You know what you’re getting with Desire. Together, Montreal vocalist singer Megan Louise and former Chromatics leader Johnny Jewel make shimmery, whispery, glamorous synthpop. They’ve been doing it ever since their self-titled debut came out in 2009. Desire haven’t exactly been the most prolific act over the years, but they released their album Games People Play last year, and they’re …

If you’re under 30, then the Alchemist has been making heady deep-concentration rap beats for longer than you’ve been alive. He’s a one-man institution, and he continues to do incredible work in his own personal lane. Last year, he teamed up with Armand Hammer on Mercy, his second collaborative album with the duo, and he got together with Curren$y and …

A decade into the streaming era, Drake is still sitting comfortably at the top. As part of Chart Data’s 10th anniversary celebration, Apple Music unveiled its list of the 20… The post Drake Reigns Supreme as Apple Music Reveals Its Most-Streamed Artists Ever appeared first on .

A new Channel Tres single called “Black Techno Guy” is sort of like a new JPEGMAFIA album called Experimental Rap. Those are the dumbest and most obvious terms that we could use to describe these artists, but maybe those artists want to own those terms. On “Black Techno Guy,” Channel Tres chants, “I’m the Black techno guy, Black techno guy.” …

About halfway through his new album Project X, there’s a moment on the “Dummy” intro where the reliably hard Memphis rap great Key Glock chants the famous intro drop from Tay Keith, the Memphis rap producer who was found dead yesterday. Tay Keith’s passing is a sudden shock, and “Dummy” is the first time since his death that I got …

It’s such a great feeling to hit play on a Bandcamp record from a band you’ve never heard of and to know, within 30 seconds, that you’re hearing something good. This morning, I got that feeling right away from the new two-song single by the Richmond, Virginia band Canaries. As someone who lives near Richmond, I feel like I should’ve …

Last summer John Robinson and Leela Hoehn went to see the impressive young Chicago noise-rock trio Lifeguard at the Masquerade in Atlanta. It was an incredible show, but the bracing quality of the band’s performance left Robinson feeling bummed. If these kids are this young and are already that good, he reasoned, what hope is there for a guy starting …

On her new single “Is It Love,” Tyla asks a pressing question: “Is it love if you don’t cry, cry, cry?” The latest offering from her forthcoming sophomore album A-Pop, which is out July 24, has the South African pop star wanting her lover to show some emotion to prove themselves. “Don’t mean shit if I don’t see tears in …

Syd’s new album Beard, the follow-up to 2022’s Broken Heart’s Club, is coming out next month. We’ve already heard the lead single “Callin” featuring Blu June, and today we get another glimpse of the project via the album closer “2 Many Days.” The post Syd – “2 Many Days” appeared first on Stereogum.

Beautiful things can be born out of unfavorable moments. Last year, FKA Twigs had visa issues that resulted in her canceling Eusexua shows, including a Coachella set. A couple of days ago, Twigs posted on social media about how she first handled the news. Initially, she couldn’t believe it, instead choosing to dance the pain away, hoping her circumstances would …