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Arlo Parks Shares One Last Single Ahead of Sophomore Album “My Soft Machine”

A video for new track “Devotion” lands before the LP drops tomorrow via Transgressive.

May 25, 2023
Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, and More Will Appear on Star-Studded “Barbie” Soundtrack

The OST drops July 21 to coincide with the movie hitting theaters.

May 25, 2023
Dominic Fike’s New LP “Sunburn” Will Pay Homage to His Native Sunshine State

The follow-up to 2020’s What Could Possibly Go Wrong is out July 7 via Columbia Records.

May 24, 2023
Portugal. The Man and Unknown Mortal Orchestra Declare This the “Summer of Luv” with New Single

PTM’s new album Chris Black Changed My Life is out June 23 via Atlantic Records.

May 24, 2023
Sylvan Esso Cover Low’s “Will the Night” for New “Live at Electric Lady” EP

The six-song project follows last year’s No Rules Sandy LP.

May 24, 2023
Militarie Gun Long for a More Trustworthy World on New Single “Will Logic”

The LA hardcore group’s forthcoming debut album Life Under the Gun is out June 23 via Loma Vista.

May 23, 2023
Jeff Rosenstock Underestimates His Muppet Roommate in Video for New Single “LIKED U BETTER”

It’s his first single since 2020’s NO DREAM.

May 23, 2023
Blur Announce First Album in Eight Years with New Single “The Narcissist”

The Ballad of Darren is out July 21 via Parlophone.

May 18, 2023
Jorja Smith Announces New LP “Falling or Flying,” Shares First Single “Little Things”

Smith makes good on the promise of 2021’s Be Right Back LP with its follow-up arriving September 29 via FAMM.

May 18, 2023
Chappell Roan Shares Raunchy, Lipstick-Stained Queer Anthem “Red Wine Supernova”

Her debut album is projected to arrive later this year.

May 17, 2023
Cornelius Announces New LP “Dream in Dream” with Singles “Sparks” and “Quantum Ghosts”

The follow-up to 2017’s Mellow Waves is out June 28 via Warner Music Japan.

May 17, 2023
The National Announce Patti Smith, Pavement, Weyes Blood, and More for Homecoming Festival 2023 Lineup

Returning for the first time since its 2018 debut, the event will take place September 15 and 16 at Cincinnati’s ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park.

May 17, 2023
Bully Puts All Her Love on the Line with New Single “Change Your Mind”

Lucky for You is out June 2 via Sub Pop.

May 17, 2023
ANOHNI and the Johnsons Announce New Album with Moving Single “It Must Change”

My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross is out July 7 via Secretly Canadian.

May 16, 2023

Spoon

Spoon Announce “Memory Dust” EP with New Single “Sugar Babies”

The three-track collection featuring songs from the Lucifer on the Sofa sessions is out June 13 via Matador.

May 16, 2023
Liz Phair Is Hitting the Road to Celebrate 30 Years of “Exile in Guyville”

Blondshell will be opening the month-long US tour kicking off in November.

May 16, 2023

Caroline Polachek

FWB Fest Announces Lineup Including Caroline Polachek, Yves Tumor, Nick Hakim, Doss, and More

The music and internet-culture festival will take place in Idyllwild, California the weekend of August 4.

May 11, 2023
Killer Mike Shares Emotional Two-Part Video Including New Single “Motherless” feat. Eryn Allen Kane

Additionally featuring a visual for recent single “Don’t Let the Devil,” the film honors Mike’s late mother.

May 11, 2023
Queens of the Stone Age Announce New Album with Gloomy Single “Emotion Sickness”

In Times New Roman…, their first LP in six years, is out June 16 via Matador.

May 11, 2023
Victoria Monét Honors the Good-Time Trailblazers on Buju Banton–Featuring New Single “Party Girls”

It’s Monét’s second single of the year, following the Lucky Daye collaboration “Smoke.”

