From BK to QB Statik Selektah simply carries on with his new single featuring Joey Badass, Nas and guitarist extraordinaire, Gary Clark Jr. Over a flip of Isaac Hayes’ “Walk On By”, Badmon and Esco trade glorious bars filled with ambition and determination of not letting anything stand in their way of their success. Life […]
New Music: Ty Dolla $ign Ft. Jhene Aiko, Mustard “By Yourself”
All the single ladies. Hot off the announcement of his forthcoming albumFeaturing Ty Dolla $ign, the Long Beach singer releases its first single featuring Jhene Aiko and produced by Mustard. Beginning with a sped up sample of Changing Faces’ “G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.”, Ty Dolla nods to independent ladies who need no man, while Jhene reiterates the sentiments […]
Icona Pop Teams With Sofi Tukker For Quirky Bop “Spa”
Big Freedia & Icona Pop’s ‘Louder’ We could all do with a little pampering in 2020, which makes Icona Pop and Sofi Tukker’s “Spa” something of a timely treat. “Put some cukes on my eyes, tell me, ‘is this paradise?’” Tucker Halpern quips on his tongue-in-cheek verse. “Slap my body with a birch, in the […]
Sofia Carson Drops Defiant Banger “Guess I’m A Liar”
Sofia Carson & R3HAB’s ‘I Luv U’ Sofia Carson returns to New Music Friday with her first non-feature since 2017. Produced by Jason Evigan and Gian Stone, “Guess I’m A Liar” is a defiant banger about reclaiming your independence. “I told you I’d never give up, I don’t know if I knew,” she begins over […]
Little Mix’s ‘Confetti’ LP Takes Shape With “Happiness”
Little Mix’s ‘Break Up Song’ Another week, another flawless pop song from Little Mix. The UK girl group rolls out “Happiness” as the fourth single from their upcoming Confetti LP (due November 6) and it’s a top-notch banger about reclaiming your power. “Dancing alone in the dark, shadows all over me,” the ladies begin over […]
King Princess Returns With “Only Time Makes It Human”
King Princess’ Quirky ‘Talia’ Video And she’s back! King Princess’s Cheap Queen stood out as one of the best debut albums of 2019, which means that expectations are high for whatever she does next. Happily, the 21-year-old proves up to the challenge on new single “Only Time Makes It Human” — an electro-pop detour about […]
Steady Holiday – “Living Life”
Dre Babinski released her last album as Steady Holiday, Nobody’s Watching, in 2018. Since then, she’s covered a Christmas classic and a Weezer song and today she’s back with one of her own in advance of a full-length album that’s coming out next year. New single “Living Life” is a chiming affirmation, its sound landing […]
Stream Swedish Hardcore Band Speedway's Raw And Rowdy Self-Titled EP
New today from the rad Boston punk label Triple B: a self-titled EP from the Swedish hardcore band Speedway. As Brooklyn Vegan points out, the project initially dropped back in June, and now it’s getting a wider platform. Good thing too because this shit rips. It chugs. It blazes. It careens. I daresay my colleague […]
Jeff Rosenstock – "Old Cold" & "Fox In The Snow" (Belle And Sebastian Cover)
Is “Fox In The Snow” one of the most beloved Belle & Sebastian songs? I guess anything off If You’re Feeling Sinister probably deserves that designation by default, but I’m still surprised when the song pops up in new contexts. For instance: In my home base of Columbus, there’s a local chain of utterly delicious […]
Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy – “I’ve Made Up My Mind” (Feat. Alasdair Roberts) (Dave Rich Cover)
Every week, Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy have been teaming up with a fellow Drag City artist to cover a different song from a previous decade. First they covered Cat Stevens’ 1967 track “Blackness Of The Night” with AZITA. Then they did Hank Williams Jr.’s 1979 track “OD’d In Denver” with Will Oldham’s old […]