Chicago’s Matt Jencik — a member of Implodes, Don Caballero, and Slint’s live band and a longtime employee of Reckless Records — has teamed up on a full album with Midwife, the gauzy slowcore project of Denver’s Madeline Johnston. It’s called Never Die, and I loved the shapelessly floating atmospherics of lead single “Delete Key.” Their new song out today, …

Charli XCX’s Brat, arguably the most impactful album artwork in recent memory, took home the Grammy earlier this year for Best Recording Package. That category recognizes the album cover design, and the “overall visual presentation” of the album, but it excludes boxed sets and limited editions, which got a category of their own in 1995. Now, the Grammys have added …

Tom Rowlands, one half of the Chemical Brothers, is back today with his first solo release since 2013. Released via Phantasy, the double A-side single “We Are Nothing” / “All Night” features all the bombastic, frenetic drum programming you could want from a guy who helped to define a subgenre called big beat, though few would confuse it with his …

Mechatok — aka Munich-born, Berlin-based Emir Timur Tokdemir — has built a reputation as a forward-thinking producer extraordinaire through his work with artists like Drain Gang and Charli XCX. He’ll release his debut album Wide Awake in August via the esteemed Young imprint. It has the previously released “Addiction” and “Virus Freestyle” and features from the likes of Isabella Lovestory, …

The last time that Rochester rap eccentric and onetime Stereogum Artist To Watch RXKNephew popped up on this website was a few months ago, when he directed the 12-minute diss track “The Truth” at fellow underground rapper Slimesito. That was fun. Rest assured, there has been plenty of new Neph music since that moment. We haven’t posted it because he …

Here’s a thought exercise: Try to imagine what your record collection would look like if Sly Stone had never lived.

Turnstile bassist Franz Lyons is a man who has lived many lives. Stereogum’s own Chris DeVille profiled Lyons for Columbus Alive back in 2012, around when Turnstile first started. In those days, Lyons was skateboarding professionally, doing roadie duties for Trapped Under Ice, and making rap music under the name Freaky Franz. Lyons is plenty busy these days, as Turnstile …

Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 3 is coming to Madison Square Garden in New York City on Friday, July 11. Here’s the full fight card. The post Here’s the Full Fight Card for Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 3 appeared first on Remezcla.

Björn Yttling of Peter Björn And John is reviving his long-dormant project Yttling Jazz. It’s been two decades since the debut album Oh Lord Why Can’t I Keep My Big Mouth Shut?, and now the Swedish musician is announcing its follow-up Illegal Hit with a new crew of musicians.

The members of Hard Chiller come from bands like From Indian Lakes, the Velvet Teen, and the Warriors. Co-leader Steve Choi is in RX Bandits and Sound Of Animals Fighting, and he also worked with the late Lil Peep before Peep passed away. “Soft Trip,” Hard Chiller’s fuzz-punching new single, started out as a track that Choi made for Peep, …