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Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” Video: A Breakdown
Midnights has arrived, and thus so has a whole new treasure trove of Taylor Swift-isms to deliberately pick apart. Along with the arrival of her latest studio album today (and a bonus collection of B-sides), the pop star has shared the video for the track “Anti-Hero.” Swift, who wrote and directed the clip, described it on Twitter has a way to “watch my nightmare scenarios and intrusive thoughts play out in real time.” Relatable as ever, huh? But there’s a lot going on here — and we’re here to do our best to break it all down for you. [embedded content] A Graveyard Shift Party Related Video “When my depression works the graveyard shift, all of the people/ I’ve ghosted stand there in the room,” Swift sings in the first verse of “Anti-Hero” as she sits at her kitchen table, prodding her...
Rome and Duddy Share Origins of New Single “Cannabis Tree”: Exclusive
Origins is our recurring feature series in which artists are given a space to dive into everything behind their latest song. Today, Rome and Duddy give fans an exclusive listen to their new collaborative track “Cannabis Tree.” For two guys who are so intrinsically connected, Sublime with Rome’s Rome Ramirez and Dirty Heads’ Duddy B haven’t released a lot of music together. Since Dirty Heads’ “Lay Me Down,” featuring Rome, first brought the two together, they’ve dropped a handful of singles and even toured together. Yet all this time, fans have been waiting for a full collaborative project from the duo. Thankfully, the time has almost arrived, as Rome and Duddy are teasing their upcoming joint EP, Cactus Cool, with a lead single called “Cannabis Tree.” Advertisement The song demon...
Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge Reunite as NxWorries, Share “Where I Go”: Stream
Anderson .Paak and hip-hop producer Knxwledge have officially reunited as the duo NxWorries. To mark their return, they’ve shared a new single called “Where I Go” featuring H.E.R. NxWorries actually previewed “Where I Go” — sans H.E.R.’s verse — back in 2020 during a virtual performance at 88rising’s Double Happiness Winter Wonder Festival. On the track, .Paak is as sly and explicit as ever, singing, “I know we do a lot of fast and slow/ I know I’m gon’ contradict myself/ I know you gon’ ride the dick like a pro.” Meanwhile, H.E.R. knows what she’s getting into: “Know how much it hurt me, but that in the past though/ When I’m all alone, better not be with that hoe.” Advertisement Related Video The music video, directed by Anderson .Paak, channels late ’90s and early 2000s R&B nost...
Pivot Gang Bring the Fire (and Water, and Earth, and Air) on New Single “Aang”: Stream
Pivot Gang have returned with their first new song since 2019, and while it’s been a minute, the hip-hop collective is confident that they’ve mastered their craft like “Aang,” the Last Airbender. Listen to the braggadocious track below. “Hopping out the water like Aang with my gang n****/ Got that fire like Aang with with my gang n****/ Air a n***** out like Aang with my gang n*****/ Moving that rock like Aang with my gang n*****,” Joseph Chilliams raps, making clear he’s seen the Avatar classic. Elsewhere, Saba, who produced the track, proclaims, “I might Prada the fit/ Cuz I’m proud of the shit/ I accomplished with all of my accomplices.” Atop the rappers’ flow, the track incorporates original vocals and guitar from Gaidaa and Maria Sanchez with additional production by daedaeP...
Shakira Teams Up with Ozuna for New Song “Monotonía”: Stream
As Shakira gears up for her 12th studio album, the Colombian superstar has called upon Ozuna for the second single, “Monotonía.” As the title suggests, the song is about the monotony that can occur when a couple gets too comfortable in a relationship. Naturally, there’s disagreement about who’s at fault when they sing, “Tú distante con tu actitud, y eso me llenaba de inquietud/ Tú no daba’ ni la mitad, pero sí sé que di más que tú.” In English, this roughly translates to: “You were distant with your attitude, and that filled me with restlessness/ You didn’t give even half, but I do know that I gave more than you.” Advertisement Related Video The over-the-top music video starts off with Shakira singing to Ozuna in the snack aisle of a grocery store before a literal bazooka blows a larg...
GWAR Unveil Gory Music Video for “The Cutter” Featuring Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale: Watch
GWAR have unveiled a gory music video for their song “The Cutter” featuring Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale. The track hails from GWAR’s latest album The New Dark Ages. The scumdogs are currently supporting the LP with a fall North American tour, which continues tonight (October 19th) in Orlando and runs through November 3rd in Baltimore, Maryland. Pick up tickets via Ticketmaster. In typical GWAR fashion, the video for “The Cutter” is blood-letting good time — made even better by the appearance of Hale, aka Clitaurus Maximus. Little did we know, she has been apart of the GWAR universe all along. Advertisement “Lzzy Hale is wonderfully talented,” remarked Blothar the Berserker. “Few realize she is also an undercover Scumdog who came to Earth with the rest of GWAR eons ago under her true nam...
