New Song Releases
Quicksand Unveil “Inversion”, First New Song in Three Years: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-13T17:10:55+00:00“>April 13, 2021 | 1:10pm ET Post-hardcore legends Quicksand have returned with the one-off single “Inversion”, their first new song in three years. The New York City band surprised fans with the heavy track and a colorful music video animated by Rob Fidel. “Inversion” follows Quicksand’s 2017 comeback album, Interiors, and a 2018 EP, Triptych Continuum, offering up another slab of big riffs and energetic vocals from frontman Walter Schreifels. The song was recorded over a year ago and is finally seeing an official release. “The music to ‘Inversion’ was very squatter punk at first,” Schreifels said of the track’s noticeable hardcore tilt. “To get something going ...
IDER Announce New Album shame, Share “Cross Yourself”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-13T17:15:10+00:00“>April 13, 2021 | 1:15pm ET British synth pop duo IDER have announced the new album shame and shared the lead single “Cross Yourself”. The follow-up to 2019’s Emotional Education, shame finds best friends Megan Markwick and Lily Somerville freed from the constraints of their old label Glassnote. The pair originally planned to write the album in Berlin, and it might have worked if not for the coronavirus pandemic. “We got there, and we got COVID four weeks later,” they said in a statement. “We had three weeks of heaven where we wrote so much new music and it was everything we dreamed of, living that chaotic, no-routine lifestyle. We Thelm...
Issy Wood Shares New Song “Muscle” Co-Produced by Mark Ronson: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-13T17:45:27+00:00“>April 13, 2021 | 1:45pm ET UK indie-pop artist Issy Wood has shared a new song called “Muscle” co-produced by Mark Ronson. It’s from her debut EP If It’s Any Constellation that’s due out in late May via Zelig Records. Presently, Wood is better known for her paintings than she is for her music. She’s been featured in numerous arts-oriented publications who have lauded her unique eye for what she calls a “Medieval millennial” style, and her Instagram features many of her terrific works. As a singer-songwriter, she released an EP last year called Cries Real Tears that felt akin to the humorous yet slightly dark indie-pop of Okay Kaya, and “Muscle” contin...
Danny Elfman Announces First Solo Album in 37 Years, Big Mess, Shares “True”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-12T15:28:42+00:00“>April 12, 2021 | 11:28am ET Danny Elfman has reignited his solo career over the last few month with a monthly singles series. Now, the composer and former Oingo Boingo member has announced his first album in 37 years, Big Mess. Due out June 11th via ANTI-/Epitaph, Big Mess is an 18-track double-album that sees Elfman reckoning with “four years of creeping fascism and civil rot” via his uniquely dystopian blend of industrial and orchestral sounds. Helping him create this politically charged stricture in the studio were drummer Josh Freese (The Vandals, Devo), bassist Stu Brooks (Lauryn Hill, Lady Gaga), guitarist Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails, Guns N’ R...
Barenaked Ladies Share Origins of First Single in Four Years “Flip”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-12T12:00:23+00:00“>April 12, 2021 | 8:00am ET With our new music feature Origins, artists are given the chance to provide intimate insights into what inspired their latest single. Today, Barenaked Ladies do a “Flip” for their first new music in four years. Canadian favorites Barenaked Ladies have announced their impending return with their first new album in four years, Detour de Force. Arriving this summer, the 14-track effort is the result of both pre- and post-lockdown recording sessions, with the gestation period in between having a major impact on the music’s direction. BNL began the journey to Detour de Force at vocalist/guitarist Ed Robertson’s lake cabin outside of T...
J Balvin and Khalid Join Forces for New Song “Otra Noche Sin Ti”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-09T14:36:46+00:00“>April 9, 2021 | 10:36am ET J Balvin and Khalid have teamed up for a new song called “Otra Noche Sin Ti”. The reggaetón superstar is in the midst of rolling out an as-yet-untitled new album, and this collaboration with the American singer-songwriter is the third preview from it. Compared to February’s “Ma’ G” and last month’s “Tu Veneno”, “Otra Noche Sin Ti” — which translates to “another night without you” in English — is a pained ballad that blends elements of R&B and soul into Balvin’s style of reggaetón. Balvin delivers his verse in Spanish while Khalid uses his silky croon to sing in English about loneliness and desperation. Check out the well-done duet...
