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If you’ll allow me to channel the spirit of David Letterman for a moment: Bladee, “Blondie.” “Blondie,” Bladee. (Yes, I am choosing to pronounce Bladee as “Bladey,” not as “Blade,” even though Blade is the correct pronunciation.…

It’s a been a little over a year since Jane Remover’s explosive surprise LP Revengeseekerz, which landed at #15 on our list of the best albums of 2025. The prolific hyperpop rapper doesn’t like to stay quiet for too long.…

Coloring Book, the mixtape that launched Chance The Rapper to unforeseen levels of celebrity, turned 10 years old this week. Chance is celebrating that milestone with a 10th anniversary tour this summer and fall.…

Clarence Carter, the blind Alabama soul singer and producer who made a string of hits in the ’60s and ’70s, has passed away. Rolling Stone reports that Carter passed away today after a stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis. Carter was 90.…

Did you know Lizzo has a new album called Bitch coming out soon? We did, because it’s our job to know that sort of thing, and also we get emails from people whose job it is to notify us about upcoming album releases.…

Four years after the release of his album Oxy Music, charismatic Australian smartass Alex Cameron has returned unto us. Last year, Cameon broke a longish silence with the release of a very silly, very catchy single called “Short King.” Last month, he…

You may know Sari Lightman from a pair of bands with her twin sister Romy, the psychedelic rock, pop, and folk projects Tasseomancy and Lightman & Lightman. Today she’s announcing her solo debut.…

Hovvdy have been at it for a while now, but the indie rock duo hit new heights with their sprawling, ambitious self-titled double album, one of our favorites of 2024.…

Alexandra Drewchin, the New York artist and sound-sculptor who records as Eartheater, is an ambitious solo artist, and she’s also a versatile collaborator.…

Salem, the electronic duo and trailblazers of the mildly contentious subgenre known as witch house, are the latest artist to get a streetwear collection released in their honor.…

Few phrases have ever accentuated the passage of time like “Chance The Rapper released Coloring Book 10 years ago today.” But it’s true: Chance The Rapper released Coloring Book 10 years ago today. A decade is a long time.…

Awards-show-friendly British pop star RAYE released her preposterous (complimentary) album This Music May Contain Hope back in March, and she’s been promoting it out on the road this year.…

On January 30, 1969, the Beatles played their last-ever gig on the roof of the Apple Corps building at 3 Savile Row in London; nearly 60 years later, that space will become the band’s first-ever official museum.…

Fancy young British rockers the Last Dinner Party released their sophomore album From The Pyre last year, and they’ve been busy ever since. Earlier this year, they released their new song “Let’s Do It Again!” on the benefit compilation HELP(2).…

When the mold-breaking, massively influential producer SOPHIE died suddenly in 2021, she left behind a lot of unreleased music. SOPHIE’s self-titled posthumous album came out in 2024, and now we’re about to get another record from her archives.…

Oh boy, that’s a massive, eerie wall of sound. Josh Tillman returned today with new song “The Payoff,” the follow-up to January’s single “The Old Law.” It’s a lush, all-consuming psych-rock mammoth.…

This Boards Of Canada rollout is getting real. Last month, the Scottish electronic duo mailed a mysterious VHS tape to fans, shared an excerpt of new music, and finally, officially announced Inferno, their first new album since Tomorrow’s Harvest in 2013.…

The hype surrounding Midrift’s Silhouette has been building for a couple of years now. After generating some buzz with early tracks “Twin Flames” and “unrequited,” the young San Francisco shoegazers announced their debut album last month with the…

Once again, Vile season is upon us. Laid-back indie rock charmer Kurt Vile is preparing to follow his 2022 major-label debut (watch my moves) with a new LP called Philadelphia’s Been Good To Me.…

For many years, brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall comprised the excellent Nashville garage-psych band JEFF The Brotherhood. In recent years, they’ve launched a new project.…