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Injury Reserve have announced a new album titled By The Time I Get To Phoenix. The record was largely completed before the tragic death of group member Stepa J. Groggs, who passed away last summer. The follow-up to Injury Reserve’s 2019 self-titled debut is out September 15 via Loma Vista. Below, listen to the new

“It never occurred to me that people would go, ‘Penis!’” By Gabriella Paiella August 11, 2021 Getty Images Steve Zahn has played all kinds of guys. “I’ve played bad guys, I’ve played good guys, dumb guys, smart guys,” he says. “Now I’m just all those guys, but they have kids.” In The White Lotus—Mike White’s

“It can’t get much worse than this,” Conor Murphy croons on ‘At Least We Found the Floor’, an acoustic highlight off Foxing’s new album, Draw Down the Moon. The record takes its name from Margot Adler’s book about contemporary Paganism, but you don’t need to be interested in spirituality, relate to Murphy’s past reflections on

Three members of Chromatics have announced the band’s breakup. Vocalist Ruth Radelet, guitarist Adam Miller, and drummer Nat Walker have all signed a statement that was shared on Radalet and Miller’s Instagram accounts. “After a long period of reflection, the three of us have made the difficult decision to end Chromatics,” their joint statement reads. “We

GQ’s global editions picked 21 artists who show where music is going next. By The Editors of GQ August 10, 2021 There are no borders in music. BTS tops charts in the U.S., Bad Bunny was the most streamed artist in the world on Spotify in 2020, and the Weeknd is on 21 different versions of

Chucky Thompson, the hip-hop, R&B, and pop producer best known for his work as a part of Bad Boy Records’ “Hitmen” production team, has died. Thompson’s publicist Tamar Juda confirmed the news to Billboard: “It is with a very heavy heart that I can confirm the passing of Chucky Thompson… To anyone in his orbit,

New Zealand’s Coming Home in the Dark is the first feature film directed by James Ashcroft, perhaps better known as an actor and most recognisable to international audiences for his minor role in the hit horror-comedy Black Sheep (2006). But there’s nothing funny about this powerful, nail-bitingly tense and disturbing road thriller, in which an

Following their take on the Shins’ ‘New Slang’, Porridge Radio have shared a cover of Wolf Parade’s ‘You Are A Runner And I Am My Father’s Son’ for Sub Pop’s subscription Singles Club series. The latest entry in the series also includes two new tracks by Washed Out, ‘Sidney’s Lullaby’ and ‘Miles’ Lullaby’, both of

This is the Swedish actor’s second go-round in the comic book movie world, but this, time it all went according to plan. He swears. By Joseph Bien-Kahn August 4, 2021 Joel Kinnaman on set for The Suicide Squad, 2021.Everett Collection / Courtesy of DC Films and Warner Bros. Pictures As I wait for Joel Kinnaman

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 begins

Celeste Ng’s second novel, Little Fires Everywhere was published in 2017 and adapted for the screen by Hulu in 2020. The general plot remains the same in the miniseries, though some of the details undergo significant changes. In both cases, the story follows the intertwined fates of two families living in Shaker Heights, Ohio, in the 90s.

The Scottish comedian explains how he kicked off a wave of humorous voiceovers on reality TV. By Jael Goldfine August 4, 2021 “Welcome back to Love Island!” Iain Stirling reads off his iPhone into a huge microphone. The 33-year-old comedian and narrator of the cult British reality TV show finished his voiceover for the evening’s

It’s hard to separate Jack Antonoff’s omnipresence in today’s pop music landscape from his own solo work. That was the case in 2017, when the producer put out his second Bleachers album, the same year that saw the release of albums he worked on by Lorde, St. Vincent, and Taylor Swift. And it sure is

You know “Respect,” “Natural Woman” and “Rock Steady.” As a new biopic starring Jennifer Hudson hits the obvious notes, try these equally brilliant deep cuts. By Keith Phipps August 6, 2021 Aretha Franklin performs in Los Angeles, May 16, 1975.Getty Images In 1985, Atlantic Records released one of the best hits collections ever compiled, Aretha

CHVRCHES and John Carpenter have joined forces for a series of remixes. The legendary film director and composer has shared his version of the Scottish trio’s recent single ‘Good Girls’, taken from their upcoming album Screen Violence, while CHVRCHES have remixed ‘Turning The Bones’, from Carpenter’s latest LP Lost Themes III: Alive After Death. Take

For the discerning genre fan looking for the next One Cut of the Dead (2017), look no further than Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes. Written by Makoto Ueda and directed by Junta Yamaguchi, this gleefully funny, supremely silly and surprisingly profound mash-up of science fiction, comedy and romance – shot on an iPhone and ostensibly

In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on August 6, 2021 (as of this writing, Kanye West’s Donda has still not materialized; a pre-order page shows an August 7 release date): Nas, King’s Disease II Nas has followed up his 2020 album King’s Disease with its

The 45-year old Blue Öyster Cult song turned undying Saturday Night Live meme took a strange, winding journey to rock classic status. By Rob Tannenbaum August 5, 2021 Donald Roeser, aka Buck Dharma, Joe Bouchard, Allen Lanier, Eric Bloom, and Albert Bouchard of Blue Öyster Cult, July 30, 1976.Michael Putland / Getty Images You may

Nation of Language have released a new single from their forthcoming LP A Way Forward. ‘This Fractured Mind’ follows the previously unveiled cuts ‘Across That Fine Line’ and ‘Wounds of Love’, and it arrives alongside a James Thomson-directed music video. Check it out below. Discussing the new song in a statement, songwriter/vocalist Ian Devaney said:

Big Red Machine have shared a new track from their forthcoming album How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? The duo’s latest is called ‘Mimi’ and it features Ilsey Juber, a singer-songwriter known professionally as Ilsey who has co-written songs for Panic! at the Disco, Major Lazer, Beyoncé, and more. The track also includes Aaron’s

Or at least, ways they could’ve lost less badly. By Frazier Tharpe August 4, 2021 Sheek Louch, Jadakiss and Cam’ron  at Verzuz: The Lox Vs Dipset at Madison Square Garden on August 03, 2021 in New York City.Courtesy of Johnny Nunez for Wire Image. The LOX and The Diplomats are unanimously beloved. Favoring either group

Between Japanese Breakfast’s Jubilee, Faye Webster’s I Know I’m Funny haha, and now Torres’ Thirstier, it would seem that indie artists are finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. If the idea of a joyful indie record once sounded oxymoronic or markedly uncool, the fact that it’s now the main

The modern dating culture is interesting to behold. The public perception of online dating has shifted from almost a tongue-in-cheek means to end up in trouble to a true means of finding love. Unfortunately, films don’t often reflect this truth and instead opt to treat the concept of online dating quite poorly. We’re going to

Adia Victoria has announced a new album called A Southern Gothic. The follow-up to the singer-songwriter’s 2019 record Silences lands September 17 via Canvasback/Parlophone Records. The LP features guest contributions from Jason Isbell, Margo Price, and The National’s Matt Berninger. Today’s announcement comes with the release of the new single ‘Magnolia Blues’. Check out a video for

In the middle of lockdown, a Disney star transformed, seemingly overnight, into the rarest kind of artist: a self-made global pop star adored by Gen Z, boomer music critics—and everyone in between. By Gabriella Paiella Photography by Adrienne Raquel August 4, 2021 Vest, $1,190, and pants, $2,190, by Etro. Jewelry (throughout), her own. Olivia Rodrigo