New York-based singer/producer Shura has shared a new track called “elevator girl,” featuring Philadelphia rapper Ivy Sole. Hear it below (via Secretly Canadian).
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Dirty Projectors are back with a new single, “Overlord.” Their first song in two years features their guitarist and vocalist Maia Friedman on lead vocals. According to a press release, the new song has been described by the band as Joni Mitchell’s “‘Both Sides Now’ for an Amazon Prime world.” Watch the video below.
The shapeshifting band’s lineup on this song also includes Felicia Douglass, Kristin Slipp, Nat Baldwin, Mike Johnson, and Mauro Refosco. Dirty Projectors’ last full-length release,
New York-based singer/producer Shura has shared a new track called “elevator girl,” featuring Philadelphia rapper Ivy Sole. Hear it below (via Secretly Canadian).
Harry Styles and his touring band performed an installment of NPR’s long-running “Tiny Desk Concert” series. They played four songs from Styles’ sophomore album Fine Line: “Cherry,” “Watermelon Sugar,” “To Be So Lonely,” and “Adore You.” Watch below.
Octavian is back with a new song featuring Skepta. The two London artists join forces on the new track “Papi Chulo,” which was produced by YoungKio (“Old Town Road”), Bricks Da Mane, and Go Grizzly. It arrives with a new video directed by Lyle Lindgren, featuring cameos from A$AP Ferg, A$AP Nast, and Michael Phantom. Check it out below. The new collaboration follows Octavian and Skepta’s previous team-up, “Bet” (from last year’s Endorphins).
The Killers have shared the first new single from their forthcoming album Imploding the Mirage. It’s called “Caution.” Have a listen below.
Sufjan Stevens has shared a new song called “Climb That Mountain” from his forthcoming collaborative album Aporia with his father Lowell Brams. Check it out below.
Protomartyr, who recently opened for Bernie Sanders, have announced their fifth album: The Detroit band returns with Ultimate Success Today, which is out May 29 via Domino. Watch the video for their new song “Processed by the Boys” below. Protomartyr also plan to head out on tour. Check out their schedule below.
Flume has shared a new song in collaboration with Toro Y Moi. Check out the music video for “The Difference” below.
Anderson .Paak and Justin Timberlake have shared a new track from Trolls World Tour. The duo wrote and produced “Don’t Slack” with Ludwig Göransson. Hear the track below. Timberlake discussed the collaboration in a new interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music’s Beats 1. Hear that below, too.
Chromatics have shared another new track. Take a listen to “Famous Monsters” and its instrumental counterpart below.
Peaking Lights have announced their new album E S C A P E. The record, which includes the previously shared “Soft Escape,” is out May 4 via Dekmantel. Below, hear Peaking Lights’ new song “EVP.”
Ohmme—the Chicago-based duo of Sima Cunningham (who works for the company that helps produce Pitchfork Music Festival) and Macie Stewart—have announced their new album. The follow-up to 2018’s Parts is called Fantasize Your Ghost and it’s out June 5 via Joyful Noise. Check out the video for the duo’s new song “3 2 4 3,” directed by Alejandra Villalba García, below.
Woods are back with a new album. Strange to Explain is out May 22 via Woodsist. Watch the John Andrews-animated video for their new song “Where Do You Go When You Dream?” below (via The FADER).
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Rufus Wainwright has announced his new album Unfollow the Rules. His first pop album since the Mark Ronson-produced 2012 album Out of the Game is out April 24 via BMG. Unfollow features “Trouble in Paradise” and a new song he’s released today called “Damsel in Distress.” Listen below.
Gorillaz are back with another new single. This one’s called “Désolé,” and it’s a collaboration with Malian musician Fatoumata Diawara. Have a listen below.
Justin Timberlake stars in the new animated film Trolls World Tour, and he also serves as the executive producer of its soundtrack. One of the songs from the soundtrack is “The Other Side,” a collaboration between Timberlake and SZA. Check out the futuristic video below.
Shabazz Palaces have announced their new album The Don of Diamond Dreams. It’s due out April 17 via Sub Pop. Below, check out their new song “Fast Learner,” a collaboration with Purple Tape Nate. Scroll down for the tracklist and cover art.
Car Seat Headrest have announced a new album. It’s called Making a Door Less Open, and it arrives May 1 via Matador. Check out the lyric video for the album’s lead single “Can’t Cool Me Down” below. The band has also announced a summer tour behind the album, which includes dates with Twin Peaks. Scroll down for their itinerary.
Throwing Muses have announced Sun Racket, their first new album in seven years. The 10-song LP is due out May 22 via Rough Trade. Check out the first single “Dark Blue” below.
Chicano Batman have announced their fourth LP Invisible People. The Los Angeles band’s follow-up to 2017’s Freedom Is Free arrives May 1 via ATO. The new album is a collaboration with engineer Shawn Everett and producer Leon Michels. The announcement arrives with the new song “Color my life.” Watch the George Mays-directed video below.