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Kelela Announces Third Album New Avatar
Kelela is releasing her third album this summer. Out July 10, New Avatar pays homage to the singer-songwriter’s early days writing music in the D.C. indie scene, before she made a pivot to electronic-tinged R&B. The full-length blends shoegaze, grunge, R&B, and electronic music, and features collaborations with PinkPantheress, A. K. Paul, and Fousheé. To mark the occasion, the New…
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James Broadnax Executed After Failed Petitions From Travis Scott, Young Thug
James Garfield Broadnax was executed by lethal injection last night, April 30, at Texas State Penitentiary, Rolling Stone reports. Broadnax had been convicted of double murder in 2009, at the age of 19, and his case had become a cause célèbre in ongoing debates over the use of rap lyrics in court. As recently as March, a number of artists…
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Chanel Beads’ Your Day Will Come Follow-Up Is Called Your Day Will Come
Chanel Beads’ Shane Lavers has detailed the follow-up to his 2024 debut Your Day Will Come—and it’s also titled Your Day Will Come. The album arrives June 26 on Jagjaguwar, and includes last year’s “The Coward Forgets His Nightmare” as well as a new single, “Song for the Messenger,” which arrives with an atmospheric, grayscale video. Watch it below (trigger…
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LCD Soundsystem Announce Even More North American Tour Dates
LCD Soundsystem have added more dates to their upcoming North American itinerary. After a brief four-show run in Boston that kicks off at the end of the month, James Murphy and co. will hit the road again in August. They will spend most of their time out west, visiting cities like Vancouver, Minneapolis, and Pasadena, before closing things out in…
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Geese Set 2026 North American Tour Dates
Geese are preparing a victory lap behind their star-making 2025 album, Getting Killed. A new itinerary, dubbed Getting Killed Again, will take Cameron Winter and the band through bigger venues across the continent with a summer European jaunt planted in the middle. Check out all the stops below and, per the press release, “stay tuned for more from the band…
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Tiga, Massive Attack, and Nine Inch Noize: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and…
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Wu Lyf Postpone U.S. Shows
Wu Lyf are postponing their upcoming U.S. tour. In a statement posted to Instagram, the British indie-rock band cited “delays in visa processing” and wrote that they’ll “be announcing new dates as soon as possible.” Their show in Toronto, Ontario on April 30 appears set to go on as planned. All purchased tickets will be valid at Wu Lyf’s rescheduled…
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Watch Hayley Williams and Jeff Tweedy Cover Unknown Mortal Orchestra on Colbert
Last night, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy joined Hayley Williams’ band on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to perform Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s 2010 song, “Ffunny Ffrends.” Fittingly, Tweedy also gave a pre-show interview with his best friend, actor Nick Offerman. Watch the conversation and performance below. Tweedy’s friendship with Offerman began when the actor cast the Wilco frontman as a “washed-up…
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Watch Brendan Yates’ Dad Introduce Turnstile at Coachella 2026
Turnstile launched their Friday evening Coachella set with a special message from singer Brendan Yates’ father, William Yates, a week after he underwent emergency surgery following a physical attack by Brendan’s former bandmate Brady Ebert. Ebert, who allegedly struck Bill Yates with his car, is currently being held on second-degree attempted murder charges, though he has claimed he acted in…
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Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize Confirm Collaborative Album
In advance of their joint Coachella set this weekend, a billboard appeared in the Indio, California desert that teased a collaborative album by Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize’s Alexander Ridha. Now, the electronic acts have confirmed the LP’s existence in an Instagram post. Nine Inch Noize is out next Friday, April 17. Check out the cover art below. Boys…
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