Talib Kweli has announced that he’ll be releasing a new album titled Cultural Currency, but if you want to hear it, it’s not going to be available through traditional means. The rapper will be releasing the album (which has no release date) through a new Patreon campaign, where fans have three different options to contribute. Ranging […]
Stream Soul Blind’s Greatest Hits Vol. 1
In recent years, a lot of bands who come from the hardcore world have been embracing the fuzzed-out sounds of ’90s alt-rock radio. Higher Power, Drug Church, Fiddlehead, Culture Abuse, Narrow Head, and Gouge Away all embody that trend to some extent, and Soul Blind fit right in there. Soul Blind come from the same […]
Nick Cave Releases Trailer for 'Idiot Prayer'
Earlier this month, Nick Cave announced that he’ll be doing a special solo performance on July 23. And today (July 13), he dropped the trailer for Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace. In the video, Cave is seen penning some things in a notebook before walking into an empty Alexandra Palace where a […]
Yo La Tengo Release New Song, Launch New Bandcamp Page
It’s been a few years since Yo La Tengo have released new music. But in quarantine, the indie vets decided to drop a new song titled “James and Ira demonstrate mysticism and some confusion holds (Monday)” that they recently recorded at their practice facility in New Jersey while in quarantine. The group shared the song […]
Yo La Tengo – "James and Ira demonstrate mysticism and some confusion holds"
Yo La Tengo’s And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out turned 20 earlier this year. Good album, right? The indie rock luminaries are still at it. In 2018, they put out their most recent full-length, There’s A Riot Going On and they’ve been keeping busy since then with their annual Hanukkah shows and even a song […]
Hovvdy – "Runner"
Austin indie-pop duo Hovvdy released their very good new album Heavy Lifter back in October. And now they’re back with a new single, “Runner,” recorded over the course of a week at producer Andrew Sarlo’s Los Angeles studio. “‘Runner’ draws from warm memories of my childhood in Dallas; the spirit of running around as a […]
Kanye West – "DONDA"
Kanye West has shared a new song, “DONDA,” a tribute to his mother who passed away in 2007 at the age of 58. He posted it on his Twitter account last night on what would have been her birthday. The two-minute track is mostly made up of Donda West reciting the lyrics from KRS-One’s “Sound […]
No Joy – “Four”
No Joy are gearing up for the release of Motherhood, their first new album in five years. They’ve already shared early singles “Birthmark” and “Nothing Will Hurt.” And today they’re back with “Four,” which starts out with droning electric guitar, morphs into a chilled-out ’90s trip-hop throwback, and then closes out with a full-on explosion […]
Bill Callahan – "35"
A couple weeks ago, Bill Callahan announced a new album, Gold Record — it’s out in September — and he also announced that he’d be releasing a new song from it every Monday until it comes out. So far we’ve gotten “Pigeons,” which landed on top of our best songs list when it came out, […]
The Go! Team – "Cookie Scene"
The Go! Team released their last album, Semicircle, at the very beginning of 2018. They’re back with a new single today called “Cookie Scene” — the YouTube description says it features vocals from Detroit rapper, singer, and songwriter IndigoYaj. It’s bouncy and infectious, playful and breezy. “The stripped back swinging percussion of ‘Iko Iko’ by […]