Singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens has a new album. Titled The Ascension, the record will be his eighth solo studio album and follows his recent collaborative effort with his stepfather Lowell Brams, which was released earlier this year. It is Stevens’ first solo album in five years. The album’s first single, the sprawling, over 12-minute “America,” will be […]
Disq – "I Know What It's Like" (Jeff Tweedy Cover)
Disq, the exciting young Band To Watch built around the musical partnership between Wisconsin childhood friends Isaac deBroux-Slone and Raina Bock, released their very good debut album Collector earlier this year. And now they’re back with a cover of “I Know What It’s Like,” a solo track from Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy’s 2018 solo album […]
Kanye West – "Wash Us In The Blood"
Kanye West has released a new song called “Wash Us In The Blood.” It features Travis Scott and was mixed by Dr. Dre, which might mean that Dre produced his forthcoming album God’s Country. Rumors of the album’s existence started popping up last month. This specific track was mentioned in a GQ feature that was […]
Jordana – "Big"
Earlier this year, Jordana Nye re-released her debut album, Classical Notions Of Happiness. It came with a couple bonus tracks, including the excellent “Crunch” and “Sway.” Those songs seemed to suggest a new direction Jordana might be poised to explore on upcoming releases, and as it turns out, we’ll get to hear more of that […]
Pearl Jam Honors Those Killed at 2000 Roskilde Fest | SPIN
Pearl Jam honored the nine lives that were lost on the 20th anniversary of the Roskilde Festival tragedy. Guitarist Stone Gossard wrote: “It’s been 20 years since that day. A normal festival show day…show up 5 hours ahead. Wait for your slot. I barely remember it… Sunny, I think. Lou Reed played, I think. Then […]
TIDAL: Fabolous vs. Jadakiss
Monday on Elm Street. The epic match-up of Freddy vs Jason comes to Verzuz for the webcast series’ latest rap battle between Fabolous and Jadakiss. On Monday night (June 29), Brooklyn’s Loso and Yonker’s Kiss stood side-by-side and went punch line for punch line for 20 rounds of their classic songs. The well-respected MCs brought […]
Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda Announces New Album Created on Twitch
At the beginning of quarantine, Mike Shinoda fell in love with Twitch. He spent every weekday creating art on the platform as fans shared their feedback on what he was doing in real-time. Four days a week were dedicated to making music, while one day a week was spent working on visual art. Now, 12 […]
New Music: Queen Naija Ft. Wale “Butterflies Pt. 2 (Remix)”
Crazy how we vibe. The saga continues for Queen Naija on her new remix featuring Wale. On the romantic ballad, the Michigan songstress sings her uncertainties of a relationship, while Mr. Folarin raps distant love from a far.
TIDAL: Alicia Keys vs John Legend
Happy Juneteenth! After a few weeks off, Verzuz makes its return on Juneteenth for the powerful showdown between John Legend and Alicia Keys. For the first unisex session, the two multi-platinum and Grammy-award winning artists brought their pianos alongside one another for 20 rounds of their greatest hits from John’s “Ordinary People”, “So High”, and […]
Chelsea Cutler Taps Noah Kahan For “Crazier Things” Update
Noah Kahan Drops ‘Cape Elizabeth’ EP Chelsea Cutler’s debut LP, How To Be Human, houses more than its fair share of perfectly-crafted pop songs, but “Crazier Things” still manages to stand out due to its honesty and vulnerability. The singer/songwriter has now turns the breakup ballad into a duet with Noah Kahan. “It kills me inside […]