Two days after it was announced that singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle died at age 38, the likely cause has been revealed. According to Metro Nashville Police Department spokesperson Don Aaron said SPIN that local police responded Sunday just after 5 pm CST to Earle’s apartment for a welfare check after a friend called the police since the singer-songwriter […]
Ziemba – "Harbor Me"
Next month, the El Paso-based musician René Kladzyk is putting out a new album as Ziemba called True Romantic. We highlighted two of its tracks a few weeks back, and today Kladzyk is releasing a new single from it, “Harbor Me,” a busy and frenetic shuffle that has a mournful quality to it, with Kladzyk […]
Village People's Victor Willis Mocks RNC for Using 'Y.M.C.A.,' Announces Biopic
You can say this much about the Village People’s Victor Willis: he doesn’t mince words. In an eventful 24 hours, the singer, who already has had some choice words for President Trump after telling him to stop using their “Macho Man” before his rallies, mocked the Republican National Convention in a Facebook post after it […]
Cults – “Monolithic”
Cults are back next month with their new album Host, the follow-up to 2017’s Offering. The album follows the course of a parasitic relationship, and we’ve already heard several tracks from it including “Trials,” “Spit You Out,” and “No Risk.” Today, they’re sharing new single and album closer “Monolothic,” which merges Cults’ classic earworm melodies […]
Hannah Georgas – "Easy"
Nex week, the Canadian songwriter Hannah Georgas will release her new album All That Emotion. She announced it back in June, and so far we’ve heard several tracks, including “That Emotion,” “Dreams,” and “Just A Phase.” Now, ahead of the album’s arrival, Georgas has shared a final preview. The latest All That Emotion track is […]
New Music: MC Eiht Ft. Conway The Machine, DJ Premier “Honcho”
Lesson for today. MC Eiht’s the H.N.I.C. on his new release featuring Conway The Machine and DJ Premier. Over Preemo’s grimy production full of scratches, the Compton veteran stays strapped with street tales full of drugs, drive-bys and shouts the late Nipsey Hussle. Conway opens the cut with a gritty verse extra clips and abundance […]
Sad13 – "Hysterical"
Four years after she released her solo debut Slugger, Speedy Ortiz leader Sadie Dupuis is getting ready to release Haunted Painting, the second album released under her Sad13 alias. The album comes out next month, and we’ve already posted the early tracks “WTD?,” “Ghost (Of A Good Time),” and “Oops…!” Today, we get another new […]
Hypoluxo – "Ridden"
Hypoluxo have been kicking around Brooklyn for a couple years now, playing gigs with Stereogum-approved acts like Nation Of Language and putting out a handful of releases. But the young band wound up in a classic bind — a shitty record deal that paralyzed and then almost destroyed them. Now, the quartet are back and […]
The Weeknd Responds to Previous Misogynistic Lyrics
While The Weeknd has topped the charts with a number of hits, the R&B singer has also been called out for his sexist lyrics. And now he’s finally addressing the issue. In a new interview with Esquire, The Weeknd, born Abel Tesfaye, pointed to “I just fucked two bitches ‘fore I saw you” from the […]
Tricky Drops New Single/Video, 'I'm in the Doorway'
Tricky dropped a new single/video, “I’m in the Doorway” today (Aug. 25), from his upcoming thirteenth studio album, Fall to Pieces album, due out Sept. 4 on False Idols. The tune, which follows previous singles “Fall Please” and “Thinking Of,” features guest vocals courtesy of Danish singer Oh Land. The founding member of Massive Attack explained in a […]