Dawn Richard announces new album, shares new song “Bussifame”

Chance The Rapper has had a rough 18 months or so. His debut album The Big Day dropped in 2019, and fan reaction was tepid compared to the acclaim he built over the course of three beloved solo mixtapes.

St Vincent has announced details of her sixth album, ‘Daddy’s Home’, with is set for release in May.“‘Daddy’s Home’ collects stories of being down and out in downtown NYC”, she says in a statement. “Last night’s heels on the morning train.

Lil Baby emerged from 2020 in a stronger position than ever before thanks to an acclaimed album (My Turn) and a protest anthem that silenced those who criticized his raps as insubstantial ("The Bigger Picture"). His first song of 2021 is "Real As It Gets," a song featuring Kentucky rapper EST Gee.

Phil Elverum has announced his second release as The Microphones in as many years, and, like 2020’s Microphones In 2020, an epic, 45-minute poem unlike anything else in Elverum’s dense and beautiful catalog, 2021’s Foghorn Tape breaks significant new ground… in that it’s not really ‘music’.

Soon after leaving Vampire Weekend, Rostam Batmanglij became an in-demand pop producer for artists like HAIM and Clairo, and plugged away at a solo career that included 2017's Half-Light LP. On June 4, Rostam will release his sophomore album Changephobia, and the latest track "4Runner" is out today.

Mdou Moctar is a musician from Niger offering his own unique recalibration of the Tuareg guitar style. His output is psychedelic and enchanting and has appeared twice on our weekly Songs You Need playlist, which should tell you that we're always happy to hear new music from him.

Japanese Breakfast has announced her new album ‘Jubilee’ – you can hear its lead single, ‘Be Sweet’, below.Michelle Zauner is preparing the release of her first Japanese Breakfast album since 2017’s ‘Soft Sounds From Another Planet’, having teased its arrival back in January.‘Jubilee’ will be released on June 4 via Dead Oceans. Speaking about the process behind making the album, Zauner said that she’s “never wanted to rest on any laurels.

James have announced that they will return with their new album ‘All The Colours Of You’ later this year – you can hear the LP’s title track below.Partly recorded before the coronavirus pandemic, the sixteenth album from the Manchester legends sees them teaming up with producer Jacknife Lee – who worked remotely on the record from his own home.Set for release on June 16, the record also sees the band offering their own take on the state of the world – ‘All The Colours Of You’ looks at the end of

Sinead Harnett has shared a new song called ‘Last Love’ and announced details of her second album.The London-born, Los Angeles-based singer put out her debut album ‘Lessons In Love’ in 2019 and is now ready to follow it up with a new record.‘Ready Is Always Too Late’ will be released on May 21 via Sony Music.

Noname has made her long-awaited return today, with the official announcement of her forthcoming second album ‘Factory Baby’.To celebrate the announcement, she’s also unveiled its lead single, ‘Rainforest’.

Nick Jonas is feeling like a spaceman.

Paul Weller has announced a new album called ‘Fat Pop (Volume 1)’ – listen to its lead single ‘Cosmic Fringes’ below.The Modfather released his latest solo record ‘On Sunset’ last summer. Earlier this month, it was claimed by Noel Gallagher that he’d been working on its follow-up at home throughout the coronavirus pandemic.Today (February 25), Weller confirmed that he’ll release the 12-track ‘Fat Pop (Volume 1)’ on May 14 via Polydor.

Wolf Alice have shared their new single ‘The Last Man On Earth‘ as well as announcing details of their third album ‘Blue Weekend’.After teasing fans of their comeback for the last week, now the Mercury-winners are back with the dreamy and atmospheric ‘The Last Man On Earth’ – an adventurous sonic departure for the band, drifting into an orchestral, latter-day Beatles-esque waltz in the final third as frontwoman Ellie Rowsell sings: “When your friends are talking, you hardly hear a word – you

Dinosaur Jr. have announced their 12th studio album and shared its lead single, ‘I Ran Away’ featuring Kurt Vile.‘I Ran Away’, released Tuesday (February 23), is the first new music from the band in almost five years.

Dropkick Murphys have announced details of their 10th album ‘Turn Up That Dial’ and shared ‘Middle Finger’ – the first single to arrive from the record.READ MORE: Dropkick Murphys on their livestreamed St Patrick’s Day gig: “It’s one of the most special shows we’ve ever played”The latest effort from the Boston band will arrive on April 30 via Born & Bred Records, and co-frontman Ken Casey hopes that it will take “people’s minds off their troubles”.“We’re so fortunate and grateful to be in the

Guided By Voices have announced the forthcoming release of ‘Earth Man Blues’, a “collage of rejected songs” from the band’s archives.Announced by frontman Robert Pollard in Rolling Stone, the album will comprise previously unreleased songs from the band’s extensive archives of unfinished music and demos.“I was blown away that I had discarded them,” he told Rolling Stone. “Anyway, I combined some of them and created new arrangements.

Toronto-based rapper DijahSB shared a new track, "By Myself," on Friday, serving as the second single from their upcoming debut album Head Above The Waters dropping this spring. The Harrison-produced track finds Dijah rapping about survival and overcoming obstacles such as depression and anxiety on their own merit over mellow,bass-heavy production.

Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats have announced new album ‘Unlocked 1.5’, which is a reimagining of their 2020 collaboration ‘Unlocked’.The eight-track EP came out last February, and the new version features a number of guest appearances.‘Unlocked 1.5’ is due out on March 5, featuring contributions from Arlo Parks, Joey Bada$$, Benny The Butcher and more.Ahead of the release of the album, the pair have shared a new version of ‘So.Incredible.pkg’, produced by Robert Glasper and featuring Smino –

Manchester Orchestra have announced their new album, ‘The Million Masks Of God’, and shared its first single in ‘Bed Head’.The record was produced by the band’s main songwriters Andy Hull and Robert McDowell, as well as producers Catherine Marks (The Killers, PJ Harvey) and Ethan Gruska (Phoebe Bridgers).The band’s sixth album, ‘The Million Masks Of God’ will be released on April 30 via Loma Vista.In a press release, Hull said of single ‘Bed Head’: “‘Bed Head’ is two old friends existing in two