The promoters of a crowded, controversial charity show by The Chainsmokers in New York’s upscale Hamptons this summer was fined $20,000 for violating public health law, according to a Twitter post by Governor Andrew Cuomo today (Oct. 14). “Following an investigation into the Chainsmokers concert in the Hamptons this summer, the promoters will be fined $20,000 for […]
Stream James Blake's Spectacular New Dance-Pop EP 'Before'
Y’all ready for some new James Blake dance jams? Good! But first, some links — so many links. Since dropping the lovestruck, underrated Assume Form early last year, Blake has remained mighty productive. He’s released his own new songs including “Mulholland,” “You’re Too Precious,” and “Are You Even Real?” He’s contributed to new tracks from […]
Mac DeMarco Guests On Benny Sings' New Single "Rolled Up": Listen
Dutch producer and singer-songwriter Benny Sings linked up with Stones Throw Records for last year’s City Pop, which, despite its name, was not in fact a collection of Japanese pop from the 1980s. Instead, the album found Benny cranking out smooth retro soft-rock jams that remind me of everything from Andy Shauf to Phoenix to […]
Andrew Broder, Denzel Curry, Dua Saleh, & Haleek Maul – “Bloodrush”
The Minneapolis musician Andrew Broder has had a long, strange career. For decades, Broder has been the mastermind behind Fog, the critically beloved experimental indie rock project. But over the years, Broder has also worked with a fascinating array of artists, from MF DOOM to Phil Elverum. Just in the past year, Broder has collaborated […]
Hear Bad Religion's 2019 Outtake 'What Are We Standing For'
Bad Religion, the long-running Los Angeles purveyors of humanistic punk, just released “What Are We Standing For,” an outtake from their 2019 album, Age Of Unreason. The song expresses support and compassion for professional athletes and others who have “taken a knee” to protest police brutality and racism. “In this time of tribal nationalism, dissent, […]
Kanye West Drops New Song 'Nah Nah Nah'
There’s no stopping Kanye West. After releasing a snippet of “Believe What I Say,” sampling Lauryn Hill’s “Doo-Wop (That Thing),” West has now dropped a new freestyle track. “Nah Nah Nah,” which appeared on social media into the early hours of Wednesday morning (Oct. 14), delves into his current run for U.S. president, the podcast […]
Flaming Lips Perform First Socially Distant Concert With Audience in Plastic Bubbles
Flaming Lips singer Wayne Coyne has long performed from inside a plastic bubble for art’s sake; in a concert this week (Oct. 12), the audience was in bubbles as well, for safety’s sake. It was the first time the band had tried the futuristic-looking concept with the audience and the experiment in a socially distant […]
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – "Hesitating Nation" & "Thousand Oaks"
Blog-rock survivors Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are still kicking. The most recent CYHSY album, The Tourist, was released in 2017, and today Alec Ounsworth has announced a new full-length called New Fragility, which will be out at the beginning of next year. The title comes from a David Foster Wallace quote and points toward […]
CARM – "Land" (Feat. Justin Vernon)
CARM is the project of CJ Camerieri, who co-founded the contemporary classical music ensemble yMusic and has contributed horns to projects from Bon Iver, Paul Simon, the National, Sufjan Stevens, and many more. A couple months ago, Camerieri shared a new song called “Already Gone,” which featured vocals from Yo La Tengo’s Georgia Hubley and […]
The Weather Station – "Robber"
Three years ago, Tamara Lindeman released her most recent album as the Weather Station. A stunning self-titled collection, it felt as if it was the culmination of everything Lindeman had been building towards on preceding releases. We named it one of the best albums of 2017, and we also ranked its standout track, the brilliant […]