It’s been a couple years since Kali Uchis’ last album, 2020’s Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios), but she’s kept busy. She’s playing a bunch of festivals this year and has been teasing a new project, which started with “No Hay Ley” last fall. Today, she’s back with a new single, “I Wish You […]
The Van Pelt Announce First New Album In 26 Years
The New York City rock band the Van Pelt have announced Artisans & Merchants, their first new album in 26 years. It’s the follow-up to 1997’s Sultans Of Sentiment, and it’ll be released in March. The band has occasionally been active over the past decade, putting out an album’s worth of rarities, Imaginary Third, in […]
Phoebe Bridgers Is Also On The New Shame Album
Big week for Phoebe Bridgers. (Aren’t they all?) This week, Bridgers announced a new boygenius album; she’s also got featured spots on just-announced albums by the National and Arlo Parks. And in a new NME cover story, Shame drummer Charlie Forbes reveals that she also appears on their forthcoming album Food For Worms, which is […]
Alison Goldfrapp & Claptone – “Digging Deeper”
For the past couple decades, Alison Goldfrapp has been one-half of Goldfrapp, the synth-pop duo that bears her last name. She’s ventured out under her own name a couple of times for featured spots, most recently on a pair of tracks from Röyksopp, but today she’s shared her first official solo single, “Digging Deeper.” It’s […]
Sam Gendel – “Anywhere” (112 Cover Feat. Meshell Ndegeocello)
LA jazz performer and producer Sam Gendel is an everywhere-all-at-once sort of musician. Over the last few years, he’s collaborated with Vampire Weekend, contributed to Animal Collective’s For The Bids: The Birdsong Project, covered “Old Town Road,” and released a bunch of his own albums (the most recent one being last year’s blueblue, where every […]
Billie Marten – “This Is How We Move”
Seven years ago, when she was 17 years old, we named Billie Marten an Artist To Watch. For the better part of a decade, she’s been proving us right. The English folk-pop singer-songwriter will return in April with her fourth album, Drop Cherries, in which cherries are a metaphor for offering someone your love and […]
Rap Radar Podcast: JID
Photos: Ryder JID is an open book. And last year, the East Atlanta native released his critically acclaimed album, The Forever Story. In support of the project, he’s hitting the road this January with Smino on their co-headlining, Luv Is 4 Ever tour. But before coming to a city near you, JID chops it up with B.Dot and Elliott on […]
J.Cole “Procrastination (Broke)”
A J.Cole type beat. J.Cole’s finds some motivation on his surprise release, “Procrastination (Broke)”. Produced by Bvtman, the track comes to light after the rapper stumbled on a beat while searching “J.Cole type of beat” on Youtube. Cole returned the recording to Bvtman to share on his YouTube channel. “I write these words aimlessly / […]
Video: Snoop Dogg, DJ Drama Ft. Stressmatic “I’m From 21st Street”
Long Beach is in the mutherfucking house. Snoop Dogg reps his block in his new video, “I’m From 21st Street” featuring DJ Drama and Stressmatic. Directed by Dah Dah, the black-and-white clip follows the day and life of the Long Beach veteran from the corner of Lewis Avenue and 21st Street to across the country. […]
Dolly Parton’s New Rock Album Will Feature Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty, Steve Perry, Steven Tyler, & More
Last year, Dolly Parton was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, an honor she initially balked at after she asserted that she didn’t make rock ‘n’ roll music. She ended up accepting the award, though, and the whole incident led her to set out to record a rock album of her own. […]