Artist To Watch alum Tomberlin is finally releasing her sophomore album i don’t know who needs to ear this… at the end of April. “The theme of the record,” Sarah Beth Tomberlin says, “is to examine, hold space, make an altar for the feelings.” We’ve already heard two songs, the title track and “happy accident,” […]
Destroyer – “June”
Dan Bejar is releasing the new Destroyer album LABYRINTHITIS in a couple of weeks. We’ve already heard the singles “Tintoretto, It’s for You” and “Eat The Wine, Drink The Bread,” and today, we’re getting another one that’s twice as long as either of them. Written with Bejar’s longtime collaborator John Collins, “June” is a dream-world […]
Girl Talk, Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T., & Smoke DZA – “Put You On”
In recent years, Girl Talk has moved away from his influential mashup work and started focusing on rap production. And today, the artist born Greg Gillis is announcing Full Court Press, a collaborative album with Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T., and Smoke DZA, and sharing its ’70s soul-sampling lead single “Put You On,” the first track […]
Mal Blum – “Candy Bars & Men”
Mal Blum is releasing a new EP, Ain’t It Nice, next month. We’ve heard “Stockpiled Guns & TV Dinners” from it so far and today Blum is sharing “Candy Bars & Men,” a pinched and pained track that Blum says is “an ode to solo interstate travel, gay cruising, roadside motels, intimacy with strangers, novelty, […]
John Doe – “Never Coming Back”
John Doe has had a fascinating career. Doe has done stints in bands like the Knitters and the Flesh Eaters, but he’s best-known as one of the two leaders of LA punk legends X. (In 2020, the original lineup of X got back together to release Alphabetland, their first album in 35 years.) Doe has […]
Kate Bollinger – “Who Am I But Someone”
Kate Bollinger has spent the past few years putting out EPs — her most recent was 2020’s A Word Becomes A Sound — and she’s got another shorter collection of songs coming out later this year. The Look At It In The Light EP is being released next month, and she previewed it a couple […]
Terror – “Can’t Help But Hate” (Feat. George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher)
Hardcore bands don’t typically last for a long time without downshifting into legacy-act status, but LA overlords Terror are now 20 years deep into their career. They’ve never lost their vitality. They tour constantly, and their physical live shows are the stuff of legend. And when Terror announce a new LP, that’s worthy of your […]
Rosie Thomas Covers Mariah Carey’s “Always Be My Baby” With Sufjan Stevens, The Shins, & Josh Ottum
Rosie Thomas launched the rollout for her Lullabies For Parents project with a cover of Björk’s “All Is Full Of Love” featuring the likes of Sufjan Stevens, the Shins, Iron & Wine, Alexi Murdoch, the Head And The Heart’s Charity Theilen, the Lone Bellow’s Kanene Pipkin, and more. Today Thomas is back with another indie-all-star […]
Sondre Lerche – “Summer In Reverse” (Feat. CHAI)
Norwegian indie-pop lifer Sondre Lerche is rolling out a double album called Avatars Of Love early next month. He’s shared the 10-minute single “Dead Of The Night,” “Cut,” “Turns Out I’m Sentimental After All,” and a cover of Doja Cat’s “Kiss Me More.” Now, we’re getting a new one called “Summer In Reverse” featuring CHAI. […]
Kae Tempest – “No Prizes” (Feat. Lianne La Havas)
A month from now, the multi-discipline UK artist Kae Tempest will release their new album The Line Is A Curve which they recorded with longtime producer Dan Carey and executive producer Rick Rubin. The album features contributions from people like Confucius MC and Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten. We’ve already posted the singles “More Pressure,” which […]