billy woods, the New York underground rapper and one half of the duo Armand Hammer who’s been making a lot of great music lately, has teamed up with LA-based rapper/producer/actor the Koreatown Oddity for the newest installment of the Adult Swim Singles series. The hazy, atmospheric “NFT” also serves as a preview of New York […]
Ben LaMar Gay – “Sometimes I Forget How Summer Looks On You” (Feat. Ohmme)
Chicago singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Ben LaMar Gay will release his new album Open Arms To Open Us this fall via two of the best record labels going, International Anthem and Nonesuch. He’s introducing it today with the phenomenal opening number “Sometimes I Forget How Summer Looks On You.” It’s a rhythmically jittery track that […]
Hear Brian Fallon's Soft Rendition of Spiritual Classic 'The Virgin Mary Had One Son' | SPIN
Brian Fallon released the first single, “The Virgin Mary Had One Son,” off the album he also announced today, Night Divine, out on November 5. The Gaslight Anthem frontman covers the legendary spiritual, “The Virgin Mary Had One Son.” Combining a rippling guitar effect, his raspy, soothing voice, Fallon renders a beautifully modern, alternative twist […]
Damon Albarn – “Royal Morning Blue”
Damon Albarn continues to trickle out tracks from his forthcoming solo album The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows. There has been the title track, “Polaris,” “Particles,” and now “Royal Morning Blue.” A press release explains that the new album was originally intended as an orchestral piece inspired by the landscapes of Iceland, […]
Hana Vu – “Keeper”
Hana Vu is releasing her debut full-length, Public Storage, at the beginning of November. She’s shared “Maker” and “Everybody’s Birthday” from it so far and today she’s back with another single, “Keeper,” a high-drama track that boasts some strobing synths and Vu’s lower register. It comes with a music video directed by Meagen Houang which […]
Tom Morello Teams With Bring Me the Horizon on New Single
Tom Morello dropped a third single “Let’s Get The Party Started” featuring Bring Me the Horizon off his upcoming record. “Alright, you motherfuckers,” is how Morello starts the party. The video shows huge mobs on the streets and in concerts, and sings of how he releases his inner demons by partying his heart out, “Feeling […]
Deerhoof – “Scarcity Is Manufactured”
Next month, Deerhoof are releasing their latest album, Actually, You Can. They’ve shared “Department Of Corrections” and “Plant Thief” from it so far, and today they’re back with another one, “Scarcity Is Manufactured,” which originated with the band’s guitarist Ed Rodriguez. He had this to say about the track and its deeper meaning: Every note […]
Penelope Isles – “Sudoku”
The Brighton indie rock band Penelope Isles rule. The number-based logic game Sudoku rules. So obviously the new Penelope Isles song “Sudoku” rules too. The track is the latest single from Penelope Isles’ upcoming album Which Way To Happy, mixed by none other than Dave Fridmann, which has already yielded “Sailing Still” and “Iced Gems.” […]
Beach Fossils Reworked Their Songs As Jazz Piano Ballads For New Album The Other Side Of Life
Beach Fossils’ sound evolved quite a bit over the course of the 2010s, from a dreamy ragtag lo-fi to a more mature, immaculately sighing form of guitar-pop. None of that prepared us for the band’s radical transformation on the forthcoming The Other Side Of Life: Piano Ballads. As the title implies, the album finds Dustin […]
DJ Swamp Izzo Ft. Future “3 Cell Phones”
Cash Money’s DJ Swamp Izzy connects with Future and others in the video to their recent collaboration. Shot by Brandon Collins, Hendrix delivers a drippy raps over a DY’s production while hanging with Birdman, Young Thug, and members of Cash Money. They pull up in a few Maybachs, turn up in the studio, and outside […]