The London rapper JME has been making records for more than a decade. He’s a fixture in the grime world. With his brother Skepta, JME co-founded the Boy Better Know collective. He’s made a whole lot of bangers, both alone and with Skepta. And yet it’s possible that JME has never done anything cooler than […]
Tanya Donelly And The Parkington Sisters – “Automatic” (The Go-Go’s Cover)
Over the past few weeks, Tanya Donelly of Belly, Breeders, and Throwing Muses has been releasing a series of covers and donating the proceeds to charity. She’s covered artists including Pixies, Marianne Faithfull, Labi Siffre, and Bob Marley. And now she’s announcing an entirely different covers-based project: a new album of covers recorded with the […]
Standing On The Corner – "Angel"
The nebulous Brooklyn collective Standing On The Corner have spent the last couple years collaborating with some big names, including Solange, Earl Sweatshirt, and Danny Brown. The group’s last release of their own was the 2017 mixtape RED BURNS, which followed their 2016 self-titled debut, and now they’re gearing up for something new. Today, they’ve […]
Rivers Cuomo Covered Nirvana's 'Heart-Shaped Box'
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo is a self-proclaimed Nirvana super-fan, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that he covered one of that band’s signature tracks, “Heart-Shaped Box,” during quarantine. The performance, which originated from a Zoom session hosted for fans, finds the songwriter stripping back the heavy In Utero rocker to a quiet solo piano ballad. […]
Jordana – "I'll Take It Boring"
Over the past couple years, the young songwriter Jordana Nye was steadily building up her sound, carving out a sort of bedroom-pop aesthetic for herself. Earlier this year, she re-released her 2019 debut Classical Notions Of Happiness in a remastered/expanded format. Along the way, she shared “Crunch,” one of the new songs added to the […]
Pottery – "Hot Heater"
Pottery are gearing up to release their debut album Welcome To Bobby’s Motel next month, and we’ve already heard a bunch of great stuff from it. First there was the multi-part freakout “Texas Drums Pt. I & II,” then the jittery “Take Your Time,” and finally the languid, psych-tinged “Hot Like Jungle.” And today, the […]
Tkay Maidza – “Shook”
Four years ago, the sharp and energetic Australian dance-rapper Tkay Maidza impressed us with her all-over-the-place debut album TKAY. Since then, she’s only grown more confident and intense; “Awake,” the JPEGMAFIA collaboration that she released last year, was hard as hell. Today, Maidza announces that she’s signed with 4AD — a pretty fascinating fit — […]
Jade Hairpins – "Dolly Dream"
Fucked Up’s Jonah Falco and Mike Haliechuk have had a ton of different side projects over the years. Last month, they debuted a new one called Masterpiece Machine with some members from Power Trip; a couple years ago, they were part of a project called Dolly Dream that featured US Girls’ Meg Remy. Their latest […]
The Beths – "I'm Not Getting Excited"
Back in 2018, New Zealand’s the Beths released their debut album Future Me Hates Me, prompting us to name them one of the best new bands of that year. Last month, they announced they were following it up with a new one called Jump Rope Gazers, out in July. So far, they’ve shared its lead […]
The Black Keys Cancel Summer Tour
A few weeks after canceling their Canadian tour, the Black Keys have pulled the plug on their summer U.S. tour. Considering that the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging and only a couple of states have allowed live music to resume, it seems like a sensible decision. Add to that that Live Nation is only gradually […]