New Music Releases
Strand of Oaks Honors John Prine on New Single “Somewhere in Chicago”: Stream
Strand of Oaks has unveiled his latest single “Somewhere in Chicago” via Galacticana Records. Stream it below. On the track, the artist — otherwise known as Timothy Showalter — daydreams of the Windy City over layered, echoing acoustic guitars while referencing none other than John Prine. “John’s on a walk somewhere in Chicago/ Losing our leaders who you gonna follow/ Might’ve been the movies, might’ve been the lightning/ Might’ve been something much more frightening,” he croons over reflective instrumentation on the refrain. In a statement, the folk rocker described the new song as, “My ode to the late John Prine and the midwestern ethos he so perfectly embodied. The song dreams of the great city of Chicago where John can forever and happily wander.” Advertisement Related Video “Somewhere...
Blu Announces New Album The Color Blu(e), Shares “People Call Me Blu(e)”: Stream
Blu has announced the new — or should that be n(e)w? — album The Color Blu(e). The record is due out September 24th, and every song will come with the word ‘blu(e),’ including lead single “People Call Me Blu(e).” “This album is the ultimate cartoon series about myself,” Blu explained in a statement. “The Color Blu(e) is the cool breeze. Another day in the life of being Blu.” Produced by Exile, “Call Me Blu(e)” is a bracing reintroduction to Blu’s sample-forward, golden age throwback sound. Lyrically, the onetime J Dilla collaborator mocks people who try too hard while also sending up his own complacency. “Blue is the color of the sky today,” he spits, “And mostly everyday when you live in LA/ The problem is the smog can make the city turn grey/ And we all know that ain’t go...
Pell Drops New Mixtape Floating While Dreaming II: Stream
Pell has released his new mixtape, Floating While Dreaming II. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. The 11-track collection serves as a sequel to the first volume of the same name released back in 2014. It features a host of guest features by everyone from Tonina Saputo (opener “Waves”) and Sylvie Grace (“RingRingRing”) to Austin Marc (“You’re Not Who You Were”) and Young Lyxx and Big Gigantic (“Easy”). “Ever since I dropped the first one, I wanted to make a second one,” the rising New Orleans-based rapper recently revealed in an interview with Melodic Magazine. “I kind of got in my head about the name holding too much weight, and now I think I’m finally at a place where all of my music is channeling the energy of the first music, and it’s okay to admit how important that album is....
Duckwrth Drops New EP SG8*: Stream
Duckwrth has dropped his new SG8* EP. Stream it below on Apple Music or Spotify. As the title implies, SG8* boasts eight tracks, and is a continuation of some of the ideas first explored in his 2020 label debut, SuperGood. While that previous effort was a joyous reaction away from 2010’s trap rap, this new EP finds the positive vibes bumping up against a pandemic. “Now that things are opening up and we’re living in this post pandemic state of mind…no one is touching on the new anxieties,” Duckwrth said in a statement. “The truth of the matter is we shake the dice every time we’re around people. And now I’m contemplating whether I’ve always struggled with anxiety or if the atmosphere change has bred a new thing in me. Deep down I still just want to have a good time witho...
Drake Drops New Album Certified Lover Boy: Stream
After months of hype, Drake has finally unveiled his new album, Certified Lover Boy, via OVO/Republic Records. Certified Lover Boy is the superstar’s first full-length studio set since his 2018 double album Scorpion. It was preceded by his March EP, Scary Hours 2, and last year’s Dark Lane Demo Tapes mixtape. He dropped the Lil Durk-assisted “Laugh Now Cry Later” as an album teaser more than a year ago. While CLB was originally meant to follow closely behind the lead single, it was delayed twice: First, it was pushed to this past January, and then again due to Drake’s recovery from surgery on his ACL. Advertisement Related Video The project features collaborations with JAY-Z, Travis Scott, Lil Wayne, Kid Cudi, Future, Young Thug, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, Rick Ross, and more. Drake te...
Little Simz Drops New Album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert: Stream
Little Simz has just released Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, her highly anticipated new album and fourth studio LP overall. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. Sometimes I Might Be Introvert spans 19 tracks in total, including early singles “Rollin Stone,” the magnificent rallying cry “Woman,” and album opener “Introvert,” which earned Little Simz the coveted title of Song of the Week earlier this spring. The tracklist also boasts “I Love You, I Hate You” as well as “Point and Kill.” This follows Little Simz’s 2019 album GREY Area that more than deserved its spot on our favorite albums of the year list. Since then she tided over fans with the 2020 Drop 6 EP, and as good as that was, the British-Nigerian rapper sounds even better here on Sometimes I Might Be Introvert.&n...
