Last month, Maria BC announced a new album, Spike Field, their follow-up to last year’s Hyaline and their Sacred Bones Records debut. The Oakland-based musician shared a pair of songs from it alongside the announcement, “Amber” and “Watcher.” Today, they’re back with another single, the gently-building “Still.” “I wrote the piano part for this track […]
Underworld – “denver luna (acappella)”
Underworld, ’90s heroes of British rave, have been playing big festivals all year, and they released a massive single called “and the colour red” back in April. Today, the long-running duo has followed that single with “denver luna (acappella),” a new track with a surprisingly accurate title. “denver luna (acappella)” is a short song, just […]
Watch boygenius Debut Another New Song, “Afraid Of Heights,” In Boston
It’s been a big year for boygenius. In March, the indie-superstar trio of Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers released the record, their full-length debut and the first thing that any of the group’s members had ever released on a major label. They’ve played a whole lot of huge shows since then, and they’re […]
The Alternative Number Ones: Love And Rockets’ “So Alive”
In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This column is a companion piece to The Number Ones, and it’s for subscribers only. Thank you to everyone who’s helping to keep Stereogum afloat. […]
The Life And Times Of David Bowie, The Chameleon Of The Music Industry
There’s no doubt that David Bowie can be credited with changing the course of music and establishing its connection with the visual arts. He’s considered one of the most influential musicians of all time, in league with the likes of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. During his life, he was constantly pushing the boundaries, […]
Video: Sexyy Red “Shake Ya Dreads”
Heads up. Sexyy Red’s got the hood head banging to the sounds of her latest release, “Shake Ya Dreads”. Directed by Killer Jack, the video finds the rising star in Florida’s Broward County where everyone twerking and wilding out from the studio to the outside parking lot filled with locals and a monster truck. “Turnt […]
Video: Cordae “Make Up Your Mind”
She love me. She love me not. Cordae’s centered in a complicated relationship in the newly released video to his recent single, “Make Up Your Mind”. Directed by Loris Russier, the visual captures Cordae and his woman through their ups and downs of their relationship from romantic picnics in their backyard to arguments in public. […]
Patrick Holland – “Your Life”
For years, the Montreal dance producer Patrick Holland has been cranking out remixes and singles of his own, like 2022’s “Years In The Ground.” Today, Holland has released the breezy new banger “Your Life.” It’s a playful, nostalgic, starry-eyed jam that evokes the clicky filter-disco that Daft Punk and their French peers made back in […]
Ruston Kelly – “Dream Song” (Samia Cover)
Earlier this year, the bedroom-pop singer-songwriter Samia released her sophomore album Honey. A few months afterward, Samia announced Honey Reimagined, a series of singles in which Samia’s peers cover the songs from the LP. We’ve already posted versions of different Samia songs from Blondshell, Maya Hawke, and Hovvdy. Now, Ruston Kelly has offered up his […]
Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy Are Taking Their R.E.M. Tribute On Tour
Every once in a while, the scary-intense Oscar-nominated movie star Michael Shannon gets together with his Chicago friend Jason Narducy, from the Bob Mould Band and Split Single, to pay tribute to a classic album. In the past few years, Shannon and Narducy have performed LPs from the likes of the Smiths, Neil Young, and […]