In 2024, the Messthetics, the adventurous instrumental DC trio that includes Fugazi’s former rhythm section, teamed up with jazz saxophonist James Brandon Lewis for the imaginatively titled collaborative album The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis. It was awesome. Now, they’re doing it again. Next month, Lewis and the Messthetics will release their new LP Deface…

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In the past year or so, the Denver punk and hardcore label Convulse Records has put out music from MSPAINT, Destiny Bond, Gumm, Big Laugh, Eliminators, and Pat Flynn’s new project How Much Art, among many others. Anytime I get an alert from the Convulse Bandcamp, I give that record a shot, and I’m never…

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Auckland’s Georgia Nott is part of the indie electro-pop duo BROODS, but lately she’s been releasing solo music under the name Georgia Gets By. We posted her single “Madeline” two summers ago, which was part of an EP for Gorilla vs. Bear’s record label Luminelle. This week Nott revealed her debut album Heavy Meadow is…

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Last year, Rosalía responded to an accusation that she’s been silent on Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinian people. After Spanish fashion designer Miguel Adrover posted about refusing to work with her because of her reticence to speak on the issue, Rosalía wrote, “The fact that I have not used my platform in line with other people’s style or expectations does not mean that I do not condemn what is happening in Palestine… I do not see how shaming each other is the best way to move forward in the fight for Palestinian freedom.” On Thursday night, she put in a surprise performance at a big Palestine benefit in her Barcelona hometown.

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Rahim Redcar’s creative prowess is not only awe-inspiring in its prolificacy, but its shape-shifting vastness. Today, the French musician has released a new song under his Christine And The Queens moniker called “Ah Ya” featuring longtime friend and collaborator Thee Diane. You might recognize Thee Diane, a classically trained musician who combines afrobeats and alt-pop,…

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Back in 2022, the Oslo hardcore band Draümar stormed out of the gate with their D’KRIG EP. It’s been a minute, but they’re ready to unveil their debut LP. The self-titled album will drop next month on Static Shock, and a pair of connected tracks are out today as a teaser. Draümar begins and ends…

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For a little while now Lykke Li has been hinting that she’s working on a new album. Her most recent album EYEYE arrived in 2022, and since then the Swedish singer-songwriter released the single “Midnight Shining,” and got a Golden Globe nomination for co-writing Miley Cyrus’ “Beautiful That Way,” and released a three-song covers EP. That new album is still coming soon, but it might be Lykke Li’s last one.

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We’ve Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc.

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Today is fakemink’s 21st birthday, and he’s celebrating with a new EP. It’s called The Boy Who Cried Terrified, and according to the UK rapper’s Tumblr, it serves as the “teaser project” for his imminent LP Terrified. The seven-track EP includes yesterday’s single “fml .,” which samples Burial’s “Rival Dealer”; per Genius, that song also…

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Last year, the great punk band Ekko Astral founded the DIY trans-rights music festival known as Liberation Weekend and held the first installment in their Washington, DC hometown. It looked awesome. This year, trans rights and Washington, DC are still under attack from the Trump administration, and the festival feels more urgent than ever. Thankfully, it’s coming back for a second year, and its lineup seriously kicks ass.

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