Tyler, The Creator is announcing a lot of things these days. His new album Chromakopia is about to come out on Tuesday, and he’s already dropped previews of the tracks “St. Chroma” and “Noid.” (“Noid” is out in full on streaming services now, but “St. Chromas” is not.) Tyler’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival is returning […]
U2 Share Previously Unreleased “Happiness”
You lie awake at night — tossing, turning, sweating, sometimes breaking down into tears. The world is moving too fast. Nothing makes sense anymore. With every new breaking dawn, this place feels less and less like home, and you feel more and more like an unwelcome visitor. You wonder: Why can’t things be the way […]
Run The Jewels 2 Turns 10
A lot of variables had to fall into place to put RTJ2 at the center of the hipster zeitgeist when it dropped 10 years ago today. Adult Swim’s Jason DeMarco had to wisely recruit El-P, a rugged New Yorker and mainstay of the experimental hip-hop underground, to produce for Killer Mike, a Dirty South veteran […]
Open Head – “House”
Last month, Hudson Valley experimental band Open Head announced their signing to Wharf Cat with the single “Catacomb.” That’s gonna be the closing track to their upcoming album What Is Success, which they’re announcing today with a new anxiety-ridden single called “House.” It’s brooding and gloomy, with touches of industrial elements that underscore its frenetic […]
yeule – “eko”
Just over a year ago, yeule released their fantastic album Softscars, which we crowned Album Of The Week and one of the Best Albums Of 2023. Since then, the Singaporean singer/songwriter/producer covered Broken Social Scene’s “Anthems For A 17-Year-Old Girl” for the I Saw The TV Glow soundtrack and hopped on a Mura Masa track. […]
Glimmer – “So Numb”
We’ve posted a few songs this year from Glimmer, the New York band who one Stereogum commenter described as “Foo Fighters but cool (and ethereally shoegazed out).” Following June’s “Homesick,” they’re back today with another new single called “So Numb.” It’s pleasant, hooky, and relatively mellow, with just the right amount of slightly-blown-out fuzz. Check […]
Marisa Anderson & Luke Schneider – “first bounce fly fly fly”
Portland guitar adventurer Marisa Anderson and Nashville ambient pedal steel guy Luke Schneider have teamed up on a song together. The track, titled “first bounce fly fly fly,” is the kind of immersive meditation you’d expect from this pairing. Anderson his this to say about it: I went to see Luke play in Portland and […]
Shawndrell Explores New Horizons in Third Album ‘Imagination’
R&B and pop have long been the genres where artists express their deepest emotions, blending storytelling with infectious melodies that capture the highs and lows of life. Shawndrell, known for her seamless fusion of these styles, has returned with her third album, ‘Imagination’, which takes her sound and storytelling to new heights. Since her debut […]
Behind-The-Scenes ‘Star Wars’ Pictures That Even The Biggest Fans Might Not Have Seen
In a galaxy far, far away, some behind-the-scenes photos were taken of one of the most popular franchises to date, Star Wars. Today, fans of the Skywalker saga have seen everything from puppets to a CGI Yoda on the big screen. But these rare pictures show what happened during creation of the original trilogy before […]
Skeleten – “Viagra”
In the time since we posted Skeleten’s single “Deep Scene” back in July, the genre-jumbling multi-hyphenate born Russ Fitzgibbon has announced a new album called Mentalized and shared another new track called “Love Enemy.” He’s got another one today titled “Viagra,” and while I can’t say whether it will arouse you, it will definitely get […]