In November, Pom Pom Squad hopped on tour with ’90s alt figureheads Nada Surf after “meeting” over Twitter. Now, the two bands have teamed up for a perfectly executed collaboration: Pom Pom Squad have leaned even further into their punk-rock cheerleader pastiche, entirely remaking Nada Surf’s 1996 “Popular” music video, with band leader Mia Berrin […]
Stream John Dwyer & Friends’ Psych-Jazz Head Trip Gong Splat 2 Days Early
Throughout the pandemic, Osees mastermind John Dwyer has been overseeing a series of wild collaborative instrumental LPs with a rotating cast of collaborators, all captured at Stu-Stu-Studio “in the peak of dope smoke lock down.” These albums — Bent Arcana, Witch Egg, Endless Garbage, Moon-Drenched — found Dwyer and friends digging deep into psychedelic jazz […]
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – “Les Cerfs”
Longtime collaborators Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have composed the score for the documentary Les Panthère Des Neiges (The Snow Panther), which follows wildlife photographer Vincent Munier and Sylvain Tesson on their mission to find a snow leopard in the Tibetan Highlands. So far, Cave and Ellis have shared a song “We Are Not Alone” […]
Video: Ne-Yo Ft. Yung Bleu “Stay Down”
Ne-Yo holds his woman down in the accompanying video to his new single featuring Yung Bleu. In the clip, Ne-Yo and his lady pull off a heist in a jewelry store before their getaway is interrupted by water slowly flooding their hotel room. Meanwhile, Yung Bleu makes his cameo studded cameo from outside the shop. […]
Video: Juice WRLD “Burn”
Hot off the release of his posthumous album, Fighting Demons, Juice WRLD delivers the blazing visual for “Burn”. Directed by Steve Cannon, the clip centers the late rapper in a L.A. studio while the world experiences a apocalyptical catastrophe cause by comets. Fighting Demons features 18 tracks including guests Justin Bieber, Polo G and Trippie […]
Vanity Rose “Fuck Face”
It is the Vanity Rose way on the the ladies new anthem, “Fuck Face”. Gyrating along to DJ Chose’s production, rising Atlanta female trio Honey, Hazel, and Hennessy rap their raunchy and carefree lyrics while embracing girl power and their sexuality.
Jhene Aiko “Wrap Me Up”
Filler up. After eight years since its original release, Jhene Aiko re-gifts her holiday tune with a revamped version. Taking it back to 2013’s “Wrap Me Up” featuring James Fauntleroy, Aiko flies solo with tones down the production and flies solo with her romantic holiday rendezvous. Merry Christmas indeed.
Twen – “HaHaHome”
We haven’t heard too much from Nashville DIY duo Twen since early last year when they released two songs, “Soothsay” and “Thrice,” which followed their 2019 debut album Awestruck. That’s about to change, though, because Twen are back with a brand-new track, “HaHaHome.” A pleasant, mid-tempo jaunt, “HaHaHome” is a wash of twanging guitars and […]
Pike Vs The Automaton – “Alien Slut Mum”
Sleep guitarist/High On Fire frontman Matt Pike has announced his debut solo album under the name Pike Vs The Automaton. “I was just going bonkers during the pandemic,” Pike explains. “It was like really, truly miserable. And then all the riots here in Portland and all the political shit. I was trapped in my garage, […]
Stream New Grass’ Brutal, Frantic Post-Hardcore Album Scordatura Perforations
Technically New Grass is a one-man screamo band, but project mastermind Lucio Oquendo doesn’t really scream, at least not usually. That pained and urgent sound that comes out of his mouth are more like a bark — hearty and aggressive yet as this-is-an-emergency frantic as any other vocalist in the genre. On Scordatura Perforations, his […]