New Music Releases
CHVRCHES Team Up with The Cure’s Robert Smith for “How Not to Drown”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-02T16:04:38+00:00“>June 2, 2021 | 12:04pm ET CHVRCHES have unveiled “How Not to Drown”, their new collaboration with The Cure’s Robert Smith. It’s the latest preview of the Glasgow-based pop group’s upcoming fourth album, Screen Violence, which will be released on August 27th. Additionally, CHVRCHES have announced a North American tour taking place in November and December. On the haunting track, singer Lauren Mayberry trades verses with the British rock icon over crashing percussion and sinister synths. “Tell me how/ It’s better when the sun goes down/ We’ll never escape this town/ I wasn’t scared when he caught me/ Look what it taught me/ Tell me how/ It’s better if we mak...
Billie Eilish Unveils New Song “Lost Cause”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-02T16:31:23+00:00“>June 2, 2021 | 12:31pm ET Billie Eilish has unveiled her new song “Lost Cause” off her highly-anticipated upcoming album Happier Than Ever. This latest single finds Eilish showing off her smoky voice over a restrained track that offers little more than sly bass behind her. “You ain’t nothing but a lost causе,” she sings. “And this ain’t nothing like it once was/ I know you think you’re such an outlaw/ But you got no job.” The song comes with a music video directed by Eilish herself. It shows the pop star and some friends dancing across a king sized bed, gyrating in and out of walk-in closets and having a blast with silly string. Check it out below. Re...
King Princess Releases New Song “House Burn Down”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-01T18:41:04+00:00“>June 1, 2021 | 2:41pm ET King Princess is keeping details about her second album under her crown, but following recent singles “PAIN”, and “Only Time Makes It Human” she’s now dropped the new song “House Burn Down”. “House Burn Down” is a pop take on self-destruction, with verses backed by sweet guitar riffs that blow up in a fiery chorus. “Woah-oh,” she sings, “And I’m just waiting for this house to burn down.” The presentation feels badass even as the lyrics grovel. “Damn, you’re good when you say you love me,” she coos, adding, “Damn, you’re good when you give me nothing.” The track has long been a fan favorite, as KP shared in a recent interv...
Lil Baby and Lil Durk to Release Collaborative Album The Voice of the Heroes
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-01T02:10:53+00:00“>May 31, 2021 | 10:10pm ET Lil Baby and Lil Durk are teaming up for a new collaborative album. Entitled The Voice of the Heroes, it’s set to arrive this Friday, June 4th via Quality Control Music / Wolfpack Global Music / Motown Records / Alamo Records. As a preview, Lil Baby and Lil Durk have shared the album’s introspective title track alongside a music video directed by Daps. Watch it below. Last month, Lil Baby and Lil Durk linked up on “Every Chance I Get” for DJ Khaled’ latest album, Khaled Khaled. It’s unclear if the track will also appear on The Voice of the Heroes. Related Video The Atlanta-born Lil Baby released his blockbuster sophomore album, My Turn...
Morrissey Announces New Album Bonfire of Teenagers, But Doesn’t Yet Have a Label to Release It
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-31T16:14:18+00:00“>May 31, 2021 | 12:14pm ET Morrissey is set to release a new album called Bonfire of Teenagers. “The worst year of my life concludes with the best album of my life,” Morrissey humbly declares in a statement posted to his website on Monday. The album was recently completed in Los Angeles and features artwork by Liam Lynch (see below). There are 11 tracks in total, including questionable titles like “Ha Ha Harlem” and “Kerouac Crack”. Bonfire of Teenager doesn’t yet have a release date, as Morrissey is currently in search of a label. Technically, he’s both rich enough and somehow still popular enough to be able to self-release a record successfully, but ...
Sparks Unveil New Song “So May We Start” with Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-28T15:03:29+00:00“>May 28, 2021 | 11:03am ET Art pop icons Sparks will be debuting their new musical film Annette at the 74th Cannes Film Festival. Via Pitchfork, Sparks’ Ron and Russell Mael wrote the screenplay and provided original music, including newly-released song “So May We Start” featuring vocals from Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, and Simon Helberg. Annette follows a stand-up comedian (Driver), his famous opera-singer wife (Cotillard), and the opera’s conductor (Helberg), after the singer gives birth to a daughter, Annette. The project started off as a concept album with a strong narrative thrust, perhaps something along the lines...
