The Sheffield band Hidden Mothers have a grand, clangorous sound. It’s somewhere between black metal and post-hardcore, and it also draws from shoegaze and goth and screamo. If you’re into the bands who exist at those different intersection points — Deafheaven, Envy, Infant Island, Svalbard — then Hidden Mothers offer a whole lot to like. […]
Murda Beatz – “Doors Unlocked” (Feat. Ty Dolla $ign & Polo G)
Canadian rap producer Murda Beatz has already worked on a number of releases this year, including Lil Wayne’s Funeral, Lil Baby’s My Turn, and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s PARTYMOBILE. And now he’s teaming up with longtime collaborator Ty Dolla $ign and melancholic young Chicago sing-rapper Polo G, who recently put out the album THE GOAT, for a new […]
Hinds – "Spanish Bombs" (The Clash Cover)
Hinds are one of Spain’s foremost rock exports, and now they’ve covered one of the foremost rock songs about Spain. Fresh off the release of their very fun new album The Prettiest Curse, the poppy Madrid garage band have delivered a gleefully noisy take on the Clash’s London Calling classic “Spanish Bombs,” a song about […]
Travis Barker & Run The Jewels – “Forever”
Run The Jewels just released their monstrous, long-awaited album RTJ4 last month, and that should be enough Killer Mike and El-P verses to sit around and process for a while. But today, we get a couple of new ones. Run The Jewels have teamed up with Travis Barker, the Blink-182 drummer and moonlighting rap producer, […]
PHONY – "Waffle House" & "Turnstile Effect"
Neil Berthier spent most of the past decade leading the emotive New Orleans indie band Donovan Wolfington. He’s since relocated to Boston and started a solo project called PHONY, which will soon release its second album, Knock Yourself Out. He announced the album earlier this summer with lead single “Waffle House,” and today he follows […]
Mastodon Announce New Collection 'Medium Rarities', Share New Song "Fallen Torches": Listen
Right now, the long-running Atlanta prog-metal greats Mastodon are working on a new album, and they’ve also reportedly got a song on the soundtrack of the forthcoming cinematic epic Bill & Ted Face The Music. But the band has also left a trail of stray tracks over the years, and they’ve just announced that they’ll […]
The Go-Go’s – “Club Zero”
The Go-Go’s are releasing their first new song in nearly 20 years. The iconic California new wave band are the subject of a new documentary directed by Alison Ellwood, and while they were shooting, they also wrote a new track via email exchanges between band members and recorded it in San Francisco and Los Angeles. […]
Semisonic – "All It Would Take"
In the years since Semisonic’s first go-round, Dan Wilson has become in an-demand songwriter for stars like Adele, Taylor Swift, and Weezer. A few years ago, he ended up accidentally writing some Semisonic songs while collaborating with Liam Gallagher. And now, after reuniting for a handful of anniversary shows in 2017, Semisonic are finally releasing […]
Billie Eilish – "My Future"
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 […]