New Music
Colleen Green Returns With First New Album in 6 Years
Colleen Green is back with her first album in six years. Titled Cool, it’s out Sept. 10 on Hardly Art and serves as the follow-up to 2015’s I Want To Grow Up. In conjunction with the announcement of her new album, Green also released the single “I Wanna Be a Dog” with an accompanying music video. For those crossing their fingers for an Iggy Pop reference in this one, I regret to inform you that there are none. The pop-punk single is more buoyant and cute than ferocious and biting, “where Green celebrates the simplicity of canine life and questions why she’s still overcomplicating her own,” according to a press release. Check out the video below. [embedded content] Cool was produced by Gordon Raphael (The Strokes, Regina Spektor) and was recorded across three locations in Los Angeles, then ...
Michael Roman Drops Melodic Vocal-Driven Track, “Pushing Me Back”
Michael Roman has recently begun his career in electronic music production, having released his first official song just last year. Nevertheless, Roman has attracted a loyal following in a short amount of time due to his high-energy productions. For his latest release, titled “Pushing Me Back,” Roman and his team reached out to a vocalist they had been eager to work with. According to a press release, the anonymous singer arrived at the studio and “hooked [Roman] almost immediately and without re-recordings.” The acapella inspired Roman, who then had a vision which was embodied soon after in soundtracks. Integrating the sensual vocals with his electronic production style, he seamlessly executed his new single. “I have b...
Tyler, The Creator Drops New Song and Video, ‘WUSYANAME’
Tyler, the Creator is a chameleonic artist, reinventing himself with a new persona that embodies each album’s particular aesthetic. For the newest identity on his upcoming album, Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler adopts the surname Baudelaire, likely either after the 19th century French poet of the same name or the Baudelaire family from Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. The name appears on the fictional ID on the album cover and is the only text in his Twitter bio, though we can’t know for sure his intentions until the album comes out. With the announcement of his new album came a teaser video and its first single “LUMBERJACK,” and he’s been teasing other snippets and art on his social media to heighten the anticipation. Today, he dropped “WUSYANAME,” another single with an ac...
Watch the Picturesque Music Video for Gorgon City’s New Single, “Dreams” With Jem Cooke
Renowned UK dance music duo Gorgon City have unveiled yet another track from their upcoming album. Out now via Astralwerks, “Dreams” came true for many eager fans who have been anticipating the release of this ID since it was first teased last spring during Defected Virtual Festival 4.0. Singles from the album have been rolling out over the past year. But it was not until two months ago that Gorgon City officially announced the impending arrival of their third album Olympia, while simultaneously offering up a wittily titled tune called “Tell Me It’s True.” “Dreams” marks the eighth single from Olympia, which is due out this Friday, June 25th. The record will feature an array of collaborations with artists such as ...
Car Seat Headrest Cover Nine Inch Nails, David Bowie and More on Covers EP
Car Seat Headrest are dropping not one but two digital-only EPs today – MADLO: Influences and MADLO: Remixes. The former consists of four covers of songs the band has cited as influences of their last full-length LP Making a Door Less Open, released last month. They include songs by David Bowie, The Who, Nine Inch Nails, and Kate Bush. The latter EP announced, MADLO: Remixes, contains five remixes of songs from MADLO, featuring reworks from Superorganism, 1 Trait Danger, Scuba, yeule, and Dntel. Both of the EPs’ cover art display the cover of MADLO poised in impressionistic paintings – one on a chair, the other awkwardly in a bathroom sink. 1 Trait Danger is a Car Seat Headrest electronic side project comprised of drummer Andrew Ketz and frontman Will Toledo’s alter-personage, Trait. Their...
The Strokes Tease Snippet of Unreleased Song in NYC Mayoral Candidate Maya Wiley Ad
The legendary New York Y2K rock-revivalists the Strokes have not been shy in endorsing New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley throughout her campaign and have since gained an unofficial status as her personal backing artist, sans solicitation. Today, the band debuted a new song on a one-minute television ad for Wiley entitled “Starting Again.” It shows shots of New York City in black-and-white as the characteristically catchy tune plays as frontman singer Julian Casablancas melodizes over it. In the clips, the band is interacting with the mayoral candidate herself before Maya’s name appears rendered in the Strokes’ classic font in the outro. Check it out below. [embedded content] Casablancas has expressed a newfound interest in political involvement with the Strokes and under his own a...
