As a musician, Taylor Young has been a key member of some truly badass heavy hardcore bands, including Twitching Tongues, Nails, and God’s Hate. As a producer, Young has worked on some of the best heavy music of the past few years, including the recent albums from bands like Drain, Regional Justice Center, and Age […]
cumgirl8 – “dumb bitch”
If you’ve already chosen cumgirl8 as your band name, then you might as well go ahead and release a single called “dumb bitch,” right? At that point, nothing matters. As you probably could’ve figured out on your own, cumgirl8 come from Brooklyn. They make propulsive herky-jerk post-punk, and they landed on our radar last year […]
Editrix – “Editrix Goes To Hell”
This week, Editrix — the trio made up of Wendy Eisenberg, Steve Cameron, and Josh Daniel — are releasing their sophomore album, Editrix II: Editrix Goes To Hell, the follow-up to last year’s Tell Me I’m Bad. We’ve heard “One Truck Gone” and “Hieroglyphics” from it so far, and today they’re sharing its title track, […]
Vory – “Daylight” (Feat. Kanye West)
Vory, a singer and rapper from Louisville via Houston, has been around for a while. He got his start working with Bryson Tiller when Tiller was starting out, and he’s gone on to contribute to records from people like Drake, Beyoncé, and Jay-Z. But Vory really hit most people’s radars last year when he contributed […]
The Dream Syndicate – “Every Time You Come Around”
Next week, the Dream Syndicate are releasing a new album, Ultraviolet Battle Hymns And True Confessions. It’s their fourth full-length since they returned in 2017 with How Did I Find Myself Here?, which was their first album in nearly 30 years. We’ve heard “Where I’ll Stand” and “Damien” from their new one already, and today […]
Will Butler – “A Stranger’s House” & “Nearer To Thee”
A couple of months ago, as Arcade Fire prepared to release their new album WE, longtime member Will Butler announced that he’d left the band after they’d finished recording the LP. On Twitter, Butler wrote, “There was no acute reason beyond that I’ve changed — and the band has changed — over the last almost […]
Beth Orton – “Weather Alive”
The UK singer-songwriter Beth Orton has always had an adventurous streak to her music. Orton got her start singing misty psychedelic lullabies on Chemical Brothers records, and she’s never really stopped; in 2018, Orton got back together with the Chems to cover Tim Buckley’s “I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain.” Orton’s last solo album […]
Kali Uchis – “Desafinado” (Stan Getz & João Gilberto Cover)
Earlier this month, news arrived of the soundtrack for the forthcoming Minions movie, The Rise Of Gru. It was produced by Jack Antonoff and primarily features artists covering ’70s tracks: St. Vincent doing “Funkytown,” Phoebe Bridgers singing the Carpenters, Antonoff himself covering John Lennon, Brockhampton doing Kool & The Gang, etc. It also features some […]
Martha – “Please Don’t Take Me Back”
It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from Martha, but today they’re back with news of a limited 7″ release due out in a month. It comes with a new song called “Please Don’t Take Me Back,” and a b-side featuring a cover of Allo Darlin’s “My Heart Is A Drummer.” Today, we get to […]
Stream Your Old Droog’s New EP YOD Stewart
The New York rapper Your Old Droog works a lot. In the first few months of 2022, Droog released two full-length projects: Tha Wolf On Wall St 2: The American Dream, a team-up with longtime collaborator Tha God Fahim, and YOD Wave, which was produced entirely by Montreal’s Nicholas Craven. For Droog, that’s not even […]