Earlier this year, the UK drill rapper Headie One released a new mixtape with the producer Fred again… that featured a stacked guest list including Jamie xx, FKA Twigs, Sampha, and more. He’s clearly a rising quantity, and of course here comes Drake to capitalize on the moment. The pop star — who just last […]
Sham Brings Refreshing World Music Vibes On New EP Discoveries
From Latin to pop, Indian music beats and world music sonorities, Sham has come up with a versatile, genre-blending and genre defying new EP simply titled Discoveries. Her potential is clear, her skills are sharp, and her creativity is overflowing, all the elements to create and sustain a significant momentum in the romantic pop scene, […]
Hear Gorillaz' New Song With Schoolboy Q
Back in January, which now feels like some lost ancient era, Gorillaz began teasing a project called Song Machine. A whole lot has happened since then, but Damon Alban’s virtual band has kept putting out music with all the reliability and persistence that a project called Song Machine would suggest. First there was “Momentary Bliss” […]
Trayer Tryon – "new forever" (Feat. Julie Byrne) & "rua dos pioneiros"
Hundred Waters member Trayer Tryon has announced a new solo album called new forever. As Pitchfork reports, it features contributions from Julie Byrne, Moses Sumney, and Sigur Rós’ Jónsi. Today, Tryon is sharing two songs from it, the title track (which features Julie Byrne) and “rua dos pioneiros.” Both are pretty abstractions, atmospheric pieces built […]
Kero Kero Bonito – "It's Bugsnax!"
Last month during a Playstation 5 reveal event, we heard a little bit of a new Kero Kero Bonito song called “It’s Bugsnax!,” which was written for the video game Bugsnax that will be out in time for the holiday season and the launch of Sony’s latest console. Today, the trio have shared the full […]
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – "Grasslands"
Just a couple months ago, the experimental musician Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith released her latest album, The Mosaic Of Transformation. But along the way, she’s also shared a handful of standalone tracks this year too. Right in the midst of her album rollout, she shared the non-album track “Becoming Ferromagnetic” as part of an Amazon playlist. […]
Year Of The Knife – “Premonitions Of You”
In a few weeks, Year Of The Knife, the young metallic hardcore shit-wreckers from Delaware, will release Internal Incarceration, their first proper album. (They’ve also got 2019’s Ultimate Aggression, but that’s a collection of previously released EPs, not an album.) The band recorded Internal Incarceration with Converge’s Kurt Ballou producing, and the songs that we’ve […]
Stream Alabaster dePlume's 'Visit Croatia' EP, As Heard On Bon Iver's "PDLIF"
Back in April, Bon Iver released a truly spectacular new song called “PDLIF,” which stood for Please Don’t Live In Fear. The song was built on a sample from “Visit Croatia,” the title track from a new EP by “bandleader, composer, saxophonist, activist and orator Angus Fairbairn,” aka Alabaster dePlume. That EP is out now […]
August Alsina Follows Jada Pinkett-Smith Entanglement With New Single "Entanglements"
New Orleans-born R&B singer August Alsina had his career derailed a bit by Guillain-Barré syndrome in recent years, but before that he was doing alright for himself, appearing on a handful of Hot 100 singles (including “I Luv It”) and generally maintaining a foothold within the realm of radio-friendly rap and R&B. Recently he’s gotten […]
Chris Cornell – “Patience” (Guns N’ Roses Cover)
The late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell died in 2017; if he’d lived, today would’ve been his 56th birthday. Today, in honor of the day, Cornell’s widow Vicky — who’s recently been locked in a court battle with Cornell’s former Soundgarden bandmates — has shared a solo Cornell recording that’s never been released: A cover of […]