Sen Morimoto got his start in the underground western Massachusetts hip-hop scene, but since relocating to Chicago, he’s become a regular collaborator to a constellation of the city’s future-stars, including Kaina, NNAMDÏ, and Lala Lala. Back in 2018, he released his debut album, Cannonball!, a smooth and intriguing fusion of pop and jazz, and today […]
Whitney Announce Covers Album, Release Rendition Of The Roches 'Hammond Song'
Few bands can emulate the twang of John Denver. Fewer can come close to showcasing the soul of SWV. And, well, only one band can really do both. Chi-town indie rockers Whitney announced this morning that they’ll be releasing a 10-track album, Candid, next month with covers ranging from Denver’s “Country Roads” to SWV’s “Rain.” […]
Mike Polizze – “Wishing Well”
Take comfort in the fact that even in this dark time, Paradise Of Bachelors is still out here releasing extremely pretty acoustic guitar music. Mike Polizze, longtime leader of the Philadelphia band Purling Hiss, is about to release his first solo album, Long Lost Solace Find, through the label, and it, too, is extremely pretty. […]
The Revenge of MAYA
As the 2000s became the 2010s, no artist looked more poised to transform the landscape wholesale than Mathangi Arulpragasam, whom most millennials know as M.I.A. A brilliant Sri Lankan musician, political disruptor, and cultural synthesizer from London, she made music almost entirely about being exiled by birthright, about her complicated relationship with societal upheaval having […]
Full Of Hell + HEALTH = "Full Of HEALTH"
Both Full Of Hell and HEALTH love to collaborate with other artists. The former has paired up with the Body and been a part of Sightless Pit and the latter has put out singles with Soccer Mommy, Youth Code, JPEGMAFIA, and many, many more throughout the years, most recently with a Xiu Xiu collab back […]
Angel Du$t Surprise-Release New EP 'Lil House': Stream
Angel Du$t are one of the more curious, fascinating bands out there. Lead singer Justice Tripp is best-known as the frontman for Baltimore bruisers Trapped Under Ice, one of the most influential hardcore bands of the past decade and a half. Three other Angel Du$t members also play in fellow Baltimore hardcore wreckers Turnstile. But […]
Cults – “Trials”
Erstwhile blog-indie darlings Cults returned last month with “Spit You Out,” their first new single in years. And today, they’re officially announcing a new album called Host, the follow-up to 2017’s Offering (and 2018’s full-length cover of the Motels’ self-titled debut). Host was written more collaboratively between Madline Follin and Brian Oblivion than ever before […]
Troye Sivan – "Easy"
A couple months ago, Australian pop singer Troye Sivan released a new single, “Take Yourself Home,” his first new track since his Boy Erased song with Jónsi, and today he’s announcing a new EP called IN A DREAM, his first project since 2018’s full-length Bloom. Here’s how he described the new EP: “A story that’s […]
Kanye West Drops Presidential Bid (Report)
We hardly knew Ye. Kanye West’s presidential bid is over before it started. According to a report in Intelligencer, West hired a get out the vote specialist to try to whip up 100,000 signatures to get him on the ballot in Florida and South Carolina. Steve Kramer, the specialist, said they were “working over the weekend […]
Whitney Announce Their Covers Album With A Take On The Roches' Classic "Hammond Song"
Back in May, the gently sighing Chicago retro rockers Whitney released a pair of excellent cover songs, renditions of John Denver’s soft ’70s folk-rock hit “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (with Waxahatchee in tow!) and SWV’s ’90s R&B jam “Rain.” Turns out those are part of a whole album of covers the band is releasing […]