New Music Releases
Man on Man (Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum) Share Video for New Song “It’s So Fun (To Be Gay)”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-15T19:45:29+00:00“>April 15, 2021 | 3:45pm ET Man on Man is the project of Faith No More keyboardist-guitarist Roddy Bottum and boyfriend Joey Holman, and back in February they announced that their self-titled debut album will be out May 7th. They previously shared a single called “1983”, and now they’re back with a new one called “It’s So Fun (To Be Gay)”. Unlike the alt-metal of Faith No More and the shiny indie-rock Bottum makes with his band Imperial Teen, Man on Man has a much different vibe. “1983” had a locked-and-loaded post-punk sound to it, and “It’s So Fun (To Be Gay)” is strikingly bright and giddy by comparison. The near-five-minute track is a light, steamy pop song ...
Justice’s Gaspard Augé Releases Debut Solo Single “Force Majeure”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-15T14:38:38+00:00“>April 15, 2021 | 10:38am ET The members of French electronic duo Justice haven’t just spent the pandemic sitting around drafting cease and desist letters over Justin Bieber ripping off their logo. It turns out one half of the pair has been working on his debut solo material, and now Gaspard Augé is giving us our first taste of those efforts with his first-ever solo single, “Force Majeure”. The track serves as an early preview of Escapades, Augé’s upcoming solo LP from Genesis/Ed Banger Records/Because Music. If “Force Majeure” is any indication, fans are in for a treat of ’80s cinematic maximalism. Press play and instantly be taken to a wild montage of ret...
Fiona Apple Covers Sharon Van Etten’s “Love More”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-15T14:55:11+00:00“>April 15, 2021 | 10:55am ET Sharon Van Etten’s Epic Ten anniversary reissue arrives on digital platforms tomorrow, and now she’s shared the final advance single: a cover of “Love More” by recent Grammy winner Fiona Apple. The double-disc Epic reissue has already spawned several thrilling updates to old songs: Big Red Machine’s “A Crime”, IDLES’ “Peace Signs”, Shamir’s “Dsharpg”, and Courtney Barnett and Vagabon’s “Don’t Do It”. “Love More” is the closing track to both Epic and Epic Ten, and Apple puts her mark on the song right from the beginning with newly-added claps and hand drums. Where the original derived its atmospheric...
Duff McKagan’s Pre-Guns N’ Roses Punk Band The Living Premiere “Live by the Gun”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-15T15:00:32+00:00“>April 15, 2021 | 11:00am ET Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan‘s early Seattle punk band The Living are set to drop their unearthed collection of 1982 recordings, titled The Living: 1982, on Friday (April 16th). Now they’re premiering the music video for the track “Live by the Gun” exclusively via Heavy Consequence ahead of the release. The song is a classic punk rock anthem, raging against war mongering politicians and the right-wing establishment. A definite UK punk influence can be heard in the driving power chords — played by McKagan on guitar — and defiant attitude of singer John Conte. With lyrics like, “Shoot shoot shoot the gun/ Kill kill kill kill...
Chet Hanx, Son of Tom Hanks, Drops New Song “White Boy Summer”
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-14T18:13:59+00:00“>April 14, 2021 | 2:13pm ET We live in a cold, uncaring world — a place devoid of logic or compassion — and if you needed proof we now have the new song “White Boy Summer” by Chet Hanx. The third child of Tom Hanks has long been a powerful argument against his father’s perfection. From his days rapping under the name Chet Haze, to his insistence that he was allowed to use the N-word, through his odd appearance at the Golden Globes last year when he spent the whole evening talking in a fake Jamaican accent, the man now calling himself Hanx has always been an agent of chaos. Hanx’s newest venture kicked off two weeks ago, when he shared a baffling video on Instagr...
Crumb Announce Sophomore Album Ice Melt
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-14T18:20:44+00:00“>April 14, 2021 | 2:20pm ET After a lot of teasing and a discreet Billboard campaign, Crumb have finally announced a new album is on the way. The record is called Ice Melt and it’s due out April 30th via their own label Crumb Records. It’s the psych-rock band’s second studio full-length overall, following their 2019 debut Jinx. Ice Melt consists of 10 tracks in total and includes the three singles Crumb released earlier this year: the bass-forward jazz funk number “Trophy”, the eerie dream-pop song “BNR”, and the energetic hit “Balloon”. Based on those songs, it sounds like the Brooklyn-based group will be on the top of their game once again as they refine ...
