Last month, Australian-born, LA-based Artist To Watch Hazel English announced that a new EP, Summer Nights, was set to arrive June 17. We’ve already heard its title track, plus “Nine Stories” (technically released in 2021), and now we’re getting a third EP cut: the hazy, summer-ready “All Dressed Up.” English’s third single is, like the […]
Spielbergs – “When They Come For Me” & “Get Lost”
Back in March, the Norwegian Band To Watch Spielbergs returned with “Brother Of Mine,” their first new song since 2020. That and the 2020 single “Go!” have turned out to be previews of a new album. It’s called Vestli, and it’s out in August. Here’s what Mads Baklien had to say about the album: The […]
Diana Ross – “Turn Up The Sunshine” (Feat. Tame Impala)
Last week, posters in London teased a mysterious new product that would feature a whole lot of big-name artists, and people immediately figured out that the product in question would be the soundtrack for the forthcoming film Minions: The Rise Of Gru. Jack Antonoff produced and curated the Minions soundtrack, which mostly consists of present-day […]
Kiwi Jr. – “Night Vision”
Toronto indie-rockers Kiwi Jr. have announced their third album, Chopper, out August 12 via Sub Pop. Produced by Wolf Parade cofounder and current Arcade Fire member Dan Boeckner, Chopper has a chilly, post-punk-leaning lead single, “Night Vision,” which also gets the video treatment directed by previous collaborator Laura-Lynn Petrick. “Before ‘Night Vision’ was 100% written, […]
Watch The Smile Debut New Song “Friend Of A Friend”
Kicking off their European tour on May 16 in Zagreb, Croatia, the Smile (aka Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, plus Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner) debuted a new song called “Friend Of A Friend,” which, apparently, was written that very day, as Yorke told the audience. The setlist also featured tracks from the just-released […]
Launder – “Become” (Feat. Soko)
Last month, John Cudlip announced his debut album as Launder, Happening. At the time, he also shared two great lead singles, “Unwound” and “Chipper.” Today, he’s back with another one. Launder’s latest is called “Become.” It finds Cudlip once more teaming up with French vocalist Soko. “This is the most collaborative track on the record,” […]
Alanis Morissette Announces Meditation Album Cowritten With Darkside’s Dave Harrington
Alanis Morissette is about to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Jagged Little Pill on tour, but her career path has now led her about as far as possible from the righteous rage of breakthrough single “You Oughta Know” — and not just because she recently cut an orchestral version of that song. Next month Morissette […]
Camp Trash – “Pursuit”
Floridian pop-punk rippers Camp Trash, a band that features Stereogum contributor Keegan Bradford on guitar, impressed a lot of us with their debut EP Downtiming last year. This summer, Camp Trash will release their full-length debut The Long Way, The Slow Way. We’ve already posted the early tracks “Weird Florida” and “Let It Ride,” and […]
Zola Jesus – “The Fall”
In March, Nika Roza Danilova announced Arkhon, her first Zola Jesus album in five years. So far we’ve heard a couple songs from it, including “Lost” and “Desire.” Today, she’s back with another one. Zola Jesus’ latest is called “The Fall.” It comes with a video directed by Jenni Hensler. Here’s what Danilova had to […]
Pet Fox – “Only Warning”
Boston indie trio Pet Fox has members who have played in bands like Palehound and Ovlov. As Pet Fox, they’ve released a few EPs, and they’re getting ready to release their full-length debut A Face In Your Life next month. We’ve already posted the early single “Checked Out,” and now Pet Fox have also shared […]