The Nigerian-born, London-based artist Obongjayar has collaborated with people like Fred again.. and Little Simz, and he’s released recent singles like “Just Cool” and “Who Let Him In.” Today, he’s got two new tracks — one slinky pop jam with a fun video and one beat-centric B-side. The proper single is “Just My Luck,” a […]
Lily Seabird – “Fuckhead”
Vermont indie-folk singer-songwriter Lily Seabird caught some critical buzz for Alas, the album she released back in January. (FYI, it’s one of those albums where the comma is part of the title.) Alas, also caught the attention of Philly’s Lame-O Records, which will reissue the album in November, pressing it to vinyl for the first […]
Her New Knife – “purepurepure”
Her New Knife are a quartet out of Philadelphia who make noise rock in the vein of julie or They Are Gutting A Body Of Water; incidentally, they’ll be on tour with both of those bands this fall. Her New Knife have a new EP coming out later this month called chrome is lullaby, but […]
Album Of The Week: Chat Pile Cool World
Life on Earth is bleak. You may be lucky enough to be shielded from it, for now, but incredible suffering is all around you, and it’s coming for you someday too. You will die. Everyone you love will die. If you’re lucky, your own demise will happen quickly, but more likely your personal wellbeing will […]
Maggie Rogers – “In The Living Room”
Earlier this year, Maggie Rogers released her third studio album Don’t Forget Me. Today, the singer-songwriter is back with a new song titled “In The Living Room.” “I wrote ‘In The Living Room’ in March 2023, a few months after writing Don’t Forget Me,” Rogers said. “My co-writer/co-producer, Ian Fitchuk, and I were back in […]
Scowl Sign To Dead Oceans, Share New Song “Special”
Last year, Scowl unleashed Psychic Dance Routine, one of the best EPs of 2023. The hardcore favorites are back today with a new song called “Special,” along with the announcement of their signing to Dead Oceans. “Originally [guitarist] Malachi [Greene] sent in the demo while we were touring the UK,” vocalist Kat Moss explains. “Cole […]
Stereo MC’s Announce First US Shows In 24 Years
Despite their name, the British group Stereo MC’s were never actually rappers. Instead, Stereo MC’s made a deeply hybridized form of club-pop in the late ’80s and early ’90s, and they found peers in the worlds of alt-rap and dance-rock. They toured with De La Soul, Living Colour, and Happy Mondays, and they had two […]
We’ve Got A File On You: The Offspring
Turning Down Saturday Night Live (1994) I read that during that time, you were actually asked to play Saturday Night Live and turned it down. Was that also because you didn’t feel ready as a live band? WASSERMAN: Exactly, that’s right. And I don’t think we were ready then. I’d love to do it now. […]
People Are Doing Backflips Onstage At Clairo Shows
Indie-pop singer-songwriter Clairo makes elegantly chill music — the type that would not ordinarily incite anyone to jump onstage and do a backflip. She’s currently on tour behind her new album Charm, and she’s doing stuff like covering David Byrne — again, nobody’s idea of prime backflip material. Nevertheless, we’re in a different age of […]
Cissy Houston Dead At 91
Cissy Houston, the Grammy-winning soul and gospel singer and mother of Whitney Houston, has died. Houston died at home in New Jersey under hospice care for Alzheimer’s, the Associated Press reports. She was 91. Houston was a founding member of the R&B group the Sweet Inspirations and sang backup for artists such as Aretha Franklin, […]