Arcade Fire Release 45-Minute Instrumental Track “Memories of the Age of Anxiety”
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-15T02:36:45+00:00“>April 14, 2021 | 10:36pm ET Arcade Fire have released a 45-minute instrumental track called “Memories of the Age of Anxiety”. The catch? You can only hear it on the meditation app Headspace. The song is technically a partnership between the Canadian indie-rock legends and the mindfulness company, whose popular app features all sorts of sounds for relaxation and/or concentration. In a post on the band’s Instagram page that reads like ad copy, the band describe the composition as “meditative vibes to help you focus and feel inspired.” From the short audio clip they attached with the message, it does sound like an apt description. Similar to their lauded Her ...
Chubby and the Gang Share New Song “Lightning Don’t Strike Twice”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-14T20:01:42+00:00“>April 14, 2021 | 4:01pm ET Last fall, London punk five-piece Chubby and the Gang signed to Partisan Records and revealed that they were penning a new album. Now, the band returns to the spotlight to share “Lightning Don’t Strike Twice”, a brand new single available as a 7-inch that will also supposedly appear on their next record. Stream it below. “Lightning Don’t Strike Twice” is a riveting dose of pub rock set to the tune of class struggles. Across the song’s three-minute runtime, Chubby and the Gang sprint through punk riffs with enough gang hollers and zippy guitar lines to recall Thin Lizzy. That vibe comes to life in the single’s accompanying music video....
Wu-Lu Quietly Rages on Simmering New Song “Times”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-14T21:54:39+00:00“>April 14, 2021 | 5:54pm ET South London multi-instrumentalist and producer Wu-Lu, aka Miles Romans-Hopcraft, has unveiled a simmering new song titled “Times”. Wu-Lu self-produced the track, which features drumming by Morgan Simpson of black midi. It quietly rages beneath the surface like turn-of-the-century alternative rock, but never reaches the thrashing crescendo of his previous single, “South”. As he explained in a press statement, the song is about self-discovery and coming of age in these turbulent times. He said, “It’s of understanding that with time comes wisdom. Living life teaches us everything we can to bounce back, we are made of more than...
Paris Texas Announce Debut EP BOY ANONYMOUS, Share “FORCE OF HABIT”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-14T15:18:23+00:00“>April 14, 2021 | 11:18am ET Promising South Central rap duo Paris Texas have announced their debut EP, BOY ANONYMOUS, out May 14th. To accompany the reveal, they shared a pensive new song, “FORCE OF HABIT”, and an accompanying music video. Details about BOY ANONYMOUS are scarce, aside from the project spanning eight songs. A press release describes the EP as exploring “a dizzying range of textures and moods” while maintaining focus and cohesion. The debut effort is also meant to prove the duo is “as dynamic as they are bold.” The self-produced “FORCE OF HABIT” is centered around a guitar loop and balances shit talk with self-deprecating lyrics like, “Everybody ...
Jenny Lewis and Serengeti Share New Collaborative Track “GLTR”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-14T15:41:44+00:00“>April 14, 2021 | 11:41am ET Jenny Lewis and Serengeti continue their collaborative streak today with the new single “GLTR”. Take a listen via the accompanying music video, directed and edited by Lewis and filmed at the Hendersonville Memory Gardens where Johnny Cash is buried, which is embedded below. With a subtle electronic dance groove, “GLTR” gently spins in the darkness as the pair touch on the need to release the tension from our lives. While Lewis sings of “what a lie” daily stresses can be, Serengeti questions where our focus lies. “How’s your Instagram these days?” he raps. “Did you get a lotta action when you had braids?” Serengeti des...
Tirzah Returns with New Single “Send Me”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-14T16:43:48+00:00“>April 14, 2021 | 12:43pm ET UK songwriter Tirzah has returned with her first new single in three years, “Send Me”. After dropping the I’m Not Dancing and No Romance EPs in 2013 and 2014, respectively, Tirzah unveiled her lauded debut album Devotion in 2018. “Send Me” is a meditation on the period that followed. According to a press statement, the new track is “a subconscious snapshot from across a year when Tirzah was playing live regularly for the first time.” “Send Me” was written and recorded in collaboration with Mica Levi and Coby Sey. It’s built around a simple guitar riff and drums, and this pattern is only varied with an oc...
