That the title of Lion Babe’s new song reminds one of the Pet Shop Boys’ hit ‘West End Girls’ is no coincidence. The Jillian Hervey/Lucas Goodman collaboration’s new single directly samples the Pet Shop Boys’ famous song and adds an appearance by Wu-Tang member Raekwon. It is also another preview of her upcoming record, Cosmic Wind, due out on March […]
Ginevra – ‘Forest’
Though her name might be a translation of the Swiss city of Geneva, Ginevra is all-Italian. Hailing from Turin, in Italy’s Northwest, Ginevra is one of the latest signees to Factory Flaws, one of Italy’s most well-established indie labels. Her first single for the label, the moody ‘Forest,’ is a delicate, exquisitely-produced introduction to her music. The exploratory song offers a […]
Adrienne Lenker – ‘symbol’
Adrianne Lenker, frontwoman of Big Thief, is not averse to lowercase. Subscribing to the no-capitals memo is the title of her solo album, abyskiss, which she released on October 5, and all of the tracks on it, including the second single, ‘symbol.’ ‘symbol,’ out this week, features Lenker’s familiar hushed-murmur delivery, which she pairs up with densely-packed fingerpicked guitar harmonies, […]
Hozier
Written by Sara Tardiff It’s the evening after being named VH1’s Art¬ist of the Year and Andrew Hozier-Byrne, known by the mononym Hozier, seems unfazed. Not with lack of elation, but he is almost un¬touched by the reality of it. With a year on the road, Byrne is walking away with a handful of chart-topping songs, a Grammy nomination, and […]
CupcakKe Drops ‘Eden’
CupcakKe, the queen of Instagram captions, is playing the game: less than a year since sharing her latest full-length record, January’s Euphorize, which she followed up with singles “Blackjack,” “Hot Pockets,” and “Quiz,” the Chicago NSFW rapper has dropped a follow-up, the romper Eden. On it, CupcakKe doesn’t stray too far from what she’s become known for: provocative, nothing-is-off-limits sex positivity. This is […]
More Giraffes Release ‘It Was a Joke’ EP
Perhaps it’s in reference to their name. Today, LA-based electronic pop duo More Giraffes releases their debut EP It Was A Joke, which you can listen to by following this link. The EP includes five songs, including the singles “AOP”, “Not Cool” (which has a music video directed by Colin West), “Basement” and “Dinosaur”. The cover art is designed by Paul Fuentes. More Giraffes shed some more light on the EP: “We […]
Terrence Malick to Produce Lil Peep Documentary
Terrence Malick, veteran director of such arthouse staples as Days of Heaven, The Tree of Life, and Knight of Cups, is reported to be in talks to produce an upcoming documentary about the life of late rapper Lil Peep. Malick’s involvement, though seemingly unusual, stems from his reported friendship with the late rapper’s family. And with no report of Malick actually directing the […]
Chromatics add new tracks to deluxe version of ‘Camera’
Earlier this June, Chromatics delighted fans with the release of a new 12-inch, Camera. Barely six months later, the EP is getting a re-release in the form of a deluxe version with the addition of new songs. The band just shared one of the new songs, the previously unreleased “House of Dolls.” This is in addition to the recently unveiled remix […]
Low – Always Trying to Work It Out
Hot on the heels of the release of their critically acclaimed album Double Negative, Low have shared a new video for their song “Always Trying to Work It Out”. The visual was co-directed by longtime friend and video collaborator Phil Harder. *Alan Sparhawk:*/”We present our slightly Halloween-themed video for “Always Trying to Work It Out.” In which… friends and family […]