New Music Releases
Andrew W. K. Announces New Album God Is Partying, Shares 2021 Tour Dates
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-06T16:26:32+00:00“>May 6, 2021 | 12:26pm ET Having successfully started the party with mere mortals, Andrew W. K has set his sights on the Lord of Hosts. Today the veteran rocker has announced his fifth album God Is Partying, out September 10th, and shared the lead single “I’m in Heaven”. For those of us who haven’t yet booked our celestial ticket, Mr. Wilkes-Krier has also unveiled a string of 2021 tour dates that thankfully take place on Earth. God Is Partying is W.K.’s fifth album overall, and the follow-up to 2018’s You’re Not Alone. He shared the first preview in February with “Babalon”, a hard-charging banger built around searing guitars. With ...
Marina and Pussy Riot Join Forces for “Purge the Poison” Remix: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T20:22:09+00:00“>May 5, 2021 | 4:22pm ET Electropop artist Marina, formerly known as Marina and the Diamonds, has tapped Russian protest group Pussy Riot to remix her new single “Purge the Poison”. Stream it below. Pussy Riot have been collaborating with a number of American artists this year, including Tom Morello, but this Marina remix sees them flexing a different music muscle than usual. Instead of doing their spin on political punk, Pussy Riot lean into Marina’s slick electropop sound — for comparison, check out the original version of the single after the jump — and sprinkle in some whisper-sung lyrics of their own. According to the band’s own Nadya Tolokonnikova, getting...
Toledo Unveil New Song “David”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T18:35:39+00:00“>May 5, 2021 | 2:35pm ET Toledo, the Brooklyn duo with the Ohio name, have unveiled their new song “David”. The single comes with an alternate version of “Sunday Funday” from February’s Jockeys of Love EP on the B-side. On “David”, Daniel Álvarez de Toledo and Jordan Dunn-Pilz have crafted a dreamy ode to shared trauma and communal recovery, with searching guitars and an occasional banjo flourish that’s supported by slow, shuffling drums. “‘David’ was written for my younger brother,” Dunn-Pilz said in a statement. “As siblings we share a lot of the same emotional baggage, but we process things differently as individuals. The song came out of a des...
Liars Announce New Album The Apple Drop, Share “Sekwar”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T13:00:41+00:00“>May 5, 2021 | 9:00am ET Electronic punk outfit Liars has announced its new album The Apple Drop. It’s out August 6th on Mute, and you can catch a preview with lead single “Sekwar”. When last we heard from Liars, Aaron Hemphill had amicably departed the band and Liars was the sole project of Angus Andrew. He put out 2017’s TCFC and 2018’s Titles with the Word Fountain with little outside assistance, but now Andrew has returned in a collaborative mood. The Apple Drop was made with avant-garde jazz drummer Laurence Pike, multi-instrumentalist Cameron Deyell, and lyricist Mary Pearson Andrew. “For the first time I embraced collaboratio...
Matthew Dear Shares New Single “Hikers Y”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T14:00:38+00:00“>May 5, 2021 | 10:00am ET Electronic producer and DJ Matthew Dear has released a new single from his upcoming album, Preachers Sigh and Potion: Lost Album. It’s called “Hikers Y” and it’s available to stream below. “Hikers Y” is a tongue-in-cheek minimalist track that’s on par with Dear’s early work. It begins with a simple electronic drum beat before a slinky bass line fades into view and Dear starts bemoaning his inadequate social skills. “I’m through with all the conversations,” he sings with a lilt as if exhausted. “I was never good at conversation, so don’t expect any more conversations.” It’s simple but hypnotic, and Dear’s self-deprecation is charming by ...
Lydia Ainsworth Gets Lost in a Pop Dream on New Single “Cosmic Dust”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T14:03:04+00:00“>May 5, 2021 | 10:03am ET Avant-pop artist Lydia Ainsworth has shared a new single called “Cosmic Dust”. It’s from her upcoming album Sparkles & Debris. Stream it below. Musically, “Cosmic Dust” sees Ainsworth doing what she does best: infusing a pop song structure with futuristic flair, heavenly instrumental flourishes, and skipping from one falsetto to the next with ease. It’s breezy and anthemic, but Ainsworth manages to sneak great, intimate details into the mix despite that, like harp notes and gentle piano notes that descend one after the other. This is the third single Ainsworth has shared from Sparkles & Debris so far. It follows the retro lead s...
