Death Cab For Cutie’s new album Asphalt Meadows is out today. It’s my favorite new release by these guys in a long time, in part because it finds the band and producer John Congleton discovering powerful new extensions of the Death Cab sound all these years later. There are still a fair amount of down-the-middle […]
Ab-Soul – “Moonshooter”
The LA rapper Ab-Soul is a bit of an enigma, and he seems to disappear and reappear whenever it suits him. Right now, it’s been six year since Ab-Soul released Do What Thou Wilt., his last album. Earlier this year, Ab-Soul came out with “Hollandaise,” his first new single in a couple of years. Today, […]
Hear TOPS And Sean Nicholas Savage Cover Each Other On New Arbutus Comp
Arbutus Records, the influential Montreal indie label that helped to launch Grimes, Braids, Majical Cloudz, and many others, has just put out its 100th release. It’s a self-referential comp called The Arbutus Record on which artists on the label cover other artists on the label. That includes, on back to back tracks, Sean Nicholas Savage […]
Video: Plies “Loading”
Loading… Coming off the heels of last week’s “Be Yourself“, Plies uploads more music and releases his new video, “Loading”. Decked out in Burberry and lounging in his souped-up convertible, the South Florida rapper gets deep and addresses his gripe with today’s culture. Big Gates raps, “Ya’ll niggas tend to fall in love with different […]
Rich Homie Quan “Risk Takers”
Rich Homie Quan risks it all on his new single, “Risk Takers”. On the daring track produced by DunDeal, the Atlanta rapper reflects on the dangers of his come up in the streets. The track follows his previous “Krazy” single and are both off his upcoming project.
Fredo Bang “Bee Crazy”
That shit be crazy. Fredo Bang goes loco with the flow on his new single, “Bee Crazy”. On the track, the Baton Rouge rapper doesn’t hold back on his opps as he raps “I can’t wait to see him / Tell a bitch bet / You a stop from my lil’ block my niggas can’t […]
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Talking To Yourself”
This past summer, between the release of singles “Western Wind” and “Beach House,” we got word that Carly Rae Jepsen would release her new album The Loneliest Time in October. Today she’s back with our next taste of the album, “Talking To Yourself.” Although the prior singles branched out stylistically, this song finds CRJ leaning […]
Stream Marcus Mumford’s Debut Solo Album Featuring Phoebe Bridgers & Clairo
A couple months ago, Mumford & Sons leader Marcus Mumford announced his debut solo album, (self-titled). The music video for its lead single “Cannibal” was directed by none other than Steven Spielberg. He’s since put out a bunch of other singles from it, including “Better Off High” and “Grace,” and he’s opened up about some […]
Stream The Mars Volta’s Self-Titled Comeback Album
Twenty-first century prog living legends the Mars Volta have not released a new album since 2012’s Noctourniquet, though the band’s core members Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala did release a new LP with their pre-Volta band At The Drive-In back in 2017. Now the Mars Volta are back with a reunion album of their own. […]
Watch Sampa The Great’s Zamrock Cover Kendrick Lamar’s “DNA.”
Although Sampa The Great hails from Zambia, she launched her career from Sydney after moving there in 2013 to study audio engineering. In 2016, she was tapped to open Kendrick Lamar’s concert in Sydney at Allphones Arena. Now, in an appearance on Triple J’s Like A Version covers series, she and her band have turned […]