Justin Vernon sings hypnotically about love and fading memory on “715 – CR∑∑KS,” a highlight from the new Bon Iver LP, 22, A Million.
The Weeknd has been very busy. He’s found the time to announce a new album, get a fall haircut, and, as of Wednesday, release a new single from said album. “Starboy” is the title track off Abel Tesfaye’s upcoming release; The Weeknd announced the title and cover art for Starboy on Twitter earlier today. The album will drop on November 25, but until then you can listen to the Weeknd’s latest single — which features Daft Punk!
You could occupy a whole afternoon arguing about whether the Netflix series “Stranger Things” marks the jump-the-shark moment for the ’80s fetishization that’s been building for the past half-decade, or whether it represents the trend’s creative peak.
Back in 2013, Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA revealed he was working on a record with Interpol’s Paul Banks. Last month, the two unveiled a name for their project, Banks & Steelz.
If you’ve been watching Stranger Things and feeling nostalgic for that warm 80s electropop sound, then you are in for a treat with the dreamy American Eyes fromPromises Ltd.
Orange County quintet Young the Giant is a modern-rock melting pot: Frontman Sameer Gadhia’s parents are Indian immigrants, bassist Payam Doostzadeh is Persian-American and drummer Francois Comtois hails from Quebec.
The L.A.-based indie pop project NVDES, produced by Josh Ocean, is releasing its first ever 7-inch on B3SCI Records today. Accordingly, we’re premiering NVDES’s second single from the release, “The Other Side,” a juicy explosion of a track that has serious sexy summer dance party potential. I wanna keep the lights on and play with you all night, teases a breathless voice, which then shouts, All my best friends say you are/ The worst thing that happened to me. Hot.
Glass Animals’ members are taking the concept album to a new level. The U.K. indie-pop band’s forthcoming album, How To Be A Human Being, follows an overarching storyline, with chapters rolled out one by one as if part of a TV miniseries.
Kaskade has kicked off festival season with a bevy of new productions. His last offering was a new original titled “Jorts FTW” — a strange, albeit exciting festival piece designed with wild crowds in mind. The track was a step outside of his usual brand of emotive house music, yet well-received nonetheless by fans for its intensity.
Dev Hynes directed and edited the clip, which captures the singer/songwriter playing instruments in an empty apartment and an assortment of dancers showcasing their moves on rooftops. Hynes also appears in front of the flag of Sierra Leone, which is painted on a wall. The album borrows its name from Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone where Hynes' father was born.
Whatever happens/ You know we’re gonna repair sings JONES in her relaxed, dusky voice on new single “Melt." The London-based artist had a breakout online hit last year with the sultry “Hoops,”and this new one is an optimistic dose of neo-soul, with a sunny strut courtesy of producers HONNE. With a message of healing, it's a soothing listen for an intense week.
Stars have been releasing a different cover song every month for all of 2016. Past installments in the series have included Bob Dylan and Kanye West, and for their latest offering, they’ve decided to take on soft-EDM posterchild Mike Posner’s country-inflected acoustic ballad “I Took A Pill In Ibiza.” If his feelings regarding other Stars covers are anything to go by, Prince probably would have loved it.
