<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-28T13:26:39+00:00“>May 28, 2021 | 9:26am ET Indianapolis hip-hop trio 81355 have released their debut album This Time I’ll Be of Use. Stream it now on Apple Music and Spotify. Arriving via Justin Vernon, Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner’s 37d03d’s label, the eight-track LP features past Song of the Week “Capstone” and “Thumbs Up”, as well as new tracks like the choral-inflected “Anointed” and the color-coded “Purple” and “Maroon”. 81355 (pronounced “BLESS”) recently opened up to Consequence about the Origins of the “Thumbs Up”, explaining that the group wrote much of this album “in the midst of daily protests in the heart of this new pandemic space.” Related Video “It’s a way...
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-28T04:05:08+00:00“>May 28, 2021 | 12:05am ET DMX’s new posthumous album, Exodus, was released today. Stream it via Apple Music or Spotify below. Spanning 13 tracks, Exodus is jam-packed with guest appearances. Led off by JAY-Z, Nas, and Lil Wayne, the project also features contributions from Griselda, The LOX, Snoop Dogg, and Bono. DMX’s longtime collaborator Swizz Beatz executive produced the album. Fans got a preview of the album earlier this week with “Hood Blues”, a gritty single featuring Westside Gunn, Benny the Butcher, and Conway the Machine. One of the most anticipated songs on Exodus is “Bath Salts” featuring JAY-Z and Nas. Beatz first previewed...
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-21T18:06:43+00:00“>May 21, 2021 | 2:06pm ET Cancel your weekend plans and bid farewell to your loved ones, because Omar Rodríguez-López just dropped his entire back catalogue on streaming services. That’s a whopping 62 albums, including 36 that have never before been available on DSPs, plus fan-favorite Cryptomnesia, a collaboration with John Frusciante, and oh so much more. This comes as part of his expansive deal with Clouds Hill Music, which in March acquired the full catalogues of Rodríguez-López Productions and The Mars Volta. It’s been a productive two months. So far, Clouds Hill has treated fans to a budget-busting 18-LP box set from The Mars Volta, the...
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-21T04:00:47+00:00“>May 21, 2021 | 12:00am ET Olivia Rodrigo has released her highly-anticipated debut album Sour via Geffen/Interscope. Stream it below on Apple Music and Spotify. Sour includes Rodrigo’s record-breaking No. 1 hit “Drivers License”, as well as its follow-up singles “Deja Vu” and “Good 4 U“. All 11 tracks on the LP were written by the former Disney star and her chief collaborator Dan Nigro, who also produced the bulk of the album. “I want it to be super versatile,” the 18-year-old pop sensation told NYLON of her overall goal for the record’s sound ahead of its release. “My dream is to have it be an intersection between mainstream pop, folk music, and alternati...
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-14T21:11:43+00:00“>May 14, 2021 | 5:11pm ET Danny Brown and Bruiser Brigade Records have dropped the new compilation album TV62. Stream it below via Bandcamp. Bruiser Brigade began as the title to one of Brown’s solo EPs, then morphed into a Detroit hip-hop collective and, now, a proper record label. So far this year it’s put out J.U.S.’ GOD GOKU JAY-Z, Fat Ray’s Santa Barbara, and Bruiser Wolf’s Dope Game Stupid. You’ll want to remember the names, because all three MCs shine on TV62. Brown himself lords over four of the 16 songs, but his presence as executive producer is felt on every track in the impeccable selection of beats. Most of the production comes fr...
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-14T15:39:27+00:00“>May 14, 2021 | 11:39am ET Jorja Smith has released Be Right Back, her new eight-track project and follow-up to 2018’s Lost and Found. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. She’s also shared a video for the song “Bussdown”. This is Smith’s first studio release in three years, but don’t call it an album. According to the R&B singer, it’s more like an EP than anything else. “It’s called be right back because it’s just something I want my fans to have right now,” she said when announcing it last month. “This isn’t an album and these songs wouldn’t have made it. If I needed to make these songs, then someone needs to hear them too.” Be Right Back is a...
