Lydia Loveless’ last album, Real, was one of the best releases of 2016. For Loveless herself, that four year span since was a time of much needed rest following the burnout of tour, and a time of major life changes including a divorce and a move to North Carolina. The experiences since have yielded her […]
DMA’s – “Criminals (The Avalanches Remix)”
The Avalanches are active once again. The Australian DJ crew were silent for a few years, but they’ve been getting busy again this year. Thus far in 2020, the Avalanches have released four singles that feature a mind-bending array of collaborators, including Blood Orange, Rivers Cuomo, Jamie xx, and Neneh Cherry. And now the Avalanches […]
Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou – "Ancestral Recall"
Well, here’s one hell of a collaboration: Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou have an album coming out together. It’s called May Our Chambers Be Full, and it’s out in October. The album is the latest in Sacred Bones’ Alliance Series, an ongoing collection of collaborative releases that has also yielded team-ups between Uniform and the […]
Will Butler – "Close My Eyes"
Last month, Will Butler announced a new album called Generations, the follow-up to his last solo outing, 2015’s Policy. Along with the news, he shared a track called “Surrender.” And today, he’s back with another. The latest preview of Generations is called “Close My Eyes.” “I tried to make the lyrics a straightforward and honest […]
Slipknot's Corey Taylor Shares 'Black Eyes Blue' Video
Corey Taylor, the singer of Slipknot and Stone Stour, dropped a video for his second single “Black Eyes Blue” today (Aug. 19). Directed by DJay Brawner, the song is off Taylor’s first solo album, CMFT — which stands for Corey Mother Fucking Taylor — which is out Oct. 2 on Roadrunner Records. The song “CMFT Must […]
Stream Dikembe’s New Surprise Album Muck
It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from the Gainsville, Florida band Dikembe. Dikembe came up as part of the so-called emo revival in the early days of the last decade, and they immediately came off as one of the goofier, less serious bands from that whole pact. That’s changed. Today, Dikembe have come out […]
R3HAB & Amba Shepherd Cover “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
R3HAB, TINI & Reik’s ‘Bésame (I Need You)’ R3HAB has to be the busiest man in music. So far this year, the Dutch producer has released no less than a dozen singles including collaborations with Andy Grammer (“Good Example”), HRVY (“Be Okay”) Sofia Carson (“Miss U More Than U Know”), A R I Z O […]
Dave East Funkmaster Flex Freestyle
From Harlem to the BX. Dave East connects with Funkmaster Flex in the DJ’s latest freestyle series. For this new “Block Work”, he and Flex pull up a chair in front of Ink Studios Tattoo in the Bronx and where the Harlem rapper spits some bars with a roach and a bottle of Hennessy. Dave […]
Fiona Apple Narrates New Video About ICE Arrests, Teases New Music
Fiona Apple narrates a new short film that outlines how to document arrests by ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The video was produced in conjunction with We Have Rights, Brooklyn Defender Services, and WITNESS. Vulture also published a new interview with Apple in which she explains her decision to narrate the clip. “This is horrible shit that ICE […]
Carly Rae Jepsen Drops Cute Bop “Me And The Boys In The Band”
Interview: Carly Rae Talks ‘Dedicated’ Carly Rae Jepsen misses touring and her fans, so she called up Jack Antonoff and wrote a song about it. “On the road for half the year and I can’t remember loneliness,” the Canadian pop star begins the perky synth-pop anthem. “And it feels like that says something about you […]