The Nigerian star Tems finally only just released her official debut album Born In The Wild last year, but she’s already racked up a ton of accomplishments. She’s got a couple of Grammys, an Oscar nomination, and a #1 Hot 100 hit on her résumé. In the past few months, she’s appeared on records with…
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The soundtrack for the new Amazon-made Christmas movie Oh. What. Fun. is speckled with indie stars like Fleet Foxes, St. Vincent, Jeff Tweedy, Weyes Blood, Sharon Van Etten, Madi Diaz, Uwade, Andy Shauf, and Lorely Rodriguez (Empress Of). A lot of the artists have recorded popular and traditional Christmas songs for the project, but Fleet…
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Gary “Mani” Mournfield, the bassist who helped the Stone Roses define the Madchester era, then joined Primal Scream for some of their most vital works, has died. Mani’s brother Greg announced his death in a Facebook post, writing, “IT IS WITH THE HEAVIEST OF HEARTS THAT I HAVE TO ANNOUNCE THE SAD PASSING OF MY BROTHER GARY MANI MOUNFIELD. RIP RKID.” He was 63.
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It’s not easy bein’ Brat green. Early this year, as Brat Summer was seemingly simmering down at last, Charli XCX announced she was working on a movie for A24 called The Moment, starring herself and based on her own idea. (It’s just one of many film-related projects she’s been cooking up lately.) Now the teaser trailer is here, and personally, it’s getting me excited to see the full thing, which will be out in theaters Jan. 30.
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In 2000, Neil Halstead’s post-Slowdive band Mojave 3 released Excuses For Travellers, their third LP. That album includes “My Life In Art,” a seven-minute lullaby about a night in a Kansas strip club with a girl named Wendy, who left her abusive husband and who wishes she could move to Las Vegas, where the money…
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The bluesy LA garage rock duo Deap Vally lasted for more than a decade, but their run came to an end last year, after they finished up a farewell tour and released a final EP called (ep)ilogue. Now, Lindsey Troy, formerly one half of Deap Valley, is going solo. “I’ve Seen The Willow Trees,” her…
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A couple of years ago, Tomb Mold guitarist Derrick Vella’s ambitiously progged-out side project Dream Unending released Starpath, a split LP with the gothy, over-the-top Miami black metal band Worm. Before that record, I must confess that I was unfamiliar with Worm’s game. But I liked what I saw in them — dramatic keyboards, splintered…
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Lucid Express are a dreamy guitar-pop band from Hong Kong who played the shoegaze-focused Slide Away festival here in New York earlier this year. It’s been a while since they put out their self-titled debut back in 2021, but this week they’ve announced their first batch of official new music since then: Lucid Express’ sophomore…
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Last month, Dirt Buyer returned with “Betchu Won’t,” an acoustic daydream. Now Joe Sutkowski is announcing Dirt Buyer III, the followup to 2023’s Album Of The Week honoree Dirt Buyer II. Now the New York musician is sharing the ridiculously catchy banger “Get To Choose.” “This song is about feeling very alone in a situation…
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This Friday, Sharp Pins share Balloon Balloon Balloon, which we named our Album Of The Week. Now, Kai Slater’s other band Lifeguard are back to announce an 11-track, 13-minute maxi-single called “Ultra Violence” / “Appetite,” which arrives next year. The first track “Ultra Violence” is out now. The release follows June’s Ripped And Torn LP,…
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