Caroline Polachek Rides Away into “Sunset” on New Single: Stream
After previewing the song throughout live performances over the past year, Caroline Polachek has officially released her new single, “Sunset.” Co-produced by Sega Bodega and Polachek, the track is layered with strumming guitar and hand claps as Polachek sings of all-encompassing love with lyrics like, “Your patience is a magic kind of medicine/ ‘Cause every spiral brings me/ Back into your arms again.” Polachek and Matt Copson co-directed the music video, which was shot on location in Barcelona and features the singer strolling through the streets and enjoying all the city has to offer until the sun goes down. Watch the clip below. Advertisement Related Video Earlier this month, Polachek released an aria she wrote for Oliver Leith’s opera Last Days, an adaptation of Gus Van Sant’...
Neil Young Announces Harvest 50th Anniversary Reissue, Shares Live Version of “Heart of Gold”: Stream
Neil Young will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his fourth studio album, Harvest, with a deluxe reissue out on December 2nd via Reprise. Available on 3xLP or 3xCD, the box set will come with the original album; three studio outtakes; a previously unreleased BBC solo performance recorded on February 23rd, 1971; and a documentary called Harvest Time. Also included are a hardbound photo book, posters, and liner notes by photographer Joel Bernstein. The outtakes included in the reissue are “Bad Fog of Loneliness,” “Journey Through the Past,” and “Dance Dance Dance.” Meanwhile, Harvest Time features footage from Young’s “Harvest Barn” sessions in Northern California along with recording sessions in Nashville and London. Advertisement Related Video Pre-orders are ongoing. Scroll onwa...
Blink-182 Return With Reunion Single “Edging”: Stream
Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Travis Barker are back together for the first time in nearly a decade. In addition to a mammoth world tour, the trio is also gearing up to release a new album, their first since 2011’s Neighborhoods . The lead single, “Edging,” is out today and can be streamed below. Beginning next year, Blink will embark on a world tour that hits North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand (grab tickets here). On the North American leg, they’ll be joined by hardcore titans Turnstile, and come next October, they’ll perform with the likes of Green Day and All Time Low at the second When We Were Young Festival. Beyond all that, Blink bassist Mark Hoppus has announced a memoir detailing his career and recent battle with cancer. Advertisement Relat...
Local Natives Share Sleek New Single “Just Before the Morning”: Stream
Local Natives are continuing to keep themselves busy between albums, and today, they’ve shared a new single called “Just Before the Morning.” While “Just Before the Morning” teeters more towards the pop end of the scale for the indie rock veterans, it still feels quintessentially Local Natives: Taylor Rice’s lead vocals are gorgeous as ever, and there’s no shortage of their distinct sweeping harmonies. With its sleek production, “Just Before the Morning” evokes the effortless cool of the band’s Los Angeles home base, recalling the heavy haze of a peculiarly warm autumn night. “‘Just Before the Morning’ came from a burst of creativity after we finally reconnected in the studio,” the band explains in a press release. “The song explores the cyclical nature of life and the many ways in which w...
Måneskin Are Singing (and Crying) in the Rain on New Song “The Loneliest”: Stream
Måneskin are back with a new single called the “The Loneliest,” and the track does what the Italian rockers do best: revel in theatrics. “You’ll be the saddest part of me/ A part of me that’ll never be mine, it’s obvious/ Tonight is gonna be the loneliest,” Damiano David sings. In the track’s music video, he delivers these words while breaking down in the rain, recalling the best dramatic, anthemic — and let’s face it, kind of emo — rock of the 2000s. Check it out below. “The Loneliest” follows Måneskin’s 2021 album Teatro d’ira: Vol. I. Back in April, the band covered the likes of Britney Spears and The Stooges during their Coachella debut, and while playing “Supermodel” at the MTV Video Music Awards in August, bassist Victoria De Angelis’ top fell off, prompting MTV to censor their perfo...
New Zealand Band Crooked Royals Premiere New Song “Counterfeit”: Stream
New Zealand-based band Crooked Royals are premiering their new song “Counterfeit” exclusively via Heavy Consequence. The track arrives ahead of the group’s debut album, Quarter Life Daydream, out October 21st via Periphery’s 3DOT Recordings. The band notably features two vocalists — Christian Carstensen on clean parts and Lee Mackley on gutturals — who trade off to create a push-and-pull effect. It works splendidly on “Counterfeit,” evoking hints of Linkin Park, albeit with a more metalcore edge. Tapped guitars and tightly pocketed rhythms guide the track through its near-three-minute duration. “‘Counterfeit’ is about the duality of perception,” remarked Crooked Royals in a collective statement. “The song is an argument with yourself about why we do things, observing other people’s motives...
