Ethio-Jazz Legend Hailu Mergia Announces New Album Yene Mircha, Shares New Song: Listen

Despite wearing the loudest outfit in an arena crammed with 7,500 Bernie Sanders fans, Julian Casablancas didn’t have much to say about the Democratic Senator from Vermont. The Strokes were the headline entertainment at Sanders’ latest presidential campaign rally on Monday night at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, and Casablancas took to the stage dressed like a lounge lizard who’d just teleported from a Comic-Con in Atlantic City.

Caleb Landry Jones—best known for his roles in Get Out, Twin Peaks: The Return, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and The Dead Don’t Die—has announced his debut album. The Mother Stone is out May 1 via Sacred Bones. Check out the psychedelic visual for Jones’ lead single “Flag Day / The Mother Stone” below, along with the LP art and tracklist.

Nicki Minaj is back with a new song. It’s called “Yikes.” Have a listen below. Nicki recently shared a preview of the song, which stirred controversy due to the line, “All you bitches Rosa Parks, uh oh, get your ass up.”

Phantogram have announced their next studio album. It’s called Ceremony and it arrives March 6 via Republic. The duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter have also released a new song called “Pedestal,” their first since last year’s “Into Happiness.” Listen to that below.

Victoria Monét, the L.A.-based singer-songwriter who recently scored Grammy nominations for her work on Ariana Grande’s “7 rings” and thank u, next, has shared a new single. Listen to “Moment” below.

Sufjan Stevens has announced a new collaborative album with his stepfather Lowell Brams (aka the Lowell of Carrie & Lowell). It’s called Aporia and it’s out March 27 on Asthmatic Kitty, the label that Stevens and Brams founded together. Below, check out the new song “The Unlimited.” Scroll down for the cover art, tracklist, and a playlist of songs that inspired the album, featuring Enya, Boards of Canada, Fennesz, and more.

Lido Pimienta has announced her new album Miss Colombia with a new song called “Eso Que Tu Haces” (“That Thing You Do”). It’s due out April 17 via ANTI-. Check out the video for “Eso Que Tu Haces” below.

Lucinda Williams has announced a new album. Good Souls Better Angels is out April 24 via Highway 20/Thirty Tigers. Check out the LP’s first track, “Man Without a Soul,” below (via Rolling Stone).

Oakland rapper Kamaiyah has announced her latest project. Her third release, Got It Made, arrives February 21. She’s also shared a new track with Trina called “Set It Up.” Check out Kamaiyah’s cover art for the record, and listen to the new song below.

Rustin Man—the solo project of former Talk Talk bassist Paul Webb—has announced a new album. Clockdust arrives March 20 via Domino. Today, Webb has shared the LP’s lead single “Jackie’s Room.” Watch its moody music video, directed by Edwin Burdis, below.

Next week, New York-based electronic composer Nicolas Jaar will revisit his Against All Logic alias for a new album called 2017 – 2019. In preparation of the project's February 7 release, Jaar has shared a new two-song EP featuring “Alucinao,” a collaboration with FKA twigs.

Hot Country Knights are gearing up for a busy 2020 with a new tour and music. The ’90s-inspired country group have announced their 2020 One Night Stand Tour, which kicks off April 7 and includes stops in 12 cities.

New York experimental quartet altopalo have announced their sophomore album. It’s called farawayfromeveryoneyouknow and it arrives April 24 via Samedi. Ahead of the new record, they’ve shared the new single “honey,” as well as a string of North American tour dates. Listen to Altopalo’s new song, which they call “a love song to Lexapro,” and find their tour dates and album art below.

The Psychedelic Furs have announced a new album, their first in nearly 30 years. It’s called Made of Rain and it’s out May 1 via Cooking Vinyl. Listen to “Don’t Believe” from the record and check out the track list and album art for Made of Rain below. Find physical editions of Made of Rain at Rough Trade. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Amber Mark has shared a new song called “Generous” along with a lyric video. Check it out below.

Lil Wayne is dropping the follow-up to 2018’s Tha Carter V, titled Funeral, next Friday, January 31st. The news was announced with a tweet from Wayne bearing only the record’s date — “1/31” — and a video featuring the record’s logo, title, and a snippet of a new song. The record is available for pre-order on Wayne’s website on vinyl, cassette, CD, and digital; find details here.

Waxahatchee is back. Katie Crutchfield has announced the new album Saint Cloud and she’s also shared the new song “Fire.” Listen below. Saint Cloud arrives on March 27 via Merge.

New Orleans-based sextet Sweet Crude unveiled the video for their new single, "Déballez" on Friday (Jan. 17), exclusively via Billboard.

Hayley Kiyoko just dropped her latest project, I’m Too Sensitive For This Shit. This is the endpoint to the collection of songs she’s been sharing since last October, and it includes the previously released tracks: “L.O.V.E. Me,” “​runaway,” and “I Wish.” This is her first release since 2018’s Expectations.

Margo Price is back with a new song. It’s called “Stone Me.” In addition to its release via Loma Vista, she performed it on last night’s episode of Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. It features the following chorus: “Love me, hate me, desecrate me/Call me a bitch then call me baby/You don’t know me, you don’t own me/Yeah that’s no way to stone me.”