Claudio Limón’s work is instantly recognizable.  Large canvases are filled with overlapping hearts, starbursts, animals and flower motifs, leaving little to no blank space. Rendered in bright blues, reds and greens, Limón’s compositions evoke magic, mysticism and expansion. His large-scale creations—some bigger than 15,000 square feet—have been shown in Chicago, Tokyo and Buenos Aires. Collectors The post Meet Claudio Limón, …

Later this month, the LA-based retro-pop auteur Debbii Dawson will release her new EP Where Have All The Good Men Gone? We’ve posted the title track, and it’s fucking awesome. Lots of people have been messing around with bouncy ’80s synth sounds in the past few years, but Dawson does it with a level of craft, vision, and personality that …

Rico Nasty did not hold back on her great new single “Rituals,” but perhaps she should’ve held back her opinion on paleontology. In her recent appearance on the Zach Sang Show, the singer/rapper expressed her belief that dinosaurs are a “government marketing scheme.” The post Rico Nasty Says Dinosaurs Never Existed appeared first on Stereogum.

Last year, longtime Mastodon member Brent Hinds died in a sudden and tragic motorcycle accident, just a few months after he split with the band in acrimonious fashion. On Tuesday, Mastodon shared “Your Ghost Again,” a colossal new song about the losses of both Hinds and drummer Brann Dailor’s mother. On Wednesday, they played it live for the first time. …

You only die 1nce, but you might release the same album 2wice. On Halloween 2024, the absurdly consistent Indiana rap monster Freddie Gibbs dropped his surprise album You Only Die 1nce. Since then, he’s re-teamed with the Alchemist for Alfredo 2, entertainingly feuded with JPEGMAFIA, and taught some karate lessons. Now, out of nowhere, Gibbs is back with a deluxe …

The sneakily influential dance megastar Skrillex has been on a big collaborative run lately, and he keeps it going on SOMA, the new album that he released today. Just like last year’s Fuck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3, SOMA is basically a surprise album; Skrillex only just unveiled the tracklist on his Instagram stories …

Hailing from Sioux Falls, Off Contact have two albums under their belt, but that’s about to be three. The post-punk band is announcing Can You? today, and the lead single “Heart And Mind” will get you stoked. The post Off Contact Announce New Album <em>Can You?</em>: Hear “Heart And Mind” appeared first on Stereogum.

Sam Shepherd studied classical piano before he started making brainy dance music as Floating Points. He still occasionally dips his toe back into the classical world, as when he collaborated with the London Symphony Orchestra and the late jazz legend Pharoah Sanders on the great 2021 album Promises. Now, Floating Points is getting into the ballet business. The post Floating …

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.) …

This week Tierra Whack announced plans to release a new full-length project called (Whack’s Museum) on Juneteenth. She’s calling it a “rap mixtape,” and with the release of lead single “Wax Paper” today, she’s shed some light about what that might entail. Basically, it means what it sounds like it means. The post Tierra Whack – “Wax Paper” appeared first …