Last year, London electronic producer Loraine James released Whatever The Weather II, the second album from her ambient alter-ego Whatever The Weather, and collaborated with artists like Purelink and Shapednoise. Today, James announces a new album called Detached From The Rest Of You, the first one released under her own name since 2023’s Gentle Confrontation.…

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This Friday, the dreamy Tuscon rockers Mute Swan will release their sophomore album Skin Slip, the last album they recorded before the death of their guitarist Tom Sloane. We’ve heard a bit of the record already with singles like “Hypnosis Tapes” and “Cocteau Swans,” and Mute Swan are churning out even more previews of what’s to…

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Since 2022’s Warm Chris, Aldous Harding has stayed busy by collaborating with Perfume Genius, John Parish, and Sleaford Mods. Now the New Zealand-born, Wales-based singer-songwriter is announcing her fifth studio album, Train On The Island. Train On The Island was co-produced by John Parish at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, where they recorded 2017’s Party,…

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When Goon released their album Dream 3 last summer, at least one great song was left over. The folky, poppy, psych-y Los Angeles band has now found an outlet for that track. “Atrium” will be released next month on a 7″, backed by the previously released “Death Spells.” The music, which has hit the internet…

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Brenden Ramirez, the Portland power-popper who records as Bory, is a few days away from releasing his new album Never Turns To Night, and we’ve posted his songs “We’ll Burn That Bridge When We Get To It,” “By The Lake,” and “Living Proof.” Today, he shares the soft, gentle acoustic track “Exactly What I Needed.”…

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Rapper/producer Quelle Chris is an underground fixture who never does things the way that he’s supposed to do things, and that extends to the release of his new EP. Quelle Chris’ last album was the 2023 Cavalier collab Black Cottonwood. His new EP Happy Place is a YouTube exclusive. Rather than selling it or putting…

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In just a couple of weeks Cashier will release their debut EP The Weight. The Louisiana band have been leading up to its release with singles “Like I Do” and “Part From Me,” two songs we liked so much we named them both some of the Best Songs Of The Week. Today Cashier are sharing…

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You already know that Matt Berninger loves helping out any prestige TV show. You want him to sing a Game Of Thrones song? You want him to guest on Bob’s Burgers? He is down. So if a new Will Forte show needs someone to cover the Velvet Underground for its theme song, Matt Berninger is…

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Tomorrow, Ani DiFranco’s new book The Spirit Of Ani hits the shelves. Following her 2019 memoir No Walls And The Recurring Dream, The Spirit Of Ani finds the legendary musician and activist in conversation with cultural anthropologist Lauren Coyle Rosen.

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Seven years ago this month, the South Central LA rapper and philanthropist Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed at age 33 outside Marathon Clothing, the store he opened in Hyde Park. After his death, fans quickly started a petition to rename the nearby intersection of Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard of to Nipsey Hussle Square. On the day of Nipsey’s funeral, city council said they’d be going forward with the decision. That finally came to fruition on Saturday.

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