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For twenty-two years, the beloved quartet Animal Collective (though sometimes as only a trio or duo) have made songs about wonder: vibrant fantasies built on dream logic. It’s music of wide-eyed affection, wrapped in intricate psychedelic textures. The songs are usually about little things, like fruit or grass, and composed with a childlike synthesis of

The new art exhibit “Tupac Shakur: Wake Me When I’m Free” makes it clear he didn’t drop his lifelong ideological convictions after becoming a gangsta rapper.  By Paul Thompson February 10, 2022 Tupac Shakur backstage after his performance at the Regal Theater in Chicago in March 1994. Raymond Boyd / Getty Images On November 30, 1994,

Empath have been conjuring some breathless combination of beauty and chaos since the very beginning. The band was formed when drummer Garrett Koloski and keyboardist Emily Shanahan left Syracuse, New York and moved into a communal punk house in Philadelphia with vocalist Catherine Elicson, and the trio started jamming in the basement as soon as

Doja Cat is the star of a new Taco Bell commercial that’ll air during the Super Bowl LVI. The clip, titled ‘The Grande Escape’, is soundtracked by her new cover of Hole’s iconic song ‘Celebrity Skin’. According to a press release, the ad “serves as an epic story of liberation from conformity and shows Doja

Folly Group have today announced they are the first band to sign to Ninja Tune imprint Technicolour, which will release their second EP Human and Kind on March 25. They’re also previewing the EP with the new single ‘I Raise You (The Price of Your Head)’, alongside a video directed by Bailey Tom Bailey. Check

The Doggfather isn’t just back home, he’s running things. By Grant Rindner February 9, 2022 Snoop Dogg performs at Rupp Arena on November 20, 2021 in Lexington, Kentucky.Courtesy of Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images. Snoop Dogg has been a pillar of pop culture for so long that he seems far removed from his origins at this

The most impressive thing a band can do on their debut is arrive fully formed, but Black Country, New Road were already way ahead. With most of the material on last year’s For the first time already familiar to fans prior to its release, the London ensemble were quick to distance themslves from what they

More often than not, people tend to be more concentrated on the variety of games offered by an online casino or if they have free cash bonuses. With that, the manner of deposit and withdrawal processes matter before anything else when selecting a casino. The thrill brought by casino sites will subside if you have

Kathleen Frances has released a new single called ‘Boy’. It’s the third single from her forthcoming debut EP Through the Blue, following ‘Shout Love’ and ‘Grown’. Give it a listen below. “This one took me ages to write,” Frances explained in a statement. “I was really hurting from a breakup. I just wasn’t ready to

They’re crypto-thieves and cringey Youtubers. Multi-hyphenates! By Grant Rindner February 8, 2022 A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin is displayed on January 15, 2018 in Paris, France.Courtesy of Chesnot/Getty Images. Unfortunately, yammering on about cryptocurrency is still legal. What isn’t, however, is attempting to launder $3.6 billion of it, and couple Heather Morgan,

Los Bitchos are a London-based group whose members hail from all over the world, bringing a wide range of influences into their uniquely psychedelic sound. Serra Petale was born in Western Australia and draws inspiration from her mother’s classic Anatolian rock records, Agustina Ruiz comes from Uruguay, Josefine Jonsson is from Sweden, and Nic Crashaw,

Wings of Desire – the UK dream-pop duo comprised of former INHEAVEN members Chloe Little and James Taylor – have released a new single called ‘Perfect World’. Give it a listen below. The new song was inspired by a trip to Berlin where the duo visited the legendary Hansa Studios. “’Perfect World’ is about everything

Sharon Van Etten has released a new a single called ‘Porta’, marking her first new solo release since 2020. The track was produced by Van Etten and Daniel Knowles, with backing from her live band of drummer Jorge Balbi, guitarist Charley Damski, and bassist Devin Hoff. Check it out below. ‘Porta’ was written in 2020 “at one

A viral supercut of all the times Rogan said the word prompted the uproar. By Grant Rindner February 7, 2022 Joe Rogan performs during his appearance at The Ice House Comedy Club on April 17, 2019 in Pasadena, California.Courtesy of Michael S. Schwartz / Getty Images. Last week, it seemed like the drama surrounding Joe

