Come June 2-3 at the Festival Pier at Penns Landing in Philadelphia, iconic hip-hop ensemble The Roots will throw their fifth annual summer gathering. Its called The Roots Picnic, and the lineup span...
On "Harlem Shake," a new one from Brooklyns Baauer, UK bass, tropical shouts, untamed growls and the trunk-rattling gutter bass of Southern rap converge into a clap-heavy monster. This sing...
While most dance music is made for clubs, lofts and arenas, sometimes the pool will do just fine. "Nunca," a bubbly, twirl-inducing single by Trails And Ways, practically begs for a frozen ...
On June 4, David Bowie will reissue his seminal 1972 album The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars on both CD and vinyl, but the glam rocker has put the entire remastered master...
LRN GRN is Lauren Green of Follow That Bird, and she goes pretty, light and thoroughly sun-soaked on "Cabins." With a galloping brush beat, sweet vocal melody and trebly guitar vamp, this i...
One of the best developments in indie music this year has been a return to noise and brutality. Take Copenhagen post-punkers Lower. "Craver" has forceful tornados of guitar, thundering drum...
Big Boi is back, this time with stylish partner-in-crime Theophilus London, and hes still smooth as all hell. "She Said OK" is based around wah guitar and a slow bedroom beat. The ly...
(Photo: Julia Allen) Athens, GA group White Violet is the new project from musician Nate Nelson, who has released several solo efforts and played with artists like Maria Taylor and Nik Freitas. ...
Summer Heart is the rare perfectly-named project. "I Wanna Go" sounds like you left your favorite danceable indie-pop record in the sand while taking a swim and it got all fried-out. Upbeat...
As a man with a literature degree, enjoyment of whiskey and winter beard, I am still torn up inside at the demise of David Bermans Silver Jews. Sure, theres six tight albums with hardly a bad song to...
Los Angeles band Kitten, led by 17-year-old singer Chloe Chaidez, released its debut EP Sunday School back in 2010. The indie rock group will offer up a follow-up EP, Cut It Out, on August 28 via Atl...
Neil Young, everyones favorite songwriter that does whatever he wants, is back with his Crazy Horse brethren for an album covering American standards. Entitled, yes, Americana, the record is a...
Azealia Banks finally dropped her first official document, the 1991 EP, this week. It features fan-favorites "212" and "Liquorice," as well as two new tracks. "Van Vogue"...
Up next in the whole emotive British indie bands that sound fantastic and new while harkening to a deep history of stirring indie rock genre is PEACE. Signed to Columbia last week, their best track s...
Theres not much pressure on Gucci Mane these days and thats turning out to be a good thing. On this new Im Up mixtape, the ice-cold ATL rapper seems focused and comfortable, spitting sweet-nothings o...
Holograms is comprised of four musicians who all work in a factory together in Stockholm, and that raw vigor comes through in the group’s music. The band will release its self-titled debut on J...
Another day, another song that inspires punches in the air from Chicagos King Louie. The beat sounds like one of those joints you put over sleeping babies with some added gunshots (aka old Gucci Mane...
Freddie Gibbs: still tough, and with the addition of ATL trailblazers Young Jeezy and T.I., he has all the makings of a gargantuan banger on his hands. "Pull Up," a Lil C-produced cut off G...
While we just LOVE sitting around on the Internet, our hope is that you are only reading this right now because youre waiting for another burger off the grill. Yes, its officially summertime! ...
Early release and a holiday weekend make for good spirits all-around. So does new music! Heres some favorites from the week, including the simple beauty of Katie Kate, throwback awesomeness of Foxyge...
San Francisco band Permanent Collection is preparing to release a new LP on August 7 via Loglady Records. The album, titled Newly Wed Nearly Dead, is a fuzzed-out collection of shoegazy rock numbers ...
Mixtape master of old 50 Cent is trying to resurrect the whole aggressive content style that made him a household name and Vitamin Water baron. One strategy? Going back to his mixtape roots and colla...
(Photo: Joel Barhamand) New York’s New Beard will release its debut album, New Beard City, on June 26 via Shoulder Tap Records. And while you may not recognize the band yet, you will likel...
Weve said it before and well say it again: Music videos are so back. They preview new music, often provide a solid streaming experience and many acts are starting to return to experimentation with vi...
Seattle artist Katie Kate knows how to tack a mood on the wall. "Houses," a track with beautiful simplicity, rides a lethargic march with an airy beat and two-tone chords pinging around the...
(Photo: Alin Dragulin) Surprising covers happen so often these days that, well, they arent much of a surprise. But, after they took on Brigitte Fontaine and the Art Ensemble of Chicago, it would only...
I wont even pretend to be unbiased on this one. The first time I heard Daughn Gibsons "Tiffany Lou," I was so transfixed that I listened to it about 30 times in a row. Its a haunting...
(Photo: Jason Goldwatch) Vicious and operatic, Pusha T dropped a new one called "Exodus 23:1" while hanging out with his boss Kanye West in Cannes. The track, while enjoyable on its own, ha...
Future Of What, a new band from Brooklyn, will release its debut EP, Moonstruck, on June 26. The EP, which was recorded with Daniel Schlett (Here We Go Magic, DIIV) in Brooklyn earlier this spring, i...
Brand spankin new Jagjaguwar signees Foxygen make a startling statement with this tune. Its a meandering epic – at once folksy and psychedelic and total throwback rock & roll. The Washingto...
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