May 10, 2023
Feeble Little Horse Deal with Post-Breakup Phantom Desires on “Pocket”

It’s the third single from their LP Girl with Fish, out June 9 via Saddle Creek.

May 10, 2023
Jenny Lewis Takes a Chance on Romance with New Single “Giddy Up”

Her fifth solo album Joy’All is out June 9.

May 10, 2023
Water From Your Eyes Share Eerie, Expansive New Single “14”

The duo’s Matador Records debut Everyone’s Crushed is out May 26.

May 09, 2023
The Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr. Announces New Album by Sharing Eight New Singles

The other half of Melodies on Hiatus, the guitarist’s fifth solo album, is out June 23 via Red Bull Records.

May 09, 2023
Alex G Announces Limited Edition Vinyl-Only LP “Live From Union Transfer”

The 14-track collection comes from his three sold-out hometown shows at the Philadelphia venue in 2022.

May 04, 2023

Bush Tetras March 2023

Bush Tetras Announce First New LP in Over a Decade with “Things I Put Together”

Following the passing of drummer Dee Pop, Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley recorded drums and produced They Live in My Mind.

May 04, 2023

Indigo De Souza / photo by Skylar Watkins

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Announces Indigo De Souza, Kelela, John Cale Among Summer Performers

The free outdoor concert series, curated this year by L’Rain, takes place in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park from June 7 through August 24.

May 03, 2023
Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino Announces Debut Solo LP with New Single “It’s Fine”

Cosentino’s new record will arrive July 28 via Concord Records as her band takes an indefinite hiatus.

May 03, 2023
The Hives Return From the Dead to Announce First Album in Over a Decade

Lead single “Bogus Operandi” arrives ahead of the new LP The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons, which is out August 11.

May 02, 2023
Claud and Grace Kuhlenschmidt Start a Band in Video for New Single “Every F*cking Time”

The track comes with the announcement of Claud’s sophomore album Supermodels, arriving July 14 via Saddest Factory Records.

May 02, 2023
Hand Habits Share an Intimate Vignette with New Single “Private Life”

Sugar the Bruise is out June 16 via Fat Possum.

May 02, 2023
In the Midst of Major Changes, Water From Your Eyes Are Still Finding Time to Bowl

Ahead of their debut for Matador Records, Rachel Brown and Nate Amos talk Everyone’s Crushed, changing routines, and newfound exposure—well, actually mostly just 311.

May 02, 2023
Divino Niño’s Euphoric Remix of Slow Pulp’s “Falling Apart” Is a Must-Listen

Two groups making Chicago proud.

April 27, 2023

Beach House

Surprise! Beach House Are Releasing Their RSD Exclusive EP Digitally Tomorrow

The Become EP, a collection of five outtakes from the Once Twice Melody sessions, will also be widely available on vinyl on May 19.

April 27, 2023
Atmosphere Are Not Suffocating on New Single “Holding My Breath”

So Many Realities Exist Simultaneously is out May 5 via Rhymesayers.

April 27, 2023
Tiberius b Rolls Around in Pigeon Poop in the Video for Gripping New Single “Jetski”

Their newly announced Din EP is out June 30 via Mark Ronson’s Zelig Records.

April 26, 2023
Gia Margaret Announces Jagjaguwar Debut “Romantic Piano,” Shares Sublime First Single

“Hinoki Wood” is the opening track from the follow-up to 2020’s Mia Gargaret, arriving May 26.

April 26, 2023
Kari Faux Reminds Us “REAL B*TCHES DON’T DIE!” with Album Announcement and New Single

The follow-up to 2020’s Lowkey Superstar is out May 26 via drink sum wtr.

April 26, 2023
PJ Harvey Announces First LP in Seven Years with New Single “A Child’s Question, August”

I Inside the Old Year Dying, her tenth album, is out July 7 via Partisan.

