Young Bristol singer-songwriter Fenne Lily announced her signing to Dead Oceans earlier this year with “Hypochondriac,” a gorgeous indie-rock track with a lot of depth beneath its surface-level beauty. It marked Lily as someone fans of artists like Phoebe Bridgers, Stella Donnelly, and Aldous Harding should keep an ear on. Following last month’s “To Be […]
Seal Remembers Director Joel Schumacher: 'Thank You So Much for Everything You’ve Done'
Yesterday, director Joel Schumacher died at the age of 80, succumbing to cancer after a year-long battle. One of his more famous (or infamous) movies were the late ’90s Batman movies: Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. Though they aren’t considered among the best in the franchise’s history, they did have pretty good soundtracks and with Batman Forever launching the career of British singer […]
Sprain's "Worship House" Is A Spindly, Mathy, Volatile Epic
Sprain is a spindly, mathy LA quartet calling back to ’90s post-hardcore greats like Slint and Unwound as well as noise-rock bombardiers like Metz and the Jesus Lizard. They’ll release their debut LP As Lost Through Collision this year through The Flenser, the great San Francisco label that recently kicked out great albums from Midwife […]
Hear Jenn Wasner's New Flock Of Dimes EP 'Like So Much Desire'
For over 10 years now, Jenn Wasner has made alluring, shape-shifting music as part of Wye Oak, her duo with Andy Stack. But along the way, each of them have embarked on other projects, with Wasner taking on alternative monikers like Dungeonesse and Flock Of Dimes. Her last Wye Oak outing, the great The Louder […]
Widowspeak Breathe New Resonance Into Old Clichés On "Money"
Brooklyn indie veterans Widowspeak reminded us how beautiful their country-tinged dream-pop can be when they returned last month with “Breadwinner,” their first new song in three years. As you might expect, it turns out that song was our first taste of a new album dropping this year. It’s called Plum, it’s out at the end […]
Rick Rubin + Beastie Boys Reunite on 'Broken Record'
When Rick Rubin first met the Beastie Boys, he was still a student and DJ at New York University. But after meeting Ad-Rock, Mike D, and the late Adam Yauch aka MCA, who were then all in high school, little did they know that the Beastie Boys’ debut, Licensed to Ill, would be the historic […]
New Video: Tee Grizzley “The Smartest Intro” | Rap Radar
Bow down. Tee Grizzley brings “The Smartest Intro” right before our eyes with the video to his The Smartest LP’s opening track. Directed by Ben Marc, the video finds the Detroit rapper repping for the family while seated at a throne on a floor full of money and a stripper and at the table of […]
Katy Perry’s “Daisies” Gets An Oliver Heldens Remix
Katy Perry’s Lead Singles Ranked Slow but steady wins the race. That’s the approach that Katy Perry and Capitol Records have taken with “Daisies,” the lead single from her much-anticipated 5th album, and it seems to be working. After a hefty second week stumble (which is completely normal for a fan-fueled, new release), the uplifting […]
Queen Becomes Third Rock Band to Appear on UK Stamps
For the third time in history, the UK’s Royal Mail is honoring a legendary band by issuing a set of stamps. After the Beatles in 2007 and Pink Floyd in 2016, Queen will now be seeing their faces in mailboxes in July. The 13-stamp set — featuring eight legendary album covers, a classic photo of […]
Metallica to Stream 2008 Concert From Madrid
As has been the custom in recent months, Metallica will air another #MetallicaMondays show from their vault. This week, they’re taking a trip back to May 2008 where they performed at Auditorio John Lennon in Madrid. “Of course, we played the hits, but you’ll also catch a couple deep cuts including “Bleeding Me” and “Devil’s Dance,” […]