Lil Uzi Vert had a surprise for the fans on Christmas day as he dropped a new song called ‘Red Moon’. The intimate video has the rapper being by himself and taking a long walk through the city and the beach. At the end of the video directed by Bel El Be, a message appears […]
Lil Uzi Vert Shares New Single “Red Moon,” Says They’ll Retire From Music After Next Album
Lil Uzi Vert has joined the list of artists releasing new music on Christmas without actually putting it on DSPs, which puts them in the company of the Killers, M.I.A., La Dispute, kind of Father John Misty, and sort of Jack Antonoff. Uzi’s contribution to the holiday avalanche is “Red Moon,” a new single and […]
Sad13 – “Boycott Scream 7”
Under her Sad13 alias, Speedy Ortiz leader Sadie Dupuis has a SoundCloud playlist of “Christmas” songs, updated with a new track each holiday season. This year’s release went live today, and it’s a doozy. The dreamy noise-pop tune “Boycott Scream 7” is a condemnation of people who’ve supported Israel’s offensive against Gaza, including John Fetterman, […]
Sondre Lerche – “Flowers” (Miley Cyrus Cover)
For more than a decade, the tradition has been going strong: Every year around Christmas time, Norwegian indie singer-songwriter extraordinaire Sondre Lerche sends Stereogum a new recording of a well-known pop song. It started way back in 2012 with a cover of Beyoncé’s “Countdown” and has continued with tracks by Sia, Drake, Ariana Grande, Britney […]
Moor Mother Shares Animal Collective Remix, New Song “One For Archie”
Earlier this year, Animal Collective released the album Isn’t It Now?, which contained the 22-minute song “Defeat.” Today, Philly musician Moor Mother shared a psychedelic remix of the LP, collaging it all into a little less than four immersive minutes. Along with the remix, she unveiled a new track called “One For Archie” featuring jazz […]
Geese Part Ways With Guitarist Foster Hudson
Earlier this year, our 2021 Band To Watch Geese shared their latest album 3D Country. Today, the Brooklyn rock crew announced the departure of guitarist Foster Hudson. In a statement, Geese explained that Hudson is stepping away to focus on academic endeavors. Read what they wrote below. Over the past few months, we have received […]
Watch The Regrettes Cover Talking Heads And Wham! At LA Farewell Show
Last month, The Regrettes announced their breakup, making it onto our In Memoriam tribute. They played three farewell shows in their hometown of Los Angeles at the Fonda on Dec. 19, 20, and 21. At all three gigs, they covered Wham!’s “Last Christmas” for the first time in five years. The first night also included […]
The 8 Worst Music Trends Of 2023
The dichotomy of 2023: we had an amazing year for music, in terms of listeners having access to seemingly endless troves of virtuosity and bangingness. We also had a depressing year for music, in terms of the environment in which that music is made. Following are eight of the worst developments over the year. 1. […]
Central Cee – “Entrapreneur”
UK drill rapper Central Cee engaged in a few collaborations this year, such as with Drake for an On The Radar freestyle, PinkPantheress for “Nice to meet you,” and, most importantly, Dave for the Split Decision EP, which contained the massive hit “Sprinter.” Today, with only a little over a week left until 2024, Central […]
Oscars 2024 Shortlist Includes Barbie, Spider-Man, & Cheetos Movie Songs — But No Mario Bros
The nominations for the 94th Academy Awards will be announced on January 23, but before that a handful of categories have received shortlists whittling down the possible nominees to a smaller field for voters to choose from. That includes a 15-name list of nominees for Best Original Song and Best Original Score. Included in the […]