The Swedish pop-R&B singer and Sub Pop signee Waterbaby dropped two promising singles on us in 2025, “Amiss” and “Beck n Call.” Today she’s revealed that those songs are part of Memory Be A Blade, her new album dropping in March. Along with today’s announcement comes the title track, the best of the bunch so… The post Waterbaby Announces New …

Mitchell Wenig and his brother Stewart briefly appeared as brothers in the Safdie brothers’ 2019 smash Uncut Gems. They’re not professional actors: Mitchell collects celebrity autographs, and Stewart is an amateur musician whose recordings sometimes include Mitchell. Their experience on the Uncut Gems set inspired them to write and record an album’s worth of music that, much to Stewart’s chagrin, …

Shabaka Hutchings, former leader of the raucous, eclectic British jazz groups Sons Of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming, and Shabaka And The Ancestors, put down his sax and pivoted toward serene flute music on his 2024 solo album Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace. On new album Of The Earth, set for release in March… The post Shabaka Announces New …

Last year, the great abstract rap duo Armand Hammer got together with producer the Alchemist for Mercy, their second collaborative album. It was one of our favorite rap records of the year, and it came shortly after billy woods, one half of Armand Hammer, released his own stunning solo LP GOLLIWOG. Now, ELUCID, the other… The post ELUCID & Sebb …

It’s a big day for solo-album announcements from bassists in iconic, long-running alt-rock bands. Kim Gordon just announced her new album Play Me, and now Flea is unveiling all the details of his new trumpet-based jazz LP Honora. Last month, Flea announced plans to release his first-ever solo record and shared the bugged-out lead single… The post Flea Reunites With …

Tōth, the solo moniker of Rubblebucket’s Alex Toth, has a new album called And The Voice Said coming soon. Caroline Rose, who co-produced the album, guests on two tracks, and one has Kimbra. The latest single, “Easy,” is noteworthy for a few reasons, not least of all a music video that finds Tōth morphing into… The post Tōth’s Kafkaesque “Easy” …

There’s been talk of an Ozzy Osbourne biopic since long before the heavy metal icon’s death last year. Now that project is picking up steam, with a “phenomenal actor” attached, per the Black Sabbath frontman’s son Jack Osbourne. The post A “Phenomenal Actor” Has Been Chosen For Ozzy Osbourne Biopic appeared first on Stereogum.

Six years ago, the former Sonic Youth co-leader Kim Gordon released No Home Record, her first-ever solo album. It was fucking awesome. Two years ago, she followed it with The Collective, and that was even better. Today, Gordon, one of the most intimidatingly cool cultural figures ever to exist, announces that her third solo LP… The post Kim Gordon Announces …

At the end of the week, we will be rewarded with the beautiful new Jana Horn album. So far we’ve been struck by the dark, emotional allure of “Go On, Move Your Body” and “All In Bet,” and now we get another gorgeous preview with “Come On.” If the track’s quiet, heartbreaking atmosphere is too… The post Jana Horn – …

Hannah Lew is known for playing in San Francisco post-punk bands Grass Widow and Cold Beat, and now she’s going solo. Her self-titled debut LP arrives in April, and we get a taste today with the sonically groovy, lyrically gloomy lead single “Another Twilight.” “‘Another Twilight’ is a goodbye song,” the musician says. “It’s about… The post Hannah Lew Announces …