Lowertown – “Bucktooth”
The young Atlanta bedroom-pop duo Olivia Osby and Avsha Weinberg, aka Lowertown, are signed to Dirty Hit, the British record label that brought you the 1975, Rina Sawayama, and beabadoobee. Continue Reading
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Jordaan Mason & Their Orchestra – “No More Metaphor”
The Toronto musician Jordaan Mason has been making roiling, experimental folk songs for just about two decades now. Today, they’re announcing a new album called Rewrite The Words Again, their Continue Reading
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Iron & Wine Covers Lori McKenna With Ohmme, Who Changed Their Name To Finom
LORI is a new four-song collection from Iron & Wine comprising covers from the Lori McKenna songbook. Sam Beam recorded it in Memphis at Sam Phillips Studios with producer Matt Continue Reading
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The Otolith – “Sing No Coda”
The Otolith are a new band made up primarily of former members of SubRosa, the Salt Lake City doom metal crew that called it quits in 2019. They are releasing Continue Reading
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These Are the Best Singing Rappers Who Make You Forget They Rap
Different genres and sounds of music are all related to each other in some way. That means there aren't many genres that are closer together than rap and R&B, two Continue Reading
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JID Tells His Story With Help From His Dad, J. Cole, & More On “2007”
You know those origin-story songs rappers include on their albums, usually at the end, to celebrate how far they’ve come? “2007” was supposed to finish out JID’s forthcoming The Forever Continue Reading
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The 13 Best New Hip-Hop Songs This Week
Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also Continue Reading
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The Comet Is Coming – “Lucid Dreamer”
“CODE,” the lead single from The Comet Is Coming’s new album Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam, was a tense and frenetic joyride through the dance-rock side of hybrid jazz. We loved it. Continue Reading
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Kolb – “I Guess I’m Lucky” (Feat. Carolyn Hietter)
The Brooklyn musician Michael Kolb, who releases music under his last name, is putting out his debut album, Tyrannical Vibes, next month. We posted about lead single “Jean-Luc” a few Continue Reading
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These Are the Best Hip-Hop Songs of Summer 2022
Music has always been a vehicle for better times. A soundtrack to great, memorable moments. There aren't too many seasons directly tied to good times with good people like the Continue Reading
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Ripped To Shreds – “Reek Of Burning Freedom”
The San Jose band Ripped To Shreds are rising stars in the metal world thanks to their ferocious, electric take on death metal, largely inspired by their experiences as Asian-Americans. Continue Reading
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serpentwithfeet – “I’m Pressed”
Last week, serpentwithfeet, the Baltimore-born and New York-based singer who twists gospel and R&B up into beautiful new shapes, released “On Air,” a collaboration with Moby. Today, serpentwithfeet is back Continue Reading
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The Beths – “Knees Deep”
Next month, New Zealand power-pop greats the Beths will follow their 2020 LP Jump Rope Gazers with their new album Expert In A Dying Field. We’ve already posted the record’s Continue Reading
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Martha – “Baby, Does Your Heart Sink?” (Feat. The Futureheads’ Ross Millard)
Back in May, the scrappily melodic UK punks Martha released a new song called “Please Don’t Take Me Back.” As it turns out, that was the title track from Martha’s Continue Reading
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Benoit & Sergio – “Mind & Drums”
The downbeat dance duo Benoit & Sergio have been making music together since the late ’00s, though they’ve been particularly silent as of late. After a string of well-received singles, Continue Reading
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UNKLE – “The Way Back Home”
Last year James Lavelle’s UNKLE project released the Rōnin I mixtape. Today there’s a new UNKLE track in the world that keeps that Rōnin branding alive. “The Way Back Home” Continue Reading
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Dungen – “Om Det Finns Något Som Du Vill Fråga Mig”
It’s been seven years since Dungen released Allas Sak, their most recent studio album, but the adventurous Swedish psych-rock veterans are about to return with the new LP En Är Continue Reading
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Hear Blondie’s Previously Unreleased Demo “Mr. Sightseer”
Later this month, Blondie are releasing a definitive box set collection called Blondie: Against The Odds 1974-1982 that includes a whole bunch of rarities. They’ve already rustled up a cover Continue Reading
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JID – “Dance Now” (Feat. Kenny Mason & Foushée)
Nearly four years ago, the frighteningly talented Atlanta rapper JID released his hugely promising full-length DiCaprio 2. Since then, JID hasn’t released anything resembling an album, but his career has Continue Reading
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Hear Rival Schools’ Acoustic “Holding Sand” From New United By Fate Reissue
Walter Schreifels was already a hardcore legend when he started Rival Schools. Schreifels was a key part of Youth Of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, and about a million other hugely Continue Reading
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