Odesza are big. You know it. I know it. Even your mom might know it, assuming she spends any time perusing festival lineups. It has become one of life’s universal truths: Name any random big-tent festival, and there’s a solid chance Odesza are headlining it. Seldom have I seen artists include a “Festivals” section as […]
Video: GloRilla “Lick Or Sum”
Shut the fuck up! GloRilla is nasty as she wants to be on her brand new single, “Lick Or Sum”, which arrives alongside its fitting video. Utilizing a sample of Triple Six Mafia’s classic, “Slob On My Knob”, the CMG The Label artist lets her inner freak out in the twerk-filled visual directed by Chris […]
Loraine James – “2003”
Last fall, London producer Loraine James (who also performs as Whatever The Weather) released Building Something Beautiful For Me, a tribute album that “reinterprets, reimagines, and responds” to the late minimalist composer Julius Eastman. Whatever The Weather, meanwhile, released a self-titled album that we named one of the Best Electronic Albums Of 2022. Today, James […]
Amanda Shires & Bobbie Nelson – “Always On My Mind”
Last year, the Texan musician Bobbie Nelson died at the age of 91. Bobbie was Willie Nelson’s older sister, and she was also the longtime pianist for Willie’s band. Before she passed away, Bobbie Nelson recorded Loving You, a collaborative album with the great Texan country-folk singer-songwriter Amanda Shires. That album is coming out next […]
Jeff Rosenstock – “LIKED U BETTER”
Last we heard from Jeff Rosenstock in February, he was joining fellow ska revivalist JER in a ska-reimagining of Vampire Weekend’s “A-Punk.” Last fall, he and Laura Stevenson released their second EP of Neil Young covers. Prior to that, we got 2020’s NO DREAM and its ska reinterpretation SKA DREAM — not to mention the […]
Marci – “KITY”
Marci is Marta Cikojevic, keyboardist for the excellent Montreal indie band TOPS. Last year, Marci relased her self-titled solo debut. Today, she’s followed up that LP with a new song that appears to be a one-off single. “KITY,” Marci’s latest, is a woozy and slightly funky two-minute jam that carries some serious yacht-rock flavor. The […]
Video: Swizz Beatz Ft. Jadakiss, Benny The Butcher, Scar Lip “Take Em Out”
One gun, two gun, three gun, four! Swizzy Beatz is taking out the competition in his music video, “Take Em Out” featuring Jadakiss, Benny the Butcher, and Scar Lip. Directed by Prime.2, the black-and-white clip, which features riot and drag racing footage, finds the trio cracking the mic. “‘Cause I’ll throw the stocking over the […]
Video: Key Glock “Work”
Still killing this shit. Key Glock is working his ass off in his new music video “Work”. In the clip, the Paper Route Empire artist references his grind while giving viewers a behind the scenes look at his recent travels. “I lost my dawg, every day this shit hurt / His voice in my head […]
Stream Perfumed Saturnine Angels’ New Album Saccharine Curses Exhaled In The Wind
“This album is dedicated to Brandon Nurick. RIP. You’re forever loved.” So goes the transcription on Perfumed Saturnine Angels’ new album Saccharine Curses Exhaled In The Wind. Nurick, the Dallas band’s original vocalist, died of an overdose late last year. Co-founder Garry Brents wrote this album in response, with lyrics and vocals added a couple […]
Kassa Overall – “Going Up” (Feat. Lil B, Shabazz Palaces, & Francis And The Lights)
At the end of the week, the jazzy jack-of-all-trades Kassa Overall is releasing ANIMALS, his first album for Warp Records. He’s shared a handful of tracks from it already — “Ready To Ball,” “Make My Way Back Home,” and “The Lava Is Calm” — and today he’s back with one final advance single from the […]