Back in June, A Certain Ratio announced they’d be returning with their first new album in 12 years, ACR Loco. So far we’ve heard singles “Always In Love” and “Yo Yo Gi.” Today, the band has returned with another new one. Like “Yo Yo Gi” drawing inspiration from Tokyo, the latest taste of ACR Loco […]
Slow Pulp – "At It Again"
We named Wisconsin-bred, Chicago-based rockers Slow Pulp a Band To Watch last year, and their self-released EP Big Day was one of the best of 2019. Next month, they’re finally hitting us with their debut album Moveys, and we’ve already heard two singles, “Idaho” and “Falling Apart.” Today, they’re sharing “At It Again,” which originated […]
Artist Spotlight: Em – Pathway To Aetheria
While most have at least heard one or two songs by the New Jersey native singer-songwriter Em, those who still haven’t should listen to Pathway To Aetheria, her most important work released to date, home to a collection of eight spiritual yet catchy tracks. She has managed to create her own lane in music, taking […]
Joni Mitchell Launches Archives Series, Shares Acoustic Version of 'House of the Rising Sun'
Joni Mitchell is launching her own archives series. The singer-songwriter will be delivering a bunch of archival releases in the coming years, beginning with Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967). It will feature a number of rarities in the build-up to her first proper release that encompasses a deluxe 5-CD set that includes unreleased home, live, […]
This Is The Kit – “Coming To Get You Nowhere”
Kate Stables’ folk-rock band This Is The Kit are returning next month with the new album Off Off On, the follow-up to 2017’s Moonshine Freeze, which they recorded with Bonny Light Horseman/Muzz’s Josh Kaufman. “We were on the same page about a lot of musical ideas, as well as doing things I wouldn’t do musically,” says […]
Mr. Eazi & Major Lazer – "Oh My Gawd" (Feat. Nicki Minaj & K4MO)
Major Lazer are ramping up to the release of their fourth LP, Lazerism. Back in May the Diplo-led crew started teasing “Oh My Gawd,” a new collaboration with Afrobeats sensation Mr. Eazi also featuring rap and pop superstar Nicki Minaj and Eazi’s fellow Nigerian K4MO. It was supposed to drop in July, but it’s been […]
New Video: Stefflon Don “Move” | Rap Radar
The bite of the Don. Stefflon Don is certainly making all the right moves on her new single produced by Troyton. In the Remi Laudat-directed clip, the British rapper dazzles with her fellow ladies at an eatery while showcasing her raw lyrics. There, Steff twerks by the bar, runs a game of Dominoes, and continues […]
New Video: Usher “Bad Habits” | Rap Radar
Don’t get caught slipping. Usher confesses his wrongdoings in the video to his new single. On the tender track, a vulnerable Ursh admits his vices of lies and infidelity. Along with the song, the accompanying visual finds the R&B singer dancing in a lite warehouse and enjoying the company of a mistress before his lady […]
Pearl Jam to Release 1992 'MTV Unplugged' Sessions
Pearl Jam’s iconic 1992 MTV Unplugged session, previously only a special 2019 Record Store Day release, will be available on vinyl and, for the first time, on CD as well. The live session lands on the band’s 30th anniversary — Pearl Jam formed in 1990 from the ashes of Mother Love Bone, a band featuring […]
New Video: Locksmith “Quarantine” | Rap Radar
Let the truth unfold. Like the rest of us, Locksmith’s on lockdown, and he uses his time wisely on his new track. Over Decap’s bouncing keys, the Bay Area lyricist walks across the city and weighs in on society during the current times of quarantine. Stay inside.