New Music Releases
Rina Sawayama Drops New Song “Hold the Girl”: Stream
Rina Sawayama has shared “Hold the Girl,” the title track to her upcoming album. “’Hold the Girl’ was the first song I wrote for the record at the end of 2020,” Sawayama shared in a statement. “I had gone to therapy and had a revelation, so I decided to write this song… that was the start of it. I was crying before going into the studio to write about it.” The soaring pop anthem finds Sawayama telling someone to “hold the girl” before undergoing an epiphany. “Reach inside and hold you close,” she sings, “I won’t leave you on your own/ Teach me the words I used to know/ Yea I forgot them long ago/ So hold that girl.” Later, she identifies the girl as living inside herself, saying, “The girl in your soul’s seen it all/ And you owe her the world/ So hold the girl.” Related Video Hold the Girl...
Punk Supergroup OFF! Announce New Album and 2022 Tour, Unleash “War Above Los Angeles”: Stream
OFF!, the band led by singer Keith Morris (Circle Jerks, ex-Black Flag) and guitarist Dimitri Coats (ex-Burning Brides), have announced their first album in eight years. The LP, titled Free LSD, will arrive on September 30th, and features the just-released new single “War Above Los Angeles.” Free LSD marks a new era for the group, who recently welcomed new drummer Justin Brown (Thundercat, Flying Lotus, Herbie Hancock) and new bassist Autry Fulbright II (…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead) to the lineup. The band will support the new album with a fall North American tour. The outing kicks off October 24th in Phoenix, Arizona, and runs through a December 17th gig in Los Angeles. Tickets for select shows are available via Ticketmaster beginning Friday (July 29th), with a pre-sale sta...
Djo (Stranger Things’ Joe Keery) Shares New Single “Gloom”: Stream
Djo, the solo music outlet for Stranger Things star Joe Keery, has unveiled the new single “Gloom” from his upcoming second solo album, Decide. The track finds the singer-songwriter resolutely “ready to go” as he lists off a number of irreverent excuses to make an exit. The pulsing, fuzzed-out beat pops and snaps along with Keery’s blunt quips like “Your girlfriend scares me/ She’s got bad breath,” and it all builds up to a bracing end as his way out nears. Stream “Gloom” below. “Gloom” has been preceded by the ebullient mid-June single “Change,” which was revealed along with the announcement of the new album. Decide arrives September 16th via AWAL Recordings and follows Keery’s 2019 solo debut Twenty Twenty. Pre-orders will open on Thursday, July 28th along with the release of t...
Marvel Shares Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Prologue EP: Stream
Get ready to revisit Wakanda, because Marvel has shared a new batch of songs soundtracking the upcoming Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Forever. Check out the Wakanda Forever Prologue EP below. Produced by composer Ludwig Göransson, the Wakanda Forever Prologue EP begins with a cover of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “No Woman No Cry” by Nigerian artist Tems. From there, the project features “A Body, A Coffin,” performed by Ghanian artist Amaarae, and “Soy,” a track by Mexican rapper Santa Fe Klan. In a statement, Göransson called the Wakanda Forever Prologue EP “an aural first glimpse of Wakanda Forever. The sound world for the film began with extended trips to Mexico and Nigeria. We spent our days working with traditional musicians who educated us about the cultural, socia...
Turnover Announce New Album Myself in the Way, Share Title Track Featuring Turnstile’s Brendan Yates: Stream
Turnover have announced a new album and shared the video for the title track “Myself in the Way” featuring Turnstile singer Brendan Yates. The Virginia band’s fifth studio album drops November 4th via Run for Cover Records. The smooth track sees Turnover going in a chilled-out disco direction with auto-tuned vocals and jazzy chords. With Yates on board, it’s hard to not compare the song with the more R&B-tinged moments on Turnstile’s latest album, Glow On. The similar band names also add a parallel element. “Over the last couple of years, I really tried to stop finding reasons why not to do something,” Turnover singer Austin Getz said via a press release. “This song specifically is about getting engaged despite fears I’ve always had of being able to provide for a family, to give a...
Sylvan Esso Announce New Album No Rules Sandy, Share “Didn’t Care”: Stream
Sylvan Esso have announced their upcoming fourth album, No Rules Sandy, and released the latest single, “Didn’t Care.” The studio set will be released August 12th via Loma Vista Recordings, nearly two years after 2020’s Free Love. In addition to “Didn’t Care,” the album contain lead single, “Your Reality,” which the electronic pop duo first unveiled in late June in the wake of minimalist one-off “Sunburn.” In a statement, Amelia Meath promised the album “feels like who we actually are. It just feels like us. We’re not trying to fit into the mold, just happily being our freak selves.” Advertisement Related Video To kick off the era, Meath and producer Nick Sanborn surprised the crowd at the Newport Folk Festival on Sunday by playing the entire album front to back during their set. Next, the...
