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Jazz musician James Brandon Lewis is releasing a new album that he improvised with drummer and mbira player Chad Taylor and bassist and guitarist Josh Werner. The James Brandon Lewis Trio’s Apple Cores is out February 7 (via Anti-). The first taste of the album is the new song “Five Spots to Caravan.” Hear the […]
Kim Deal has got as impressive of a rap sheet as anyone in indie rock. Between her legendary time in Pixies and the Deal-sisters-led Breeders, the Ohio native has enough alt-rock classics under her belt to sustain a fruitful touring career for as long as she’s interested in having one. But, as proven on her […]
Candidly sharing comments on social media, Skrillex today said the music industry is “almost impossible” to understand and announced plans to go independent next year. Atlantic Records has been the home of many of Skrillex’s influential releases, like Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites and last year’s explosive double-album release, Quest for Fire and Don’t Get Too Close. […]
What happens when a passionate creator decides to resurrect dubstep’s most transformative album through the retro charm of a GameBoy? Vypermon answers that question with stunning creativity. Based in the UK, the creator’s artistry blends electronic music with tangible collectible art. His latest project, a custom GameBoy game dedicated to Skrillex‘s groundbreaking debut album Recess, […]
There’s something eerie about returning to Korn‘s 1999 album, Issues. In one sense, the album represents the apex of an era and the beginning of its end, both in terms of heavy music, and in popular culture in general — as both reside downstream from the general historical environment of the time. Listening to it […]
TikTok has partnered with K-Pop superstar Jin on a new multimedia campaign in support of his first solo album, Happy, released today, November (15). The partnership marks the latest artist tie-up for the platform following Coldplay’s interactive in-app experience last month. Coldplay’s partnership with TikTok arrived five months after the platform launched an in-app experience for […]
Ty Segall’s got another new band: Freckle, a duo with Color Green guitarist and singer Corey Madden. Freckle will release their self-titled debut on January 31 via Segall’s Drag City imprint, God? Below, listen to Freckle’s first single, “Taraval.” Segall, who released the solo album Three Bells earlier this year, has been in a lot […]
Zeds Dead have pulled back the dimensional curtain on their sophomore album, Return to the Spectrum of Intergalactic Happiness. Due out in early-March 2025, it will be Zeds Dead’s first full-length album since 2016’s ageless debut, Northern Lights. Today’s reveal comes paired with a tour announcement, suggesting the dubstep veterans aren’t just dropping tracks—they’re architecting an […]
Nothing seems able to tip “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” from the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Shaboozey‘s smash is now enjoying its 17th week at No. 1, and broke a couple of records by hitting that mark, with still another crucial one in sight of being toppled. One record that was newly set, according […]
Bullet For My Valentine is set to have a huge 2025. Not only will the band embark on a world tour celebrating their 2005 album The Poison alongside Trivium, they’ve also got a new album in the works! Bullet For My Valentine is once again working with producer Carl Bown (Bring Me the Horizon, Sleep […]