New Music Releases
Brian Eno Launches New Sonos Radio Station with Unreleased Music
Brian Eno has unveiled a new Sonos Radio station called The Lighthouse. Available via Sonos Radio’s ad-free HD audio tier, the channel is broadcasting classic songs from the ambient legend’s career alongside previously unreleased music and more. Featuring hundreds of unheard tracks — the earliest of which is from 1990, notes Eno — The Lighthouse will serve as a “living collection” where Eno will continue to release selections from both past and new musical projects directly to fans across the world. “New pieces will be entering the mix and some of that will go back even further,” explained Eno in a press release. “You will be listening to a sequence of tracks which will be randomly generated, chosen by chance so there is the possibility of odd, I hope exciting collisions — things that...
Orla Gartland Announces Debut Album Woman on the Internet, Shares “Do You Mind?”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-09T14:56:28+00:00“>June 9, 2021 | 10:56am ET The effervescent Irish songwriter Orla Gartland has announced her debut album Woman on the Internet. In anticipation of its August 20th release date, she’s shared the new song “Do You Mind?” Gartland has been buzzing around the edges of the musical zeitgeist for a couple of years, with a co-writing credit on the 2018 BTS track “134340” to her name. Now 26, she wrote Woman on the Internet during 2020 lockdown at her studio in Acton, and she subsequently recorded the album at Devon’s Middle Farm Studios in October with co-producer Tom Stafford. The LP takes takes its title from a line in previous single “More Like You...
Your Old Droog and MF DOOM’s New Song “Dropout Boogie” Posthumously Released: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-08T20:58:58+00:00“>June 8, 2021 | 4:58pm ET New York rapper Your Old Droog teamed with the late MF DOOM for “Dropout Boogie”, a new posthumous song featuring production by fellow underground rapper Edan. Featuring a thumping bassline and dusty samples, the collaboration finds both MCs in their element as they express why school is pointless. “We sold high grade like nerds I paid to solve the square root for me,” Droog boasts. Meanwhile, DOOM reminisces on the bad times with lyrics like, “Remember classmates/ Some of them bad apes/ Hallway jooks to bathroom gang rapes.” Related Video Prior to “Dropout Boogie”, Droog and DOOM linked up on “RST” and “BDE”. In a statement, ...
Bo Burnham Announces Album Inside (The Songs) Featuring Music from His Special
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-08T22:12:38+00:00“>June 8, 2021 | 6:12pm ET At the end of last month, Bo Burnham surprised fans by releasing Inside, his first comedy special in five years. It’s less of a traditional Netflix standup special than it is an experimental look at quarantine’s highs, lows, and the dark comedy that lies in between. It’s held up by a number of catchy songs that Burnham created himself, and it turns out those tracks are about to get a proper album release later this week. As The Hollywood Reporter points out, Burnham will put Inside (The Songs) on music streaming platforms this Thursday, June 10th. It will include songs that have already become fan-favorites for their discussion of capit...
Pom Pom Squad Drop New Song “Crying”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-08T16:57:37+00:00“>June 8, 2021 | 12:57pm ET Pom Pom Squad are gearing up to drop their debut album Death of a Cheerleader, and the quartet has now shared the new song “Crying”. This single combines garage rock guitars with gloriously aggrieved vocals by Mia Berrin. She stretches out the word, “Crying,” wailing the melody with a scoop of glam, a touch of grunge, and a pinch of a Broadway belt. “This song is honestly sort of a self-drag,” Berrin said in a statement. “I think during the Ow cycle, I convinced myself that through writing these songs I could completely exorcise the demon that was my depression. As It turns out, no amount of songwriting is a substit...
Wavves Share New Single “Hideaway”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-08T17:06:08+00:00“>June 8, 2021 | 1:06pm ET Wavves have released the music video for “Hideaway”, the latest preview of their upcoming album of the same name, out on July 16th via Fat Possum. Produced by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek, “Hideaway” finds Nathan Williams and company channeling someone who’s down on their luck, yet trying to stay positive. “Today could be anything I want it to be,” Williams sings. “So I should be careful of everyone I meet/ Cause I don’t want your dark cloud around me.” The Jesse Lirola-directed “Hideaway” video stars Wavves bassist Stephen Pope and calls back to classic movies like The Big Lebowski as Pope loses a game of bowling and wi...
