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The Japanese punk band Otoboke Beaver have shared a new single, ‘PARDON?’, taken from their forthcoming album Super Champion. The follow-up to 2019’s Itekoma Hits is out May 6 via Damnably, and ‘PARDON?’ follows early singles ‘I Am Not Maternal’, ‘Don’t Call Me Mojo’, and ‘Dirty Old Fart Is Waiting for My Reaction’. “Sometimes, the more

Jane Inc., the project of Toronto-based artist Carlyn Bezic, has shared a new single titled ‘2120’. It’s the latest offering from her upcoming LP Faster Than I Can Take, following lead single ‘Contortionists’. Give it a listen below. “This is a song about the relentless passage of time, the tension between hope and despair, and choosing

The R&B legend enlisted Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing to go “as bold as possible.” By Clover Hope March 22, 2022 Usher during his residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.Courtesy of Thomas Falcone. When Usher started pulling wardrobe references for his 20-date Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace last year, his mood board was a mix

Shearwater have announced The Great Awakening, their first album in six years. The follow-up to 2016’s Jet Plane and Oxbow is due out June 10 via the band’s Polyborus label in partnership with Secretly Distribution. Lead single ‘Xenarthran’ arrives with an accompanying video directed by Emily Cross; check it out and find the album’s cover

For a pop star like Charli XCX, framing is everything. At least since the release of her 2016 Vroom Vroom EP, the British singer’s career has been viewed as a constant push-and-pull between two conflicting musical identities: pop futurist or mainstream hitmaker? While her more spontaneous and experimental releases – from the forward-thinking pop of

He is however, still allowed to attend and accept any awards he might win. By Grant Rindner March 21, 2022 Kanye West talks with Golden State Warriors co-owner Peter Guber during the game against the Boston Celtics at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.Courtesy of Ray Chavez/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News

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

Earlier this week, Weezer announced four EPs themed around each of the four seasons. Today, to coincide with the spring equinox, the first of those releases, SZNZ: Spring, has been unveiled via Crush Music/Atlantic Records. The seven-track EP includes the previously shared single ‘A Little Bit of Love’ and was produced by Jake Sinclair, Ethan Gruska,

The Inglewood rapper won Netflix’s rap competition series and hasn’t looked back since. By Paul Thompson March 18, 2022 D Smoke. Daniel Farris, the 36-year-old Inglewood native better known as D Smoke, has had to learn to be patient when waiting for the perfect opening. “My one rule is I don’t start writing a verse

Will Butler, a founding member of Arcade Fire and the younger brother of frontman Win Butler, has announced that he’s left the band. Breaking the news on Twitter, Butler wrote, “I left at the end of last year, after the new record was complete. There was no acute reason beyond that I’ve changed — and

Arooj Aftab has announced a deluxe edition of her third album, Vulture Prince, which will be out on June 24 via Verve. It includes the previously unreleased track ‘Udhero Na’, which features sitar-playing from Anoushka Shankar and harp from Maeve Gilchrist. Listen to it below. “‘Udhero Na’ has been one of my dearest songs, written

Netflix is streaming Servant of the People, the satirical show that helped Zelensky become a household name in Ukraine. By Grant Rindner March 18, 2022 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes a speech on evaluation the 22nd day of the Russia-Ukraine war in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 17, 2022.Courtesy of Ukrainian Presidency / Handout/Anadolu Agency via

supernowhere are a Seattle-based trio comprised of bassist and vocalist Meredith Davey, guitarist and vocalist Kurt Pacing, and drummer Matthew Anderson. Ever since the band came together in 2016, something about their collaboration felt incredibly natural, which was echoed in the fluid, expansive indie rock of their 2018 debut Gestalt. Originally written and recorded in

There’s no denying that brands in the fashion world conjure up all kinds of exciting new clothing lines and trends each year. It’s one of the most creative industries to get involved with, and one where many new names make waves and ultimately help shape future trends. If you’ve got a creative eye and enjoy

