Sheer Mag back! The Philadelphia retro-punk band has kept up a steady tour schedule, but their most recent album was 2019’s A Distant Call. Today, they’ve returned with a new single, “All Lined Up,” and news that they’ve signed to Third Man Records, who are reissuing the band’s first three EPs on vinyl and putting […]
Rap Radar Podcast: Jeezy
That’s right. Photos: Kenya Frank Jeezy likes to drink. Jeezy likes to smoke, And now, you can add writing to his favorite things. A year after releasing his album Snofall, The Snowman’s back with his debut book, Adversity For Sale. Here, Jeezy speaks on becoming an author, DJing skills, mixtapes, Nipsey Hussle, JAY-Z, The Recession […]
SPELLLING – “Hard To Please (Reprise)”
Later in August, experimental pop creator SPELLLING — aka Chrystia Cabral — will release SPELLLING & The Mystery School, which was recorded with her touring band and comprises reimagined versions of songs from throughout Cabral’s entire discography. Last month we got to hear Cabral’s double lead single, “Cherry” b/w “Under The Sun,” and today she’s […]
Pelican – “Gasoline” (Karate Cover)
It’s been a few years since we’ve heard from the Chicago instrumental crew Pelican, whose most recent album Nighttime Stories came out in 2019. But today they’re back with a cover as part of Numero Group’s ongoing series, and they’re paying tribute to the beloved Boston band Karate, who reunited in 2022 after spending a […]
REASON “The Soul Pt. 3”
A world premiere. Fresh off announcing his next album Porches, TDE’s REASON carries on tradition and releases the latest installment of his “The Soul” series. On the third installment, the Carson, CA rapper picks up where he left off and keeps the fiery bars going, this time over 9th Wonder’s soulful production. “A walking hypocrite […]
Video: Gunna “rodeo dr”
The chase is on in Gunna’s new video, “rodeo dr”, the latest from his most recent album, a Gift & a Curse. Inspired by O.J. Simpson’s infamous 1994 police chase, the Spike Jordan-directed video trails the rapper speeding away in a white Bronco as fans look on. “Don’t care ’bout no nigga been sending me […]
Worn – “Entity And Form”
The Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania band Worn makes an absolutely brutal form of hardcore punk — a bit like early Discharge’s primal-scuzz D-beat if that band had discovered the delicate art of the mosh-part breakdown. Worn released their admirably gross full-length debut Human Work in 2021, and they followed it earlier this year with Split Your Skull […]
Glasser – “All Lovers”
Recording under the name Glasser, the musician Cameron Mesirow released two album of spectral, idiosyncratic electronic pop in the early ’00s. Then, she went silent for years. There was a mixtape called Sextape in 2018 and the one-off single “New Scars,” but that was it. This fall, Glasser will return with crux, her first proper […]
Diners – “Someday I’ll Go Surfing”
In June, LA power popper Diners (Blue Broderick) announced a new album, the Mo Troper-produced DOMINO. We’ve already heard melodic lead single “The Power” and its title-track follow-up. Today, Diners has another vintage-rock album track to share called “Someday I’ll Go Surfing,” which comes with a video directed by Emmy Kelly. “‘Someday I’ll Go Surfing’ […]
Speedy Ortiz – “Ghostwriter”
Next month, Speedy Ortiz are set to release their long-awaited Twerp Verse follow up. Rabbit Rabbit features the already released singles “Scabs,” “You S02,” and “Plus One,” and today Speedy are back with another album preview called “Ghostwriter.” It comes with a video directed by Alex Ross Perry and starring a real who’s who of […]