You might recognize the name daine from her work with rising underground electronic artists Ninajirachi and Underscores, if not from her already impressive amount of releases, including 2022’s Quantum Jumping and 2023’s shapeless. A couple days ago she released a new single of her own called “PQC,” and it’s both sugary and explosive, like pop rocks. The post daine – …

Since Saturday night, seemingly the whole of New York City has been heartily enjoying the Knicks’ first NBA championship since 1973. People were out in the streets all night after the team’s series-clinching win in San Antonio, and many of them were belting out Alicia Keys’ chorus to Jay-Z’s “Empire State Of Mind.” Keys herself sang the song Saturday night …

Inspiration can strike at any moment. For Canadian quartet Gizmo, their latest single “Gift Shop” was born in the place where memories and commerce converge. “Usual tourist hanging around in a gift shop shaped like a circus clown/ Settled away in the past tense rolling on the strip,” frontman Julien Kitson sings over guitar distortion and a steady drumbeat. “Gift …

Earlier this year, Nikki Nair collaborated with the Avalanches on the single “Together.” Now he’s back with new music of his own. Yesterday, he announced that he had joined George Daniel’s dance-focused Dirty Hit sublabel, dh2, and said he attempted to make house music but failed. Still, he “ended up with four mistakes that I will package as an EP,” …

All the caffeine-generated anxiety has left my body after hearing the new music from Australian ambient-folk musician Hana Stretton. Today, she announced her new album tiarn, the follow-up to 2023’s Soon, with the release of two tracks, “Stove” and “Salt.” The post Hana Stretton Announces New Album <em>tiarn</em>: Hear “Stove” & “Salt” appeared first on Stereogum.

Dan Deacon has been in soundtrack mode for many years. Last year, he worked on the music for the HBO detective series Task, starring Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey. Now, he’s pivoting to a more light-hearted project, the Netflix film Little Brother, starring John Cena, Michelle Monaghan and Eric André. Along with today’s announcement of the soundtrack comes the single “Brothers,” which …

Here’s something crazy to consider: Pioneering doom metal titans Sleep are coming back, and they’re coming back without Matt Pike, the permanently shirtless wildman guitarist who has always been their most recognizable member. In fact, there’s only one returning Sleep member in this new lineup: Al Cisneros, the band’s singer, bassist, and lead songwriter. The post Sleep Announce New Lineup, …

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Boycomma, the emo troublemakers from Southern California whose 2023 record Use Me (In Memory Of) earned them a Band To Watch honor. The following year they released the equally invigorating EP Stress Starving, and last year they shared an atmospheric track called “Jesus Was Crucified In Fresno I Thought” featuring Putrid. The …

Last fall the 1975’s Matty Healy posted footage of himself covering James Taylor’s “Carolina In My Mind” with Tiny Habits, the Boston folk-pop group. They may well have been together working on “Anything He Was,” the lead single from Tiny Habits’ new album. The post Tiny Habits Announce New Album <em>Keepers</em>: Hear “Anything He Was” (Feat. Matty Healy) appeared first …

Outlaw country legend Blaze Foley — a guy who not only lived that life but died that death, shot by the son of his friend Concho January at age 39 — is the subject of a new tribute album. Sittin’ With Blaze, due out in August, features covers of the Austin singer-songwriter’s work by artists including Lucy Dacus, Lucinda Williams, …