Soul Glo Sign to Epitaph Records, Drop New EP
Philadelphia hardcore outfit Soul Glo announced that they signed with Epitaph Records, which comes a few days following the release of their latest EP, Vol. 2, released on Juneteenth. The three-track EP, produced by bassist Gianmarco “GG” Guerra, is the follow-up to Vol. 1 which was released this past February. In conjunction with their signing, Vol. 2 is out now on Epitaph and available on all streaming services, which you can listen to below. It was initially released via Bandcamp. Soul Glo is known for their political lyrics on fraught topics like gender, race, and the Black experience in America and use their platform to raise awareness of pressing social justice issues. In Vol. 2, the band “explore the topics of self-perception, alternative motives of those that consider themselves al...
Saint Punk Drops Bouncy New Single “Comatose” and Shares Music Video
Combining his love for rock music with the sounds of house, Saint Punk has been delighting fans with his blend of grunge house. A little over a month ago, he dropped an intense single “Closer Tonight” with a dramatic, cinematic companion. Now, he’s switched gears and lightened things up with the release of “Comatose” alongside a fun music video. As with many of his releases, “Comatose” lays down a deep, bouncing bassline that will likely get listeners in motion. He then combines the tune’s sturdy base with some harsh synth and choppy vocals to create a unique hybrid product fans of his sound will feel right at home with. The video, on the other hand, is simple, but lighthearted as it features nothing more than Saint Punk showing off his ...
Louis The Child Taps Goth Babe for Sun-Kissed Summer Chiller, “Encinitas”
Now in the thick of a new sonic era, Louis The Child has teamed up with Goth Babe for an infectiously sunny single that blends surf rock, garage rock and electronica. Out June 18th, “Encinitas” sees the duo drift from the pop-infused themes of their debut album, Here For Now, and enter a chapter with roots in the big, bouncy energy of early 2010s dance music. Even more, it sees the artists listed as a featured contributor—a rarity in their career—speaking to the in-demand influence of their sound. Primed for a summer road trip on California’s Pacific Coast Highway, “Encinitas” moves seamlessly between bubbly synth lines, grungy interplays of bass and percussion, and Goth Babe’s dreamy vocals. It’s packed with personality, pulling at once...
Listen to Pendulum’s “Elemental” EP, Their First Body of Work in Over a Decade
For the past year, Pendulum have been slowly releasing the singles that make up their Elemental EP. Now, the final piece has been added to the Elemental puzzle. The fourth and final song included on the new EP is none other than their long-awaited collaboration with Hybrid Minds, “Louder Than Words.” The track was actually debuted all the way back in October when they performed at the picturesque Spitbank Fort in the English Channel. Months after that, they would release the third single “Come Alive,” and eventually the EP we see today. Joining forces with the drum & bass duo, Pendulum inject their signature sound with the oftentimes liquid-leaning act to create an atmospheric single reminiscent of a nighttime drive illuminated by the lights of a big city....
Tom Morello and The Bloody Beetroots Defy Convention on “The Catastrophists” EP
After surprising fans with the announcement of a massive collaborative EP and fiery lead single earlier this month, The Bloody Beetroots and Tom Morello have unveiled The Catastrophists. The duo blew the doors off with their lead single “Radium Girls,” which set speakers ablaze with frenetic guitar riffs and hard-hitting electro synths. With that attention-grabbing single, the rock smiths set the tone for what many hoped would be a long-form project of a similarly explosive caliber. Those hopes are validated from the outset as the value proposition behind The Catastrophists becomes instantly clear in “The Devils Infantry.” With the lyrics “there will be no dancing tonight,” Morello and The Bloody Beetroots show they’re not here ...
Watch the Interstellar Music Video for AREA21’s New Single “Mona Lisa”
In April, Martin Garrix and Maejor announced that they would be dropping a full album under their collaborative AREA21 alias. Since announcing the LP, we’ve received a taste of what’s to come with “La La La” and “POGO.” Today they’ve dropped the latest single from their forthcoming project, “Mona Lisa.” In a similar fashion to their previous two singles, “Mona Lisa” embraces a pop-leaning sound while incorporating various electronic elements. It’s reminiscent of a feel-good summer night, as a plucky electric bass is accompanied by upbeat percussion and Maejor’s signature vocals. “Mona Lisa” is the third single from AREA21’s forthcoming album, which currently has no title or relea...
