Whirlybird with the new album Hello, Hi. Segall has already shared two early singles, “Hello, Hi” and “Saturday Pt. 2.” Today, he’s released a third. Thus far, it’s hard to say how Hello, Hi will […]
Superorganism – “Into The Sun” (Feat. Stephen Malkmus, Gen Hoshino, & Pi Ja Ma)
Superorganism are still a couple weeks out from the release of their sophomore album World Wide Pop. They’ve shared four singles from it already — “Teenager,” “It’s Raining,” “crushed.zip,” and “On & On” — and today they’re back with a fifth and final one, “Into The Sun.” It features actor and musician Gen Hoshino and […]
Valerie June – “Godspeed” (Frank Ocean Cover)
Valerie June has announced a follow-up to her 2021 album, The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers. Out August 26 via Fantasy Records, the Americana/soul singer’s new project is called Under Cover and features eight reimaginings including Joe South’s “Don’t It Make You Want To Go Home,” Gillian Welch’s “Look At Miss Ohio,” Nick Cave […]
Brutus – “Dust”
New Brutus. NEW BRUTUS! Get stoked. The Belgian heavy rock trio, one of the greatest bands in the world in any genre, has not been heard from since the 2020 standalone track “Sand.” But they’ll soon announce the details of their first album since 2019’s brutally majestic Nest. In the meantime they’re giving us access […]
Finnish Screamo Band Alas Ride A Gorgeous Wave Of Mutilation On New Album Uusi Vuosi
Alas are a band from Jyväskylä, Finland who play an exquisitely pretty, majestically violent form of screamo. They formed in 2020 and immediately started churning out EPs and splits. At the end of last month they released their debut full-length, Uusi Vuosi, which today gets wider release through the great worldwide screamo hub Zegema Beach. […]
Rina Sawayama – “Catch Me In The Air”
Rina Sawayama is releasing her second album, Hold The Girl, in September, the follow-up to her 2020 debut. She introduced it last month with “This Hell,” which she then performed on late-night in some Western wear. Now she’s back with the aspirational pop track “Catch Me In The Air.” Here’s what she said about the […]
Jane Remover – “Royal Blue Walls” & “Cage Girl”
Jane Remover is the new creative alias of the young New Jersey artist formerly known as dltzk. After last month’s release of the mashup album Dariacore 3 under the name leroy, they’re launching their next phase today with a pair of songs called “Royal Blue Walls” and “Cage Girl.” The former is a six-minute epic […]