Katy Perry’s ‘Witness’: Album Review By conjuring a multi-layered pop album for grownups, Katy Perry pulls off an increasingly rare feat with Smile. This is pop with purpose that uplifts and inspires. Over the course of 12 bouncy bops and catchy toe-tappers, Katy takes us along on her journey of self-discovery — exploring themes like […]
Andrew Bird Reunites With Squirrel Nut Zippers After 22 Years
Before he became a mainstay of the tasteful, NPR-friendly indie firmament, the whistling, violin-wielding chamber-pop king Andrew Bird was a member of the quirky ’90s swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers. That band is still going more than two decades later, and today they’ve shared their first song with Bird in 22 years. “Train On […]
New Video: Salaam Remi Ft. Bilal “Coming Out The Rain” | Rap Radar
False alarm. Salaam Remi’s music continues to spread his message during these times, and his new single with Bilal is no different. In the music video, Bilal takes a stroll through the park and carries on about his business, but things racially motivated when a Karen makes a call. Salaam Remi’s Black On Purpose album […]
ME REX's 'Triceratops' EP Has The Anxiously Wordy British Guitar Anthems You Didn't Know You Needed
Myles McCabe is a guitarist for the punchy, poppy London emo band Fresh. His solo project ME REX is a bit darker and wordier but shares Fresh’s penchant for surging gargantuan hooks. The resulting indie guitar tracks split the difference between the anxious euphoria of Los Campesinos! and the hearty catharsis of Frightened Rabbit — […]
New Video: Cordae Ft. Roddy Ricch “Gifted” | Rap Radar
Cordae back. After departing from the YBN Collective, Cordae drops the prefix from his name and celebrates his 23rd birthday today with his new single featuring Roddy Ricch. Accompanied by Roddy Ricch’s uplifting hook and additional vocals by Ant Clemons, the introspective video directed by Cole Bennett finds the D.M.V. rapper reflecting on new journeys, […]
Premiere: ACE HARPER’s Defiant “Body Politics”
ACE HARPER joins this week’s New Music Friday lineup with her first single of 2020. Defiant and instantly catchy, “Body Politics” works both as a dance-pop anthem and mantra to live by. “I won’t behave, I don’t do fake,” she sings over crashing synths on the chorus. “Want a taste? My body politics.” What inspired […]
New Video: Lil Tecca “Royal Rumble” | Rap Radar
The champ is here. Lil Tecca celebrates his 18th birthday with the wrestling-inspired video for the lead single off his upcoming debut album, Virgo World. Produced by Sean Turk and Z3N, the Long Island young gunner hits the ring and implies his come up and newfound success to the main event. Bow down, to the […]
Olympia Punk Band Gag Releases New Album 'Still Laughing': Stream
The Olympia band Gag make fast, grimy, gloriously ugly hardcore punk; if you listen to their music with your headphones on and your eyes closed, you can practically smell the mildewy basement-space venues where nobody ever cleans up the spilled beer. It’s been four years since Gag released America’s Greatest Hits, their last album, though […]
Replacements Unearth Previously Unreleased Demo of 'I.O.U.'
“I.O.U.,” the track that kicks off the original version of the Replacements’ seminal Pleased to Meet Me album, dropped today in its original demo form. The previously unreleased track is on of a deluxe edition of the record, due out Oct. 9. A few other unreleased cuts have been shared recently, including a demo of […]
Cartalk – "Las Manos"
Last year, Cartalk — the project of the Los Angeles-based musician Chuck Moore — released three stellar singles — “Noonday Devil,” “Wrestling,” and “Sleep.” All three songs appear on their upcoming debut album, Pass Like Pollen, which will be out in October and, like those singles, it was produced by Illuminati Hotties’ Sarah Tudzin. Today, […]