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Back in March, the French house producers Alan Braxe and DJ Falcon came together to release two singles under the banner Braxe + Falcon. The musicians have now released another new single and shared the details of their debut EP. The new song is called “Elevation” and it’ll appear on the duo’s Step by Step EP, which comes out digitally on June 24 via the Domino imprint Smugglers Way. Listen to “Elevation,” featuring Los Angeles musician Sunni Colón, below. Alan Braxe is well known as one of the three members of Stardust, the trio whose lone single, “Music Sounds Better With You,” is a staple of the French house genre. The other two Stardust members were singer Benjamin Diamond and Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter. DJ Falcon has also worked with Bangalter, co-writing and co-producing “Contact,”...

She & Him, the duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, have announced a new album of Brian Wilson and Beach Boys covers. Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson is out July 22 via Fantasy and it features Wilson himself on their version of “Do It Again.” First up is their rendition of “Darlin’” off 1967’s Wild Honey; watch the video below. The duo will also head out on tour singing these songs. “In the spring of 2020, we started a list of our favorite Brian songs—a very long list,” the duo said in a statement. “We chose songs without any regard to their chart performance. The obscure ones hit us just as hard as the more popular songs—and all are ripe for re-imagining, re-interpreting, and re-inventing. Brian writes songs of beauty and loneliness and vulnerability better than anyone—and by sequ...

Soccer Mommy has announced a U.S. tour. After some previously scheduled dates, her latest run will kick off in October. Sophie Allison has also shared the latest single from her new album Sometimes Forever. It’s called “Bones” and it arrives with a new video from Her Smell director Alex Ross Perry. Watch it below. “‘Bones’ is a song about struggling with the parts of yourself that you don’t like in a relationship,” Allison said in a statement. “It’s about wanting to become better for someone and feeling like you’re standing in your own way.” Sometimes Forever is out on June 24 via Loma Vista. The follow-up to 2020’s Color Theory includes the previously shared singles “Shotgun” and “Unholy Affliction.” Read Pitchfork’s new feature “Soccer Mommy Slays Her Demons.” All products featured on Pi...

Interpol have shared another single from their forthcoming album The Other Side of Make-Believe. This one’s called “Fables”—listen to it below. “‘Fables’ features one of Daniel’s hottest licks,” Paul Banks said in a statement, referring to guitarist Daniel Kessler. “A breezy vocal with optimistic lyrics and a bouncy drum beat evocative of classic R&B with a nod to the golden age of hip hop. It’s a summer jam and a piece of music we are particularly proud of.” The Other Side of Make-Believe is out July 15 via Matador. The new song follows “Toni” and “Something Changed.” It’s the band’s seventh studio album and the follow-up to 2018’s Marauder. The band is currently on tour, and, later this year, will embark on co-headlining dates with Spoon. Read “Interpol’s Paul Banks on the Music That...