With stone-cold classics like “Blue Monday,” “Bizarre Love Triangle” and “True Faith,” New Order was one of the most influential bands of the ’80s. And they have never stopped releasing great music, although it has become somewhat sporadic. The Brits returned this week with their first new single in five years. Originally time to coincide […]
Steps Returns With New Single “What The Future Holds”
Steps Drops ‘Scared Of The Dark’ Steps was a phenomenon — in Europe, at least — in the late ’90s and early ’00s. Over the course of four years, the quintet racked up 15 top 10 hits in the UK with their unique brand of campy pop. And then, they split. There was a Christmas […]
Gillian Welch – "Beautiful Boy" & "I Just Want You To Know"
And the Gillian Welch archival releases keep on coming. A couple months ago, Welch and her partner David Rawlings released Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 1, the follow-up to her 2016 double album Boots No. 1: The Official Revival Bootleg, made up of songs that were written in between 2001’s Time (The Revelator) […]
Disturbed – "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You" (Sting Cover)
Disturbed have released a cover of Sting’s 1993 Grammy-winning track “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You.” The band had quite a bit of success with a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound Of Silence” a few years ago — it became their highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 when it came […]
Beastie Boys' 1995 Hardcore 'Aglio E Oglio' EP Now on Streaming Services
A year after Ill Communication was released (in 1995), the Beastie Boys went back to their hardcore roots by releasing Aglio E Oglio. The EP, which featured eight songs in 11 minutes, wasn’t hyped — it was just Adrock, MCA and Mike D. rolling back the years. The collection was originally released on Grand Royal (the Beasties’ own label) […]
David Guetta & Sia Come Together For “Let’s Love”
David Guetta & Sia’s ‘Flames’ Video Magic happens when David Guetta and Sia work together. From their first collaboration, “Titanium,” to 2018’s “Flames,” their four collaborations have amassed more than two billion streams. Expect that number to increase significantly with the arrival of “Let’s Love.” The pair’s last single, which was written and recorded during […]
New Music: Grafh Ft. Smoke DZA, ElCamino “Trappin’ Out The Hyatt”
Trap trap trap. Grafh’s trapping out of high places on this new street record featuring Smoke DZA and ElCamino. Locked in with Rain 910’s nostalgic production, the Queens lyricist moves work out of the lavishing hotel chain, and who better than DZA and ElCamino to occupy the suites. The collaboration follows Grafh’s powerful cut “Killing […]
Cloud Nothings – “American Idiot” (Green Day Cover)
i did an upsetting cover song for @stereogum 's covers compilation – it, uh, wasn't really in the spirit of the tunes on the comp, so here it is all by its lonesome. gonna leave it up for a couple days, all proceeds going to the save stereogum cause https://t.co/LF8SVk6sOs — Cloud Nothings (@cloudnothings) September […]
Ruel Announces ‘Bright Lights, Red Eyes’ EP, Drops “as long as you care”
At just 17, Ruel is prepping the release of his third EP. Bright Lights, Red Eyes arrives on October 23 and it’s destined to be yet another bold step forward on his musical journey — at least, on the strength of “as long as you care.” A breezy, ’70s-influenced anthem about the tyranny of distance, […]
New Video: Spillage Village, JID, EarthGang “Baptize” | Rap Radar
OMG! Following their “End Of Daze“, Spillage Village makes a splash with their latest recording “Baptize”. Over Olu’s production, JID and EARTHGANG’s Olu and WowGr8 cleanse their souls accompanied by guest vocals from Ant Clemons, Luke James, and Gallant. In correlation to the track, the visual finds the Dreamville trio balancing religion and lustful thoughts […]