A couple weeks ago, while recovering from coronavirus, a bored Rita Wilson posted a video of her rapping along to Naughty By Nature’s “Hip Hop Hooray.” Her rendition went viral, and now Wilson has teamed up with NBN for an official remix. It’s for a good cause, as a fundraiser for the MusicCares COVID-19 Relief […]
Sheryl Crow – "Lonely Town, Lonely Street" (Bill Withers Cover)
Sheryl Crow has paid tribute to Bill Withers — the soul legend who passed away last week at 81 — by releasing a cover of “Lonely Town, Lonely Street,” which appeared on his 1972 album Still Bill. “I love Bill Withers. His passing last week was a heavy blow, on top of the challenges we’re […]
Watch Jason Isbell And Amanda Shires Cover Neil Young's "Unknown Legend"
Jason Isbell is gearing up to release a new album, Reunions, with his band the 400 Unit. We’ve heard a lot of music from him in recently — including the great “Only Children,” which ranked amongst our favorite songs last week. But at the same time, Isbell’s also been getting on the livestream action during […]
2nd Grade Announce Debut Album, Share 2 New Songs: Listen
Philadelphia musician Peter Gill, who has played with Friendship and Free Cake For Every Creature over the years, has rounded up a crew of fellow Philly musicians, among them members of Remember Sports, for a new project called 2nd Grade. Their debut album, Hit To Hit, is coming out at the end of next month, […]
Momma – "Biohazard"
The psychically attuned band Momma are releasing their sophomore album, Two Of Me, in a couple months. We shared “Double Dare” from it back in February, and today they’re back with the album’s second single, “Biohazard.” It’s gloomy and threatening, filled with visceral imagery and wonky guitar work that feels just on the verge of […]
(Sandy) Alex G – "rosebush"
Occasionally, Alex Giannascoli will upload a random track out of nowhere to his personal YouTube channel. Sometimes they’ll be instant-classic (Sandy) Alex G tracks like “Fay,” but usually they’re some of his more out-there compositions. Today, he’s shared one that falls into the latter category, a number called “rosebush” that features processed exhalations and a […]
Coronavirus: Piko-Taro Shares Handwashing Song
In 2016, a truly brain-numbing viral video earned a weird little historical-footnote status. Piko-Taro — the suave and mustachioed pop-musician alter-ego of the Japanese comedian Kazuhito Kosaka — came out with an utterly ridiculous 45-second synthpop ditty called “PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen).” Thanks in part to a Justin Bieber tweet, the song peaked at #77 on the […]
Jade Hairpins – "(Don't Break My) Devotion"
Jade Hairpins, the new(ish) side project from Fucked Up’s Jonah Falco and Mike Haliechuk, announced their debut album, Harmony Avenue, a few weeks back with “J Terrapin.” Today, they’re back with a new song, “(Don’t Break My) Devotion,” a kaleidoscopic dance wiggle that breaks out into some fevered shoutalongs. “A puppeteer-puppet relationship in the grips […]
The Strokes – “Brooklyn Bridge To Chorus”
Later this week, we’re getting a new album from the Strokes, one of the few big artists who didn’t decide to push back an LP release because of the global pandemic that’s currently got all of us shut up indoors. The New Abnormal is four days away from arrival, and the Strokes have already shared […]
Laura Marling – "Held Down"
While many artists are delaying the release of their new albums due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, we’re getting one early for once. Laura Marling was originally planning on releasing her seventh album at the end of the summer, but she’s just announced that the album is instead arriving much sooner. It’s called Song For […]