Iron Maiden Release New Album Senjutsu: Stream
Heavy metal legends Iron Maiden have released their highly anticipated 17th studio album, Senjutsu. The 80-plus minute opus was recorded in early 2019 at Guillaume Tell Studio in France during a break in the band’s “Legacy of the Beast Tour.” Later that year, longtime Maiden producer Kevin “Caveman” Shirley strongly hinted that a new album could be on the horizon. Prior to officially announcing Senjutsu, Iron Maiden built the hype with cryptic ARG-style teasers before breaking the silence with an epic music video for the single “The Writing on the Wall” — their first new song in six years. The full album details were then unveiled, including a new “Samurai Eddie” for the cover art. Advertisement Related Video As singer Bruce Dickinson explained in a press release, the songs on Senjutsu are...
Lady Gaga Releases Dawn of Chromatica: The Remix Album: Stream
It’s a new day for Lady Gaga’s Chromatica era because the pop superstar has released a companion LP, Dawn of Chromatica: The Remix Album. Stream it below. The album features re-envisioned versions of each of Chromatica’s tracks — sans the three instrumental interludes — featuring the likes of Rina Sawayama (“Free Woman” with Clarence Clarity), Charli XCX (“911” with A.G. Cook), Ashnikko (“Plastic Doll”), and more. Meanwhile, Coucou Chloe and Arca take the reins on remixes of Chromatica’s big singles, “Stupid Love” and Ariana Grande collab “Rain on Me,” respectively. The 14-track LP closes with an early version of “Babylon” heard in advertisements for the pop star’s cosmetics line, Haus Labs. Advertisement Related Video Stream Dawn of Chromatica: The Remix Album below, and check out its mon...
ABBA to Return with First Album in 40 Years, Share Two New Songs: Stream
Who had the return of disco on their 2021 Bingo card? ABBA have announced their return with their first new album in 40 years, Voyage. Hear the first two songs from the comeback effort, “I Still Have Faith in You” and “Don’t Shut Me Down,” below. Voyage is due out November 5th via Capitol Records. It marks the disco pop icons’ first studio album since dropping The Visitors in 1981. Recording took place at band member Benny Anderson’s Riksmixningsverket studio in Stockholm, with the first sessions taking place back in 2018. In fact, ABBA have been teasing a return since returning to the studio. Originally, two songs were to debut as part of a hologram concert meant for TV broadcast. Then came word that at least five tracks had been recorded in 2019, with plans to drop the new mate...
The Dodos Announce New Album Grizzly Peak, Drop “Annie” and “The Surface”: Stream
The Dodos have announced their forthcoming new album, Grizzly Peak, and shared a pair of singles in “Annie” and “The Surface.” The indie rock duo’s eighth studio effort is slated to arrive November 12th via Polyvinyl Record Co., and serves as their first full-length since 2018’s Certainty Waves. Lead single “Annie” finds The Dodos at both their brightest and most regretful, pleading for forgiveness over virtuosic instrumentation and production. “Oh Annie/ Could it be something/ That I had been missing/ All along?/ Annie/ Can you forgive me?/ We were going to ride it/ Till the end,” Meric Long croons on the chorus. Meanwhile, “The Surface,” is a jaunty ode to depression and burnout, as Long sings of being, “Tired, almost out of ideas,” and wondering “how do I fake my death?” “We had a lot o...
Charli XCX Launches New Era with “Good Ones”: Stream
After a month-long tease, Charli XCX has kicked off her latest era with “Good Ones.” Watch the accompanying music video below. “Good Ones” marks Charli’s first new material since How I’m Feeling Now, one of the best albums of 2020. Leaving behind the vulnerable aesthetic of the pandemic release, Charli has taken on the persona of “an ultra pop star” for her upcoming project. “It feels like Charli ultra pop star, all-out, sell your soul kind of version of myself. I feel like I have unlocked this kind of ultimate top-tier level of myself and it is fun to get to know her a bit as well,” explained Charli in a recent interview with Evening Standard. “The previous lockdown album was very much the opposite, it was very DIY. I made it with my fans very quickly. I kind of wanted to g...
Bachelor Release New Single “I See It Now”: Stream
Bachelor have unveiled their latest single, “I See It Now,” via Polyvinyl Record Co. Stream it below. “The room gets booked as it gets brighter/ The hand gets held a little tighter/ I see it now, I see it now/ My sister says she never liked ya/ My friends said that I shouldn’t trust ya/ I hear them now, I hear them now,” Palehound’s Ellen Kempner and Jay Som’s Melina Duterte sing over dirge-like instrumentation. Describing it as “a kind of lethargic muse on sexual regret and insecurity,” the duo revealed in a statement that the new track came together while they were filming the music video for “Doomin’ Sun” — the title track off their debut album of the same name, which dropped May 28th. Advertisement Related Video “We found ourselves with a day to kill at Ellen’s house in Poughkeepsie,” ...
