Maria BC and Rachika Nayar both released albums this year, Hyaline and Heaven Come Crashing (both Albums Of The Week), and they collaborated on a pair of tracks that appeared Nayar’s full-length. Both also were included on our Best New Bands Of 2022 list. Today, they’re in each other’s orbit yet again for a new […]
Gina Birch – “Wish I Was You” (Feat. Thurston Moore)
Last year, Gina Birch — the bassist for the much-loved post-punk band the Raincoats — released her first-ever solo single, “Feminist Song.” Now Birch is announcing her debut solo album, I Play My Bass Loud, which will be out on Third Man Records in February. “The album distills my years of musical, political, and artistic […]
Video: Cormega Ft. Havoc “Paradise”
Welcome to Miami. Cormega and Havoc are living it up in their new music video, “Paradise”. In the luxury clip, the Queens duo rap the importance of keeping it real while yachting across Miami. “Niggas lying on their dead and putting heaven on it / My niggas live this shit for real and not just metaphoric,” […]
Jeff Tweedy – “I Hear… Goodnight” (Low & The Dirty Three Cover)
Jeff Tweedy has shared a cover of “I Hear… Goodnight,” a song that appears on Low and the Dirty Three’s 2001 collaborative EP In The Fishtank. Low’s Mimi Parker passed away this weekend. Tweedy produced the group’s 2013 album The Invisible Way. The Wilco leader put out the cover through his Starship Casual newsletter. Listen […]
Heather Woods Broderick – “Blood Run Through Me”
Earlier this year, the Portland musician Heather Woods Broderick released an instrumental cello album, Domes, but it’s been a few years since she put out her last proper album of melancholy singer-songwriter fare, which came with 2019’s Invitation. Today, though, she’s sharing a new single, “Blood Run Through Me.” “[It’s] about human connection and the […]
Narrow Head – “Moments Of Clarity”
Two years ago, the heavy Texan alt-rockers Narrow Head impressed a whole lot of people with their album 12th House Rock. Today, the band has announced plans to follow that LP with a new one called Moments Of Clarity, set to arrive early next year. The band recorded the album in Los Angeles with Animal […]
Jordana – “You’re In The Way”
Later this week, Jordana is releasing a new EP, I’m Doing Well, Thanks For Asking, the follow-up to last year’s full-length Face The Wall. We’ve heard “Is It Worth It Now” and “SYT” from it already, and today Jordana is sharing one more single before the whole EP’s out, the laidback “You’re In The Way,” […]
Madi Diaz, S.G. Goodman, & Joy Oladokun – “Be Careful” (Patty Griffin Cover)
Madi Diaz, S.G. Goodman, and Joy Oladokun have shared a cover of Patty Griffin’s “Be Careful” to raise money for the Abortion Within Reach Coalition and to raise awareness ahead of tomorrow’s midterm elections. Earlier this year, Diaz and Goodman performed this cover with Courtney Marie Andrews at Newport Folk Festival — Andrews contributes backing […]
Steve Lacy “Bad Habit” & “Helmet” On SNL
Ladies and gentlemen, Steve Lacy. Musican and singer extrodinaire Steve Lacy made his Saturday Night Live debut with an epic performance. Hosted by comedian Amy Schumer, Lacy donned his unique ensembles and shades for two songs off his critically-acclaimed and sophomore album, Gemini Nights. Lacy kicked off the evening with his chart-topping hit “Bad Habit” […]
Video: Busta Rhymes Ft. Mary J. Blige “You Will Never Find Another Me”
Rest peacefully. To commemorate the two year anniversary of his Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath Of God, Busta Rhymes revisits the LP with its unreleased video featuring Mary J. Blige. Directed by Colin Tilley and Busta Rhymes, the visual depicts Busta growing up and living an ordinary life from his days in school to […]