There’s a new Sun Kil Moon album coming out, which means there’s a long and diaristic new Mark Kozelek song. Last year, Kozelek teamed up with Chicago multi-instrumentalist Ben Boye and Dirty Three drummer Jim White to release the album I Also Want To Die In New Orleans, and he led it off with a […]
On Chromatica, Lady Gaga Doesn’t Know What Normal Is | SPIN
Lady Gaga is one of those artists you wish wasn’t such a crowd-pleaser, because her crowd is often wrong. And maybe we’d play it safe too if our most sonically adventurous album garnered the nickname Artflop. But ever since 2013’s absurd, problematic, and musically astonishing Artpop didn’t meet commercial expectations (despite reaching no. 1 and […]
New Music: YG “FTP”
Klu Klux Cops. YG screams “Fuck The Police” on his latest controversial record, “FTP”. As the protests and riots continue to spread like wildfire across the country, the “FDT (Fuck Donald Trump)” rapper rallies behind his people and rages war against the corrupted and brutal members of law enforcements.
New Music: Rob Markman Ft. DviousMindz “Parkside Freestyle”
Rob Markman takes it to Parkside Avenue on his new release produced by DviousMindz. Over the producer’s hard-hitting bap sound, Rob reps the borough and preaches unity. Brooklyn, stand up!
Killer Mike on How White People Can Help: 'It Is Being a Part of Fixing It Always'
Last Friday, Killer Mike delivered a powerful, poignant speech directed at protestors in Atlanta. And on Monday night, he went on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert to expound on those points. In the segment, he discussed the speech from Friday, where he and T.I. spoke at Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ press conference after spending a day promoting […]
YG – “FTP”
Today is what the music industry called “Blackout Tuesday,” a voluntary day of silence from labels and creators in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. That’s why Stereogum has remained silent today. We don’t know whether that’s the right thing or not; there have been many conflicting opinions on it and people are interpreting […]
New Music: Papoose “Tribute”
BLM As tensions continue to build over George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery’s deaths, Papoose sends his condolences to all with his “Tribute”. Over a Tavares “Out of the Picture” sample, famously used on 50 Cent’s “Many Men”, Pap runs through the alphabet and pays his respects to the countless victims one-by-one. United we stand…divided we […]
New Music: Terrace Martin Ft. Denzel Curry, Daylyt, Kamasi Washington, G Perico “Pig Feet”
To protect at all cost comes Terrace Martin and his new single featuring Denzel Curry, Daylyt, Kamasi Washington, and G Perico. Produced by Terrace Martin, Trevor Lawrence Jr., and Marlon Williams, with Kamasi Washington on the sax, Denzel Curry, Daylyt, and G Perico lament on police brutality and the racism that’s dividing the nation. The […]
SPIN to Observe Music Industry Blackout on Tuesday | SPIN
The past week has witnessed a world-historical boiling point for unrest in America. Following George Floyd’s death at the hands of a police officer, people have been confronted with issues that have been around since this country was born. In conjunction with the rest of the music industry, SPIN will be honoring the blackout and […]
Ricky Martin Releases Mellow ‘Pausa’ EP
Ricky Martin’s long-awaited 11th LP was originally going to be called Movimiento. He had a change of heart when the COVID-19 crisis hit and decided to split it into two halves — Pausa and Play. The first installment arrived on Saturday (May 30) and it is largely mellow and contemplative, while the second (due in […]