For many years, the Pittsburgh duo Zombi has been making dank, atmospheric instrumental music that’s heavily indebted to the bugged-out horror-film scores of the ’70s and ’80s. Within that zone, Zombi have always found plenty of room for creative expression; their 2021 EP Liquid Crystal was full of different wrinkles on the group’s established sound. […]
Katie Bejsiuk – “Feels Right”
A couple weeks back, Katie Bennett — who used to release music as Free Cake For Every Creature — announced her debut solo album as Katie Bejsiuk, The Woman On The Moon, with lead single “Onion Grass.” Today, she’s back with another new song, the soft and unhurried “Feels Right” that’s all about giving yourself […]
Editrix – “Hieroglyphics”
Next month, Editrix are releasing a new album, Editrix II: Editrix Goes To Hell, the follow-up to their 2021 debut Tell Me I’m Bad. They shared “One Truck Gone” when they announced it, and today they’re back with the album’s second single, the sludgy and disorienting “Hieroglyphics.” “I try to escape personal hells by looking […]
Valerie June – “Fade Into You” (Mazzy Star Cover)
I would like to call Mazzy Star’s “Fade Into You” a modern standard, except, can a song released 29 years ago really be called modern? Maybe it’s just a standard, then. In the past decade the dream-pop ballad par excellence has been covered again and again, by J Mascis and Au Revoir Simone and Perfume […]
Bartees Strange – “Hold The Line”
A few weeks ago, Bartees Strange returned with the announcement of his new album Farm To Table. We’ve already heard a couple songs from it, including “Heavy Heart” and “Cosigns.” Today, he’s back with another one. Strange’s latest is called “Hold The Line.” Here’s what he had to say about it: I remember watching George […]
Vic Mensa & Chance The Rapper – “Wraith”
Last year, Vic Mensa and Chance The Rapper teamed up on a new single called “Shelter,” the first time that the Chicago rappers and longtime collaborators had appeared on a song together in quite a few years. It looks like the pair have not slowed down: “Me & Chano have been working on a lot […]
Yumi Zouma – “Missing” (Everything But The Girl Cover)
A few months back, the New Zealand indie-pop band Yumi Zouma released their latest full-length, Present Tense, which we deemed worthy of being our Album Of The Week. They recently recorded a session for SiriusXMU, which will debut on the channel later tonight, and they brought along a new cover of Everything But The Girl’s […]
Katie Alice Greer – “Dreamt I Talk To Horses”
Last month, Priests’ Katie Alice Greer announced her debut solo album, Barbarism, and shared its lead single “FITS/My Love Can’t Be.” Today, she’s back with its second single, “Dreamt I Talk To Horses.” “This was one of the last songs I finished on the record. It was originally 8 minutes long, way slower, and had […]
Boldy James & Real Bad Man – “Open Door” (Feat. Rome Streetz & Stove God Cooks)
Last week, Boldy James announced a new album, Killing Nothing, a collaboration with the Los Angeles production crew/clothing designers Real Bad Man. The Detroit rapper last teamed up with them for 2020’s Real Bad Boldy. The project’s lead single, “All The Way Out,” landed on our best songs of the week list. Boldy James is […]
Death Cab For Cutie – “Roman Candles”
The last time Death Cab For Cutie released a full-length album was 2018’s Thank You for Today, but they’ve kept plenty busy since then. In the early COVID-19 lockdown days, frontman Ben Gibbard offered a daily source of comfort with his “Live From Home” livestreams, which raised more than $250k in donations and supplies for […]