Soundscape connoisseur Katie Gately is back with a new album, Fawn / Brute, her follow-up to 2020’s Loom. The album was inspired by Gately’s decision to have a child and her experience so far with motherhood. “When I got pregnant I started to get creative again,” she said. “I had a lot of energy at […]
Rap Radar Podcast: Ransom
Photos: Nickie Rose Around these parts, Ransom is an uncompromising lyrical king. Last year, the New Jersey rapper independently released three albums, including his latest, Chaos Is My Ladder. And with his game ace on, Ran is set on dominating 2023. Here, he talks about his current project, independence, and more!
Video: Cordae Ft. Anderson.Paak “Two Tens”
Turn the beat up a lil bit. Cordae and Anderson .Paak reunite on their new collaboration, “Two Tens”. Co-produced by J.Cole and Dem Jointz, the rap duo trade witty bars referencing their admiration for a particular lady. The release comes alongside a flashy and turnt up music video. “Man, love this bitch / We gon’ […]
Fall Out Boy Attempt To Kidnap Rivers Cuomo In “Heartbreak Feels So Good” Video
Last week, stadium-emo veterans Fall Out Boy announced their new album So Much (For) Stardust and shared first single “Live From The Other Side.” On the same day, founding guitarist Joe Trohman let the world know that he’d be taking a break from the band to focus on his mental health. Trohman recorded the new […]
SXSW Announces Hundreds More Artists Including New Order, Killer Mike, & Militarie Gun
SXSW 2023 has announced its third wave of performers, which features hundreds more artists from across the globe. Taking place this year from March 13-18, the Austin-based fest will feature performances by New Order, Killer Mike, and Militarie Gun, plus Protomartyr, THUS LOVE, Tangerine Dream, Frankie Rose, Anwan “Big G” Glover, Coco & Clair Clair, […]
The Number Ones: Ne-Yo’s “So Sick”
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. In January of 2006, the Wu-Tang Clan were getting back together for their first tour since the death of their comrade Ol’ […]
London’s Field Day Fest Has Aphex Twin’s First Show In Four Years
A few days back, Warp Records — plus this cryptic website — posted video teasing a date and location. Well, now we know that Aphex Twin will be playing his first show in four years at Field Day Fest on August 19 at Victoria Park in London. Aphex Twin also headlined the festival back in […]
Samia – “Honey” & “Breathing Song”
This week, Samia is releasing her sophomore album, Honey. She’s shared a handful of tracks from it already, including “Kill Her Freak Out,” “Mad At Me,” and the pair of singles “Pink Balloon” and “Sea Lions.” Today, she’s back with another pair of songs from the album, Honey‘s title track and one called “Breathing Song.” […]
R. Ring – “Hug”
This week, the Breeders’ Kelley Deal and Ampline’s Mike Montgomery are releasing their second album together as R. Ring, War Poems, We Rested. They’ve shared “Still Life” and “Def Sup” from it already, and today they’re back with “Hug,” a jagged and driving song that Deal dedicates to “all the daytime drunks of the world… […]
Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Announces Solo Orchestral Album Mythologies
For 28 years, the French producer Thomas Bangalter was one half of Daft Punk. Daft Punk, the team of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, started out as an underground house project, and they became hugely popular and influential around the world. They topped charts. They won Grammys. They scored a Hollywood blockbuster. They sold millions of records […]