Damon Albarn continues to trickle out tracks from his forthcoming solo album The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows. There has been the title track, “Polaris,” “Particles,” and now “Royal Morning Blue.” A press release explains that the new album was originally intended as an orchestral piece inspired by the landscapes of Iceland, […]
Hana Vu – “Keeper”
Hana Vu is releasing her debut full-length, Public Storage, at the beginning of November. She’s shared “Maker” and “Everybody’s Birthday” from it so far and today she’s back with another single, “Keeper,” a high-drama track that boasts some strobing synths and Vu’s lower register. It comes with a music video directed by Meagen Houang which […]
Tom Morello Teams With Bring Me the Horizon on New Single
Tom Morello dropped a third single “Let’s Get The Party Started” featuring Bring Me the Horizon off his upcoming record. “Alright, you motherfuckers,” is how Morello starts the party. The video shows huge mobs on the streets and in concerts, and sings of how he releases his inner demons by partying his heart out, “Feeling […]
Deerhoof – “Scarcity Is Manufactured”
Next month, Deerhoof are releasing their latest album, Actually, You Can. They’ve shared “Department Of Corrections” and “Plant Thief” from it so far, and today they’re back with another one, “Scarcity Is Manufactured,” which originated with the band’s guitarist Ed Rodriguez. He had this to say about the track and its deeper meaning: Every note […]
Penelope Isles – “Sudoku”
The Brighton indie rock band Penelope Isles rule. The number-based logic game Sudoku rules. So obviously the new Penelope Isles song “Sudoku” rules too. The track is the latest single from Penelope Isles’ upcoming album Which Way To Happy, mixed by none other than Dave Fridmann, which has already yielded “Sailing Still” and “Iced Gems.” […]
Beach Fossils Reworked Their Songs As Jazz Piano Ballads For New Album The Other Side Of Life
Beach Fossils’ sound evolved quite a bit over the course of the 2010s, from a dreamy ragtag lo-fi to a more mature, immaculately sighing form of guitar-pop. None of that prepared us for the band’s radical transformation on the forthcoming The Other Side Of Life: Piano Ballads. As the title implies, the album finds Dustin […]
DJ Swamp Izzo Ft. Future “3 Cell Phones”
Cash Money’s DJ Swamp Izzy connects with Future and others in the video to their recent collaboration. Shot by Brandon Collins, Hendrix delivers a drippy raps over a DY’s production while hanging with Birdman, Young Thug, and members of Cash Money. They pull up in a few Maybachs, turn up in the studio, and outside […]
Baby Keem Ft. Brent Faiyaz “lost souls (remix)”
Baby Keem adds Brent Faiyaz to “lost souls”. Initially to appear Baby Keem’s The Melodic Blue, the pgLang rapper reups on the standout cut with a new verse from the D.M.V. native.
Hitmaka, Queen Naija Ft. Ty Dolla $ign “Quickie”
Hitmaka! There’s not strings attached on Hitmaka and Queen Naija’s new collaboration featuring Ty Dolla $ign. On the bedroom banger, Ty Dolla and Naija sing one night stands and casual sex.
Alt-J – “U&ME”
For a while there in the first half of the 2010s, the Leeds art-rock band Alt-J seemed like one of the biggest, most influential acts in music. They’ve been off the radar since the release of 2017’s Relaxer, but they’re back today with news of a new LP and their first new single since they […]