María Isabel is an LA-based Dominican-American singer making shadowy, swooning pop and R&B that fits in well with the current wave of post-Lana, post-Billie mood pieces but also makes sense in the realm of Jhené Aiko and H.E.R. Tracks like April’s “Buy Your Own Flowers” show off a casually excellent vocal presence against impeccably arranged […]
Watch Super Furry Animals' YouTube Special for Rings Around The World | SPIN
For one night only, Super Furry Animals will launch SFA TV to mark the 20th anniversary reissue of Rings Around The World. The pop-up television station celebrates the John Cale and Paul McCartney-featured record. Fans can watch the premiere of The Making of Rings Around The World short film at 8 p.m. BST on September […]
Spectres – “Tell Me”
Last year, Vancouver’s Spectres released their fourth album, Nostalgia. As the name might suggest, it found the group expertly mining retro sounds, particularly gothic strains of new wave and post-punk. Now, they’ve announced a followup. It’s similarly concerned with the past, bearing the name of Hindsight, and it’s out in the beginning of November. Along […]
Video: Bobby Shmurda “No Time For Sleep Freestyle”
Shmurda is back. Bobby Shmurda makes his official return with his “No Time For Sleep Freestyle”, his first record since his release from prison in February. On the track, the GS9 rapper details his endless grind and brings the rude awakenings for the opps. Envisioned by Denity, the cinematic video centers Shmurda and his gun-toting […]
Lil Duval Ft. Boosie Badazz “Sexy”
Lil Duval and Boosie Badazz get romantic on their new collaboration, “Sexy”. Sampling Surface’s 1986 hit “Only You Can Make Me Happy”, the comedian busts his vocal chops for an ode to the ladies, while Boosie makes it nasty for the baddies.
Thyla – “Gum”
A few years ago, we named the Brighton group Thyla a Band To Watch and one of the Best New Bands Of 2018 on the strength of the soaring dream-pop in their early singles. Since then, they’ve experimented with grungier sounds on the What’s On Your Mind EP (one of 2019’s best), then pivoted back […]
Strand Of Oaks – “Somewhere In Chicago”
Back in July, Tim Showalter announced his latest Strand Of Oaks album, In Heaven. So far, we’ve heard a couple tracks from it, including “Galacticana” and “Jimi & Stan.” (The former ranked amongst our favorite songs that week.) Today, he’s back with another. Strand Of Oaks’ latest is called “Somewhere In Chicago.” “My ode to […]
Diana Ross – “If The World Just Danced”
Pop music icon Diana Ross announced her new album Thank You, her first since 2006’s I Love You, with the release of its title track back in June. And today, she’s sharing a second single from the LP, “If The World Just Danced,” co-written with Aliandro Prawl, Andre Pinckney, Scott M. Carter, Ed Sheeran collaborator […]
Anderson .Paak – “Fire In The Sky”
Big day for blockbusters! Obviously, Drake’s new album Certified Lover Boy is out today, and that’s taking up a whole lot of the oxygen in the room. But there’s also a new Marvel movie out today. Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings is an adaptation of a ’70s-vintage Marvel character that was conceived […]
Touché Amoré & Joyce Manor’s Barry Johnson Cover Guided By Voices’ “Game Of Pricks”
Californian post-hardcore warriors Touché Amoré make bruising, emotional music. Last year, for example, they released Lament, one of the year’s best albums. More recently, Touché have been covering other people’s tracks, which seems like a pretty good way to unwind after scraping their own souls. In July, frontman Jeremy Bolm sang lead on the great […]