In 2020, the Australian-born folk musician Indigo Sparke released her debut album Echo, which was co-produced by Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker. For her sophomore LP, Sparke has recruited another big-name producer to work with her: Aaron Dessner. “I just had a really strong intuitive gut feeling that I would do this album with Aaron,” Sparke […]
Amanda Shires – “Empty Cups” (Feat. Maren Morris & Jason Isbell)
Next month, the great country-rock singer-songwriter Amanda Shires will release her new solo album Take It Like A Man. Shires spends a lot of time in other projects — in the 400 Unit with her husband Jason Isbell and in Americana supergroup the Highwomen — and many of her collaborators are here to help out […]
Mykki Blanco – “French Lessons” (Feat. Kelsey Lu)
Mykki Blanco has announced a new album, Stay Close To Music, the follow-up to last year’s Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep. The songs on it were made during the same recording sessions as Blanco’s last one — those took place in a whole lot of places (Lisbon, Paris, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles) and […]
Black Midi – “Sugar/Tzu”
This week, UK weirdos Black Midi are releasing a new album, Hellfire, their follow-up to last year’s Cavalcade. They’ve shared a pair of singles from it so far, “Welcome To Hell” and “Eat Men Eat,” and today they’re back with one last one, “Sugar/Tzu,” a characteristically chaotic collision of jazz and rock that comes with […]
Interpol – “Gran Hotel”
This week Interpol are releasing their long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s Marauder. The Other Side Of Make-Believe is out on Friday, and already we’ve heard singles “Toni,” “Something Changed,” “Fables.” Also this week, Interpol are launching “Big Shot City” a global exhibition and pop-up shop in collaboration with photographer Atiba Jefferson and Brain Dead Clothing; it’s […]
Video: Rico Nasty “Skullflower”
Las Ruinas coming soon. With her new project Las Ruinas arriving on July 22, Rico Nasty shares her lates single, “Skullflower”, the follow up to her most recent “Black Punk“. Dressed in a maid outfit and baring a calavera-like facial, the D.M.V. native unleashes a high-pitched and distorted flow while frolicking in a field of […]
Doll Spirit Vessel – “Something Small”
Doll Spirit Vessel are a trio based out of Philadelphia that’s led by Kati Malison. They’ve been around for a few years — and recently opened for fellow Philly residents Sadurn on tour — and they’re releasing their debut album, What Says, in about a month’s time. They make languid, prickly rock music with dense […]
Stream Fly Anakin & ewonee’s New EP mirrors_episode.2
In recent years, the Richmond, Virginia rapper Fly Anakin has become an underground institution who cranks out new music at an alarming rate. That whole rise reached a crescendo earlier this year, when Fly Anakin released Frank, which was officially and somewhat absurdly marketed as his debut album. But even after releasing a big-deal record […]
Show Me The Body – “LOOSE TALK”
The New York City hardcore band Show Me The Body are about to head out on tour with Soul Glo, and ahead of that they’re releasing a track called “LOOSE TALK,” their first new song since last year’s Survive EP, and apparently a preview of a bigger project to come later this year. “LOOSE TALK” […]
The Mountain Goats – “Wage Wars Get Rich Die Handsome”
Last month, John Darnielle announced a new the Mountain Goats album, the action movie-inspired Bleed Out, which was produced by Bully’s Alicia Bognanno. Lead single “Training Montage” landed on our best songs of the week list, and today the band is sharing a new song with the very good title “Wage Wars Get Rich Die […]