After the proggier Lenses Alien, Cymbals returned to their primary source material of Built To Spill and Modest Mouse, bands who at their peak made consciousness-expanding, philosophical treatises out of standard indie rock instrumentation. The first two Cymbals Eat Guitars albums worked in allusions and dense metaphor, whereas D’Agostino treated his friend’s death with clarity […]
Mk.gee – “Lonely Fight”
Earlier this year, Mk.gee released Two Star & The Dream Police, which landed at #8 on our list of the Best Albums Of 2024 So Far. The 26-year-old was praised by Eric Clapton, and he’s about to head out on a world tour. Now, he’s sharing the new song “Lonely Fight.” Mike Gordon played “Lonely […]
Blink-182 – “All In My Head” & “No Fun”
Earlier this week, Blink-182 announced an extended version of their latest album One More Time… titled One More Time… Part-2 with eight new songs. Now, the rock miscreants are sharing the singles “All In My Head” and “No Fun.” One of the bonus tracks, “Can’t Go Back,” was debuted live in Orlando in June. The […]
Pink And The Chicks, But Not Beyoncé, Perform At The DNC
Tonight was the last night of the Democratic National Convention, culminating in Kamala Harris formally accepting her party’s nomination. Over the past few days, Jason Isbell performed, Lil Jon made a surprise appearance, and more has taken place at Chicago’s United Center. For the finale, people were expecting a major special guest; rumors about Beyoncé […]
Prim – “Make Your Bed”
In a couple weeks, Prim will unleash their debut album Move Too Slow. So far the melodic alt-rock crew has released “Don’t Count On Me” and “Golden Tooth,” and today they unveiled the seething, grungy banger “Make Your Bed.” “Make Your Bed” is as catchy and vivacious as it is distorted and aggressive. The murky […]
FLO Announce Debut Album, Mash Up Brandy & Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine” With Ariana Grande’s
FLO have been building up hype for a while, especially last year when they recruited Missy Elliott for “Fly Girl.” The buzzy British R&B girl group finally announced their debut full-length today, titled Access All Areas. “Access All Areas is a labour of love,” the trio said in a statement. “To us it represents our […]
A$AP Rocky’s Don’t Be Dumb Pushed Back Again, But Tim Burton “Was Fucking With It Heavy”
For a moment, it seemed like A$AP Rocky was finally going to release his long-awaited new album Don’t Be Dumb. He shared the Jessica Pratt-featuring single “Highjack” and revealed there’s a track titled “Hood Happy” that has Morrissey, Busta Rhymes, Flavor Flav, Slick Rick, and Fatman Scoop. However, the rapper announced today that the record […]
Falling In Reverse Frontman Ronnie Radke Sues Anthony Fantano For Defamation
Last year, Anthony Fantano — the music critic known as the Needle Drop on YouTube — got into a squabble with Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke. He called one of the scene band’s songs “gross and tacky as fuck,” which led to a Twitter fight in which Radke said Fantano is “like the Perez […]
Lana Del Rey Says New Album Lasso Won’t Be A “Heavy Departure,” Two More Singles Coming This Year
Last month, Lana Del Rey shared “Tough,” a twangy trap-pop song with Quavo. The former Migo is credited as the lead artist on that song, so it’s unclear if it’ll appear on Lasso, the country album Lana’s been teasing for a while now. But she did offer a few vague more details on the record […]
Shaboozey Promo Account Deleted After His Marketing Agency Reveals Gross “Fan Fiction” Tactics
Before this year, the Virginia singer/rapper Shaboozey was best-known for having a song on the Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse soundtrack. This year, however, Shaboozey’s combination of country and rap has taken off big-time. His J-Kwon-interpolating down-home drinkers’ anthem “Tipsy (A Bar Song)” is the #1 single in America, and it’s held that spot for six […]