Charli XCX has shared “Von Dutch,” the lead single from her sixth full-length album, which is called Brat. She officially announced her Crash follow-up yesterday, with a tweet saying that it’ll be due out this summer, has 15 songs, and is 41m23s long. A few days before that, she tweeted: “i was born to make […]
Watch Mk.gee Perform His New Album At Jil Sander FW24 Runway Show In Milan
Mk.gee, the LA-based musical artist and producer born Mike Gordon, has been blowing a lot of minds this year with his debut album Two Star & The Dream Police. Gordon came to prominence producing for Dijon, helping the singer to craft his experimental take on R&B, pop, and rock. His own work as Mk.gee exists […]
The 10 Best MGMT Songs
In retrospect, the fates of indie rock’s Class Of 2008 panned out much stranger than anticipated. At or around the final turn of the 2000s, three bands made the indie-to-major crossover in highly visible fashion: MGMT, Passion Pit, and Chairlift, all coincidentally signed to the same huge hub of Columbia. Following the wispy and gently […]
Perfume Genius – “What A Difference A Day Makes” (Dinah Washington Cover)
Jack Antonoff executive produced the soundtrack for The New Look, an Apple TV+ series focused on the fashion industry in Paris during World War II — the show’s first three episodes came out last week, and a new one is up on the streaming service today. Antonoff’s soundtrack has a bunch of notable artists covering […]
Yasiin Bey Explains Why Drake Isn’t Hip-Hop, Relates His Music To Shopping At Target
Yasiin Bey, formerly Mos Def, has racked up years of credibility in rap since launching his career in 1994. On a new episode of the fashion podcast The Cutting Room Floor, he was asked if he considered Drake to be hip hop, a question that clearly stressed him out. “Why you doing this to me?” […]
The 8 Worst Music Trends Of 2023
The dichotomy of 2023: we had an amazing year for music, in terms of listeners having access to seemingly endless troves of virtuosity and bangingness. We also had a depressing year for music, in terms of the environment in which that music is made. Following are eight of the worst developments over the year. 1. […]
Central Cee – “Entrapreneur”
UK drill rapper Central Cee engaged in a few collaborations this year, such as with Drake for an On The Radar freestyle, PinkPantheress for “Nice to meet you,” and, most importantly, Dave for the Split Decision EP, which contained the massive hit “Sprinter.” Today, with only a little over a week left until 2024, Central […]
Album Of The Week: Yfel Beneath The Mountain’s Vigil
One of my favorite movies of all time is Matewan, the 1987 historical drama directed by John Sayles. The film depicts the struggle of the coal miners of Matewan, West Virginia as they form a union, go on strike, and ultimately take up arms against the brutal tactics and hired goons of the Stone Mountain […]
They’ll Both Shorten Your Lifespan: Inside Heavy Metal’s Football Fandom
With the storytelling acumen of an NFL Films production, Erik Rutan recites the time his passions for football and playing metal crashed together harder than a safety hitting a wide receiver over the middle. It was 2004, and the acclaimed guitarist, who has logged stints in Ripping Corpse, Morbid Angel, and Cannibal Corpse, was touring […]
So You’ve Heard André 3000’s Flute Album — Now What?
Did you listen to André 3000’s 90-minute collection of semi-ambient flute jams, New Blue Sun? I did, and I… didn’t hate it! I mean, he stacked the deck by featuring some of the most interesting players in LA on it, including percussionist/multi-instrumentalist Carlos Niño, keyboardist Surya Botofasina, and others. (Niño has just released an album […]