Esther Rose has announced a new EP with a cover of Nick Lowe’s “Blue on Blue.” My Favorite Mistakes is due out May 29 via Father Daughter and comprises covers of four of Rose’s favorite melancholic songs. Check out “Blue on Blue” below.
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced a new concert film. Chunky Shrapnel was recorded on the band’s 2019 tour of Europe. It arrives April 17 with a live-streamed premiere, accompanied by a double-LP release of the live album. Check out the trailer below.
“Chunky Shrapnel was made for the cinema but as both concerts and films are currently outlawed, it feels poetic to release a concert-film digitally right now,” said frontman Stu Mackenzie in a statement. Earlier this year, the band
Esther Rose has announced a new EP with a cover of Nick Lowe’s “Blue on Blue.” My Favorite Mistakes is due out May 29 via Father Daughter and comprises covers of four of Rose’s favorite melancholic songs. Check out “Blue on Blue” below.
Chelsea Peretti, the stand-up comedian who starred in the original run of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has announced her first musical project. The new album of comedic songs—a concept album about coffee—arrives in June.
The new collection of novellas comes out next week (April 21)
The band's concert film, directed by John Angus Stewart, is available only for 24 hours
Naeem Juwan, the Baltimore-born and Los Angeles–based artist formerly known as Spank Rock, has announced his new album Startisha. The LP is out June 12 via 37d03d. According to a press release, Naeem began working on Startisha four years ago in Philadelphia. He later continued work on the record at Justin Vernon’s home studio. Startisha features contributions from Vernon, Francis and the Lights, Ryan Olson, Swamp Dogg, Velvet Negroni, Amanda Blank, and Micah James.
Bing & Ruth, the project led of New York composer David Moore, has announced a new album. Species is out July 17 via 4AD. Moore’s also shared a new video for the new song “I Had No Dream.” Watch it below.
Amnesia Scanner—the Berlin-based duo of Ville Haimala and Martti Kalliala—are back with a new album. It’s called Tearless and it’s set to arrive on June 5 via PAN. Listen to “AS Going” from the LP below. The new album, which follows up their 2018 full-length Another Life, features Lalita, Code Orange, and LYZZA.
Phoebe Bridgers has announced her sophomore solo album: Punisher is out June 19 via Dead Oceans. The follow-up to Stranger in the Alps includes “Garden Song,” as well as a new track called “Kyoto.” Check out Bridgers’ new “Kyoto” video below. Find physical editions of Punisher at Rough Trade. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)
Back in 2011, Baths released Pop Music / False B-Sides, a collection of tracks that did not make the cut for his 2010 debut Cerulean. Now, he’s back with a sequel: Pop Music / False B-Sides II features songs that were considered for 2013’s Obsidian and 2017’s Romaplasm. The new collection is out May 29 via Baths’ own Basement’s Basement label. Below, watch Baths’ new music video for “Mikaela Corridor” (directed by Dan Streit).
Over a decade after their 2009 debut album II, Desire—the project fronted by Megan Louise—have announced their second album. It’s called Escape, and it arrives this summer via Italians Do It Better. The album was produced by Johnny Jewel. Check out the tracklist in the Instagram post below. Plus, watch the Johnny Jewel–directed video for the title track.
Billie Joe Armstrong logged in for a virtual chat Monday night with The Tonight Show’s Jimmy Fallon, and for a performance of a song high on everyone’s self-isolation list.The Green Day frontman performed a rocking version of “I Think We're Alone Now,” originally recorded in the ‘60s by Tommy James and the Shondells and turned into a mega-hit once more in the ‘80s by Tiffany.“I think we’re alone now. There doesn’t seem to be anyone around,” are lyrics perfect for our time.
Bring it! Tiger King star Jeff Lowe said in a video message that a new episode of the documentary series is coming to Netflix “next week.”
Bad Bunny has rescheduled his upcoming concerts in Puerto Rico, the star confirmed via a song called “En Casita” (featuring Gabriela) that he posted on SoundCloud on Saturday morning (April 4).
Addicted to Tiger King? You’re not alone. The Netflix docuseries that chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage, also known as “Joe Exotic.” The series began as a look at those who own “big cats” and run public zoos. It quickly took a turn into something else, a dark look at the life of zoo owners and the war that occurs between them.
Accompanying their new documentary of the same name
Greg Fox—the composer and virtuoso drummer for Ex Eye, Liturgy, Zs, and more— has announced a new album. Contact is out May 29 via RVNG Intl. The follow-up to 2017’s The Gradual Progression, Contact was produced and mixed by Randall Dunn. A portion of its proceeds will benefit the Dhamma Dharā Vipassana Meditation Center. Hear the new song “From the Cessation of What” below and scroll down for the tracklist and cover art.
An unreleased Drake track has recently picked up steam on TikTok, and last night, the OVO rapper announced that he will be putting the song out this Thursday. Titled “Toosie Slide,” the track is produced by OZ, who previously worked with Drake on songs like “U With Me?” and “Omertà.”
The popularity of Netflix's could lead to new developments in the 1997 cold case involving Carole Baskin's missing husband, millionaire Jack «Don» Lewis.