April 26, 2023
Kevin Morby Has More Photographs to Show Us

Hear the first two singles from More Photographs (A Continuum), which is out May 26 via Dead Oceans.

April 25, 2023
Thundercat and Tame Impala Remind Us That Love Is a Two-Way Street on “No More Lies”

The collaboration marks Thundercat’s first new music in three years.

April 25, 2023
Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten Releases Solo Single Inspired by Sugar and Sunset

The solo debut comes in the wake of Fontaines’ 2022 album Skinty Fia.

April 25, 2023
Island of Love Wrestle with Love’s Consequential Jealousy and Paranoia on “I’ve Got the Secret”

The London-based trio’s self-titled debut album is out May 12 via Third Man Records.

April 20, 2023
Bully Combats Shame and Self-Doubt on New Track “Hard to Love”

Alicia Bognanno’s new LP Lucky for You is out June 2 via Sub Pop.

April 20, 2023
Clairo Hops on a New Version of Beabadoobee’s Dreamy Love Ballad “Glue Song”

“Claire’s a good friend since she brought me on her tour around the release of her first album.”

April 20, 2023
Killer Mike Announces Solo LP with New Song “Don’t Let the Devil” Featuring El-P and thankugoodsir

MICHAEL, the rapper’s first solo album in over a decade, is out June 16.

April 20, 2023

Foo Fighters / photo by Andreas Nuemann

This Is Happening Now: Foo Fighters Announce New Album with Powerful Single “Rescued”

The band’s eleventh studio album—and their first following the passing of drummer Taylor Hawkins—is out June 2.

April 19, 2023
Alaska Reid Exposes the Harshness of Touring with “She Wonders”

Her debut album Disenchanter is out July 14 via Luminelle Recordings.

April 19, 2023
Madison McFerrin Gets Away From Rocky Terrain on New Single “Utah”

Her debut album I Hope You Can Forgive Me is out May 12.

April 19, 2023
Tanlines Fittingly Make a Big Mess in Video for New Single “The Big Mess”

The album of the same name—and the duo’s first in eight years—is out May 19 via Merge.

April 19, 2023
Sufjan Stevens Announces Forthcoming Ballet Score with New Track “Ekstasis”

A collaboration with pianists Timo Andres and Conor Hanick, Reflections is out May 19 via Asthmatic Kitty.

April 18, 2023
Dirty Projectors and Björk Preview Record Store Day Reissue of 2010’s “Mount Wittenberg Orca” EP

The new edition features 13 never-before-released bonus tracks.

April 18, 2023
First Listen
GoGo Penguin Provide a Sense of Comfort with New Single “Everything Is Going to Be OK”

It’s the title track from the Manchester trio’s new album, out tomorrow.

April 13, 2023
Alison Goldfrapp Arrives at the Sublime on “NeverStop”

Her forthcoming debut solo album The Love Invention is out May 12.

April 13, 2023
Magdalena Bay Shout Out Laura Dern on Latest Volume of Their Mini Mix Series

The mix arrives ahead of their Coachella debut this weekend.

April 13, 2023
Water From Your Eyes Aspire for Their Own “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” with the Restless “True Life”

The Cake-inspired single is the latest from Nate Amos and Rachel Brown’s forthcoming debut for Matador Records.

April 12, 2023
The National and Phoebe Bridgers Confront Frightening Mental Blocks on “Your Mind Is Not Your Friend”

First Two Pages of Frankenstein is out April 28 via 4AD.

April 12, 2023
Speedy Ortiz Return with First New Single in Five Years “Scabs”

The track was co-produced with illuminati hotties’ Sarah Tudzin.

April 12, 2023
Crumb Pour One Out for a Late Turtle Friend on “Crushxd”

It’s the group’s first new music since 2021’s Ice Melt.

April 12, 2023
The Voidz Use Strange Cosmic Jargon to Announce San Francisco Residency in June

Julian Casablancas’ band cryptically vows to “usher in a new era of extreme cosmic (emotional) heat” this summer.

