Back in February, the Afghan Whigs returned with their first new song in five years, “I’ll Make You See God.” Turns out that was a preview of the first Afghan Whigs album since 2017’s beloved In Spades. It’s called How Do You Burn? and it’s out in September. A lot of recurring Afghan Whigs friends […]
CHAI – “Surprise”
The joyous, experimental Japanese group CHAI recently released their single “WHOLE” and collaborated with Sondre Lerche on his song “Summer In Reverse.” Today, CHAI have come out with a new single called “SURPRISE.” It’s a giddy song that manages to be soothing and explosive in equal measures, and it’s got an extremely colorful music video […]
Drive-By Truckers – “Every Single Storied Flameout”
Next month, the endlessly prolific country-rock road dogs Drive-By Truckers will release their new album Welcome 2 Club XIII. The band spent three days recording the album live in Athens, Georgia last summer, and it’s got people like Margo Price and R.E.M.’s Mike Mills singing backup. The band has already shared the album’s title track, […]
Porridge Radio – “End Of Last Year”
Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky — that’s a great album title. It belongs to a great band, Porridge Radio, who’ll release it later this month on the same day they launch a massive transcontinental tour. Today the Brighton indie band has added a new leg to that jaunt — their first North American […]
Lady Gaga – “Hold My Hand”
The long-awaited legacy sequel Top Gun: Maverick is finally set to come out later this month; I feel like I’ve been watching trailers for that thing for like four years. Today, in the run-up to release, Lady Gaga has shared her grand-gesture movie theme “Hold My Hand,” which is basically being positioned as the “Danger […]
YO! MTV Raps Returns with Trailer
YO! After over 27 years, YO! MTV Raps is set to make its return on May 24, and shares the official trailer ahead of its premiere. Hosted by battle rapper and MTV’s Conceited and DJ Diamond Cuts, the revive program will keep its same formula of hip hop music videos, interviews, and in-studio performances and […]
Video: Juicy J Ft. Duke Deuce “Step Back”
Swish! With the Memphis Grizzlies advancing in the NBA Postseason, Juicy J and Duke Deuce are balling out on their latest collaboration. Produced by Juicy J and Lil Ju, the turn-up anthem finds the two Memphis natives stunting hard and calling the shots. The complimentary video depicts Juicy J portraying a Brooklyn Net James Harden […]
Video: NBA YoungBoy “Loner Life”
Come on, slime. YoungBoy Never Broke Again copes with struggles of loneliness in his new music video, “Loner Life”. In the clip, YoungBoy spotted in a lavish cabin in the mountains where he reflects on the balcony, strolls through the wilderness, and spends quality time with his son. The track is off his recent The […]
Damn The Witch Siren – “Vulture Culture”
The Columbus alt-pop duo Damn The Witch Siren have been hustling hard for years, and it seems to be paying off for them. The band is all over Poser, Ori Segev and Noah Dixon’s feature film set in the Columbus music scene, which premiered at Tribeca last fall and is seeing release this year through […]
Deerhoof, Empath, Water From Your Eyes, & More Have Songs On New Comp Benefitting Striking Workers
Yesterday was May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day. To celebrate, DC-based Gardenhead Records released a gigantic compilation album to raise money for strike funds. Per the Bandcamp page, “Proceeds will go towards ongoing strikes and unionization efforts as well as the contributing artists.” The 47-track comp features a lot of impressive names from […]