Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week (the eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight). This week’s countdown is below, and you can listen to a playlist of all our 5 Best Songs on Spotify. Lil Wayne endorsing Trump, Kanye gifting Kim a hologram of the […]
Stranded – "Cherry Fortune"
Last week, the Atlanta-based musician Stranded announced a new EP, Post Meridian. While Stranded’s old EPs were more electronic-oriented, Post Meridian promised more of a fusion: Still working with dance structures, but also bringing in more rock-oriented influences, from post-punk to classic 4AD albums. At the time, he shared the EP’s title track, which had […]
Kylie Minogue Covers Troye Sivan’s “Cool”
Kylie Minogue’s Blissful ‘Magic’ We’re a week out for the arrival of Kylie Minogue’s DISCO, which is shaping up to be one of the pop icon’s very best albums. The singles — “Say Something,” “Magic” and “I Love It” (my favorite) — have been immaculate, and she has done as good a job at promoting […]
Nirvana's Krist Novoselic Reunites Giants in the Trees for 'Sasquatch' from Upcoming Film
After months of lockdown and separation, Giants in the Trees (featuring Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic on bass, Jillian Raye on vocals/banjo and Jennifer Johnson on vocals) met up to perform their song ‘”Sasquatch.” The video clip is to promote the new film The Dark Divide. It finds the band collaborating with Dr. Robert Michael Pyle as part of a […]
Sleaford Mods – "Mork N Mindy"
It’s been a busy run for Sleaford Mods. First it was English Tapas in 2017, a self-titled EP in 2018, and then last year they released Eton Alive, their latest album. They then quickly followed that up with the All That Glue compilation earlier this year, and it turns out that they were simultaneously prepping […]
Kate Teague – “Play For Time”
Kate Teague self-titled debut EP was one of our favorite EPs of 2019. The Oxford, Mississippi singer-songwriter, now based in New Orleans, returned over the summer with the new song “The Temporary,” which took inspiration from experimental artists like Jenny Hval and Colleen and leaned into the dream-pop side of her sound. And now she’s […]
Gone Is Gone Announce Second Album: Hear "Breaks"
Since late last year, Gone Is Gone — the supergroup led by Mastodon bassist Troy Sanders and featuring Queens Of The Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen, At The Drive-In drummer Tony Hajjar, and multi-instrumentalist Mike Zarin — have been popping up with a new single every few months. Today the band has released another […]
Dave Harrington & Kenny Wollesen – “Investigate & Enjoy” & “It’s Too Late To Look At The Blossoms”
Guitarist Dave Harrington of Darkside and the Dave Harrington Group has teamed up with jazz drummer Kenny Wollesen for a new collaborative single. “Investigate And Enjoy” is a frenetic experimental groove, while its B-side “It’s Too Late To Look At The Blossoms” is a spacier improvised ballad. As Harrington explains in a statement: Of all […]
Hear The Previously Unreleased Jazz Version Of "Come Down In Time," One Of Elton John's Greatest Songs
Man, what a day for anniversaries. Stankonia! All That You Can’t Leave Behind! The Dynasty: Roc La Familia! And that’s just in the year 2000, but if you go a couple decades back you will realize today also marks the 50th anniversary of Elton John’s beloved Tumbleweed Connection. (In the UK, that is; it was […]
New Video: Freddie Gibbs Ft. Hit-Boy, Big Sean “4 Thangs” | Rap Radar
The champs are here. Freddie Gibbs brings the Lake Show to the epic music video to his new single featuring Big Sean and Hit-Boy. Anchored by Hit’s triumphant beat, Freddie and Sean channel the Lakers while counting their wins. For the comical clip, the three field questions during a post-game press conference and take their […]