Bent Arcana is a new improvisatory collective led by Oh Sees leader John Dwyer and featuring an eclectic roster of musicians including Ryan Sawyer, Peter Kerlin, Brad Caulkins, Tom Dolas, Marcos Rodriguez, Laena “Geronimo” Myers-Ionita, Joce Soubiran, Andres Renteria, and TV On The Radio’s Kyp Malone. They introduced their self-titled debut album earlier this month […]
Eric Church – “Stick That In Your Country Song”
For the past decade-plus, the country superstar Eric Church has carved out a niche for himself as a sort of outsider’s Nashville insider, a rebel who fills arenas while operating within the pop-country system. That’s been working out for him. Church released Desperate Man, his last album, a couple of years ago, but right now […]
Oceanator – “A Crack In The World”
Brooklyn-based musician Elise Okusami has announced Things I Never Said, her debut album as Oceanator. The album was originally supposed to come out on Tiny Engines a few months ago, but after the label came under fire last year, it’s now being released this summer via Okusami’s own Plastic Miracles imprint. And today, she’s sharing […]
You Gotta Hear What Lianne La Havas Has Done With Radiohead's "Weird Fishes"
Now here’s how you cover a song. British folk-soul singer Lianne La Havas has released a fresh version of “Weird Fishes,” one of the best songs on In Rainbows, one of Radiohead’s best albums. It’s taken from La Havas’ upcoming self-titled album, her first in five years. La Havas has maintained the eerie spirit of […]
Stream Dirty Projectors' Impressive 'Flight Tower' EP 1 Day Early
Dirty Projectors were supposed to release Flight Tower, the second in a series of five EPs from the band this year, tomorrow. Instead, it’s out now, one day early, with this rationale: “our time here is short and every day is precious. black lives matter. defund the police.” Works for me! Whereas March’s Windows Open […]
Hear The New Supergroup From Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, And 9th Wonder
The word “supergroup” has gotten thrown around loosely over the years, and sometimes the collected resumes don’t always add up to that distinction. But that is … very much not the case with Dinner Party. The new band is the project of Terrace Martin, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, and 9th Wonder. These guys have spent […]
Kllo – “Somehow”
Kllo, Melbourne singer Chloe Kaul’s electronic pop duo with Band To Watch alum Nearly Oratorio’s Simon Lam, are returning next month with the follow-up to their 2017 debut Backwater. We’ve already heard the upcoming Maybe We Could’s lead single “Still Here,” and now they’re sharing “Somehow,” which also tempers its melancholy with a skittering dance […]
Samia Announces Her Debut Album With The Soaring "Fit N Full"
Samia started off 2020 impressively with “Is There Something In The Movies?” Today she returned with another solid song and news of her official debut album, The Baby, out at the end of August. The album news arrives alongside “Fit N Full,” a pop-minded indie-rock track that sends Samia’s voice soaring on its memorable chorus: […]
The Range x Tourist – "Last"
London-based producer Tourist and New York-based producer the Range have teamed up for a new collaborative track called “Last,” which combines the latter’s sample-based approach and the former’s crisp sentimentality. The Range’s most recent album was 2016’s excellent Potential; Tourist put out two new albums, Everyday and Wild last year. The two of them previously […]
JPEGMAFIA – "THE BENDS!"
JPEGMAFIA continues his run of exclamatory loose tracks with another new one today called “THE BENDS!” This is the fifth in this series following “BALD!,” “COVERED IN MONEY!,” “BODYGUARD!,” and “CUTIE PIE!,” which have all come out about a month after the other. “THE BENDS!” starts off with a sampled speech from Donald Trump expressing […]