To the human mind, darkness is identified for its potential to enforce limitations upon the body and self. Rebecca Solnit challenges this assumption in her essay on Virginia Woolf, arguing that artists must “go into the dark with their eyes open”; to embrace the uncertainty of the unknown and see through the fear and false

Nine Inch Nails have announced a tour of the United States, which will mark their first live shows since 2018. The tour kicks off in Raleigh, North Carolina in April and will conclude on September 24 with a special show in Cleveland, where Trent Reznor founded the band in 1988. It also includes appearances at

Throughout the week, we update our Best New Songs playlist with the new releases that caught our attention the most, be it a single leading up to the release of an album or a newly unveiled deep cut. And each Monday, we round up the best new songs released over the past week (the eligibility period

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young reunite one more time, while Daniel Ek says Spotify is a platform, not a publisher.  By Grant Rindner February 3, 2022 Stills, Crosby, Nash and Young in 1974, before they all hated each other. Bettmann There continue to be ripple effects from Neil Young’s decision to leave Spotify over the streaming

The Chicago soul singer and blues artist Syl Johnson has died at the age of 85, as CBS Chicago reports. “It is with extreme sadness that our family announces the passing of Soul & Blues Hall of Fame Legend, Syl Johnson (born Sylvester Thompson in Holly Springs, MS). Dad, Brother, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Uncle, Friend

Revisit the Atlanta rapper’s surprisingly rich back catalog on the occasion of his new album, Dope Don’t Sell Itself. By Grant Rindner February 4, 2022 Photograph courtesy Getty Images; Collage by Gabe Conte You could ask 20 rap fans what their favorite 2 Chainz lyric is, and chances are you’d get 20 different answers. Some

The National’s Matt Berninger has joined Nashville-based singer-songwriter Caroline Spence on the new song ‘I Know You Know Me’. Give it a listen below. “I’m still beside myself that Matt agreed to be a part of this song,” Spence said in a statement. “I recorded my own solo version for my upcoming record, but always

Thurston Moore has announced a new album titled Screen Time. The record, a series of instrumental guitar pieces recorded during the summer of 2020, was mastered by Lasse Marhaug for Southern Lord, which will release the album on February 25. Listen to two new tracks, ‘The Station’ and ‘The Walk’, below. Screen Time will follow Moore’s

The internet darling has a new song with A$AP Rocky out today, and his long-awaited third album Ethereal out next week. By John Norris February 4, 2022 $NOT.Courtesy of Sam Cones. For a few days in early December, $NOT came home again. The rapper and singer has been one of hip-hop’s most exciting, charismatic and

You might like to smoke some weed every now and again, or you could consume edibles or marijuana in some other form every day. You might also be someone who has never tried the drug but is curious about it and keen to learn more. No matter your background or choices, it’s helpful to have

Raum, the project of Grouper’s Liz Harris and experimental musician Jefre-Cantu Ledesma, have surprise released their first new album in nearly a decade. Daughter, which follows 2013’s The Event of Your Leaving, is out today via Yellowelectric and available to stream on Bandcamp. Listen to it below. “Daughter is a record that took great patience to

Don’t try these at home. By William Goodman and Kevin Hall February 3, 2022 Photographs courtesy Everett Collection; Collage by Gabe Conte The Jackass boys have thrilled, grossed out, entertained, and split the sides of audiences since the aughts—a generation’s answer to the slapstick shenanigans of Buster Keaton. Now after a decade-plus hiatus, Johnny Knoxville,

When you listen to Mitski, a single line can feel so wrenching in its intensity that it’s a wonder there’s a whole song wrapped around it. Although she has been mostly inactive over the past few years, her music has exploded in popularity, breaking out on platforms like TikTok, where songs can only be heard

Dena Miller, who records under the moniker Deer Scout, has announced her debut album. Woodpecker is set for release on April 8 via Carpark Records, and it includes the new single ‘Cowboy’. Check it out below. Woodpecker was recorded and mixed primarily by Heather Jones at So Big Auditory in Philly. It features contributions from