Abraxas – “Göbekli Tepe”
At the end of October, transcontinental pals Carolina Faruolo (ex-Los Bitchos) and Danny Lee Blackwell (Night Beats) will release their debut album Monte Carlo, which they created remotely — with Continue Reading
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Dungen – “Höstens Färger”
Dungen’s first new album in seven years, En Är För Mycket och Tusen Aldrig Nog, is out on Friday. The Swedish psych band has shared three tracks from it already Continue Reading
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Stream Boston Hardcore Band Firewalker’s Fearsome Demo 2022
Anytime a hardcore band goes a few years without touring or releasing anything, I generally assume that the band quietly broke up. Anytime one of those bands suddenly rumbles back Continue Reading
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Stream Boldy James & Nicholas Craven’s New Collaborative Album Fair Exchange No Robbery
There are so many new rap albums out today that it’s going to be hard to process all of them. The new Freddie Gibbs and billy woods LPs are both Continue Reading
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The Black Flame Candle Is Alight Once Again With Hocus Pocus 2
Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker Hocus Pocus – 1993/Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock It’s that spooky time of the year is here. All Hallows Eve is right around the corner, so it's Continue Reading
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13 Rappers Who Have Had Unusual Pets Over the Years
Hip-hop has a special affinity for dogs. Snoop Dogg morphs into a Doberman Pinscher in his 1993 music video for "Who Am I (What's My Name)." DMX—who has the name of Continue Reading
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GloRilla Proves Sleeping on Her Is a Big Mistake
Show & ProveWords: Robby Seabrook IIIEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Fall 2022 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. There’s someone new buzzing in Memphis, and she’s captivating hip-hop with Continue Reading
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Let’s Eat Grandma – “Give Me A Reason”
In April, Let’s Eat Grandma released a new album, Two Ribbons. Included with the physical deluxe edition of it was a 7″ featuring a track called “Give Me A Reason.” Continue Reading
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Foyer Red – “Pollen City”
We’ve been tracking the progress of Brooklyn art-rock collective Foyer Red for a minute now, writing up a smattering of early singles such as last fall’s “Blood” (appearing on 2021’s Continue Reading
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Gay Meat – “Heart Shaped Flail”
After a few years releasing a handful of one-off singles, North Carolina indie-emo soloist and Museum Mouth leader Karl Kuehn — aka Gay Meat — has announced his debut EP, Continue Reading
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Bill Callahan – “Natural Information”
Next month, the sage songwriting legend Bill Callahan will release a new album with the difficult-to-type title YTI⅃AƎЯ. When he announced the LP, Callahan wrote that he “wanted to make Continue Reading
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Lindsey Stirling Refuses to Make a Boring Holiday Album
Each holiday season, we're bombarded with new Christmas albums. There's the country guy you forgot about, that one singer from the '80s your mom likes, and a Broadway person that Continue Reading
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Floating Points – “Problems”
Back in March, the electronic producer Sam Shepherd, who releases music as Floating Points, put out a new track called “Vocoder,” which he followed up a couple weeks later with Continue Reading
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Nilüfer Yanya – “Rid Of Me” (PJ Harvey Cover)
Back in March, English phenom Nilüfer Yanya released her sophomore album, PAINLESS, one of the best of the year so far. Today, she’s back with a crackling cover of PJ Continue Reading
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Big Joanie – “Confident Man”
This fall, London punks Big Joanie will release their sophomore album Back Home. We’ve posted the early singles “Happier Still” and “In My Arms,” and now they’ve also shared a Continue Reading
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Shannen Moser’s Natural Growth
This place is special to Shannen Moser. They’re leading me through the meadows at Philadelphia’s FDR Park, a beautiful, peaceful refuge that was totally accidental. It’s a near 150-acre former Continue Reading
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Stream EST Gee’s Tough, Satisfying New Album I Never Felt Nun
I know exactly what’s happening in your head right now. You are looking at the title of the new album from the Louisville street-rap star EST Gee, and you are Continue Reading
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Watch Sampa The Great’s Zamrock Cover Kendrick Lamar’s “DNA.”
Although Sampa The Great hails from Zambia, she launched her career from Sydney after moving there in 2013 to study audio engineering. In 2016, she was tapped to open Kendrick Continue Reading
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Watch: Gavin Rossdale on the Bush Legacy and New Album 'The Art of Survival'
With hits like "Everything Zen" "Comedown," and "Swallowed," Bush has created some of the most recognizable songs in rock. After three decades, the band hasn't slowed down. With a message Continue Reading
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Kolb – “Internal Affairs” (Feat. Ani Ivry-Block)
In a few weeks, Brooklyn musician Michael Kolb is releasing his debut album, Tyrannical Vibes. He’s shared “I Guess I’m Lucky” and “Jean-Luc” (RIP) from it so far, and today Continue Reading
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