SoundCloud-rap veteran Ski Mask The Slump God is back today with his first new song of 2026. “BreakTheRules!” finds the Slump God bringing uncommon charisma to a standard rage-rap beat, rapping with clarity and husky abrasion — about how he don’t give a fuck, he gon’ break the rules — over ultra-fuzzy digital bass drone.… The post Ski Mask The …

This morning, my entire social media feed is mad about a New York Times article with this viciously stupid headline: “They Pay $34 for Burgers. Should Their Child Care Be Free?” That’s how these fucking guys always want to frame it. Annoying rich people exist, so nobody anywhere should ever get anything for free. Don’t bring that shit up around …

With a lot of indie rock records these days, you might feel like you’ve already heard the entire damn thing by the time it comes out. We’re getting used to seeing bands drop four or five advance tracks during their rollouts, and that can seriously mess with the feeling of dialing into a new album… The post Weird Nightmare – …

About a year ago, siblings Chuquimamani-Condori and Joshua Chuquimia Crampton released their thrilling debut as Los Thuthanaka. The album’s “ceremonial but swaggy” blend of electronic beats, live instrumentation, and mixtape-style DJ tags was truly original; it took me places I’d never gone before. And as much as I’ve enjoyed the music the two of them… The post Delve Into Los …

Right now, certain forces within the music industry would like to encourage you to pay attention to Leyla Ebrahimi, a genre-fluid young singer-songwriter who comes to us from New York via Reston, Virginia. She’s got an Interscope contract, and her moody, emotive sound seems fully optimized for maximum virality. One of her main collaborators is… The post Leyla Ebrahimi – …

Ravyn Lenae has been in good musical company lately. Her song “Love Me Not,” from the 2024 album Bird’s Eye, became an unlikely slow-burn crossover hit, going all the way to #5. Since then, she’s been on a serious streak of collaborations. Last year, she teamed up with Kali Uchis for “Cry About It!” and… The post Ravyn Lenae – …

I cannot deny the catchiness of the new flowerovlove single “American Wedding.” It’s sweet and cheeky, with lyrics like “I love you so don’t die” and “Meet me in Vegas baby/ I wanna have your babies/ I wanna be First Lady.” There’s a flirtatious country twinge to it that reminds me a bit of Sabrina… The post flowerovlove – “American …

Last month, New York duo Frog announced a new album Frog For Sale, following two 2025 LPs, The Count and the Album Of The Week champion 1000 Variations On The Same Song. They’ve already released some stellar singles, including “Je Ne Sais Pas,” which we named one of that week’s Best Songs. Today, Bateman’s gifted… The post Frog – “Dark …

The Callous Daoboys’ new single “Gigantic Parasite Tongue” dropped yesterday, and it’s just as fucking bonkers as the title suggests. It lives many lives within only a little over four minutes, and it’s their first new music since last year’s I Don’t Want To See You In Heaven. At first, the song is corrosive, like… The post The Callous Daoboys …

Robber Robber made their new album Two Wheels Move The Soul under some particularly stressful circumstances. One afternoon in 2024, vocalist Nina Cates discovered a fire had broken out in the apartment building where she and drummer/guitarist Zack James lived together in downtown Burlington, Vermont. Miraculously, Cates and James’ unit was left mostly unscathed; the pair continued living there as …