MUSIC
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7 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Zach Bryan, Kokoko!, and More
Angel Marcloid’s latest as Fire-Toolz—one of her many aliases—collects 14 antsy compositions recorded over the past four years, during which time she sallied deeper into deathcore and death metal, she said in press materials. Infernal vocals crawl across her wondrously maximalist soundscapes, wraithlike interlopers in a euphoric swirl of jazz fusion, Midwest emo, and digital new age. Contributors include Sam…
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Sean “Diddy” Combs Sued for Alleged Sex Trafficking at Parties
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sued again, this time for alleged sex trafficking, sexual assault, and other allegations, TMZ and L.A. Times report. Adria English, a former adult-film star, says Diddy hired her to work as a “go-go dancer” at a party in 2004, before rehiring her for parties where she alleges her drinks were laced with narcotics and she…
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Cass McCombs Announces Tour and Three Reissues
Cass McCombs has announced a short North American tour for this September, kicking off shortly after a set of three reissues. Early EP Not the Way and the albums A and Prefection will get digital, vinyl, and CD reissues on September 6, from 4AD, with a cassette called 2000-2004 Demos, Live and Radio coming, via Orindal, the same day. Check…
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Tinashe Confirms Album Release Date, Shares Video for New Song “Getting No Sleep”: Watch
Tinashe is following her April single, “Nasty,” with the new song “Getting No Sleep.” Tinashe co-wrote the new track with producers Billy Lemos and Nosaj Thing. Find the “Getting No Sleep” video, which comes with a trigger warning for people with photosensitive epilepsy, below. Along with the new song, Tinashe has announced the August 16 release date for Quantum Baby.…
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Buscabulla Share Video for New Song “11:11”: Watch
Buscabulla, the indie duo comprising Raquel Berrios and Luis del Valle, have shared a new single. “11:11” is the Puerto Rican group’s first new song in years, following the release of their debut album, Regresa, in 2020. The track arrives with a video directed by Jorge “Fish” Rodriguez and featuring Berrios and del Valle both dancing within and obsessively cleaning…
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A$AP Rocky Announces Release Date for New Album Don’t Be Dumb
A$AP Rocky has announced the release date for his long–teased album Don’t Be Dumb. The new project, which will follow 2018’s Testing, is out on August 30. It‘s been an eventful six years for A$AP Rocky since Testing. In his personal life, he’s welcomed two children with Rihanna, RZA Athelston and Riot Rose Mayers. He also has faced legal trouble,…
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Watch Kamasi Washington’s “Get Lit” Short Film With George Clinton, Willow, Robert Glasper
Kamasi Washington has released a short film for “Get Lit,” a new song taken from his upcoming album Fearless Movement, out May 3 via Young. Directed by Jenn Nkiru, the visual clocks in just over 13 minutes and stars George Clinton and D Smoke—both of whom are featured guests on the track itself—as well as Saul Williams, Willow, Robert Glasper,…
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Iasos: Inter-Dimensional Music Album Review
Iasos loves slide guitar, which allows him to create incredible sweeps and gentle flutters. The flute, instrument of his childhood, dances freely, conjuring images of satyrs wreathed in laurels. (Vista is not the only god Iasos has worked with; he claims to have received a musical scale from Pan.) The piano does not sound real at all—it’s pearly, warped, slightly…
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Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin Turned Into NFT
Wu-Tang Clan’s one-of-a-kind album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, has been in the news a lot lately. First, in late May, it was announced that it would be played publicly at an exhibition at Australia’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA). The exhibition runs from June 15-24. Then, the album’s owner, digital art collective PleasrDAO, filed a federal…
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Fucked Up Announce Tour and Album, Share Video for New Song: Watch
Fucked Up have announced a new album, Another Day, and a tour of North America and Europe. Check out the tracklist, artwork, and tour dates below, along with a single, “Stimming,” and its hyperactive video. Guests on the One Day follow-up include Sam Bielanski, Pretty Matty, Charlie Manning Walker, Holden Abraham, D. Franklan, and Danko Jones. The band’s Mike Haliechuk…
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