Rod Wave opens up on his emotional single, “Come See Me”. Arriving alongside its music video, Rod vents from inside his condo where he touches on the struggles of life, fame, friendships and more. “Last night, I was so high, almost jumped out of the window / And my love’s all yours, it’s all yours […]
Video: Queen Naija Ft. NBA YoungBoy “No Fake Love”
Queen Naija taps NBA YoungBoy for her brand new single, “No Fake Love”. Directed by Sara Lacombe, the accompanying music video centers the R&B singer in enjoying a summery day in Miami with her girls. “You can’t deny it, baby, I’m fire / Ain’t nobody fuckin’ with me,” she sings as she cruises South Beach […]
EP: Smoke DZA, Flying Lotus ‘Flying Objects’
Watch out. Smoke DZA and Flying Lotus align for their Flying Objects, their new collaborative EP from the Harlem rapper and L.A. producer. Backed their “Drug Trade” with Black Thought and “Harlem World 97” with Estelle, the 5-track project features “Spiritual”, “Zelle Transfers”, and “Painted Houses” featuring Conway The Machine.
Lauren Mayberry – “Are You Awake?”
Chvrches singer Lauren Mayberry announced a solo tour in July without actually releasing any solo music. Now, just days before that trek kicks off, Mayberry has unveiled her debut solo single. “Are You Awake?” neither maintains the synthy sound of Chvrches nor returns to the guitar-based indie and folk-rock sounds Mayberry once traded in before […]
EP: Blxst, Bino Rideaux ‘Sixtape 3’
And another one. Third’s a charm on the third installment of Blxst and Bino Rideaux’s Sixtape series. Back with another round of six new tracks, the Los Angeles natives hold it down on their own with “Doin Yo Stuff” followed by “Blueprint”, “Get Away”, “Baccseat”, “Bussdown”, and “Road Runnin”. Sixtape 3 comes just over two […]
Playboi Carti Postpones US Tour To 2024
In July, Playboi Carti announced his Antagonist North American arena tour featuring a team of openers from his own Opium Collective crew. Today, however, the Atlanta rapper has given an update that the tour, originally set to start this fall, will be postponed to early 2024, with tickets for original dates being valid for the […]
We’ve Only Just Begun: The Story Of The Carpenters
In the late 1960s, Richard and Karen Carpenter formed the brother-and-sister duo the Carpenters. Richard arranged the music and played the keyboard while his younger sister Karen sang vocals and played the drums. Together, the Carpenters are still the top-selling and top-charting brother-sister group of all time. Signing their first record deal as a duo […]
Devendra Banhart – “Nun”
Next month, Devendra Banhart will release a new album, the Cate Le Bon-produced Flying Wig, the follow-up to 2019’s Ma. We’ve written about the album’s lead single “Twin” and its follow-up “Sirens.” Today, Banhart is back with another preview called “Nun.” A grooving, sing-songy cut, “Nun” gives off a ’70s psychedelic flair with its lively […]
The Boss Comes Home
Bruce Springsteen didn’t need to say anything when he got onstage. Everyone at East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium knew the occasion. After the E Street Band re-emerged for the first time in seven years with an arena tour across America, they took to stadiums in Europe for the summer, and now they’ve come back home. Not […]
Alex Lahey – “Ego Is Not A Dirty Word” (Skyhooks Cover)
The Australian label Mushroom Records is marking its 50th anniversary this year with a bunch of covers and some live shows. The latest contribution to the celebration comes from Alex Lahey, who covered “Ego Is Not A Dirty Word,” the title track from the Aussie band Skyhooks’ 1975 sophomore album. “This song has so much […]