Way back in October 2020, Detroit rap’s weirdo hero Danny Brown tweeted “XXXX,” which seemed like a teaser for a new album. Brown broke through in 2011 with XXX, an album whose double-entendre title partially referred to him turning 30 years old. Many of us presumed the “XXXX” teaser suggested a new album commemorating his […]
Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart Joins Daughter Kaya For American Idol Audition
The initial premise of American Idol was that the show could pluck incredible talents from obscurity and make them pop stars. For a while, it lived up to that ideal. But very few Idol contestants go on to anything resembling stardom these days, and the show had fallen out of the zeitgeist long before it […]
Video: 6LACK “Preach”
6LACK takes a moment to reflect with his “Preach” music video. Directed by Above Ground, the singer weathers the storm while moralizing new lessons on life. “I know they love it when I talk that shit / It’s really smoke, so you gon’ wheeze for a second,” he sings while isolated in a room flooded […]
Clark – “Dismissive”
Later this spring, the veteran UK producer Chris Clark will release Sus Dog, a new album that credits Clark’s old comrade Thom Yorke as executive producer. The album features Clark singing, a new development for him, so he reached out to Yorke for guidance. Clark says that the album is his version of the Beach […]
Death Valley Girls – “Feel The Colors”
Last month, Death Valley Girls, the Los Angeles band who make awesomely psychedelic garage rock, released their album Islands In The Sky. It fucking rules. Today, the band has followed that LP with a new single, and it’s got a bit of a wild backstory. The new Death Valley Girls single “Feel The Colors” is […]
Lil Uzi Vert “Just Wanna Rock” On The Tonight Show
Daaamn! Lil Uzi Vert rocked The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (Mar. 28) as the evening’s musical guest. Accompanied with a team of dancers, the Philly rapper gave an energetic performance of his club hit, “Just Wanna Rock”. [embedded content]
Larry June, The Alchemist “Porsches In Spanish”
With their The Great Escape arriving on Friday (Mar. 31), Larry June and The Alchemist pull up with “Porsches In Spanish” for the album’s latest offering. Over The Alchemist’s soulful and hypnotic production, Good Job Larry delivers his plush rhymes referencing his fly whips and his hustling demeanor. “‘Bout to make another play, looking for […]
Premature Evaluation: boygenius the record
They didn’t have to come back. The boygenius EP was a moment in time, and it was special. Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus got together to make music when all three of them were poised to conquer the world. Everything about their self-titled 2018 release was cool, from the way the cover art […]
Tyler, The Creator – “Dogtooth”
In 2021, Tyler, The Creator made a triumphant return to straight-up rap music on his album Call Me If You Get Lost. Today, Tyler has announced that there’s a deluxe edition of that album, Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale, coming out this Friday. He’s also shared a brand-new single, and it’s […]
Video: Tyler, The Creator “Dogtooth”
Tyler, The Creator has announced the deluxe version for his Call Me You Get Lost album and rolls out one of its new tracks, “Dogtooth”. Along with the single’s debut, a self-directed video is premiered which centers Tyler at a dock riding an excavator, doing donuts in a vintage car, walking dogs, and on top […]