Shamir has said that his upcoming self-titled album, his second release of the year following March’s Cataclysm, will be his most “commercial-sounding” work since his 2015 club-pop breakthrough Ratchet. Early tracks “On My Own” and “I Wonder,” have borne out that claim, imbuing Shamir’s DIY rock songs with a poppy new sense of propulsion and […]
Real Estate – “Plastic Bird” (Galaxie 500 Cover)
For the past few weeks, the Guided By Voices/Yoko Ono manager David Newgarden has been presenting a whole series of Galaxie 500 covers from the band’s peers and admirers, all leading up to the Record Store Day vinyl reissue of Galaxie 500’s live album Copenhagen. Thus far, we’ve posted Galaxie 500 covers from people like […]
Doves – “Cathedrals Of The Mind”
Reunited post-Britpop trio Doves are about to return with The Universal Want, their first album in 11 years. We’ve already heard two singles from it, “Carousels” and “Prisoners.” And today, they’re adding a third to that list: “Cathedrals Of The Mind,” which the band says was inspired in part by Talk Talk and David Bowie. […]
Blue Hawaii – "Feelin'"
Earlier this month, Blue Hawaii — the dancey team-up between Braids’ Raphaelle Standell-Preston and Alex Kerby — announced a new EP/mixtape thing called Under 1 House, their follow-up to last year’s full-length Open Reduction Internal Fixation. They led off with the twitchy bop “I Felt Love” and today they’re back with another track from it, […]
Conway The Machine – “Fear Of GOD” (Feat. DeJ Loaf)
In a couple weeks, Conway The Machine is putting out a new album, From King To A GOD, the latest in a long string of releases from the Buffalo rapper, which have included the LULU and No One Mourns The Wicked EPs, made with the Alchemist and Big Ghost LTD respectively. We’ve heard the Method […]
Mourn – "This Feeling Is Disgusting"
A few months back, the Barcelona band Mourn — now a trio following the departure of their drummer last year — put out a sharp new single, “Call You Back.” That was just a precursor to a whole album called Self Worth, which is being announced today alongside another new song, “This Feeling Is Disgusting.” […]
Porter Robinson – "Mirror"
Back in the spring, Porter Robinson began rolling out Nurture, his first album under his own name since dropping the spellbinding debut Worlds in 2014. The producer and singer-songwriter shared “Get Your Wish” and “Something Comforting,” a pair of electronic pop songs that played like uptempo ballads, wistful and weary but beaming with an optimistic […]
Uniform Share New Song "Shame": Listen
In a couple weeks, Uniform are releasing a new album, Shame, the New York hardcore band’s fourth full-length and follow-up to 2018’s The Long Walk. We’ve heard two tracks from it so far, “Delco” and “Dispatches From The Gutter,” and today they’re sharing the album’s title track. “‘Shame’ is the song that sets the thematic […]
Corey Flood – "Down The Hill"
At the end of June we learned Philly indie-rock combo Corey Flood would soon release their debut album Hanging Garden. It’s set to drop next week, and now we get another preview beyond “Heaven Or” and “Honey.” It’s a rolling post-punk track called “Down The Hill” that reminds me of Sonic Youth and lends the […]
Clipping Announce New Album 'Visions Of Bodies Being Burned', Share Single "Say The Name": Listen
Last year, Clipping, the experimental rap trio led by the extremely talented human being Daveed Diggs, released the album There Existed An Addiction To Blood — a full-length salute to both horror cinema and to the horrorcore rap music of the ’90s. Today, they announce the sequel. This fall, just before what’s sure to be […]