In May, DIIV released Frog In Boiling Water, one of the best albums of the year that somehow gets better every time I listen to it. Today, the shoegaze favorites stopped by SiriusXM to play a mesmeric, dark cover of Pavement’s “Cream Of Gold.” The band also performed the Terror Twilight track last month in […]
Another K-Pop Apology: Stans Pressure Seunghan Not To Rejoin RIIZE After Controversy
Being a K-pop star means always having to say you’re sorry. Imagine the South Korean pop machine as a technologically advanced, extremely online version of the old Hollywood studio system. Idols are expected to maintain a certain standard of behavior, and their transgressions are constantly surveilled and documented. That means that everytime one of the […]
Charli XCX Shares “Spring breakers” Remix With Kesha
You didn’t think the Brat rollout was over, did you? Charli XCX has been dominating the headlines all year, and she’s going to keep this thing going for as long as she possibly can. Just last week, Charli released her massive all-star remix album Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat. And she […]
Finneas Joins Billie Eilish In Newark, Covers Radiohead In The BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
Finneas is out there promoting his new album For Cryin’ Out Loud! His travels recently brought him to the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, where he sat down and the piano and performed a solemn cover of Radiohead’s The Bends power ballad “Fake Plastic Trees.” The current jaunt is preventing him from participating in his […]
Skepta – “Why Lie?” (Feat. Flo Milli)
London grime star Skepta was supposed to release his new album Knife And Fork earlier this year, but it hasn’t come out yet, and we don’t know when it’s arriving. Thus far, Skepta has released the singles “Gas Me Up (Diligent)” and “Tony Montana,” and today he’s got a new one with Flo Milli, the […]
JENNIE – “Mantra”
The members of the hugely popular South Korean girl group Blackpink are releasing solo music, and today we’ve got a big one from JENNIE, the member who starred in the Weeknd’s HBO show The Idol and who had to apologize for vaping indoors. Jennie’s new single “Mantra” is fully English-language, and it feels like her […]
EarthGang – “Love You More” (Feat. T-Pain)
Earlier this year, EarthGang released the AI-inspired EP Robophobia. The Atlanta rap duo recently announced their new album Perfect Fantasy, and today they’re unveiling the first preview with the T-Pain collaboration “Love You More.” EarthGang and T-Pain last joined forces for 2019’s “Tequila.” Perfect Fantasy serves as the next chapter in the EarthGang VS. The […]
Sponge – “Fade Into You” (Mazzy Star Cover)
Last month, Sponge announced an album of covers of songs from 1994 and released a quirked-up version of the Morrissey classic “The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get.” Today, the Detroit alt-rock group is sharing their take on Mazzy Star’s immortal hit “Fade Into You.” “‘Fade Into You’ is a FANTASTIC SONG,” frontman […]
Watch CMAT Cover Daniel Johnston’s “Joy Without Pleasure” On Jo Whiley Sofa Sessions
On Tuesday (Oct. 8), a reissue of Daniel Johnston’s 1991 album Artistic Vice was announced. On Wednesday night (Oct. 9), CMAT stopped by BBC Radio 2 and played the late indie icon’s 1980 song “Joy Without Pleasure” on Jo Whiley Sofa Sessions. Last year, the Irish pop singer unveiled her sophomore album CrazyMad, For Me, […]
Halsey Shares “I Never Loved You,” Impersonates Kate Bush, PJ Harvey, & Other Iconic Artists
Last month, Halsey officially announced her new album The Great Impersonator after releasing the singles “The End,” “Lucky,” and “Lonely Is The Muse.” Afterward, she released “Ego,” and now she’s back with “I Never Loved You.” The Great Impersonator is thematically tied to artists who’ve influenced Halsey. “Lucky” showed love for Britney Spears (which caused […]