Back in March, after she launched a Patreon but before she came out against mandatory vaccinations, M.I.A. shared a new song called “OHMNI 202091.” Today she’s launched the similarly named ohmni.com with the release of another new song called “CTRL.” In a note accompanying “CTRL,” M.I.A. says the track is not included on her upcoming […]
Aesop Rock Announces First Solo Album In 5 Years, Shares "The Gates"
Early this year Aesop Rock shared a one-off single called “Rogue Wave” — which inspired a response track by The O.C.-era indie rockers Rogue Wave called “Aesop Rock” — and a video game soundtrack called Freedom Finger (Music From The Game). Now the underground rap legend is ready to drop his first solo album since […]
Gorillaz – "Strange Timez" (Feat. The Cure's Robert Smith)
Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s long-running and eclectic recording project Gorillaz started this year by teasing a project called Song Machine. Rather than a new album, this turned out to be a series of singles — I mean, “episodes” — featuring the usual array of high-profile collaborators. So far this year they’ve shared tracks featuring […]
Hear Perfume Genius Sing A Tender Cover Of Leonard Cohen’s “Bird On The Wire”
Leonard Cohen’s “Bird On The Wire” is one of those songs that will never go away, that people will never tire of covering. The first cover version of “Bird On The Wire” actually came out before Cohen’s own take on the song. Judy Collins released her cover in 1968. Cohen’s own take on the song […]
Jesse Kivel – "William"
Jesse Kivel used to be half of the LA synth-pop duo Kisses alongside romantic partner Zinzi Edmundson. That project hasn’t released an album since 2015’s Rest In Paradise, and based on Instagram it looks like Kivel and Edmundson, now married with kids, are staying pretty raising their family in Edmundson’s native Maine. But both of […]
Bedouine, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Waxahatchee – "Thirteen" (Big Star Cover)
Bedouine’s Azniv Korkejian, Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield, and Hurray For The Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra have teamed up for a collaborative cover of Big Star’s 1972 classic “Thirteen.” As Korkejian explains, the genesis of the cover dates back to when all three artists were touring together two years ago: This all started in 2018 when I […]
Bob Mould – "Siberian Butterfly"
We’re nearing the release of Bob Mould’s new album Blue Hearts, and today the punk-rock legend is sharing a third advance track. Mould’s latest offering “Siberian Butterfly” is closer to the absolute ripper “American Crisis” than the midtempo churn “Forecast Of Rain,” and it maintains the sense of righteous indignation that seems to course through […]
On "The Vampire," Susanna Turns Baudelaire's Poetry Into Haunting Balladry
Norwegian balladeer Susanna Wallumrød specializes in melodrama hewn from folk and classical traditions, like Nico making an especially baroque form of chamber pop. We’ve often heard noteworthy covers from her, including takes on classics by Leonard Cohen and Joy Division, but she has no shortage of her own material; the day before she announced 2018’s […]
beabadoobee Shares New Single "Worth It": Listen
beabadoobee is releasing her debut album, Fake It Flowers, next month. So far, the London-based artist has shared two songs from it, “Care” and “Sorry,” and today she’s back with a third, “Worth It,” a chugging and compressed track about not wanting to fall back into bad relationship patterns. “Say that we’re making a connection […]
Blue Hawaii – "Not My Boss"
At the end of the month, Blue Hawaii are releasing a new EP called Under 1 House. They’ve shared two tracks from it already — “I Felt Love” and “Feelin” — and today we’re getting a third, “Not A Boss.” It’s a cascading throb about love under capitalism. “When am I gonna find someone who […]