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The Streets Shares New EP Brexit at Tiffany’s: Stream
UK hip-hop veteran Mike Skinner has returned with a new EP under his moniker The Streets. The three-song project is called Brexit at Tiffany’s, and it’s out now along with the title track’s music video. Brexit at Tiffany’s is a smorgasbord of Skinner’s sonic personas as The Streets. Opening track “3 Minutes to Midnight,” which features grime artist Manga Saint Hilare, is driven by a pulsing beat that mirrors the imminent anxiety of the track’s nihilistic, dystopian themes: “It’s three minutes to midnight on the doomsday clock/ Hold up your lighter, we’re all still alive.” Closer “Test of Time” is more melodic, switching off between a driving synth and a piano backdrop. But the Jazz Morley-featuring “Brexit at Tiffany’s” is the most somber, comparing the agony of a breakup to the ...
BLACKSTARKIDS Announce New Project CYBERKISS*, Share “SEX APPEAL”: Stream
BLACKSTARKIDS are back with the announcement of their new project, CYBERKISS*, out September 23rd via Dirty Hit. As a first preview, they have shared a fresh track called “SEX APPEAL.” Check it out below. CYBERKISS* marks the follow-up to the Kansas City group’s 2021 debut album, Puppies Forever. The 17-song collection features a sole collaboration with labelmate beabadoobee. Check out the artwork and tracklist below; pre-orders are ongoing. Calling back to early aughts hip-hop, “SEX APPEAL” is a maximalist hit of braggadocio from BLACKSTARKIDS, as TheBabeGabe, TyFaizon, and Deiondre rap over blaring sirens and quirky percussion. “I’m up for the night, I don’t need a pill/ Don’t talk to me unless you got sex appeal,” the trio insist. In the single’s music video, they dance around a washed-...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Are Aflame on New Single “Burning”: Stream
The great return of Yeah Yeah Yeahs continues today with the New York City indie stalwarts’ latest single “Burning,” the next preview of their forthcoming album Cool It Down. Produced by Andrew Wyatt, “Burning” is pure disco-coated dance floor fuel. It’s driven by a vigorous piano riff, inspired by Frankie Valli’s “Beggin’” as well as Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive.” The story of the song dates back to a fateful night when Karen O was 19: The vocalist had gone out for an impromptu drink with her roommate, and returned shortly after to find her East Village apartment engulfed in flames due to a candle she’d forgotten to put out. All her electronics, including her computer and cameras, were completely destroyed. “But oddly enough the items that held the most sentimental value rem...
Santigold Dares You to “Shake” on New Single: Stream
Santigold is closing in on the release of her comeback album Spirituals. Ahead of its September 9th release, the indie veteran has shared another preview of what’s to come today with the single “Shake,” produced by SBTRKT. At just under two minutes, “Shake” doesn’t let its brevity prevent it from packing a punch. SBTRKT bolsters the song with a puttering, slightly off-kilter beat that feels a little reminiscent of Radiohead’s “Kid A,” as Santigold sings a message of perseverence over an ascending synth loop: “I won’t buckle under pressure/ Imma be alright/ I will never follow/ If I know the way/ But if you got my back/ I got you, set your worry free.” “‘Shake’ is one of those songs…that basically write themselves, and all you have to do as the artist is be open enough to reach out and...
Broken Bells Detail New Album INTO THE BLUE, Share “Saturdays”: Stream
Broken Bells have announced their new album, INTO THE BLUE, is out on October 7th via AWAL. The musical duo of The Shins’ James Mercer and Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) also shared the latest single “Saturdays.” INTO THE BLUE finds Broken Bells drawing influence from The Beatles and Pink Floyd, as well as pulling from genres ranging from ’60s psychedelia and ’70s rock and AM Gold to ’80s new wave and ’90s trip-hop. The roster of the underground label Elephant 6 also continued to serve as a major inspiration. Pre-orders for the album are ongoing. See the artwork and tracklist below. Related Video Living up to its name, “Saturdays” wears the aforementioned inspirations on its sleeve and brings to mind a lazy weekend afternoon in the sun, though its lyrics aren’t as joyful as the melodies. ...
Pixies Unveil “Vault of Heaven” and Four-Date US Tour: Stream
Pixies go on an epic journey from a 7-11 to the “Vault of Heaven” on their newest single. The track appears on their September 30th album, Doggerel, and if you live in California or New York, you’ll be able to hear it live on the band’s newly-announced four-date US tour. “Vault of Heaven” would seem to be about a bad drug trip, but that depends on a rare word they’re using often, “titrate.” As in, “There in the vault of heaven/ While trying to titrate/ I ended up in another case/ I went to 7-11 to try and get me straight/ I ended up there in outer space.” Most commonly, titration is an attempt to measure the concentration of a chemical, though in medicine the term is sometimes used when adjusting a dosage. Either way, the process doesn’t seem to be going well for Pixies. Black Fr...