Get your Oscar binge watch in now before it’s too late. By Nathaniel Houston March 18, 2022 Timothee Chalamet in Dune.Courtesy of Warner Bros via Everett Collection. We’re in the homestretch of yet another Oscar season, and the window to be properly caught up on which films are overrated, which were snubbed, and which should

Warpaint have shared the music video for ‘Champion’, the lead single off their upcoming album Radiate Like This. Watch it below. “Being apart it was a little tricky to make a video,” the band’s Jenny Lee Lindberg said of the visual in a statement. “It [Theresa Wayman] came up w some key points with camera

The transformation of a house is one of the most remarkable. When designing or renovating your home, keep in mind that it’s one of the most personal investments you’ll ever make. Since custom home renovation and extensions can take many forms, you should have no trouble finding a solution that meets your requirements and your

Alex Cameron has been effectively blurring the line between persona and artist for most of his career, dealing with uncomfortable themes by embodying some version of a sleazy, deplorable male character. It’s been a playful act of exposure more than serious commentary, a quality that has kept his music entertaining as well as refreshing ever

The two-time World Cup champion opened up about playing for Los Angeles’s new NWSL team, taking care of her mental health, and hiking across Spain. By Melissa Yang March 17, 2022 BURBANK, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 11: Christen Press poses for a portrait on Angel City FC media day at XRM Studios on March 11, 2022

C’est Karma has shared a new single called ‘Gateaux’. It’s taken from her forthcoming Amuse-Bouche EP, which is out May 13 and includes the previously unveiled ‘Bubblegum’. Give it a listen below. “Gateaux’ is a sign of our times, it’s about the young generations and our future,” Karma Catena explained in a statement. “I wanted

Yawners, the project of Spanish singer-songwriter Elena Nieto, has shared a new single called ‘Rivers Cuomo’. It’s taken from their upcoming album Duplo, which arrives on May 6 via Counter Intuitive (US) / Big Scary Monsters (UK) / Montgri (Spain) / Impartmant (Japan). According to a press release, the Weezer frontman himself said that “this is

Elanor Moss, a singer-songwriter originally from Lincolnshire, started crafting her first body of work while living between York and Leeds as an undergraduate in Medieval Literature. Although she grew up in a musical household, it wasn’t until university that she began writing and performing her own songs as well as collaborating with artists including Benjamin

With a new crime thriller, a viral blond buzzcut and the “All Too Well” video, Dylan O’Brien stays in the conversation. By Ilana Kaplan March 16, 2022 Dylan O’Brien attends the “All Too Well” premiere at AMC Lincoln Square on November 12, 2021 in New York.Courtesy of Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images. Dylan O’Brien knows

Anna Prior has shared a new solo single called ‘Easier Alone’. The track follows the Metronomy musician and DJ’s 2021 single ‘Thank You For Nothing’. Give it a listen below. “‘Easier Alone’ is a song about letting good things go,” Prior explained in a press release. “It’s about all those healthy friendships, relationships, situationships that

Perhaps the first thing that strikes you about Classic Objects is its airiness; a quality that’s not often associated with the work of Jenny Hval. As heady and complex as her explorations of gender identity, sex, and capitalism have been over the years, her music can also be direct and vulnerable, approaching accessibility by deconstructing

Two cops, Ousmane Diakité (Omar Sy) and François Monge (Laurent Lafitte), both come from different backgrounds and have very different styles. Yet, a new investigation leads the unlikely duo across France once again as a seemingly simple drug deal turns into a complex criminal case involving danger and surprising comedy. The Takedown will be on

Just two episodes into the new HBO basketball series, John C. Reilly is delivering all-star fits. By Gabriella Paiella March 15, 2022 Photographs courtesy HBO, Getty Images; Collage by Gabe Conte The new HBO series Winning Time is a show about how the 1980s Lakers became an unstoppable dynasty through a confluence of big personalities