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Arcade Fire have announced “The Lightning I, II,” their first new single in three years. The song will arrive on Thursday, March 17. The announcement follows a series of mysterious postcards that the band sent to fans. The postcards and a graphic for the new song say, “We missed you.” Arcade Fire’s last album was 2017’s Everything Now. Two years later, they shared a cover of “Baby Mine” for Dumbo. More recently, the band performed an as-yet-unreleased song called “Generation A” on Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020 and made “Memories of the Age of Anxiety” for the Headspace app. Arcade Fire have been promising a new album since 2020. That same year, they celebrated the 10th anniversary of their 2010 album The Suburbs. Tonight, Arcade Fire are performing at New Orleans’ Toulouse Theatre....

Mike has released a new song called “Makeda,” which arrives alongside the announcement of a forthcoming tour. He’s got dates with Freddie Gibbs, Na-Kel Smith, and Mercury. Watch the “Makeda” visual (directed by Sonika Misra) and find those dates below. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Mike: US Tour Mike: 04-14 San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom *04-17 Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s $04-18 Portland, OR – Polaris $04-20 Phoenix, AZ – The Pressroom *04-20 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress $04-22  San Diego, CA – Soda Bar $04-24 Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy $04-26 Las Vegas, NV – The Space $04-27 Salt Lake Ci...

Charli XCX has shared the final single ahead of her next LP Crash, which arrives this Friday (March 18). The new track is called “Every Rule,” and it features production from A. G. Cook and Daniel Lopatin, aka Oneohtrix Point Never. Check it out below. Since she announced Crash last fall, Charli has released a string of singles, including “Good Ones,” “New Shapes,” “Beg for You,” and “Baby.” She performed the latter two tracks during her slot as musical guest on Saturday Night Live earlier this month. Charli will kick off a massive North American tour behind Crash next week. Revisit Pitchfork’s 2019 cover story “Charli XCX Is the Pop Star of the Future.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.

I’ve done everything within my power to help. Third Man Records began a concentrated focus on vinyl in 2009 with hopes of exposing its wider potential to the farthest reaches of the music industry. In 2017 I furthered my commitment by opening Third Man Pressing… a plant which has always been open to anyone and everyone who walks in the door and wants to press a record, from bedroom hip hop artists to field recording documentarians. And in the last year, I’ve doubled down and invested in even more record presses, more employees to run them, and more shifts to try and accommodate the insane growing demand for vinyl product. There are people who will say—isn’t this good for Third Man? More demand than you can handle? To which I say, even though Third Man benefits in the short term, in the lon...