Sam Smith Drops ‘Diamonds’ Sam Smith released their third album, Love Goes, today (October 30) and — on the first listen — it’s a winning collection of ballads, bops and emotional mid-tempos. A full review of the opus is on the way, but I wanted to write about “Kids Again” — the Brit’s latest, very […]
New Music: KYLE Ft. Chris Brown “What Is It (Remix)”
This is the remix. It still is “What It Is” on KYLE’s new remix featuring Chris Brown. Rehashing the unbothered record produced by Mike Schultz, KYLE sheds no tears over his ex, while Breezy shows no hard feelings on his unapologetic verse. The original track is off KYLE’s latest album, See You When I’m Famous!!!!!!!!!!!.
Deacon Teams Up With Loren Gray For “Love For The Summer”
Deacon & Nina Nesbitt’s ‘Long Run’ Deacon made a huge impression with his debut single, “Long Run,” earlier this summer. The Nina Nesbitt-voiced banger racked up more than five million streams on Spotify and cracked the top 100 on iTunes. He now teams up with Loren Gray for another winning club-pop hybrid called “Love For […]
Rolling Stones Share First Live Performance of 'Sympathy For The Devil'
The Rolling Stones’ legendary Rock and Roll Circus concert film is a documentation of the last appearance of the band’s original line-up — and today (Oct. 30) the first-ever public performance of “Sympathy For The Devil” from that Dec. 12, 1968 show is available online for the first time. “It was an incredible shoot, I think, 36 hours […]
Burna Boy – “20 10 20”
On October 20th, the Nigerian military opened fire on peaceful protesters demonstrating against the brutality of the country’s special police unit SARS. And now Nigerian pop futurist Burna Boy, who just released his new album Twice As Tall in August, has shared a new song addressing the tragedy. “The proceeds of this song will be […]
Ariana Grande ‘Positions’ Is A Collection Of Mid-Tempo R&B Bops
Gaga & Ariana’s ‘Rain On Me’ Ariana Grande rolls out her sixth album today (October 30) and Positions is cohesive collection of mostly mid-tempo R&B bops. This is definitely one of those records that needs a couple of plays to really click, but once it does there’s a lot to enjoy. For starters, the title […]
The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week (the eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight). This week’s countdown is below, and you can listen to a playlist of all our 5 Best Songs on Spotify. Lil Wayne endorsing Trump, Kanye gifting Kim a hologram of the […]
Stranded – "Cherry Fortune"
Last week, the Atlanta-based musician Stranded announced a new EP, Post Meridian. While Stranded’s old EPs were more electronic-oriented, Post Meridian promised more of a fusion: Still working with dance structures, but also bringing in more rock-oriented influences, from post-punk to classic 4AD albums. At the time, he shared the EP’s title track, which had […]
Kylie Minogue Covers Troye Sivan’s “Cool”
Kylie Minogue’s Blissful ‘Magic’ We’re a week out for the arrival of Kylie Minogue’s DISCO, which is shaping up to be one of the pop icon’s very best albums. The singles — “Say Something,” “Magic” and “I Love It” (my favorite) — have been immaculate, and she has done as good a job at promoting […]
Nirvana's Krist Novoselic Reunites Giants in the Trees for 'Sasquatch' from Upcoming Film
After months of lockdown and separation, Giants in the Trees (featuring Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic on bass, Jillian Raye on vocals/banjo and Jennifer Johnson on vocals) met up to perform their song ‘”Sasquatch.” The video clip is to promote the new film The Dark Divide. It finds the band collaborating with Dr. Robert Michael Pyle as part of a […]