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 …

In 2023, Fuming Mouth unleashed their sophomore album Last Day Of Sun, which saw frontman Mark Whelan grappling with his battle with leukemia. The band has stayed quiet since, with some tours and songs here and there. But now they’re back with the announcement of their third LP, The Ringing Bell, and it has Jay Weinberg (Slipknot, the E-Street Band, …

Somebody already made a movie about a charming-fuckup wedding singer who longs to perform his own songs instead of the obligatory covers of ’80s hits. It’s called The Wedding Singer, and it fucking rules. You might think that one wedding-singer comedy would be enough, especially since that one wedding-singer movie was a huge hit that became a cable staple. You …

Laura Marling has always been good at covers, and in recent years she’s been indulging that talent a lot. The London singer-songwriter regularly records other people’s tunes and shares them on her Substack. As the great music journalist Will Hermes recently pointed out, those covers are mostly behind a paywall, and they include songs by Adrianne Lenker, Neutral Milk Hotel, …

As the worlds of hip-hop and Latin urban music continue to aggressively converge, three powerhouse voices from distinct cultural landscapes have united to drop one of the summer’s most anticipated… The post New Music Friday: Fivio Foreign, Loui Paso, and Jon Z Bridge Drill and Latin Trap on “Untouchable” appeared first on .

While some Primavera Sound sets were rained out Thursday, 2hollis was able to perform. However, while he avoided getting canceled due to weather, he risked ending up canceled due to a flippant comment onstage. While performing at the Barcelona mega-fest, the rage-rap star shouted, “Hatsune Miku, I want to fuck the shit out of you!” Hatsune Miku is a fictional …