Last month, a photo of Fiona Apple in the studio surfaced on Instagram. It (quite understandably) got people all excited about any sort of follow-up to 2020’s Grammy-winning Fetch The Bolt Cutters. Since Fetch The Bolt Cutters came out, Apple has covered Sharon Van Etten’s “Love More” for the 10th anniversary of Van Etten’s second […]
Stream Counterparts’ Heavy, Emotive New Album A Eulogy For Those Still Here
Hamilton, Ontario’s Counterparts are one of the biggest, most cult-beloved metalcore bands on the current landscape. They’ve been around for 15 years, and they were playing the Warped Tour back when that was still a thing. Counterparts don’t really sound like an underground band; their whole sound is too big and clean and professional for […]
Big Bliss – “Sleep Paralysis”
Like many bands, the Brooklyn post-punk combo Big Bliss — led by brothers Tim and Cory Race — had their album delayed by COVID. The plan was to start recording Vital Return, the follow-up to their 2018 debut At Middle Distance, way back in April 2020. Ultimately they didn’t track the new songs until this […]
Jazmine Sullivan – “Stand Up”
At the beginning of last year, the great R&B veteran Jazmine Sullivan released Heaux Tales, her first album in six years. That album won Sullivan two Grammys, as well as a ton of critical acclaim. Since then, Sullivan has released a deluxe edition of Heaux Tales and covered “Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child” […]
Video: NLE Choppa Ft. 2Rare “DIA”
Bitch, go crazy. NLE Choppa does it again on his new single, “DIA” featuring 2Rare. Over a knocking beat by 2Rare, which samples by Rose Royce’s “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore”, the Memphis rapper goes off on an ex with a savage flow. “Pack yo’ bags and leave my kids / I’ma forget about you […]
Video: Kay Flock Ft. Gucci Mane “Geeked Up”
Keep up. Kay Flock is wilding out with Gucci Mane on his new single and video, “Geeked Up”. Directed by Kaiyah Napri, the Bronx rapper rides with his shooters throughout New York City where he delivers his aggressive bars. “I be where the stick, attaching the beam so I know I won’t miss / Let […]
Stream Fucked Up’s Scabrous New Noise-Rock EP Oberon
Toronto greats Fucked Up have been in the game for a long, long time, and they’ve made a lot of confounding, unpredictable music. They’re not done. Last year, the band released the towering and ambitious Year Of The Horse. Today, they’ve followed that record up with a new EP that moves them into grimier, more […]
Ted Leo Releases Surprise New For Coit And Killie EP
Today is Bandcamp Friday, that blessed holiday when the online music store forfeits its percentage of sales and when lots and lots of indie musicians release new music directly to the public. One of those musicians is the DIY lifer Ted Leo, who mostly only drops new music on Bandcamp Fridays these days. Six months […]
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Ft. Roddy Ricch “B.R.O”
Better ride out. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie’s riding out with Roddy Ricch on their new collaboration, “B.R.O”, the latest single off A Boogie’s forthcoming album, Me vs. Myself. On the track, the HighBridge artist questions loyalty among friends and holds his day ones down. “If I call you bro, you better ride out / […]
Jazmine Sullivan “Stand Up”
Stand up. Jazmine Sullivan lends her powerful voice with “Stand Up”, her new single off the motion picture soundtrack to the upcoming film, Till. On the uplifting record, Jazmine preaches self-worth and knowing one’s purpose in life. “So afraid of my power / ‘Till momma said, I got something to offer (Offer the world), sings […]