It’s Halloween — of course there’s a new single from Bartees Strange’s forthcoming album Horror. “Too Much” is not spooky, but it’s free-flowing and fun, bursting with piercing riffs, unexpected shifts, and consistent infectiousness. “Too Much” follows “Lie 95” and “Sober,” and it comes with a music video directed by Caity Arthur, capturing Bartees walking […]
Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre Announce New Album Missionary Feat. Sting, Tom Petty, & Jelly Roll
Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg will always be linked in the popular imagination, but Snoop has only ever released one album that’s produced entirely be Dre: His classic, culturally monumental 1993 debut Doggystyle. That number is about to double. A few months ago, Dre told Entertainment Tonight that he and Snoop and recorded a new […]
Watch The Trailer For New Mars Volta Documentary Omar And Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Longtime best friends and creative partners Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala share a long musical history, running through their time in At The Drive-In and the Mars Volta. Both bands have broken up and reunited, and the Mars Volta are once again active, getting ready to tour arenas with Deftones. Now, a new documentary explore […]
Charli XCX & Mk.gee Are Coming To SNL In November
The Mk.gee glow-up continues. Saturday Night Live has just announced the hosts and musical guests for the next two episodes after this weekend’s John Mulaney-Chappell Roan extravaganza. On Nov. 9, Bill Burr will host the post-election SNL with our man Mike Gordon providing the tunes. Will he play “DNM” multiple times? Probably one of his […]
Dean & Britta & Sonic Boom – “Snow Is Falling In Manhattan” (Purple Mountains Cover)
November is approaching, which means holiday music is as well. Dean & Britta and Sonic Boom kicked off October with the announcement of their holiday album A Peace Of Us and the release of “Pretty Paper,” and today they’re back with a cover of Purple Mountains’ “Snow Is Falling In Manhattan.” “David Berman’s Purple Mountains […]
Denzel Curry – “Still In The Paint” (Feat. Lazer Dim 700 & Bktherula)
Just a few months ago, Denzel Curry shared the mixtape King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2, a sequel to the 2012 tape that kickstarted his career. Now, this November, the Florida rapper will share a proper album version, featuring a reconfigured tracklist and five new songs. One of those new tracks is out today: […]
Lady Gaga Celebrates Halloween With Freaky “Disease” Music Video
Last week, Lady Gaga unveiled “Disease,” the lead single from her forthcoming seventh album, which she said is slated for February. “Disease” is a blast of infectious yet off-kilter pop, but oftentimes the experience of a Lady Gaga song is intensely enhanced by a freaky music video. Today, she provided one for “Disease.” On social […]
Sam Pounds Postpones Release Of Liam Payne Collab After Backlash
It’s been almost two weeks since the tragic death of former One Direction member Liam Payne. Producer Sam Pounds planned to release Payne’s first posthumous song titled “Do No Wrong” this Friday (Nov. 1), but after backlash he has decided “it’s not the time yet.” On social media, he wrote, “Today I’m deciding to hold […]
Advance Base – “Brian’s Golden Hour’
DIY veteran Owen Ashworth used to put out music under the name Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, and he’s been known as Advance Base for many years now. Under either name, Ashworth writes mordant, specific, often emotionally touching songs, reciting them in a reserved baritone over his own swirling synths. Nobody else really sounds like […]
Grimes Joins Magdalena Bay On New “Image” Remix
One of our favorite songs of 2024 so far has been “Image,” a standout from Magdalena Bay’s excellent album Imaginal Disk. A lot of people have noted that Imaginal Disk feels like a bit of a spiritual successor to Grimes’ 2015 opus Art Angels. And now, as if the stars have perfectly aligned, Grimes appears […]