April 11, 2023
Flasher’s New Single “Eastern Ave” Is an Ode to the Places and People That Mean the Most

The duo have announced a new EP titled In My Myth arriving May 5 via Domino.

April 11, 2023
Angel Olsen Chases the Meaning of Ongoing Love on New Single “Forever Means”

The single serves as the title track from a new EP coming out this Friday on Jagjaguwar.

April 11, 2023
In Conversation
The Future of Storytelling Is in Good Hands with Wednesday

The Asheville rockers discuss their new album Rat Saw God and converting real-life experiences into songs that whip audiences into a frenzy.

April 11, 2023
Esther Rose Searches for Three Chords and the Truth on “Spider”

Safe to Run is out April 21 via New West Records.

April 06, 2023
Peter Gabriel Is a Part of Everything on Title Track from Forthcoming album “i/o”

His first record in over a decade will drop later this year.

April 06, 2023
​​bdrmm Warn Against Turning Into Someone You Don’t Recognize on New Single “Be Careful”

The UK group’s sophomore LP I Don’t Know arrives June 30.

April 06, 2023
Petite Noir Goes Through the Ups and Downs of Romance on Dave Sitek–Produced Single “Play”

MotherFather is out April 14 via Roya.

April 05, 2023

Blondshell / photo by Kenn Box

Blondshell Shares a Bone-Chilling Revenge Fantasy with New Single “Salad”

Sabrina Teitelbaum’s self-titled debut album is out Friday.

April 05, 2023
Indigo De Souza Rebuffs Validation From Assholes on “You Can Be Mean”

Her new album All of This Will End is out April 28 via Saddle Creek.

April 05, 2023

Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Foo Fighters, Pixies, Yo La Tengo, and Ben Gibbard Among First Acts to Play New 9:30 Club-Inspired Venue

Tickets for the first 44 shows at DC’s The Atlantis will be $44 to celebrate the 9:30 Club’s 44th year anniversary.

April 04, 2023
Caroline Polachek Isn’t Phased by a Volcanic Eruption in Her “Smoke” Performance Video

Polachek dropped her latest album Desire, I Want to Turn Into You last month.

April 04, 2023
First Listen
Tomato Flower’s New Single “Destroyer” Portrays an Unsettling, Captivating Transformation

The track follows the Baltimore band’s Golden Arc and Construction EPs from last year.

April 04, 2023
Two Shell Strut and Shimmy Down the Street in Bizarre “mum is calling” Video

The track appeared on the production duo’s recent lil spirits EP.

March 30, 2023
felicita and Caroline Polachek Fall Down the Rabbit Hole in Chaotic Video for New Single “Spalarke (Alys)”

It’s the producer’s second single of the year.

March 30, 2023
There Are Spores Everywhere in Björk’s “Fossora” Video

It’s the official visual for the title track from her 2022 album.

March 30, 2023

Be Your Own PET at Hair of the Dog / Marshall showcase at Mohawk

Be Your Own Pet Remind Us They’re Not Afraid of Explosives on First Single in 15 Years “Hand Grenade”

The single follows their series of rowdy SXSW shows.

March 30, 2023
Georgia Shares Blissful Rostam Co-Produced Single “It’s Euphoric,” Announces New LP

Euphoric, the follow-up to 2020’s Seeking Thrills, is out July 28 via Domino.

March 29, 2023

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Jessy Lanza Reflects on a Close Call with New Single “Don’t Leave Me Now”

The single lands ahead of Lanza’s US tour with Yaeji.

March 29, 2023
Jenny Lewis Announces New LP “Joy’All,” Clarifies Her Intentions on New Single “Psychos”

Her fifth solo album is out June 9 via Blue Note/Capitol Records.

March 29, 2023
boygenius Are Heading on Tour with Support from Carly Rae Jepsen, Broken Social Scene, Bartees Strange, Claud, and illuminati hotties

the record, the debut full-length from Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus, is out this Friday via Interscope.

