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Camae Ayewa has announced the new Moor Mother album Jazz Codes, which comes out July 1 via Anti-. The follow-up to last year’s Black Encyclopedia of the Air is led by the new song “Woody Shaw,” featuring Melanie Charlies. Check out the music video for the single below. “It’s poetry that drives this album,” Ayewa said in a statment. “The stories of these artists and countless others not named but felt—is the leading motivation. I wanted to honor & give offerings, hold them in my body, dream with them, send sweetness.” Moor Mother is the executive producer of Jazz Codes, and she worked with producer Olof Melander on the album. Contributors to Jazz Codes include Mary Lattimore, Akai Solo, Fatboi Sharif, Irreversible Entanglements, and Yungmorpheus. Since releasing Black Encyclopedia of th...

Bonny Light Horseman—the trio of Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson, and Josh Kaufman—have announced the follow-up to their Grammy-nominated 2020 self-titled album. Rolling Golden Holy is out October 7 via 37d03d. The album was produced by Kaufman and features the lead single “California.” Listen to it, and find the band’s tour dates, below. “Our first record was largely centered on the old world, whether it was some sort of mythical sweeping landscape on some British Isle, or maybe the old cities of the American East,” Johnson said of the single. “This is probably our first West Coast song. It’s a sad one, a story about pulling up roots, new beginnings, goodbyes, early morning long drives, riding into the sunrise instead of the sunset. They usually don’t end movies riding into the sunrise bu...

Jack White is back with another new song. “If I Die Tomorrow” is the latest single from his second new album of 2022, Entering Heaven Alive. It comes with a video directed by Brantley Gutierrez. Watch it below. Entering Heaven Alive arrives on July 22 via Third Man. It features the previously shared singles “Love Is Selfish” and “Queen of the Bees” and it follows Fear of the Dawn. Following the release of his last album, White had a surprise on-stage proposal and marriage during a hometown show in Detroit (which itself followed his performance at the Detroit Tigers home opener). Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.

Tenacious D have released a medley of songs from the Who’s rock opera Tommy, including “Pinball Wizard,” “There’s a Doctor,” and “Go to the Mirror.” It arrived with a new video directed by Liam Lynch (who also directed the band’s film The Pick of Destiny), and their recording is being released as a 7″. All sales will benefit Everytown for Gun Safety. Watch it below. Jack Black and Kyle Gass released this statement with the new single: “Who better to deliver a tribute to the greatest rock opera of all times? Who? The D! That’s Who!! We’ve been working on this medley for 20 years. It’s finally ready to be unleashed. Crank it. It’s a humdinger. Enjoy.”  The duo are about to tour. Find those dates below. They’ve also released a new fiber bar. Content This content can also ...