In March, the day after she released her Chemtrails Over The Country Club LP, Lana Del Rey announced another new album called Rock Candy Sweet, set for release on June 1. By April she had revised her plans: The album would now be called Blue Banisters, and it would be out July 4. By May, […]
Field Music – “Someplace Dangerous”
Field Music just released their new album Flat White Moon a few months ago. Today, the British art-rock duo are announcing that they’re going to follow it up with a new EP called Another Shot, and they’re already sharing opening track “Someplace Dangerous.” “It’s a story of a change of circumstances and fear of that […]
Kowloon Walled City – “Piecework”
The sludgy, clangorous Oakland post-metallers Kowloon Walled City have released a lot of records since their 2008 debut, but those records haven’t been recent. Last month, Kowloon Walled City shared a new track called “Oxygen Tent,” their first new piece of music since their 2016 LP Grievances. Today, they’ve announced the impending release of Piecework, […]
Andrew W.K. – “Stay True To Your Heart”
On Friday, the mysterious party-rock overlord Andrew W.K. will release God Is Partying, his awesomely titled new album. Thus far, A.W.K. has already shared the early singles “Babalon,” “I’m In Heaven,” and “Everybody Sins.” Today, he’s followed those tracks with a grand, crashing ballad called “Stay True To Your Heart.” The new track has big, […]
Lauren Rosas Is On A New Project, The Podcast Sideshow 210
LA-based Latin American singer, Lauren Rosas, is broadening her journey to podcasting. This new series is an interesting array of hosts and topics that will surely keep you at the edge of your seat. With an impressive combination of four female lead hosts and diverse subjects, maybe even cover the paranormal. This comes to no […]
Circuit des Yeux – “Sculpting The Exodus”
Last month, Haley Fohr announced her latest album as Circuit des Yeux, -io, with the lead single “Dogma,” which made our list of the 5 best songs from that week. Today, she’s back with another track from it, “Sculpting The Exodus,” an ambitious and cinematic piece of work that finds Fohr pushing her music to […]
!!! – “Man On The Moon” (R.E.M. Cover) & “Fast Car” (Tracy Chapman Cover)
Brooklyn dance-punk institution !!! has been going for about 25 years now, and it’s not slowing down anytime soon. Last year, !!! released an EP called Certified Heavy Kats. Today, they’ve followed that with a new two-song single. This time, they’re not doing their own songs. Instead, they’ve taken a couple of mellow radio classics […]
Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine – “Cimmerian Shade” & “You Give Death A Bad Name”
In about two weeks, Sufjan Stevens and his Asthmatic Kitty signee Angelo De Augustine will release their collaborative album A Beginner’s Mind. It finds Sufjan in quivering singer-songwriter mode alongside fellow acoustic folkie De Augustine following last year’s dark electronic turn with The Ascension. Every song on the album is inspired by a different movie, […]
Angel Du$t – “Big Bite”
Batlimore’s Angel Du$t, who share a few members with Turnstile, started out as a hardcore band but somehow ended up as a really good power-pop band. Today, they’re announcing a new album called YAK: A Collection Of Truck Songs, once again produced by Rob Schnapf and fashioned as a playlist rather than a capital-R Record. […]
Top 6 New Rap & Hip Hop Albums
Discover these 6 newest rap and hip hop albums that are true gems of the summer! Whether you love these genres and are a bit of an expert or even just dipping your toes in the vast world of rap, we’re sure you’ll find something beautiful and inspirational in each of them. YC794 – “The […]