Back in May, A.K. Paul released a new song called “Hungry Beat,” a track he’d worked on during quarantine. It was the first time we’d heard from Paul in a bit, with he and his brother Jai maintaining similarly unpredictable release patterns. But it looks like Paul has some big plans for the rest of […]
St. Vincent & U2 Both Felt Compelled To Cover "Stairway To Heaven"
For whatever reason, both St. Vincent and U2 posted covers of Led Zeppelin’s so-iconic-it’s-cliché “Stairway To Heaven” yesterday. It’s like the inverse of that scene from Wayne’s World where Mike Meyers is forbidden from playing the song’s intro riff in a guitar shop — just an abundance of “Stairway,” more “Stairway” than anyone needs. Annie […]
DaBaby & Stunna 4 Vegas – “No Dribble”
For the past six weeks, the Charlotte rap supernova DaBaby has had the #1 song in America. Later today, this week’s Billboard Hot 100 will come out, and it seems pretty likely that “Rockstar,” DaBaby’s big-hit Roddy Ricch collab, will get a seventh week at #1. But even with all that success, DaBaby isn’t taking […]
Bill Callahan – "The Mackenzies"
Just about a month ago, Bill Callahan announced Gold Record, his surprisingly quick followup to last year’s Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest. There was another plot twist: The album’s rollout would feature a new song every week, teasing almost the entirety of Gold Record out until its early September arrival. It all kicked off with […]
JPEGMAFIA Interpolates Mariah Carey On New Song “Living Single”
Last year, Baltimore brain-wrecker JPEGMAFIA, one of the greatest noise-rap experimentalists currently walking the earth, released his album All My Heroes Are Cornballs. Since then, Peggy has dropped a small flood of one-off singles. Last night, he shared a new song that heavily interpolates a classic. Last night, JPEGMAFIA followed up his June track “THE […]
Backxwash – "STIGMATA" (Feat. DeathIrl & Ada Rook)
Earlier this month, the Canadian rapper Backxwash’s new album God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It made the Polaris Prize shortlist. I’d heard the name but hadn’t gotten around to listening to it, but God Has Nothing To Do With This has been in heavy rotation for me over the […]
Sada Baby Releases New Mixtape 'Bartier Bounty 2': Stream
This year, the Detroit underground rap hellraiser Sada Baby has been on an absolutely legendary run. He’s introduced us to the great rap absurdist Bfb Da Packman. He’s given us one of the most entertaining music videos in recent memory, in the form of the Sauce Twinz collab “Big Drip Squad.” He’s cranked out a […]
Ex-Weakerthans Singer John K. Samson Shares An Ode To Fantasy Baseball In Dystopia For Opening Day
Because we live in a pandemic-poisoned dystopia, today, July 24, is opening day for many Major League Baseball teams. (Yesterday was opening day for some, which resulted in this incredible tweet about Dr. Anthony Fauci’s opening pitch for the Washington Nationals.) The odd circumstances of the season have inspired a new single from former Propagandhi […]
Lala Lala & Baths – “€ € € €^^%%!!!!!heaven!!!!!!”
In the past six months alone, Chicago Band To Watch Lala Lala has released songs with WHY?, Grapetooth, and Porridge Radio. And now Lala Lala’s Lillie West, the queen of collabs herself, is back with another new track, a collaboration with warm electronic pop mastermind Baths. The interestingly titled “€ € € €^^%%!!!!!heaven!!!!!!” is a […]
Gunna Of Course Released A Deluxe Version Of 'Wunna' And Here It Is
He may not be experiencing breakout success on the level of longtime collaborator Lil Baby — who is the subject of a great new Rolling Stone feature — but Gunna nonetheless cemented his place as one of modern rap’s biggest stars with this year’s Wunna, a very solid album that turns trap into psychedelic mood […]