My wife got back from work just now, walked into my office, and asked, “What are you listening to?” When I told her, she was like, “Brain Tourniquet? Well, A for effort on the name.” She’s right. That name rules. Even if you don’t like th abrasive music that Brain Tourniquet make, you have to respect what they bring to …

Our last couple daine posts involved a now-resolved conflict with Bassvictim, but in this post, it’s all love. The post daine Covers Martin Solveig & Dragonette’s “Hello” For Like A Version appeared first on Stereogum.

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 subscribers on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week.) …

For as long as it’s existed, prestige rap has been the most deceptive trapdoor in hip-hop. Rappers old enough to remember “Slow Jamz” and “Jesus Walks” decide they need a party anthem and a conscious rap song. People who thought good kid, m.A.A.d city was the best album of the 2010s suddenly realize that they can’t have a classic album …

In 2022, brakence broke through with hypochondriac, a bizarro hyperpop-rap whirlwind of an album. The 24-year-old artist is back today with “ready or noT,” his first new music since then. It comes with an eccentric music video by fellow musician quadeca. The post brakence – “ready or noT” appeared first on Stereogum.

Ween are opening the vaults with Boognish Provides, a new collection of seven previously unreleased concerts from their 1994-95 Chocolate And Cheese tour. Arriving next month via Rhino, the 14-CD box set and condensed 2-LP edition capture the band at a pivotal moment, shortly after they began touring with a full backing band featuring bassist Andrew Weiss and drummer Claude …

Palo Alto singer Remi Wolf started off as a kind of alt-pop artist, but she seems to be inching ever-closer to actual pop music. Wolf’s new album Mud comes out next month, and we’ve already posted the singles “Twiggy” and “Bottle.” Today, she shares “I Won’t Cry,” a big, bruised old-school ballad with some country and some Southern rock in …

Look out! Here comes the cult-beloved rock legend Todd Rundgren, and he’s got takes! Rundgren has never been shy about sharing his opinions. In 2021, for instance, Rundgren said that he wasn’t attending his own Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction because it “would just be hypocritical.” (He’d already called it a “scam.”) If Rundgren had been in the …

After releasing “Hurt” in July and “Sex” last week, 2hollis has announced his fifth album, Pirouette, arriving this fall. The star followup features cover artwork by legendary Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano, and the third single “Warhorse” is out today. The post 2hollis Announces New Album <em>Pirouette</em>: Hear “Warhorse” appeared first on Stereogum.

A nor’easter is on the way, devastating every music festival in its wake. So far, All Things Go NYC, Global Citizen Festival, and Oceans Calling have all been canceled due to severe weather conditions. The post All Things Go NYC, Global Citizen, Oceans Calling Festivals Canceled Due To Nor’easter appeared first on Stereogum.