Last month, Australian-born, LA-based Artist To Watch Hazel English announced that a new EP, Summer Nights, was set to arrive June 17. We’ve already heard its title track, plus “Nine Stories” (technically released in 2021), and now we’re getting a third EP cut: the hazy, summer-ready “All Dressed Up.” English’s third single is, like the […]
Spielbergs – “When They Come For Me” & “Get Lost”
Back in March, the Norwegian Band To Watch Spielbergs returned with “Brother Of Mine,” their first new song since 2020. That and the 2020 single “Go!” have turned out to be previews of a new album. It’s called Vestli, and it’s out in August. Here’s what Mads Baklien had to say about the album: The […]
Diana Ross – “Turn Up The Sunshine” (Feat. Tame Impala)
Last week, posters in London teased a mysterious new product that would feature a whole lot of big-name artists, and people immediately figured out that the product in question would be the soundtrack for the forthcoming film Minions: The Rise Of Gru. Jack Antonoff produced and curated the Minions soundtrack, which mostly consists of present-day […]
Nick Grant L.A. Leakers Freestyle
3-peat Grant. After over four years, Nick Grant returned to Power 106 with this third freestyle for the L.A. Leakers’ Liftoff series. Much like his previous visits 2017 and 2018, the South Carolina lyricist kept his witty bars flowing, this time over Nas’ “Wu For The Children” and Lil Wayne’s “Dick Pleaser.” Nick Grant kicked […]
Video: Post Malone Ft. Roddy Ricch “Cooped Up”
Posty Season is upon us. Hot off his SNL performance, Post Malone “Cooped Up” at the crib in the accompanying video to his latest single featuring Roddy Ricch. Directed by Andre Bato, the video finds the “Wow.” collaborators detailing a time of confinement from inside a luxury condo with no walls before a crowd joins […]
Ella Mai “DMFU/Leave You Alone” On The Tonight Show
Please welcome, Ella Mai. Ella Mai brought the vibes as the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night (May 17). Basked under red and blue lights, the English singer kicked off her medley with “DMFU” alongside her band, before segueing into “Leave You Alone”. Both tracks can be found on […]
Nardwuar: City Girls
Period. During April’s Coachella music festival, Nardwuar met with the City Girls for their first ever interview. During their extensive chat, the Canadian interviewer conjured up some of the duo’s memorable moments and bared rare gifts including vinyls from Trick Daddy, Jacki-O, DJ Uncle Al, as well as a Salt-N-Pepa doll and a Lil Uzi […]
Kiwi Jr. – “Night Vision”
Toronto indie-rockers Kiwi Jr. have announced their third album, Chopper, out August 12 via Sub Pop. Produced by Wolf Parade cofounder and current Arcade Fire member Dan Boeckner, Chopper has a chilly, post-punk-leaning lead single, “Night Vision,” which also gets the video treatment directed by previous collaborator Laura-Lynn Petrick. “Before ‘Night Vision’ was 100% written, […]
Watch The Smile Debut New Song “Friend Of A Friend”
Kicking off their European tour on May 16 in Zagreb, Croatia, the Smile (aka Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, plus Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner) debuted a new song called “Friend Of A Friend,” which, apparently, was written that very day, as Yorke told the audience. The setlist also featured tracks from the just-released […]
Launder – “Become” (Feat. Soko)
Last month, John Cudlip announced his debut album as Launder, Happening. At the time, he also shared two great lead singles, “Unwound” and “Chipper.” Today, he’s back with another one. Launder’s latest is called “Become.” It finds Cudlip once more teaming up with French vocalist Soko. “This is the most collaborative track on the record,” […]