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-14T15:45:45+00:00“>May 14, 2021 | 11:45am ET Smol Data have unveiled their new debut album Inconvenience Store. Stream it below via Apple Music or Spotify. Lead songwriter Karah Goldstein wrote and recorded all of Inconvenience Store, with mastering by Billy Mannino (oso oso). The album works as a concept album about the Long Island music scene — songs about money, jealousy, and insecurity come at you faster than your 30th birthday, creating a feeling so specific it becomes universal. “Inconvenience Store is a collection of ten individual stories about the insane little art community you made the center of your universe as a teenager — and the one you are now,...
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-14T01:43:30+00:00“>May 13, 2021 | 9:43pm ET The Black Keys have released Delta Kream, a new covers album paying tribute to Mississippi Hill Country blues artists who inspired them. Stream it via Apple Music and Spotify below. The 11-track collection’s title comes from William Eggleston’s iconic Mississippi photograph that also doubles as the LP’s cover art. Among the musicians covered on the project are John Lee Hooker, R. L. Burnside, and David “Junior” Kimbrough. The entire album was recorded in ten hours spread out over two afternoons at the end of their tour for 2019’s Let’s Rock. During the session, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney were joined by Kenny Brown an...
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-14T01:55:11+00:00“>May 13, 2021 | 9:55pm ET St. Vincent has unveiled her seventh studio album, Daddy’s Home. Stream it below on Apple Music and Spotify. As it turns out, this is not Annie Clark’s Tool-inspired record that some fans were waiting for. Rather, Daddy’s Home comes from an intensely personal place, written in the aftermath of her father’s release from prison in 2019. Produced by Jack Antonoff, who previously worked with Clark on 2017’s MASSEDUCTION, the 14-song collection eschews the kinetic synth pop of that prior album in favor of a more “sleazy, grimy” sound, rooted in the classic funk and soul records that she heard in h...
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-14T02:10:08+00:00“>May 13, 2021 | 10:10pm ET Paris Texas have unveiled their debut EP BOY ANONYMOUS. Stream it below with Apple Music and Spotify. Contrary to their name, Paris Texas aren’t actually from Paris, Texas. Rather, the duo of Louie Pastel and Felix hail from the Mecca of West Coast rap in Compton. While many young artists are eager to make statements that might draw attention to their art, Paris Texas seem to adhere to the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. Instead of interviews or elaborate press releases, they’ve been focused on a stunning Instagram feed full of cryptic, evocative imagery. They haven’t said exactly what they’re up to, but we kno...
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-14T03:59:28+00:00“>May 13, 2021 | 11:59pm ET J. Cole’s highly anticipated new album The Off-Season is finally here. It’s the North Carolina rapper’s eighth studio LP overall, following his 2018 record KOD. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. The Off-Season spans 12 tracks in total, including his new single “i n t e r l u d e”. Mere hours before the album’s release, he teased fans by revealing the star-studded list of producers, which included Timbaland, Boi-1da, DJ Dahi, and Jake One. He also teamed up with Frank Dukes, Tae Beast, Maneesh, Wu10, Sucuki, Coleman, Tommy Parker, and others for beats. Earlier this week, J. Cole dropped Applying Pressure: ...
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-07T16:39:22+00:00“>May 7, 2021 | 12:39pm ET Brighton post-punk group Squid have just released their debut album, Bright Green Field. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. Bright Green Field spans 11 tracks in total, including the previously released singles “Paddling” and “Narrator”. Squid went all in when creating the record, which can be heard in the 30-person choir, the horn and string ensemble, and their strange use of field recordings of bees. Props to producer Dan Carey (black midi, Bat For Lashes, Hot Chip) for making it all work together in a way that’s not too far off from LCD Soundsystem’s weirder moments. Back in March, we caught up with the five-piece band abou...