Last year, because of the pandemic, it became possible for new punk bands to make a name for themselves without ever once playing a show. This would’ve been unthinkable at any other point in history, but it’s what happened with the Bay Area hardcore punk band Spy. In July of 2020, Spy released Service Weapon, […]
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – “Driver 8” (R.E.M. Cover)
Last year, Jason Isbell promised a covers album dedicated to the state of Georgia after it helped win the United States presidential election for Joe Biden. Last month, Isbell revealed that the album was finished and would feature contributions from Julien Baker, Brandi Carlile, and more. And today the covers album, known as Georgia Blue, […]
Jarvis Cocker – “Aline” (Christophe Cover)
Way back in February of 2020, the first trailer for Wes Anderson’s new movie The French Dispatch hit the internet, and it featured a piece of music that was both familiar and unfamiliar. The that played at the end of the trailer was a bit of a standard — “Aline,” a huge 1965 hit for […]
Makthaverskan – “This Time”
The soaring Swedish dream-rockers Makthaverskan haven’t released an album since 2017’s III, though they briefly emerged a couple years ago with a pair of new tracks. But today they’re back in full force with news of a new album, För Allting, which they recorded with HOLY’s Hannes Ferm and which will be out on Nov. […]
Ducks Ltd. – “Under The Rolling Moon” (Feat. The Beths)
In a couple of weeks, the Toronto duo Ducks Ltd will release their full-length debut Modern Fiction. The band — known as Ducks Unlimited, back in the days before duck limitations — has a woozy, pretty old-school jangle-pop style that sounds ripped straight from an ’80s college-radio broadcast. We’ve already heard the early singles “18 […]
Marissa Nadler – “If I Could Breathe Underwater”
Marissa Nadler announced her new album Path Of The Clouds last month with the release of its murder ballad-inspired lead single “Bessie, Did You Make It?” Today, she’s sharing another new song called “If I Could Breathe Underwater,” a lush, zoned-out dream-state groove featuring harp from her longtime friend Mary Lattimore. “When I wrote ‘If […]
My Morning Jacket – “Love Love Love”
Next month, My Morning Jacket will return with a new self-titled LP, and it’ll be their first new studio album since they released The Waterfall in 2015. Frontman Jim James produced and engineered the album, and the band knocked it out in two recording sessions in Los Angeles. The band already shared the early track […]
Video: Swizz Beatz, Ronald Isley “If I Should Die Tonight”
Swizz Beatz and Ronald Isley face death in the epic music video to their collaboration off the Godfather Of Harlem soundtrack. Featuring a star-studded cameos from the series star Forest Whitaker, as well as Method Man, A$AP Ferg, and more, Swizzy and Ron perform the lush tune in the midst of a mob war full […]
Video: Baby Keem “first order of business”
Baby Keem counts his blessings in the latest vignette off his latest album, the melodic blue. Directed by Dave Free, Keem takes a moment to reflect from his sold house, during special times with his love one including a ride through the desert in a Porsche. The heartfelt clip also features footage of the rapper […]
Video: Young Dolph, Paper Route Empire “Talking To My Scale”
Young Dolph swimming in wealth in the latest music video off his and his label’s Paper Route Illuminati album. In a serious of CGI backdrops including fire and a sea full of sharks, Young Dolph gets on a whole new level and secures the bag with a few high-end designers and a couple of white […]