Babyface Ray season has returned. Babyface Ray’s got the season on lock with the release of his new album, Summer’s Mine. For his junior set, the Detroit rapper levels up with his “All Star Team” and doesn’t look back with the follow-up, “Donda Bag“. The 16-track set also includes “Scarface”, “Leaving London”, “Life Full Of […]
EP: Ice Spice ‘Like..? (Deluxe)’
More Ice. More Spice. Ice Spice keeps her momentum and circles back to her Like..? EP with its deluxe version. The repackage Like..? begins with the new additions “How High?”, “Butterfly Ku”, and “Deli” before capping off the now 11-track set with the bonus, “On The Radar”. The original was released back in January with […]
Album: Valee, Harry Fraud ‘Virtuoso’
Le musica de Harry Fraud. Valee executes his lyrical prowess on his latest effort, Virtuoso. Produced entirely by Harry Fraud, the Chicago MC introduces the project with his “Vibrant” collaboration with Action Bronson and rides with Saba and Mavi on “Watermelon Automobile“. Clocked in at 11 tracks, Virtuoso features “Sea Bass”, “Yea But Um”, “Dutty […]
Tame Impala – “Journey To The Real World”
The much, much, much-hyped Barbie movie hits theaters tonight, and its accompanying soundtrack featuring contributions from Dua Lipa, Charli XCX, Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice, HAIM, Billie Eilish, and PinkPantheress drops at midnight tonight. There’s also a new Tame Impala song on the soundtrack — it’s called “Journey To The Real World.” It plays as […]
The Gaslight Anthem – “History Books” (Feat. Bruce Springsteen)
In April, NJ melodic punks (and noted Springsteen soundalikes) the Gaslight Anthem announced released their first new song since their 2014 album Get Hurt. Last year, they also announced they were at work on a new album. Now, they have gone ahead and released an actual song with Bruce called “History Books.” It’s the title […]
Split System – “Alone Again”
Last fall the Melbourne garage-punks Split System released their debut album Vol. 1. It ripped. The band is readying Vol. 2 for an early 2024 release, and today they’re sharing a teaser in the form of “Alone Again.” As with the tunes from their debut, this one taps into an Australian continuum that runs from […]
Noname Reveals Tracklist For New Album Sundial, Delays Single After Criticism Of Jay Electronica Feature
Noname has revealed the tracklist for her new album Sundial, which will be out on August 11. She previously announced the title of the album back in April, and pegged it for a July release date. It will be her follow-up to 2018’s Room 25, one of the best rap albums from that year. Sundial […]
Marnie Stern Announces First Show In Nine Years
Marnie Stern has announced her first show in nine years. She’ll be opening for Les Savy Fav on August 17 at the Knitting Factory New York at Baker Falls, a new location that’s opening up in the old Pyramid Club space this month. Tickets are available here. Stern’s most recent album was 2013’s The Chronicles […]
Stream Fatboi Sharif & Steel Tipped Dove’s Dark, Hypnotic New Album Decay
Over the past few years, the New Jersey rapper Fatboi Sharif has made a name for himself with a vivid, disorienting, utterly unique sound. Sharif, a Stereogum Artist To Watch in 2021, delivers mordant lyrics in a stretched-out, theatrical mutter, and he favors eerie, experimental, minor-key productions. Sharif playful and charismatic, but he’s also driven […]
Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry Announces 2023 Solo Tour
Lauren Mayberry is going solo. In a note to fans, the Chvrches vocalist says she’s not quitting the band that made her famous, whose “story has many more pages yet to be written.” But the Glaswegian singer been working on solo music, and today she announced her first solo tour. “For a long time, I […]