The Big Pink Announce New Album The Love That’s Ours, Share “Rage”: Stream
After returning with a pair of singles earlier this year, The Big Pink have announced their new album, The Love That’s Ours. Due out on September 30th via Project Melody Music, it will mark the indie rock band’s first new album in a decade. The Love That’s Ours was produced by Tony Hoffer — whose credits include Beck, Air, and Phoenix — and features The Big Pink’s current lineup of frontman Robbie Furze, drummer Akiko Matsuura, and the new addition of bass guitarist Charlie Barker. The band collaborated with the likes of Jamie T, The Kills’ Jamie Hince, Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner, Ryn Weaver, Mary Charteris, Ed Harcourt, and more on the record. “Getting to this point has been one of the craziest journeys in my life. I truly thought this day would never come,” said Furze in a stateme...
Duckwrth Announces New EP Chrome Bull, Shares “Ce Soir” Featuring Syd: Stream
Back in March, Duckwrth shared a party-ready song called “Power Power.” Turns out, that was the lead single to his newly-announced EP Chrome Bull, which is due out August 26th via STEM. To keep the momentum going, he’s shared another new song today called “Ce Soir” with Syd, and he’s also unveiled a hefty list of tour dates across North America and Europe. While Duckwrth is keeping most other details about Chrome Bull EP under wraps for now, he’s promised that “once you press play, you won’t want to sit down.” Informed by innovative artists ranging from N.E.R.D. to Thom Yorke, what we’ve heard from Chrome Bull EP so far indicates it’ll be a staple for late-summer dance parties. “Ce Soir,” which translates to “tonight” in English, is sultry and soulful while still keepin...
DJ Khaled Taps Drake and Lil Baby for “Staying Alive”: Stream
DJ Khaled has shared his new collab “Staying Alive” featuring Drake and Lil Baby as well as its hospital-themed music video. The mid-tempo collab is the lead single off Khaled’s upcoming 13th studio album God Did, which will arrive on August 26th via We The Best Music Group/Epic Records as a follow-up to last year’s Khaled Khaled. The track interpolates Bee Gees’ 1977 disco classic of the same name, with all three members of the group accordingly listed in the credits. On the chorus, Drake croons, “Try me a hundred times/ Wanted me to lie, wanted me to cry, wanted me to die/ I, I, I, I’m stayin’ alive, I’m stayin’ alive, I’m stayin’ alive, I’m stayin’ alive.” In the music video, the superstar rappers turn the Khaled Khaled Hospital For Those That Didn’t Believe™ into a veritable hou...
WILLOW Announces New Album, Shares “hover like a GODDESS”: Stream
WILLOW has announced her forthcoming album <COPINGMECHANISM> and released a new single called “hover like a GODDESS.” The Hollywood progeny’s fifth studio will be released September 23rd as a follow-up to 2021’s lately I feel EVERYTHING. She initially previewed the album by sharing “<maybe> it’s my fault” as the lead sinle. In the Jaxon Whittington-helmed video for “hover like a GODDESS,” WILLOW is bathed in neon-tinged light as she sings, “When I walk, you fuckin’ hover like a goddess/ Just meet me under the covers, baby, I wish/ I’ve gotta be free, my army intends to please you/ Touches the vinyl, like you to say/ Yeah” over hard-charging electric guitars and drums. “Every woman deserves to be worshipped,” she added about the new single in a statement. “This song is an ode to...
The Mars Volta Announce New Self-Titled Album, Share “Vigil”: Stream
After sharing a pair of comeback singles, The Mars Volta are finally ready to release their first proper album in 10 years. Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López have announced a new self-titled album, due out on September 16th via Cloud Hill. In anticipation, a new song called “Vigil” is out now. The Mars Volta released their most recent album Noctourniquet in 2012 before Bixler-Zavala and Rodríguez-López went their separate ways. Earlier this year, the duo returned with the Caribbean-tinged “Blacklight Shine” and the plusing electronic number “Graveyard Love.” Both songs will appear on The Mars Volta, a 14-track LP which will be available on CD, vinyl, and cassette. Pre-orders are available now. On latest single “Vigil,” the El Paso band once again switches up their sou...
Carly Rae Jepsen Shares New Single “Beach House”: Stream
Carly Rae Jepsen has unveiled her latest single “Beach House” and its accompanying music video. Watch it below. Jepsen revealed the song’s inspiration in a TikTok ahead of its release, saying: “Caught a song idea a while back I’ve been wanting to share. It’s silly. It’s fun. I blame summer and my sister. And dating apps and the experiences so bad that they immediately have to turn funny or how else could we cope? Happy dancing and/or happy nightmares.” “Beach House” serves as the second preview of the singer’s upcoming sixth album, The Loneliest Time, which she announced earlier this week will be released October 21st. Lead single “Western Wind,” meanwhile, kicked off the new era at the beginning of May. Advertisement Related Video Back in June, the “Call Me Maybe” singer sat down for an i...
