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 […]
Watch 'Two Minutes To Late Night' Cover RATM
Jordan Olds, host of Two Minutes to Late Night, dropped an explosive new cover. But unlike his previous collaborations, Olds took a step down from this one and handed the space over to musicians of color, who covered Rage Against the Machine’s 1992 protest song “Killing in the Name.” “Frick you, I won’t do what […]
Tupac Love Letters, Notorious B.I.G. Crown Up for Auction
Tupac Shakur’s teenage love letters and Notorious B.I.G.‘s “King of New York” crown from a 1997 Rap Pages magazine cover story are among the items Sotheby’s is offering up at its first-ever auction to focus on the history and legacy of hip hop. The signed crown was worn by Biggie in his last-ever photo shoot, three […]
Van Morrison Calls Concert Limits 'Pseudo-Science'
Van Morrison isn’t pleased with the idea of social distancing at concerts and even as has gone as far as calling the whole concept “pseudo-science.” Titled “Save Live Music,” the 74-year-old Northern Irish singer posted a statement on his website strongly encouraging the rest of the music industry to push for “full capacity audiences going forward.” […]