After making a big splash this year with “Espresso” and “Please Please Please,” Sabrina Carpenter released her anticipated new album Short n’ Sweet today, which turns out to sound a lot more like “Please Please Please” than “Espresso” in general. (I love both songs, but the album’s strong resemblance to Kacey Musgraves is not a […]
Jaylen Brown Is Out Here Rapping With FERG
This year, the Boston Celtics won their first NBA championship since 2008, pretty much trouncing the Mavericks. Celtics star Jaylen Brown won the Finals MVP, but he wasn’t selected to play for the American Olympic team, and he says that he was passed over because of his longstanding beef with the Nike corporation. Now, he’s […]
Sabrina Carpenter Knows What She’s Doing On Short N’ Sweet
For what feels like the first time in a while, we’ve finally got some new pop stars really going off this year. One of them is Sabrina Carpenter. Technically, the 25-year-old Carpenter isn’t new. She was a Disney child star, and she’s on her fifth album. But Carpenter has had a series of huge breakout […]
LOSE Turns 10
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 […]