Hyd is the new solo project of Hayden Dunham, the interdisciplinary artist previously known as the co-creator of QT with A.G. Cook and SOPHIE. Cook, Caroline Polachek, and umru all contribute production to her self-titled EP out in November, and today, she’s sharing one of its tracks. The shadowy electronic pop song “No Shadow” was […]
Watch Baby Keem Debut The Intense New Song “Issues” On Fallon
The young rapper Baby Keem has been buzzing for a couple of years, and that buzz has lately kicked into overdrive. Last month, Keem got a showcase appearance on Kanye West’s Donda, and he also released the monstrous single “Family Ties,” which featured the triumphant return of Keem’s cousin Kendrick Lamar. Keem has a couple […]
Nation Of Language – “A Word And A Wave”
Rising Brooklyn synthpop greats Nation Of Language are gearing up for the release of their new album A Way Forward, the follow-up to last year’s excellent debut Introduction, Presence, in a couple of months. Early tracks “Across That Fine Line,” “Wounds Of Love,” and “This Fractured Mind” have all showed the band subtly pushing their […]
Smile – “Eon” (Feat. Freja The Dragon)
Smile — not to be confused with the Smile — is the duo of Peter Bjorn And John’s Björn Yttling and Caesars/Teddybears’ Joakim Åhlund. The Swedish pop songwriters last teamed up to release their debut album A Flash In The Night way back in 2012, and now they’re announcing another one called Phantom Island, their […]
Julia Shapiro – “Death (XIII)”
Chastity Belt’s Julia Shapiro has a new LP on the way. Her second solo album, Zorked, was recorded after Shapiro moved from Seattle to Los Angeles in March 2020 and was quickly forced into isolation; her roommate, Jay Som’s Melina Duterte, agreed to co-produce the record. Today, following lead single “Come With Me,” we get […]
Mac McCaughan – “Burn A Fax”
Superchunk frontman and Merge Records co-founder Mac McCaughan is releasing his second solo album, The Sound Of Yourself, later this month. Lead single “Dawn Bends” featured Yo La Tengo and Jon Wurster, and “Circling Around” featured Telekinesis’ Michael Benjamin Lerner. “I’m constantly inspired by the work of my peers,” McCaughan says. “I feel lucky to […]
Dr. Lonnie Smith & Iggy Pop – “Move Your Hand”
Iggy Pop appeared on two songs on Hammond B-3 organ master Dr. Lonnie Smith’s recent Breathe, bookending the LP with covers of Timmy Thomas’ “Why Can’t We Live Together” and Donovan’s “Sunshine Superman.” And the upcoming vinyl edition of the album includes a third collaboration between the two, a new version of “Move Your Hand” […]
John Carpenter – “Rampage”
Last month, John Carpenter returned with more Halloween music. He had already scored 2018’s Halloween, and now he and his collaborators Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies are providing the soundtrack for the upcoming Halloween Kills, its sequel and middle entry in a new trilogy. So far we’ve heard one song from the score, “Unkillable.” Today, […]
The Body & BIG|BRAVE – “Blackest Crow”
Back in June, the Body and BIG|BRAVE announced a collaborative album called Leaving None But Small Birds. So far we’ve heard two tracks from it, “Oh Sinner” and “Polly Gosford.” (The former ranked amongst our favorite songs that week.) Today, they’re back with another. The latest preview of Leaving None But Small Birds arrives in […]
Lana Del Rey – “Arcadia”
In March, the day after she released her Chemtrails Over The Country Club LP, Lana Del Rey announced another new album called Rock Candy Sweet, set for release on June 1. By April she had revised her plans: The album would now be called Blue Banisters, and it would be out July 4. By May, […]