Prince’s estate will release a massive Sign O’ the Times box set later this year, and have been releasing a steady stream of unreleased tracks from the Purple One’s vault. While the cuts have been culled from numerous sources, today, they issued one from the Sign O’ the Times era. “Witness 4 the Prosecution (Version 2)” was recorded at […]
Alice Glass – “Nightmares”
NYC experimental electronic label Sermon 3 Recordings is celebrating its fourth birthday with Sermon 4 Anniversary, a compilation featuring the 83rd, DJ Deeon, Via App, NETER//MRTRU3LOV3, and more. It opens with a new track from Alice Glass, an intense churn of grinding digital noise that somehow sill manages to resemble a pop banger. “If this […]
Reunited Mr. Bungle Announce Their First Record In 21 Years, A Re-Recorded Version Of Their 1986 Thrash-Metal Demo
Before he joined Faith No More, Michael Patton was the singer for the Eureka, California avant-metal band Mr. Bungle. Patton kept Mr. Bungle going even after he’d found stardom with Faith No More, releasing some of the weirdest major-label music of the ’90s. Mr. Bungle broke up in the early ’00s, but they came back […]
Mr Bungle Announce First Album in Over Two Decades | SPIN
Mr. Bungle are back. Mike Patton and friends announced The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo, which will be released on Oct. 30. It’s the band’s first album since 1999. The group also shared a new single, the thrash-inspired “Raping Your Mind,” featuring rapid-fire guitar solos that Beavis and Butt-head would love. The current band […]
Svalbard – “Listen To Someone”
The Bristol band Svalbard make a towering, beautiful, pummeling sound that doesn’t really fit into any particular genre. They pull from hardcore, from shoegaze, from post-rock, and from black metal, and they transform all of it into a majestic, cathartic blur. Next month, the band is coming back with a new album called When I […]
Sufjan Stevens – “Video Game”
Next month, Sufjan Stevens will return with The Ascension, his first proper album since 2015’s Carrie & Lowell. Stevens has already shared “America,” the massive 12-minute closing song that perversely stands as the album’s first single, as well as the non-album track “My Rajneesh.” Today, Stevens has followed it up with the new song “Video […]
Bob Mould to Release 24-CD 'Distortion: 1989-2019' Box Set
Prolific alt-rock icon Bob Mould sees the entirety of his recorded work from 1989 to 2019 released on the box set Distortion: 1989-2019, arriving Oct. 2 via Demon Music Group. Comprising eight studio albums, four live albums and two albums of rarities and collaborations, the CD anthology will feature exclusive new artwork and sleeve notes. “It’s called Distortion because it describes the […]
Ciara Shares Striking Video For Her New Protest Song "Rooted": Watch
A few weeks ago, Ciara gave birth to her son Win. Last night, she shared a video that she evidently recorded while she was very, very pregnant. Ciara’s new song “Rooted” is a statement of Black pride, a clear statement of solidarity with the protest movement that’s swept across America and the rest of the […]
New Music: Saigon “Bullets-19”
Saigon back. Saigon returns with the first single off his upcoming 777: The Resurrection on August 28. Using his powerful voice, the prolific rapper breaks his silence during these desperate times of need and protects the children at all costs. We gotta change.
New Video: Ciara Ft. Ester Dean “Rooted”
Black is beautiful. Firmly standing her ground, Ciara sheds light on the youth for her powerful release featuring Ester Dean. Showcasing her baby bump in various looks, Ciara is joined by her children and her fellow Black kings and queens in the epic music video. She sits proudly at the throne in a wicker chair, […]