Duck Sauce, the dance music production duo of DJs A-Trak and Armand Van Helden, returned at the beginning of this cursed year with “Smiley Face,” their first new song in six years. They were supposed to play Coachella this year, too, although that obviously didn’t happen. But regardless, they’re back with a second new track, […]
Hold Steady Announce Anniversary Edition of 'Heaven Is Whenever,' Share Unreleased Song
The Hold Steady’s fifth album, Heaven Is Whenever, is turning 10 this year. (Where has the time gone?) To mark the anniversary, the band announced a new double-LP reissue, out on Black Friday, Nov. 27. The Deluxe Edition, available on black vinyl and limited-edition colored vinyl, features nine rare or previously unreleased tracks, including the newly […]
HEALTH Release Excellent New All-Collabs Album 'DISCO4 :: PART I': Stream
Over their long career, the constantly-mutating Los Angeles dance-punk band HEALTH has released a remix album to go along with every actual album that they’ve made. But with their latest effort, HEALTH have switched things up: The new album is its own remix album. Over the past three years, HEALTH have been cranking out a […]
Elton John Shares Two Songs From 'Elton: Jewel Box'
Elton John has just released two songs from his upcoming Elton: Jewel Box — one from his Rarities set and “Billy and the Kids” off the B-Sides. “Here’s to the Next Time” was recorded in DJM Studios in 1967 when he was still known as Reg Dwight. It was the B-side to John’s debut single, “I’ve […]
Nap Eyes & NNAMDï – “Blood River”
Earlier this year, the persistently underrated Halifax indie rock band Nap Eyes released the album Snapshot Of A Beginner, and then they followed it up with two newer songs, “Snake Oil” and “Child’s Romance.” At the same time, the Chicago musician NNAMDÏ has released his own new album Krazy Karl and, more recently, teamed up […]
Open Mike Eagle Releases Sad, Thoughtful New Album 'Anime, Trauma And Divorce': Stream
Three years ago, the relentlessly smart and incisive underground-rap veteran Open Mike Eagle released a great album called Brick Body Kids Still Daydream. Since then, OME has made a whole lot of music, including Quarantine Recordings, a collaborative EP that he and Serengeti released earlier this year. He’s also done other things, including launching his […]
King Princess – “Only Time Makes It Human”
Mikaela Straus, the young pop upstart better known as King Princess, released her debut album Cheap Queen last year. Since then, she’s gone on SNL and Colbert and played at huge festivals like Coachella and Glastonbury (remember those?). And today, she’s back with a new single called “Only Time Makes It Human,” produced by herself […]
Yung Bleu – “You’re Mines Still” (Feat. Drake)
Drake has long made a habit out of jumping on remixes and collaborations with young rappers who are starting to get some juice. This is a Drake trademark, and it’s helped keep the man in the public eye for many years. These days, Drake in in a collab-heavy zone. Drake teamed up with Lil Durk […]
Rosie Carney Is Covering Radiohead's 'The Bends' In Full: Hear "Bones"
Like many musicians, Irish singer-songwriter Rosie Carney took up a recording project during quarantine. At first she thought she’d cut a cover of Radiohead’s “Fake Plastic Trees,” but after realizing how many artists have already done that song, she decided to go ahead and cover the whole album. In December, Carney will release a full-length […]
Benny The Butcher Releases Hit-Boy-Produced Album 'Burden Of Proof': Stream
These days, Griselda Records, the Buffalo rap crew and label, is on an absolute roll. There’s a huge audience for intense and artful versions of ’90s street-rap, and Griselda is determined to feed that appetite. In the past couple of months, there have been new albums from Westside Gunn and Conway The Machine, as well […]