Alison Mosshart (of the Kills and the Dead Weather) has shared a new single. It’s her first solo song under her own name. Listen to “Rise” below.
23.03.2020 - 00:51 / pitchfork.com
M.I.A. has shared her first new song in three years. Take a listen to “OHMNI 202091” on her Patreon page, and read the lyrics below. In a tweet, she introduced the song by calling it “free music to get you the fuck up outta bed.”
The song is available for free via her Patreon account, which was launched in January. She launched the page with the promise that fans would get access to music, livestreams, Q&As, and more.
M.I.A. released her fifth album AIM in September 2016, and the documentary
Alison Mosshart (of the Kills and the Dead Weather) has shared a new single. It’s her first solo song under her own name. Listen to “Rise” below.
Hayley Williams has unveiled another track from her solo debut PETALS FOR ARMOR. The latest song is titled “My Friend.” Watch its lyric video below.
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).
Omar Apollo is back with a new single called “Imagine U.” Take a listen to the new song, co-produced by Kenny Beats, below.
Avey Tare has shared a new track titled “Wake My Door.” In a statement, the Animal Collective member wrote, “Here’s a song I made a couple weeks ago. I keep tinkering away at things in/out here. I want to get music out there and create some new energies around you maybe make you smile. Hope it’s at least like a little bit of sun shining on you wherever you are. Hope and sonic nourishment seem like a small thing to offer when there are people out there really stepping it up.”
Westerman has shared another new song from his forthcoming debut album Your Hero Is Not Dead. The follow-up to “Blue Comanche” and “Think I’ll Stay” is called “Waiting on Design.” Have a listen below.
Body Meat, the project of Philadelphia musician Christopher Taylor, has shared a new song. “The Well” was written and produced by Taylor and features the saxophone playing of Andrew Lee. Listen to the track below.
(Sandy) Alex G has shared a new song titled “rosebush.” The largely-instrumental track is accompanied by video that contains a short story about a woman named Joanna, three yowling grey cats, and the titular rosebush. The story also has the line, “Crawl back to your hole, rat!,” written many times. Check out the song and video below.
Laura Marling has announced she has moved up the release date of her new album, Song for Our Daughter. Originally slated for a summer release, the record will now arrive April 10 via Partisan/Chrysalis. “In light of the change to all our circumstances, I saw no reason to hold back on something that, at the very least, might entertain, and at its best, provide some sense of union,” she wrote in a statement. Marling has also shared a new song, “Held Down.” Find that below.
Rina Sawayama has shared a new song from her forthcoming debut, SAWAYAMA. “Chosen Family,” produced by PC Music’s Danny L Harle, is dedicated “to my queer friends who I now consider family,” Sawayama says in a press release. Hear it below.
Australian pop artist Troye Sivan is back with a new single, “Take Yourself Home.” Sivan co-wrote the song with Leland, Tayla Parx, Oscar Görres, who also produced the track. (Görres previously produced Sivan’s “My My My!” from 2018’s Bloom.) Watch the lyric video for “Take Yourself Home” below.
Yves Tumor has shared a new single from the artist’s upcoming album Heaven to a Tortured Mind. Listen to “Romanticist/Dream Palette” below.
Craig Finn, frontman for the Hold Steady, has announced a new album called All These Perfect Crosses. He’s also shared its title track. The LP was recorded during Finn’s sessions from his most recent solo album, last year’s I Need a New War. The double album arrives June 20 (via Partisan) for the recently rescheduled Record Store Day. Listen to “All These Perfect Crosses” below, and scroll down to find Finn’s Instagram post about the project.
Kesha’s social media presence in the time of social distancing has included, of course, a tutorial about washing hands to the tune of “TiK ToK.” Among the highlights from her timeline is a new song about Nicolas Cage. If you want to hear a Kesha song that references the actor’s work in Leaving Las Vegas and National Treasure (but unfortunately not Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans), watch the video below.
Former Frog Eyes leader Carey Mercer has announced his new band Soft Plastics. Mercer has also shared the inaugural single from the project and announced the band’s debut LP 5 Dreams, which will be released via Paper Bag Records. Listen to “Rope Off the Tigers” below and scroll down to find the LP tracklist art.
Blake Mills has a new album on the way, and he’s shared a new song called “Vanishing Twin” along with its music video. Mills co-wrote “Vanishing Twin” with Cass McCombs. Check out the video, directed by Justin Daashuur Hopkins, below.
Florida rapper-singer Rod Wave has revealed the release date of his sophomore album: Pray 4 Love is out April 3 (via Alamo/Geffen). He’s also shared the record’s title track and its music video. Watch the “Pray 4 Love” video below.
Quelle Chris has announced a new album that features Earl Sweatshirt, billy woods, Tune-Yards’ Merrill Garbus, Denmark Vessey, Homeboy Sandman, Pink Siifu, comedian Josh Gondelman, and more. It’s called Innocent Country 2 and it arrives April 24 via Mello Music Group. He’s also shared a new track from the record, titled “LIVING HAPPY” (featuring Chicago’s Joseph Chilliams and New Orleans-based rapper Cavalier).
Composer, artist, and producer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is back with a new album called The Mosaic of Transformation. It’s out May 15 via Ghostly. In a statement, Smith said, “This album is my expression of love and appreciation for electricity.” Listen to a new 10-minute song from the album, “Expanding Electricity,” below. Find physical editions of The Mosaic of Transformation at Rough Trade. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)