GWAR Unleash Acoustic EP The Disc With No Name: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-28T15:13:51+00:00“>May 28, 2021 | 11:13am ET Interplanetary shock metallers GWAR have released The Disc With No Name, a new four-song acoustic EP. The band’s Ragnarök Rye signature whiskey is also in stores today (May 28th), and a new Delta-8 vape cartridge was recently added to GWAR’s “Bud of Gods” CBD line. GWAR might be known for their blood-soaked thrash metal shows, but secretly, the band touts a gift for softer balladry. Who knew that tracks like “F**k This Place” and “Gonna Kill You” could be rendered so touchingly? As stated in the press release, the band worked tirelessly during the “GWARantine” to make the acoustic versions worthy of our “puny pathetic human ears.” “Whe...
Mike Park and Jeff Rosenstock’s Bruce Lee Band Unveil New Divisions in the Heartland EP: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-28T17:44:11+00:00“>May 28, 2021 | 1:44pm ET Bruce Lee Band, the veteran ska project from Mike Park and Jeff Rosenstock, have unveiled the new Divisions in the Heartland EP. Stream it now via Apple Music and Spotify. Park has fronted the B. Lees since the mid-90’s, while Rosenstock was brought into the fold in 2014. The pair last collaborated together on the 2019 effort Rental!! Eviction!!, which looked at America’s class system through the lens of housing. But Divisions in the Heartland may be their most timely project yet, with a title track that references America’s worrying rise in racist violence. Park sings of, “Men in high places, afraid of mixed ra...
Isaiah Rashad Teams Up with Kenny Beats for New Freestyle: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-28T19:51:25+00:00“>May 28, 2021 | 3:51pm ET After teasing something up his sleeve on Wednesday, Isaiah Rashad has finally brought fan theories to an end by linking up with producer extraordinaire Kenny Beats for the latest installment of The Cave freestyle series. Check out the track below. Per tradition, Kenny made a beat from scratch at the artist’s request. “Let’s do some indie mixed with some hip-hop mixed with a whole bunch of bass,” said Rashad. “I’ma see if I can make a flip.” Despite Kenny’s initial complaints, he cooked up a laidback beat to the rapper’s liking which he then gave a dirtier feel with a Southern hip-hop sample. Rashad entered the booth with some introspect...
Bachelor Unleash Debut Album Doomin’ Sun: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-28T13:13:36+00:00“>May 28, 2021 | 9:13am ET Bachelor — the new collaborative project made up of Jay Som’s Melina Duterte and Palehound frontwoman Ellen Kempner — have officially dropped their debut album Doomin’ Sun. Stream it now on Apple Music and Spotify. They’ve also shared a twisted new video for “Back Of My Head”, in which Duterte’s and Kempner’s obsession for Harry Styles leads to a kidnapping gone awry. On the LP, the longtime pals team up for 10 tracks that fuse Kempner’s self-described “journal rock” aesthetic with Jay Som’s bedroom pop sensibilities. Upon announcing the album back in March, the duo revealed that they wrote the entirety of the studio set withi...
81355 Premiere Debut Album This Time I’ll Be of Use: Stream
<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...
Kaley Rutledge Announces Debut Album Tender Heart, Shares Origins of “Tough Enough”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-28T14:00:34+00:00“>May 28, 2021 | 10:00am ET Our new music feature Origins asks artists to give listeners a peek behind the curtain of their latest single. Today, Kaley Rutledge breaks down the inspirations for “Tough Enough”. After spending years of releasing music under the moniker De Joie, Nashville singer-songwriter Kaley Rutledge is ready to step out from the shadows. Getting here wasn’t an easy journey, as it involved intensive therapy and nearly walking away from music. After navigating through the ups and downs of the past year, Rutledge returned to her art and recorded what would become her upcoming debut album, Tender Heart, out October 15th via Tonetree. In an int...
