False alarm. Salaam Remi’s music continues to spread his message during these times, and his new single with Bilal is no different. In the music video, Bilal takes a stroll through the park and carries on about his business, but things racially motivated when a Karen makes a call. Salaam Remi’s Black On Purpose album […]
ME REX's 'Triceratops' EP Has The Anxiously Wordy British Guitar Anthems You Didn't Know You Needed
Myles McCabe is a guitarist for the punchy, poppy London emo band Fresh. His solo project ME REX is a bit darker and wordier but shares Fresh’s penchant for surging gargantuan hooks. The resulting indie guitar tracks split the difference between the anxious euphoria of Los Campesinos! and the hearty catharsis of Frightened Rabbit — […]
New Video: Cordae Ft. Roddy Ricch “Gifted” | Rap Radar
Cordae back. After departing from the YBN Collective, Cordae drops the prefix from his name and celebrates his 23rd birthday today with his new single featuring Roddy Ricch. Accompanied by Roddy Ricch’s uplifting hook and additional vocals by Ant Clemons, the introspective video directed by Cole Bennett finds the D.M.V. rapper reflecting on new journeys, […]
Premiere: ACE HARPER’s Defiant “Body Politics”
ACE HARPER joins this week’s New Music Friday lineup with her first single of 2020. Defiant and instantly catchy, “Body Politics” works both as a dance-pop anthem and mantra to live by. “I won’t behave, I don’t do fake,” she sings over crashing synths on the chorus. “Want a taste? My body politics.” What inspired […]
New Video: Lil Tecca “Royal Rumble” | Rap Radar
The champ is here. Lil Tecca celebrates his 18th birthday with the wrestling-inspired video for the lead single off his upcoming debut album, Virgo World. Produced by Sean Turk and Z3N, the Long Island young gunner hits the ring and implies his come up and newfound success to the main event. Bow down, to the […]
Olympia Punk Band Gag Releases New Album 'Still Laughing': Stream
The Olympia band Gag make fast, grimy, gloriously ugly hardcore punk; if you listen to their music with your headphones on and your eyes closed, you can practically smell the mildewy basement-space venues where nobody ever cleans up the spilled beer. It’s been four years since Gag released America’s Greatest Hits, their last album, though […]
Replacements Unearth Previously Unreleased Demo of 'I.O.U.'
“I.O.U.,” the track that kicks off the original version of the Replacements’ seminal Pleased to Meet Me album, dropped today in its original demo form. The previously unreleased track is on of a deluxe edition of the record, due out Oct. 9. A few other unreleased cuts have been shared recently, including a demo of […]
Cartalk – "Las Manos"
Last year, Cartalk — the project of the Los Angeles-based musician Chuck Moore — released three stellar singles — “Noonday Devil,” “Wrestling,” and “Sleep.” All three songs appear on their upcoming debut album, Pass Like Pollen, which will be out in October and, like those singles, it was produced by Illuminati Hotties’ Sarah Tudzin. Today, […]
New Music: Black Thought Ft. Killer Mike, Pusha T, Swizz Beatz “Good Morning”
Good morning. Coming off his new deal with Republic Records, Black Thought begins a new day with his latest release. Anchored by Sean C’s barbaric beat and Swizzy’s energetic hook, Thought blacks out with his fiery rhymes. King Push strikes with keen bars while Killer Mike impacts with a thought-provoking 16. The single is the […]
Watch Rick Astley Cover Post Malone's 'Better Now'
Rick Astley has returned with a new cover but from an unlikely source. While he’s given fans a solid rendition of the Foo Fighters’ “Everlong,” the ’80s pop-singer-turned-viral-sensation took on Post Malone’s “Better Now,” off the ubiquitous artist’s 2018 album, Beerbongs & Bentleys. “So there are a lot of words in this song,” Astley admitted, […]