Back in 2018, the Tallahassee band Pool Kids released a very promising debut with Music To Practice Safe Sex To. Today, they’re announcing their self-titled sophomore album, which was produced in Seattle by Mike Vernon Davis, who was also behind the boards for similarly expansive emo albums like Great Grandpa’s Four Of Arrows and Special […]
Gold Panda – “I’ve Felt Better (Than I Do Now)”
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Derwin Schlecker, the playful British dance producer known as Gold Panda. Three years ago, Schlecker released “Transactional Relationship,” the last Gold Panda single. It’s also been three years since he released Jag Trax, the album that he recorded under his DJ Jenifa alter-ego. The last Gold Panda […]
Rico Nasty – “Intrusive”
Rico Nasty has been sporadically dropping singles over the past year — most recently was “Vaderz” last month, and then the Flo Milli-featuring “Money” a few months before that. Today, she’s back with another new track, the distortion-heavy “Intrusive.” “This song tells the story of intrusive thoughts with some industrial elements,” Rico Nasty said in […]
Shearwater – “Laguna Seca”
A couple months ago, Jonathan Melburg announced the first new Shearwater album in six years, The Great Awakening. So far, we’ve heard a couple songs from it, including “Xenarthran” and “Aqaba.” The album’s out in a couple weeks, but first Meiburg is back with another new track. The latest preview of The Great Awakening is […]
Suede – “She Still Leads Me On”
Suede (or, as they’re still technically called on this side of the pond, the London Suede) have announced Autofiction, their ninth studio album and first since 2018’s The Blue Hour. The band’s longtime producer Ed Buller is back this time around, after sitting out for the last album, and they recorded it at Konk studios […]
Supercrush – “Perfect Smile”
Last month, the fuzzy Seattle power-pop trio Supercrush announced a new EP, Melody Maker, the follow-up to their 2020 studio debut SODO Pop. They introduced it with “Trophy,” and today they’re back with another new track, the soaring and sweet “Perfect Smile.” “With teeth so straight and white, you’ve got a perfect smile/ It’s so […]
Candy – “Transcend To Wet”
Last month, Richmond hardcore crew Candy announced a new album, Heaven Is Here — their first for Relapse Records — and shared its lead single, the furious ripper “Human Condition Above Human Opinion.” The album’s next single, “Transcend To Wet,” is a bit different, boasting some pulverizing electronic bursts and visceral sonic goo. Check it […]
Alex G – “Blessing”
Last month, Alex G released his score for the horror film We’re All Going To The World’s Fair, but his last proper album was 2019’s House Of Sugar — which means we’re about due for some new Alex tunes. And today, lo and behold, he’s back with a new single, “Blessing,” which was co-produced with […]
The xx’s Oliver Sim Shares New Song “Hideous,” About Living With HIV
The xx’s Oliver Sim has been living in the public eye for well over a decade, but he’s always been a fairly reserved, mysterious presence. Today, Sim has told the world something that he’s been keeping to himself for a long time. For nearly half of his life, Sim has been living with HIV. In […]
Daphni – “Cherry”
For many years, Caribou mastermind Dan Snaith has been making straight-up dance music under his alter-ego Daphni. In the past few years, Snaith has been putting his energy into the Caribou side of things; they released the album Suddenly in 2020 and the stand-alone single “You Can Do It” last year. But now Snaith has […]