Last year, Phil Elverum released a vinyl-only album of background noise as the Microphones. Now, he has announced a “humungous box” set that contains “everything from the Microphones.” As in, pretty much everything the Microphones have ever done, from the mid-90s through last year, including the STEMS. The comprehensive box set is titled: The Microphones […]
Buke And Gase & RahRah Gabor – “Taste Up”
Long-running experimental pop duo Buke And Gase are teaming up with rising Newark rapper Rahrah Gabor, the moniker of former schoolteacher Mariella “Lala” Jimenez, for a collaborative EP aptly entitled Buke and Gase + Rahrah Gabor EP. “This EP with Rahrah Gabor is an experimental collaboration between three individual creators, like a Tinder throuple date […]
Carson McHone – “Still Life”
Austin singer-songwriter Carson McHone announced her signing to Merge last fall with the release of the single “Hawks Don’t Share.” And today, she’s back to share more details about her upcoming third album, Still Life, which was recorded in Ontario with prolific Canadian guitarist and producer Daniel Romano. “Daniel is a perceptive player, and his […]
Sun June – “Reminded”
Sun June are releasing an expanded edition of their 2021 album Somewhere tomorrow, which includes a handful of new tracks, including the previously shared “Easy.” Today, the Austin band has put out another one of those new songs, “Reminded,” a shimmering sway about falling hard for someone. “‘Reminded’ is about being captivated by someone you […]
CHAI – “WHOLE”
Japanese experimental pop band CHAI are back with a brand new single, “WHOLE,” which will serve as the theme song for Japan’s public broadcaster NHK’s new romantic comedy-drama series Koi-senu Futari. The track was inspired by the show’s storyline about an aromantic/asexual couple in addition to songs from ’90s Japanese TV dramas. “Sometimes, no one […]
Jacques Greene – “Taurus”
Jacques Greene has announced a new EP, Fantasy, which is out digitally at the end of the month and also now as an NFT. (Greene has a history with crypto stuff.) He’s shared a new track called “Taurus” today. “In my mind there’s a real soothing, meditative core to this,” he said in a statement. […]
Molly Nilsson – “Sweet Smell Of Success”
Molly Nilsson is releasing a new album, Extreme, tomorrow. She’s shared “Absolute Power” and “Pompeii” from it already — the latter was a pop banger that landed on our best songs of the week list — and today she has one more single for us, “Sweet Smell Of Success,” which also rocks but in a […]
Tears For Fears – “Break The Man”
Tears For Fears are releasing The Tipping Point, their first new album in 17 years, next month. And today, following the title track and “No Small Thing,” the British synth-pop greats are back with a third single called “Break The Man,” which was co-written and co-produced by Charlton Pettus. “‘Break The Man’ is about a […]
Video: Gunna Ft. Young Thug, Future “Pushin P”
Keep on pushing. After releasing his “Living Wild” video, Gunna continues to push hiss DS4EVER mixtape with its new video featuring Future and Young Thug. Fresh off the clearport in Miami, the Caleb Jermale-directed clip trails the trio turning up at the strip club and at the Playa clothing botique.
Cordae L.A. Leakers Freestyle
Cordae brings a 3-piece for the L.A. Leakers. With his From A Bird’s Eye View dropping on Friday (Jan. 14), Cordae returned to Power 106 the Lift Off show’s first freestyle of 2022. While promoting the LP, the D.M.V. lyricist was put in the hot seat where he flexed his punchlines over Notorious B.I.G.’s “Kick […]