Mal Blum is releasing a new EP, Ain’t It Nice, next month. We’ve heard “Stockpiled Guns & TV Dinners” from it so far and today Blum is sharing “Candy Bars & Men,” a pinched and pained track that Blum says is “an ode to solo interstate travel, gay cruising, roadside motels, intimacy with strangers, novelty, […]
John Doe – “Never Coming Back”
John Doe has had a fascinating career. Doe has done stints in bands like the Knitters and the Flesh Eaters, but he’s best-known as one of the two leaders of LA punk legends X. (In 2020, the original lineup of X got back together to release Alphabetland, their first album in 35 years.) Doe has […]
Kate Bollinger – “Who Am I But Someone”
Kate Bollinger has spent the past few years putting out EPs — her most recent was 2020’s A Word Becomes A Sound — and she’s got another shorter collection of songs coming out later this year. The Look At It In The Light EP is being released next month, and she previewed it a couple […]
Terror – “Can’t Help But Hate” (Feat. George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher)
Hardcore bands don’t typically last for a long time without downshifting into legacy-act status, but LA overlords Terror are now 20 years deep into their career. They’ve never lost their vitality. They tour constantly, and their physical live shows are the stuff of legend. And when Terror announce a new LP, that’s worthy of your […]
Rosie Thomas Covers Mariah Carey’s “Always Be My Baby” With Sufjan Stevens, The Shins, & Josh Ottum
Rosie Thomas launched the rollout for her Lullabies For Parents project with a cover of Björk’s “All Is Full Of Love” featuring the likes of Sufjan Stevens, the Shins, Iron & Wine, Alexi Murdoch, the Head And The Heart’s Charity Theilen, the Lone Bellow’s Kanene Pipkin, and more. Today Thomas is back with another indie-all-star […]
Sondre Lerche – “Summer In Reverse” (Feat. CHAI)
Norwegian indie-pop lifer Sondre Lerche is rolling out a double album called Avatars Of Love early next month. He’s shared the 10-minute single “Dead Of The Night,” “Cut,” “Turns Out I’m Sentimental After All,” and a cover of Doja Cat’s “Kiss Me More.” Now, we’re getting a new one called “Summer In Reverse” featuring CHAI. […]
Video: Slim Thug “Drifting”
Skurrt! Slim Thug’s “Drifting” like a boss in his BIGslim album’s new video. Accompanied by archive footage, the DJ Young Samm-directed clip trails Slim swerving through the city in his souped-up convertible and pulling up to his very own mural. Aww yeah.
Video: Vince Staples, Mustard “Magic”
Voila! Vince Staples officially brings the “Magic” on the first single off his forthcoming album, Ramona Park Broke My Heart. Floating over a laid back beat by Mustard, the Long Beach rapper delivers his rags to riches flow and details perseverance over his inner city blues. In the newly released video, Vince Staples hits a […]
Kae Tempest – “No Prizes” (Feat. Lianne La Havas)
A month from now, the multi-discipline UK artist Kae Tempest will release their new album The Line Is A Curve which they recorded with longtime producer Dan Carey and executive producer Rick Rubin. The album features contributions from people like Confucius MC and Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten. We’ve already posted the singles “More Pressure,” which […]
Superorganism – “Teenager” (Feat. CHAI & Pi Ja Ma)
Superorganism released their debut album back in 2018 and today they’re announcing its follow-up, World Wide Pop, which will be out in July. The internet pop collective’s roster has been pared down a bit — its lineup now consists of the members who go by the pseudonyms Orono, Harry, Tucan, B, and Soul — but […]