March 28, 2023
The Smashing Pumpkins Announce North American Tour, Share New Single “Spellbinding”

Their 26-date tour begins on July 28 in Las Vegas.

March 28, 2023
Connie Constance and Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson Tear Down Western Beauty Standards on “Kamikaze”

The original version of the single appeared on her 2022 album Miss Power.

March 28, 2023
They Hate Change, Dehd, Florist, Wednesday, and More Set to Play Pickathon Festival

The Happy Valley, Oregon fest returns on August 3 at Pendarvis Farm.

March 23, 2023

Nick Cave

Nick Cave Announces Solo North American Tour with Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood

Tickets go on sale March 31.

March 23, 2023

Sleater Kinney at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, NY. October 31, 2019. Photo by Joshua Mellin

Sleater-Kinney, Sunny Day Real Estate, Jawbreaker, Ride, and More Announced to Play Bumbershoot Festival

The dream of the ’90s is alive in Seattle.

March 23, 2023
Ouri Captures the Undeniable Change Love Can Cause with “Twin”

The Montreal-based producer and multi-instrumentalist shares her first track of the year before going on tour with Yaeji.

March 22, 2023
Let’s Eat Grandma Rework Nick Drake’s “From the Morning” Into a New Crystalline Classic

The cover arrives ahead of the new anthology The Endless Coloured Ways – The Songs of Nick Drake, out July 7 via Chrysalis Records.

March 22, 2023
Wednesday Share Their Sicko Vision of Southern Beauty with “TV in the Gas Pump” Video

Their latest LP Rat Saw God is out April 7 via Dead Oceans.

March 22, 2023
Kari Faux Is Making Shit Happen for Herself on Big K.R.I.T.–Featuring “Turnin’ Heads”

It’s the second single from the Arkansas rapper this year, following “Me First.”

March 22, 2023
PACKS Processes Lasting Sadness on New Track “EC”

Madeline Link’s sophomore album Crispy Crunchy Nothing is out March 31 via Fire Talk.

March 21, 2023
Björk Plunges Shygirl’s “Woe (I See It From Your Eyes)” Into the Desire-Filled Sublime

Nymph_o, the extended version of Shygirl’s debut album, arrives April 14.

March 21, 2023
Bully Announce New Album with Ode to a Lost Friend “Days Move Slow”

Alex Perry Ross reunited with Bully to direct the video for the first single from Lucky for You.

March 21, 2023
JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown Want You to Turn the Garbage Off on “SCARING THE HOES”

The duo’s collaborative album of the same name is out Friday.

March 21, 2023
Lollapalooza Announces Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and More as 2023 Headliners

Lana Del Rey, The 1975, Karol G, ODESZA, and TOMORROW X TOGETHER will also headline the Chicago festival returning to Grant Park the weekend of August 3.

March 21, 2023
First Listen
Yours Are the Only Ears Chooses Self-Love Over the Anxiety of Unknowable Outcomes on “Bad Habit”

Susannah Cutler discusses the latest single from her sophomore album We Know the Sky that’s out March 24.

March 21, 2023
Alison Goldfrapp Announces Debut Solo LP with Synth-Pop Gem “So Hard So Hot”

The Love Invention is out May 12 via Skint/BMG.

March 16, 2023
Belinda Carlisle Reunites with Diane Warren for First New Pop Song in 25 Years

The single announces the Go-Go’s vocalist’s new EP Kismet that’s out May 12.

March 16, 2023
Sigur Rós Announce First New Album in 10 Years

The group will debut new songs with a 41-piece orchestra across North America, Europe, and the UK later this year.

March 16, 2023
FKA twigs Teases Seductive Unreleased Track in New Calvin Klein Ad

It’s the first glimpse of new music from twigs since last summer’s one-off single “Killer.”

March 15, 2023