Flashback: Kylie’s ‘Into The Blue’ One of the few fun things to happen in 2020 is the renaissance of Britney Spears’ “Mood Ring,” a four-year-old Japanese bonus track from Glory. Britney decided to give it a belated streaming release and the song unexpectedly topped iTunes and spawned a club-conquering remix package. That got me thinking […]
Cloud Nothings Prep New LP, Subscription Service | SPIN
Cloud Nothings will release a new studio album, The Black Hole Understands, on Friday, July 3 via Bandcamp. The streaming platform is waiving its fees that day to support recording artists during the coronavirus pandemic. The indie-rock band also announced a Bandcamp subscription service, offering fans a monthly digital EP, merch discount and (for “super […]
New Music: Saweetie “Pretty Bitch Freestyle”
Trending off a selfie. Saweetie reps her Pretty Bitch movement on her latest recording. Ushering in her 27th birthday, the ICY chick flaunts her high-end designer, her raunchy ways, and breaks the internet over a Cal-A production. Saweetie’s currently prepping the release of her album Pretty Bitch Music, which has recently spawned the latest single, […]
New Music: Iamsu! “1300 Stars”
All star Su. Iamsu! reaches for the stars on this motivational tune. Over a psychedelic production, the Bay Area rapper life accomplishments, struggles, fame, and musical influence. Clear the way.
PJ Harvey to Reissue 'Rid of Me' on Vinyl | SPIN
PJ Harvey will continue her vinyl reissue campaign with Rid of Me and 4-Track Demos, out on Aug. 21 via UMe/Island. The Steve Albini-produced Rid of Me, Harvey’s acclaimed second LP, will appear on vinyl for the first time since the record’s 1993 release. 4-Track Demos, originally released five months later, collects her demo home […]
Boris – “Anti-Gone”
Tomorrow, the prolific and long-running Japanese fuzz-metal overlords Boris will self-release their new album NO. Let me just tell you: I have heard NO. It is raw as fuck, and it kicks every conceivable variety of ass. For many of us, Boris are the kind of band that you can sometimes take for granted. They […]
Father John Misty to Release New EP With Leonard Cohen Covers
Father John Misty has had a relatively quiet year, with the exception of his latest live album, Offkey in Hamburg, which benefited MusiCares’ COVID-19 fund. But tomorrow, July 3, singer-songwriter Josh Tillman will release a new EP featuring a slew of rare covers. Anthem+3 features a new rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Anthem,” along with three previously issued covers: […]
The Sauce Twinz/Sada Baby/Sauce Gohan Track “Big Drip Squad” Is Incredible
Sauce Walka and Sada Baby are made for each other. Both Sauce Walka, from Houston, and Sada Baby, from Detroit, have made themselves underground-rap institutions, tirelessly cranking out new tracks and mixtapes at insane rates. Both of them are total rap monsters. Both are funny as hell in theatrically ignorant ways. Both are wildly charismatic, […]
Ryley Walker Shares Covers Of Grouper, Cass McCombs, Isotope 217, & Amen Dunes
Ryley Walker loves covers! The man once covered an entire lost Dave Matthews Band album. A couple of months ago, he covered Grandaddy’s “The Go In The Go-For-It.” He also, of course, covered a 2000s song for us as part of our ongoing Save Stereogum campaign. And now covered some more! Today, Walker threw up […]
Is This Mysterious Occult Classic Album Actually By Illuminati Hotties?
Yesterday, artists including PUP, Lucy Dacus, and Sadie Dupuis tweeted a link to a mysterious album on SoundCloud. It’s a self-titled release from a project called Occult Classic. The SoundCloud upload offers no further details, but let me tell ya, this shit rips. The first song is called “will i get cancelled if i write […]