Last week, billy woods released GOLLIWOG, which we named Album Of The Week. Now, the Armand Hammer member told The New York Times that he’s working on a memoir and it doesn’t mention rapping at all.

Last month, Black Flag’s only permanent member, guitarist Greg Ginn, announced a new lineup for the band consisting of vocalist Max Zanelly, bassist David Rodriguez, and drummer Bryce Weston. Ginn said they were in the studio working on Black Flag’s first new music in 12 years, and now a new press release shared today includes a photo of the group.

The prolific New York electronic act Sipper releases too much music for us to keep up with, but we covered the great songs “Sid,” “Amends,” and “If You Didn’t Want Me.” But Joey Beerman DMed me a link to this new track “Dumb” and said, “The vid is still kinda trash I gotta finish it I’ve been told too many butt shots in it.” So now I am posting it.

Earlier this year, 2hollis shared the awesome, accurately titled album star, which is threatening to turn him into the American equivalent of cult-followed Swedish rap icon Bladee. The 21-year-old is a frequent collaborator of nate sib (their song “afraid” is a certified banger), who unveiled the new EP for us on Friday (May 16).

Artists have been pulling out of Sónar and Field Day festivals due to their “complicity” with the private equity firm KKR, which holds significant investments in companies that have ties to Israel during the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Now, both festivals have issued statements.

Leave Taylor alone.

Mad Dogs is the debut full-length from Louisville singer-songwriter Grace Rogers, released today on Sophomore Lounge, the label Rogers’ fellow ascendant Kentucky roots-rocker Ryan Davis has been running for years. It’s real good, folks.

Dana And Alden are a spunky musical duo from Eugene, Oregon that make disarmingly sweet (earnest even?) jazz psychedelia. (Some might recognize Alden from his account Gucci_Pineapple.) Today, they’ve shared that they’re releasing a new album Speedo next month via Concord Jazz. They made the announcement with the project’s first single “Don’t Run Away,” accompanied with a video filmed in London by Alden and Nick Liden that features UK social media personalities MrBruv and Faye.

Although they’re a neo-folk musician, Jazmine Mary might be shifting gears on their third album I Want To Rock And Roll, which is out June 13 via Flying Nun Records. But there’s no indication of glam rocking or KISS influences in the singles we’ve heard from the follow-up to 2023’s Dog and 2021 The Licking Of A Tangerine. Last month the Gippsland, Australia musician shared the bluesy, synth-steered single “Memphis,” and today, we get another one titled “My Brilliance.”

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week.)