Kings Of Leon, just like the rest of the world, aren’t going anywhere right now, and they’ve decided to give us a song about it. Or rather, frontman Caleb Followill has decided to give us a song about it. “Going Nowhere,” unlike most of the Southern rock boys’ music, is a searching ballad for solo […]
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – "She's There"
Back in June of 2018, the Australian quintet Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever released their debut album Hope Downs. It was an endlessly replayable collection of impeccably crafted jangle-pop and old-school indie, and the band subsequently won themselves plenty of fans as they toured relentlessly behind it. Along the way, they released some other tracks — […]
Quelle Chris & Chris Keys – "Sacred Safe" (Feat. Merrill Garbus, Cavalier, & Homeboy Sandman)
The Detroit-raised, Brooklyn-based rapper and producer Quelle Chris is following up last year’s Guns with Innocent Country 2, a sequel to his 2015 collaboration with producer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Keys. Every song on the album was co-produced by both Chrises, and it also features guest spots from Earl Sweatshirt, Pink Siifu, Billy Woods, Denmark Vessey, […]
Thomas Rhett Taps Reba McEntire, Keith Urban & More For Charity Single "Be A Light"
Thomas Rhett currently has the number one song on iTunes with “Be The Light.” A star-studded collaboration with Reba McEntire, Keith Urban, Hillary Scott (of Lady Antebellum fame) and Chris Tomlin, the country star’s latest single raises money for COVID-19 relief efforts. As such, the stripped-back ballad is suitably inspiring and uplifting. “In a time […]
Clairo – "Everything I Know (Demo)"
Clairo released her debut album, Immunity, last year. It ended up having some lasting earworms on it, as it popped up on both our Favorite Songs and Top Pop Songs lists from 2019. Today, she has a new demo out in the world called “Everything I Know,” which she recorded earlier last year, per an […]
Ty Segall Releases 'Segall Smeagol', A New Free-Download EP Of 'Nilsson Schmilsson' Covers: Stream
The psychedelic rock wizard Ty Segall isn’t the type to sit idle. Segall released First Taste, his last solo album, back in August. Since then, Segall has also teamed up with Lightning Bolt drummer Brian Chippendale and formed the duo Wasted Shirt; they released their debut album Fungus II in February. By Segall’s own insane […]
Hailee Steinfeld Samples Annie Lennox On New Single "I Love You's"
Hailee’s ‘Wrong Direction’ EDIT: The post has been updated with Hailee’s stunning, black-and-white “I Love You’s” video. Watch it below. It’s a big day for Hailee Steinfeld fans. The pop star/actress has rolled out a new single called “I Love You’s” and announced an as-yet untitled two-part project. As I guessed from the 23-year-old’s social […]
Nick Hakim – "Qadir"
A little under three years ago, Nick Hakim released his debut album, Green Twins. And while the psychedelic soul of that collection garnered him plenty of acclaim, the years since have been complicated. Hakim lost a whole notebook worth of song drafts, then struggled with writer’s block. Then, his childhood friend passed away, and he […]
Damien Jurado – "Alice Hyatt"
At the beginning of May, veteran folk whisperer Damien Jurado is releasing his fifteenth (!) album, What’s New, Tomboy?, the follow-up to last year’s In The Shape Of A Storm. He shared “Birds Tricked Into The Trees” from it last month. Today he’s putting out another song from it, “Alice Hyatt,” which is seemingly named […]
Converge’s Jacob Bannon Announces Metal Supergroup Umbra Vitae, Shares “Return To Zero”
For the past 30 years, Jacob Bannon has led the Boston band Converge, which makes him a legend in the interlocking underground worlds of both hardcore and metal. More recently, Bannon has also been making music with Wear Your Wounds, a group that specializes in ominous, atmospheric gothic rock. Today, Bannon has unveiled the existence […]