The Sufjan Stevens catalog has no shortage of mind-bendingly proggy moments, many of them on the 2010 album The Age Of Adz, one of the most formidable works of auteurist excess of the 21st century. Yet my favorite of all of them comes during “Oh Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!),” one […]
Video: Wiz Khalifa “Swole Life”
Fuck you pay me! Wiz Khalifa is straight flexing in his new music video, “Swole Life”. With Braden Walker back behind the lens, Wiz raps his extensive jewelry and women while partying with friends outside and in the studio. “Steph Curry, shoot a shot, I don’t never miss / Girl, you got an ass like […]
Grian Chatten – “All Of The People”
Grian Chatten, the lead singer for Fontaines D.C., is releasing his solo debut album Chaos For The Fly on the last day of June. We’ve already covered singles “The Score,” “Fairlies” (which he played for his solo TV debut on Later… With Jools Holland), and “Last Time Every Time Forever.” Today, we’re getting one more […]
Casanova Sentenced To More Than 15 Years In Prison
Brooklyn rapper Casanova, born Caswell Senior, has been sentenced to 188 months in prison on gang-related racketeering and narcotics charges. According to a press release from the US Department of Justice, Casanova had a leadership role in the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation Bloods Gang, or Gorilla Stone for short. This led to his involvement in […]
Video: REASON “You Betta (Jesus Take The Wheel)”
Little bitch, you better. REASON gets some weight off his shoulders and turns up on his new single, “You Better (Jesus Take The Wheel)”. Produced by Devni Malik , the Carson, CA rhymer relieves the endless stress with some nasty thoughts. “I can get that pussy with a card / Love me some something chocolate, […]
Video: Moneybagg Yo Ft. Fridayy “Lies”
Two wrongs don’t make a right. Moneybagg Yo’s caught up in an entanglement in his “Lies” video featuring Fridayy. The dramatic clip finds Moneybagg Yo venting on his struggling relationship while creeping around and his woman at home. “In love with you, so I accept whatever come with you / Sometimes it’s fuck you but […]
The Clientele – “Claire’s Not Real”
In April, the Clientele announced a new album, I Am Not There Anymore, which is out at the end of next month. We’ve already heard “Blue Over Blue” and “Dying In May,” and today the UK band’s back with “Claire’s Not Real.” Singer/guitarist Alasdair MacLean describes of the latest single: “I was in Cercedilla in […]
Kid Cudi Cancels Moon Man’s Landing Festival: “The City Didn’t Approve It”
Kid Cudi plays a lot of music festivals, but music festivals aren’t always kind to Cudi. Last year, when Cudi headlined Rolling Loud as a last-minute replacement for his frienemy Kanye West, he left the stage early because fans wouldn’t stop throwing bottles at him. This summer, Cudi was scheduled to headline his own Moon […]
Sweeping Promises – “Good Living Is Coming For You”
Later this week, the Band To Watch Sweeping Promises are releasing a new album, Good Living Is Coming For You. They’ve shared “Eraser” and “You Shatter” from it already — the former made our best songs of the week list — and today they’re back with one last advance preview of the album: its title […]
Be Your Own Pet – “Goodtime!”
Nashville garage-punkers Be Your Own Pet burned fast and bright. The band got going in 2004, cranked out two albums in quick succession, and then broke up in 2008. Now, they’re back. Last year, Be Your Own Pet played their first live shows in 14 years, and by all accounts, they’re still a fiery force […]