Modest Mouse Announce New Album The Golden Casket, Share “We Are Between”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T14:12:49+00:00“>May 5, 2021 | 10:12am ET Modest Mouse are returning with their first album in six years. Titled The Golden Casket, it is due out August 6th on Epic. Alongside the announcement, the band shared a new single, “We Are Between”. The 12-track LP was recorded in Los Angeles and Modest Mouse’s basecamp of Portland with producers Dave Sardy and Jacknife Lee. A press release describes the album as hovering “in the liminal space between raw punk power and experimental studio science” as frontman Isaac Brock “explores themes ranging from the degradation of our psychic landscapes and invisible technology, to fatherhood.” Modest Mouse’s last album was 20...
Descendents Announce New Album Featuring Early Lineup, Unveil “Baby Doncha Know”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-04T17:39:05+00:00“>May 4, 2021 | 1:39pm ET Descendents have announced a new album, 9th & Walnut, that features the legendary punk act’s classic early lineup. In advance of its July 23rd release via Epitaph, the band has unleashed the first single, “Baby Doncha Know”. The California punk band’s early lineup of guitarist Frank Navetta, bassist Tony Lombardo, and drummer Bill Stevenson actually hit the studio to record 9th & Walnut in 2002. The material was culled from songs that were initially conceived or crudely recorded during the band’s early years of 1977 through 1980, including ones that were written before singer Milo Aukerman joined the band in 1980. The tracks had ...
Mitski Shares “The End” from Graphic Novel Soundtrack, Exclusive Pages Released: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-04T22:08:54+00:00“>May 4, 2021 | 6:08pm ET Tomorrow brings the release of This Is Where We Fall, a new graphic novel from author Chris Miskiewicz and artist Vincent Kings. Coming from Z2 Comics (the folks behind Sturgill Simpson’s Sound & Fury and the Blondie graphic novel), the story is accompanied by a three-song soundtrack from Mitski. The Be the Cowboy songwriter already conjured the OST’s “The Baddy Man”, and now she’s shared “The End”. “The End” is an instrumental alternative cut, darkly dreaming synths climbing behind a cacophonous wall of percussion and distorted guitars. Mitski doesn’t lend her singing to the track; instead, a male voice speaks as if o...
Smol Data Share New Song “Salaried (Bankruptcy Eve)”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-04T21:18:54+00:00“>May 4, 2021 | 5:18pm ET Long Island-based musician Karah Goldstein records jangly, emo-leaning guitar pop under the name Smol Data. The artist has just shared the new track “Salaried (Bankruptcy Eve)”, off of her debut LP Inconvenience Store, due out May 14th on Open Door Records and Broken Camera Records. Smol Data’s music sits in the vein of fellow bedroom pop acts like Adult Mom and illuminati hotties, building tracks around simple pop song structures cut with searing guitars and a strong DIY aesthetic. On her new track, Goldstein aspires towards the mundanities of full-time employment. “So honey, tell me, is she salaried? Are her invoices all paid? Does she...
Anjimile Shares Orchestral “1978 (Reunion)” featuring Lomelda: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-04T14:27:37+00:00“>May 4, 2021 | 10:27am ET Later this week, rising indie artist Anjimile will release the Reunion EP, featuring orchestral reimaginings of tracks from their debut album, Giver Taker. In addition to string arrangements from composer Daniel Hart, each new version includes additional vocals from a guest collaborator. After sharing the Jay Som-featuring “In Your Eyes (Reflection)” last month, Anjimile is teasing the EP one more time with “1978 (Reunion)” featuring Lomelda. While the Giver Taker original makes use of melodically plucked guitar strings, Hart utilizes a pastoral sway of violins to dance around the harmonies from Lomelda and backing vocali...
The Black Keys Take It Easy on New Blues Cover Song “Going Down South”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-03T17:06:46+00:00“>May 3, 2021 | 1:06pm ET There’s just a few days to go until The Black Keys drop their upcoming blues cover album Delta Kream on May 14th. Today, the duo is back to share one more single ahead of that release date. It’s called “Going Down South” and it sees the band paying tribute to the late great R.L. Burnside. Stream it below. “Going Down South” is a bonafide blues rock classic, and it’s long been in rotation at The Black Keys’ live shows. Here, it gets a faithful studio recording that sees the band paying their respects to the person whose footsteps they unabashedly walk in, particularly by teaming up with some of Burnside’s old collaborators. They can be se...
