Cordae does late night TV. In preparation of the release of his From A Bird’s Eye View album on Friday (Jan. 14), Cordae served as the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (Jan. 10). Backed by a drummer and guitarist, Cordae lit up the stage with a live rendition of […]
Video: Kanye West “Heaven & Hell”
Hoodie season is in full effect. Kanye West debuts his new Yeezy Gap line in the latest music video off his Donda album. In the dark visual, which was premiered during Monday’s Monday night’s NCAA football championship game on ESPN, Ye raps from above the clouds, while mysterious masked-figures don the line’s new hoodie. The […]
Video: Uncle Murda “2021 Rap Up”
The saga continues… A year after revealing he’s done with “Rap Up” series, Uncle Murda has a change of heart and returns with his annual recap. Produced by Great John, Lenny Grant gives his comical take on 2021’s highlights for 14 minutes including Verzuz, Kanye vs. Drake, the return of Bobby Shmurda, and pays homage […]
Jay Fizzle Ft. Ricco Barrino “Long Live Dolph”
Paper Route Empire is saluting their late co-founder Young Dolph, with their compilation project, Long Live Dolph on January 21. Anchored a choir, the label’s Jay Fizzle reflects on Dolph’s legacy and influence on the title track.
Blue Hawaii – “Butterfly”
Last month, Blue Hawaii announced a new EP, My Bestfriend’s House, with “L.O.V.E.,” which landed on our list of the best songs of the week. Today, the duo — made up of Braids’ Raphaelle “Ra” Standell-Preston and Agor ”DJ Kirby” Cowan — is back with “Butterfly,” a bouncy and shimmering track that is, once again, […]
Stream Ryley Walker’s New So Certain EP
Ryley Walker released his most recent album, the great Course In Fable, under a year ago. But if you know Walker, you know he’s prolific — and if you listened to our recent Callin Me Maybe with him and his former roommate Patrick Stickles, you also knew Walker was teasing some new music already. Today, […]
Anxious – “Let Me” (Feat. Fiddlehead’s Pat Flynn)
As we’ve heard on the procession of singles from their forthcoming debut album Little Green House, Anxious are kind of a hardcore band, kind of a power-pop band, kind of an emo band, kind of a pop-punk band. On the final advance track from the album, they lean hard into their hardcore side. “Let Me,” […]
Lucius – “Next To Normal”
Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, the leaders of the indie-pop group Lucius, were most recently heard helping out the War On Drugs on “I Don’t Live Here Anymore,” the title track from their latest album. The pair has also worked with Brandi Carlile, Ozzy Osbourne, Harry Styles, and more over the last couple years. Lucius […]
Hear Pavement’s Previously Unreleased “Be The Hook” From Terror Twilight Deluxe Reissue
Pavement are embarking on a North American reunion tour this fall, but before that the band will finally release the much-anticipated deluxe reissue of their final album, 1999’s Terror Twilight. After teasing it last year, Matador Records revealed today that Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal will come out on April 8 in both 2xLP and 2xCD […]
Destroyer – “Tintoretto, It’s For You”
The last we heard from Destroyer was in early 2020, with the great Have We Met. Now, Dan Bejar is already back with a followup. It’s called Labyrinthitis, and it’s out at the end of March. Bejar re-teamed with his frequent collaborator John Collins, and they began working on the album during the peak of […]