Pool Kids Release Powerful Self-Titled Album: Stream
Floridian indie rockers Pool Kids have shared their great self-titled album today, out now via Skeletal Lightning. Led by the crystal-clear vocals of bandleader Christine Goodwyne, Pool Kids are a four-piece who blend elements of emo, math rock, and art rock into an amalgam of energetic, raw songs that have earned a coveted co-sign from Paramore’s Hayley Williams. On Pool Kids, the follow-up to their promising 2018 album Music to Practice Safe Sex To, the band sound more refined without losing their candid charm. But Pool Kids almost didn’t happen at all. On one of the last days recording the album, the band were awoken in the middle of the night to a flood in the basement of the studio where they were recording, leaving their equipment destroyed, their recordings ...
Lil Uzi Vert Returns to Soundcloud Roots with Red & White EP: Stream
Lil Uzi Vert has released their new EP Red & White, which you can stream below via SoundCloud. The nine-song project was preceded by the singles “SPACE CADET,” “HITTIN MY SHOULDER,” “I KNOW,” and “FLEX UP” and contains other tracks like “GLOCK IN MY PURSE,” “FOR FUN,” closer “FINAL FANTASY,” and more. The wide array of producers on the EP includes everyone from Brandon Finessin, Bally, ShaunGoBrazy, and Sonny Digital to BEATSBYJEFF, Maaly Raw, Oogiemane, and Mustard. Red & White serves as the colorful forerunner to P!NK, the rapper’s hotly anticipated follow-up to their sophomore album, Eternal Atake, which was released back in 2020. Lil Uzi Vert most recently teamed up with Mura Masa, PinkPantheress, and Shygirl on the collab “bbycakes,” which samples 3 of a Kind’s 2004 single “Ba...
Beach Bunny Share New Album Emotional Creature: Stream
Beach Bunny, the Chicago four-piece led by Lili Trifilio, have finally shared their long-awaited sophomore album. Emotional Creature is out today via Mom+Pop. Emotional Creature was largely informed by Trifilio’s love of sci-fi stories and the Y2K pop of her childhood idols like the Jonas Brothers. The Artist of the Month alums recorded the follow-up to their 2020 debut Honeymoon at Chicago’s Shirk Studios with producer Sean O’Keefe, known for work with pop-punk legends like Fall Out Boy and Motion City Soundtrack. “We are always changing, growing, and adapting — it’s a deeply ingrained part of the human experience,” Trifilio wrote in a statement. “We strive to be stronger, trust we’ll grow smarter, and spend most of our lives reaching for comfort and happiness. Sometimes, l...
King Buffalo Unveil New Song “Hours” Ahead of New Album Regenerator: Stream
King Buffalo have shared the video for “Hours,” the latest single from their forthcoming album Regenerator arriving September 2nd. The Rochester, New York-based band continues to dish out explorative heavy psych at an elite level, and “Hours” is another surging groover. The pocketed krautrock drum beat guides this one ahead while fuzzed guitars and echoed vocals fill out the soundscape. The new song follows the previously released lead single and title track “Regenerator.” The band has been working at a prolific rate, having released an EP in 2020 and two full-lengths last year — one of which was recorded in an underground cave. Advertisement Related Video The press release for “Hours” describes Regenerator as the “third of three,” in the band’s “pandemic trilogy,” in reference to those af...
Megan Thee Stallion and Future Drop New Single “Pressurelicious”: Stream
Megan Thee Stallion has linked with Future on a new single called “Pressurelicious.” The track, which was produced by HitKidd, is streaming below. “Pressurelicious” marks Megan’s third single of 2022, following her Dua Lipa collaboration “Sweetest Pie” and “Plan B.” Her as-yet-unannounced sophomore album is expected before year’s end. Earlier this year, Future dropped his latest album, I Never Liked You. In September, he’ll headline Rolling Loud NYC alongside Nicki Minaj and A$AP Rocky. Advertisement Related Video [embedded content] [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” v...
Jack White Releases New Album Entering Heaven Alive: Stream
Jack White has released his new acoustic album Entering Heaven Alive via his Third Man Records. Take a listen below. The studio set is the fifth solo effort and second of 2022 for the Nashville rocker, following Fear of the Dawn. Arriving just three months after its predecessor, Entering Heaven Alive was preceded by acoustic lead single “Love Is Selfish” in between the cacophony of Fear of the Dawn tracks “Taking Me Back,” “Hi-De-Ho” featuring Q-Tip, and “What’s the Trick?” White is the subject of Consequence‘s latest digital cover story, in which he details his mindset while making and releasing two albums in tandem. “I thought it was going to be one very eclectic record,” he said. “I never set out to do a one-mood record before. The first White Stripes record is a raw Detroit record — ev...
