Remember when Billie Eilish swept the big four Grammy categories? Can you believe that happened this year? The ceremony occurred almost exactly six months ago, but it feels like a different lifetime. It’s in the past; meanwhile Eilish is focused on what’s ahead. The teenage alt-pop phenom has had a busy 2020 — maybe not […]
Jorja Smith – “By Any Means”
British R&B singer Jorja Smith has shared a new song called “By Any Means.” It serves as the lead single off of Roc Nation’s upcoming Reprise project, a compilation of protest songs to bring awareness to social justice issues, with a portion of the proceeds going to fund organizations that support victims of police brutality […]
03 Greedo & Ron-Ron The Producer – "Home Vlone"
In the two years since 03 Greedo went to prison in Amarillo, Texas, the LA rapper has never really stopped releasing new music. Greedo has always been a prolific force, and he banked a lot of songs before beginning a 20-year sentence on drugs and weapons charges. Beyond a number of one-off singles, the resulting […]
Glass Beach's New Song "Running" Was Originally Written For The New 'Bill & Ted' Movie
Glass Beach, the extremely online Los Angeles post-emo Band To Watch, haven’t released any new music since last year’s behemoth The First Glass Beach Album, which landed them on our most recent Best New Bands list and included one of our 100 favorite songs of 2019. That lack of new material ends today with the […]
Indie Artist Marquita Brown Drops Psychedelic Single “Red Tape And Sugar”
Indie artist Marquita Brown is dropping a new single, “Red Tape And Sugar,” a psychedelic alt-rock track that features her vivid creativity at its very best. Marquita innovates and risks it all in every project she undertakes, a quality that is highlighted powerfully on this brand new song. Her playfulness can be felt in every […]
Damon Team-Up With The Crushboys On Catchy Track ‘Hustle With A Purpose’
DC-based rapper Damon has released his first track ever, and what a track, “Hustle With A Purpose,” feat. The Crushboys. A music video has also been released along the single, capturing some of the hottest choreography ever made, simple to mimic and extremely fun. “Hustle, everybody hustle Haters over there they don’t have the muscle, […]
Mariah The Scientist – "Always n Forever" (Feat. Lil Baby)
Atlanta-based R&B singer-songwriter Mariah The Scientist was actually studying biology to become an anesthesiologist before her music career took off. And as the one-year anniversary of Master, her successful debut project for RCA, creeps closer, she’s getting ready to hit us with some new music. Today, she’s following up her recent single “RIP” with a […]
A. G. Cook – "7G Megamix"
Forget 5G. PC Music mastermind A. G. Cook is announcing 7G, a 49-track album split across seven discs, with each disc dedicated to a different instrument — Drums, Guitar, Supersaw, Piano, Nord, Spoken Word, and Extreme Vocals. The album includes covers of songs by Blur, Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, the Strokes, the Smashing Pumpkins, Tommy […]
Knot – "The World"
Earlier this month, the members of the dearly beloved and dearly departed band Krill announced they were reforming, with an additional guitarist, as Knot. Their self-titled debut is going to be out at the end of August, and they’ve already shared a promising first glimpse called “Foam,” which ranked amongst our favorite songs that week. […]
Ela Minus – "Megapunk"
Back in April, the Colombian-born/Brooklyn-based electronic musician Ela Minus shared an excellent new single called “they told us it was hard, but they were wrong.” (It ranked amongst our favorite songs that week.) A shadowy dance track with a defiant mantra as its chorus, the song had an eerie, prescient bit of resonance arriving into […]