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Shannon and the Clams Announce New Album Year of the Spider, Share “Midnight Wine”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-12T18:20:05+00:00“>May 12, 2021 | 2:20pm ET Shannon and the Clams are back to announce their sixth studio album Year of the Spider. The follow-up to 2018’s Onion drops August 20th, and the Bay Area rockers are heralding its coming with the new song “Midnight Wine”. The Clams recorded Year of the Spider at the Nashville studio of their Easy Eye Sound label boss, Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. Auerbach has songwriting credits on the album, but if “Midnight Wine” is any indication, the garage quartet has maintained its idiosyncratic approach to genre. Previous releases dipped a toe in punk and doo-wop, but “Midnight Wine” is a straight hit of acid from 1969...
Sylvan Esso Announce Fall 2021 US Tour Dates
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-11T16:47:50+00:00“>May 11, 2021 | 12:47pm ET Sylvan Esso are returning to the road in support of last year’s Free Love. The synthpop duo has announced a string of 2021 US tour dates for this fall. After Sylvan Esso performs at Bonnaroo’s Saturday night Superjam with the 10-piece band which played on their December With Love EP, the “Shaking Out the Numb” tour will launch on September 6th at the Edgefield in Troutdale, Oregon, and continue through mid-November. Additional cities on the docket include Los Angeles, Austin, Atlanta, Boston, and a pair of shows at New York’s Terminal 5 to close out the trek. The group also has a slot lined up for Firefly Music Festival in Septemb...
David Lynch Directs New Music Video for Donovan’s “I Am the Shaman”: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-10T16:39:50+00:00“>May 10, 2021 | 12:39pm ET Today, May 10th, is Scottish songwriter Donovan’s 75th birthday. Via Rolling Stone and Brooklyn Vegan, the early hippie icon is celebrating with a new music video for his 2010 song “I Am the Shaman” which is directed by his old friend David Lynch, who also produced the track. The two septuagenarians (Lynch is also 75) bonded more than a decade ago over a shared love of transcendental meditation, and Donovan has not only worked with the David Lynch Foundation, he also contributed to the 2011 compilation album The Music of David Lynch. As for “I Am A Shaman”, it appeared as a bonus track on Donovan’s 2010 double album Ritu...
REI AMI Shares New Song “F.R.A.”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-08T14:24:00+00:00“>May 8, 2021 | 10:24am ET If you don’t know who REI AMI is yet, let her new track “F.R.A.” be your introduction. She doesn’t mince words or pretend to be anyone else on the song — as she sings, she’s “fucking REI AMI.” Born in South Korea and raised in Maryland, the alt-pop singer/songwriter makes genre-blending pop music with booming beats and hip-hop swagger. Her past releases have gained the support of major pop players including Billie Eilish, FINNEAS, and Aminé — the latter of which previously collaborated with REI AMI on her song “do it right”. “F.R.A.” is the latest track off of her debut mixtape due out this summer. Co-written by Christian Blue and co-pr...
Coldplay Share New Single “Higher Power” and Alien-Powered Video: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-06T23:00:12+00:00“>May 6, 2021 | 7:00pm ET Coldplay are back with “Higher Power”, their first new song in two years. The track reunites the British rockers with Max Martin, the Swedish super producer responsible for dozens of No. 1 hits. Watch the alien-powered music video below. The Chris Martin-led band beamed a specially recorded performance of the single to French ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, who premiered the track on board the International Space Station. The AR-augmented clip features dancing alien holograms, fitting in with the theme of the Alien Radio FM website where they’ve been teasing new music lately. “‘Higher Power’ is a song that arrived on a little keyboard and ...
Little Simz Reunites with Cleo Sol for Uplifting New Song “Woman”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-06T16:00:24+00:00“>May 6, 2021 | 12:00pm ET Little Simz has released a new single from her upcoming album, Sometime I Might Be Introvert. It’s called “Woman” and it features guest vocals by Cleo Sol. Accompanying the track is Simz’s first self-directed music video, in which she brings the song’s empowering lyrics to life. Stream it below. “Woman” is a low-key retro hip-hop number that sees Simz rapping about the women around the world who inspire her to carry on. “Woman to woman, I just want to see you glow,” she sings sweetly with an audible grin on her face. In a press release, Simz explained why she felt compelled to write the track in the first place. “I love it when I see wo...
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie and Savages’ Jehnny Beth Unite on “Chase It Down”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-06T16:16:41+00:00“>May 6, 2021 | 12:16pm ET Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream and Jehnny Beth of Savages have shared “Chase It Down”, a bombastic new song from their upcoming joint album, Utopian Ashes. Watch the accompanying music video below. The latest installment in the LP’s fictional story of a disintegrating marriage features soaring strings and an emphatic guitar solo by Primal Scream’s Andrew Innes. Fellow Primal Scream bandmates Martin Duffy (piano) and Darrin Mooney (drums) join Beth’s musical partner Johnny Hostile (bass) to fill out the instrumentation. This lineup is featured throughout the album. Gillespie opens the song by singing,...
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 ...
Lagos governor celebrates Ikorodu Bois
Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday hosted popular Nigerian comedy group, Ikorodu Bois. The Governor took to his Twitter account to share photos of him and the talented kids at the state government house, Alausa in Ikeja. In a post accompanying the pictures, the Governor commended the group, which he described as “generational filmmaking talent,” for their exploits that had brought them global recognition. Sanwo-Olu cited the group’s current appearance on an advert displayed on Broadway Times Square in New York City by Netflix, the US movie streaming platform. He also commended their nomination for the 2021 edition of the 2021 Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards. He stated that the state was proud of the group and he assured of his administration’s commitment to promoting ...
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...
GWAR Unveil Video for Acoustic “F**k” This Place”: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-02T16:28:11+00:00“>May 2, 2021 | 12:28pm ET GWAR have unveiled a music video for their acoustic version of “F**k This Place”, which they had recently released as the first single from their forthcoming unplugged EP, The Disc With No Name. The song, which expresses the intergalactic barbarians’ contempt for the human race, originally appeared on GWAR’s most recent studio album, The Blood of Gods. Here, they strip it down, allowing fans to truly connect with lines like, “Out of time/ We were banished here/ For our crimes/ Incarcerated on this ball of slime/ Primeval wasteland.” A press release reads, “Today, your Lords and Masters are as thrilled as David Crosby scoring an eight-ba...
Kings Of Convenience Announce New Album Peace or Love, Share “Rocky Trail”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-30T17:15:43+00:00“>April 30, 2021 | 1:15pm ET After 12 long years of occasional shows but mostly relative silence, Kings of Convenience are finally back. The Norwegian folk duo, comprised of Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe, has returned today to announce a new album. It’s called Peace or Love and it’s due out June 18th via EMI. Celebrate the news by streaming the lead single “Rocky Trail”, which they’ve shared alongside a video, below. Peace or Love is the band’s fourth studio album overall, following 2009’s great Declaration of Dependence. The new record spans 11 tracks in total, including “Rocky Trail” and two other songs — “Love Is a Lonely Thing” and “Catholic Cou...