Jon Hopkins Announces New EP, Covers Roger and Brian Eno’s “Wintergreen”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-09T15:37:32+00:00“>April 9, 2021 | 11:37am ET Jon Hopkins has announced a new EP of cover songs called Piano Versions. The four-track release is due out April 16th via Domino, but the electronic mastermind has shared a song from the EP today — a cover of Roger Eno and Brian Eno’s “Wintergreen” — that you can stream below. On their original version of “Wintergreen”, taken from their 2020 album Mixing Colours, the Eno brothers use glittery keyboard notes to build a sparse, minimalist, electronic piece that sounds like the night sky slowly coming to life. For his take on the track, Hopkins uses an actual piano to mirror each movement of the piece. It’s quiet and stirring, and by the...
The Wallflowers Announce New Album Exit Wounds, Share New Song “Roots and Wings”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-09T16:52:07+00:00“>April 9, 2021 | 12:52pm ET Jakob Dylan and The Wallflowers have announced a new album titled Exit Wounds, which marks their first full-length in nearly a decade. It will be released on July 9th via New West Records, one week before the band’s 53-date arena tour. Exit Wounds spans 10 songs and was produced by Butch Walker. Singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne appears on four tracks. In a statement, Dylan explained the meaning of the album’s title. “I think everybody — no matter what side of the aisle you’re on — wherever we’re going to next, we’re all taking a lot of exit wounds with us. Nobody is the same as they were four years ago,” he said. “That, to me, is what E...
Joni Mitchell Announces New Box Set The Reprise Albums (1968-1971)
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-09T18:21:48+00:00“>April 9, 2021 | 2:21pm ET Joni Mitchell is celebrating arguably her greatest run as an artist with a new box set. The collection, titled The Reprise Albums (1968-1971), will feature her prolific four-album run for Reprise Records — 1968’s Song to a Seagull, 1969’s Clouds, 1970’s Ladies of the Canyon, and 1971’s Blue — just in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Blue. The box set is due out June 25th via Rhino. The Reprise Albums (1968-1971) will feature newly remastered versions of all four albums, but arguably the most significant is Song to a Seagull. Mitchell and mixer Matt Lee updated the original mix after discovering that it was...
AFI Unveil New Songs “Dulcería” (Co-Written by Billy Corgan) and “Far Too Near”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-09T13:30:52+00:00“>April 9, 2021 | 9:30am ET AFI continue to roll out two songs at a time from their upcoming album, Bodies. The latest singles are “Dulcería”, which was co-written by Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, and “Far Too Near”. Fans already received a big sample of Bodies ahead of its June 11th release via Rise Records. In January, AFI released the songs “Twisted Tongues” and “Escape from Los Angeles”, and then followed in February by unleashing “Looking Tragic” and “Begging for Trouble”. Speaking on the collaboration with Corgan on “Dulcería”, AFI guitarist Jade Puget commented, “Billy and I have a great creative connection when we’re writing together. It was in...
New DMX Track “X Moves” Features Bootsy Collins, Steve Howe, and Ian Paice: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-09T13:54:28+00:00“>April 9, 2021 | 9:54am ET As of Thursday evening, DMX is still on life support and in a vegetative state after suffering a heart attack last Friday. In a curious move, Cleopatra Records thought now was the optimal time to release a new track from the rapper called “X Moves”. The track is a rap-rock banger that happens to feature three legendary performers: Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins, Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice, and Yes/Asia guitarist Steve Howe. All three of those rock icons contribute to the track’s psychedelic bounce and Collins even hops on the beat for a few bars. It’s messy in a fun way, and it’s yet another reminder of the b...
Late ASAP Mob Affiliate Chynna’s New Song “burnout” Posthumously Released: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-08T21:58:17+00:00“>April 8, 2021 | 5:58pm ET Late ASAP Mob affiliate Chynna is being honored in New York City today on the one-year anniversary of her tragic death at 25 from a drug overdose. A new posthumous song titled “burnout” has been released to mark the occasion. “burnout” is produced by Brooklyn producer and Pro Era member Kirk Knight. Featuring a dark, murky beat, Chynna shows off her swagger with lyrics like, “700 n-ggas getting in, it’s a turnout/ Every other n-gga couldn’t win, better learn how/ Only giving passage to my friends and my birds now.” Chynna Rogers was discovered as a teenager by late ASAP Mob co-founder ASAP Yams. Some of her early breakout songs include...