Rostam Releases Sophomore Solo Album Changephobia: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-04T19:37:21+00:00“>June 4, 2021 | 3:37pm ET Nearly a year after he started teasing it, Rostam has finally released his highly anticipated new solo album Changephobia. Stream it in full below via Apple Music or Spotify. This is the second studio LP that Rostam has made by himself since parting ways with Vampire Weekend, following his 2017 record Half-Light. It features his comeback single “Unfold You” as well as the songs “These Kids We Knew”, “4Runner”, and the saxophone-touting title track. In a press release, Rostam said that he was compelled to write Changephobia after meeting a stranger on a park bench. The two opened up to one another while sitting there and Rostam expl...
Orville Peck Shares Cover of Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way”, Announces 2021 “Summertime Tour”
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-04T18:18:41+00:00“>June 4, 2021 | 2:18pm ET Cult country artist Orville Peck has unveiled his cover of Lady Gaga’s 2011 hit, “Born This Way”. The track was recorded for Gaga’s upcoming reimagined version of Born This Way in celebration of the 10th anniversary of her sophomore album. Officially titled “Born This Way (The Country Road Version)”, the cover features Peck giving it his own twist while largely staying true to the original lyrics. However, he does add an extra flair to the breakdown while singing, “If I wanna make it country, baby, it’s okay/ I was born, I was born, I was born this way/ From London, Paris, Japan, back to USA/ I was born on the road, I was born...
Together Pangea Announce New Album DYE, Share “Nothing to Hide”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-03T21:03:31+00:00“>June 3, 2021 | 5:03pm ET LA garage punks Together Pangea have announced their new album, DYE, out October 22nd. As a preview, the band shared a new song, “Nothing to Hide”, and an accompanying music video. Spanning 12 tracks, DYE was written and recorded by William Keegan, Danny Bengston, and Erik Jimenez during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. It’s described as “an upbeat, undeniable collection of hooks, anthems, and power-pop garage-rock catchiness.” The self-deprecating “Nothing to Hide” is the trio’s ode to a potential lover. Together Pangea open up about their imperfections with lyrics like, “Your heart is ever innocent, it tells you what you know ...
Mykki Blanco Drops New Song “Summer Fling” Featuring Kari Faux: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-03T21:11:12+00:00“>June 3, 2021 | 5:11pm ET Cuffed quarantine has given way to vaxed and waxed summer, and nobody is more ready than Mykki Blanco. With their new mini-album Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep dropping later this month, Blanco has now shared the new song “Summer Fling” featuring Kari Faux. “Summer come, no time to be booed up,” the track begins. “Summer come, squad thick and the crew up.” Blanco raps about fun in the sun and kicking losers to the curb. “He told me J. Cole saved rap, well how about that?/ I said your dick smell like hamsters, go take a bath.” The message is clear: save questionable music taste and imperfect hygiene for the colder m...
Japanese Breakfast Releases Joyful New Album Jubilee: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-04T04:00:04+00:00“>June 4, 2021 | 12:00am ET Japanese Breakfast has released her vibrant new album Jubilee. Stream it below through Apple Music or Spotify. This is Michelle Zauner’s third studio LP under the moniker and follows 2016’s Psychopomp and 2017’s Soft Sounds from Another Planet. While those two records addressed the grief and sadness that Zauner felt following her mother’s death from cancer, Jubilee instead sees her celebrating the passage of time and other slivers of happiness she’s found since then. Musically, that translates into a number of subtly funky numbers on Jubilee like the lead single “Be Sweet” and the delightfully bold track “Savage Good Boy”. Ev...
Lil Baby and Lil Durk Team Up for New Collaborative Album The Voice of the Heroes: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-04T04:00:36+00:00“>June 4, 2021 | 12:00am ET Frequent collaborators Lil Baby and Lil Durk have released their new album, The Voice of the Heroes. Stream it below via Apple Music or Spotify. The 18-track project features appearances from Travis Scott, Young Thug, Meek Mill, and Rod Wave. It was originally slated to drop on May 28th, but Baby and Durk opted to push the album back out of respect for the late DMX, whose posthumous album, Exodus, was released on that date. Earlier this week, Baby and Durk previewed The Voice of the Heroes by sharing its title track and Daps-directed music video. Related Video In a March interview with MTV News, the Atlanta-born Lil Baby...
