The Avalanches Share New Song With Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo and Pink Siifu: Listen

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.

An attempt at addressing "this troubled new reality"

The 1975 have shared “Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America,” the sixth offering from Notes on a Conditional Form. The new song is a duet between Matty Healy and Phoebe Bridgers. Hear it below.

Iceage have shared a new song, “Lockdown Blues.” It was written in the wake of the social distancing measures put in place by countries worldwide in an effort to combat the spread of coronavirus. All proceeds from Bandcamp sales of the new song will benefit Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders). Check out a lyric video below.

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have announced their new album Sideways to New Italy. The Melbourne band’s new one is out June 5 via Sub Pop. They’ve released a video for their new song “She’s There.” Watch the Nick Mckk-directed visual below.

Los Angeles duo No Age have shared the music video for a new song called “Feeler.” The visual is directed by Kersti Jan Werdel, who said she “wanted to make something that felt honest to the experience of being an adolescent just before entering adulthood.” Watch below.

Inventions—the duo of Matthew Robert Cooper (aka Eluvium) and Explosions in the Sky’s Mark T. Smith—have announced their next album. Continuous Portrait arrives digitally May 29 via Temporary Residence Ltd. Inventions have also shared the LP’s “Outlook for the Future.” Hear the song below and scroll down to find the tracklist and a preview of the limited bronze vinyl edition of the album. The CD and also the bronze vinyl are out July 10.

It's out this Friday (April 3)

I Break Horses, the pop project led by Maria Lendén, has a new album due later this spring. It’s called Warnings, and it’s her first record in six years, following 2014’s Chiaroscuro. Listen to “Neon Lights” from the album, which arrives May 8 via Bella Union/PIAS, below.

Duck Sauce, the house duo of A-Trak and Armand Van Helden, have released their third new song of the year. Take a listen to “Captain Duck” below.

Rihanna features on PARTYNEXTDOOR’s new track “BELIEVE IT.” It’s on his new album PARTYMOBILE, which is out now. Check it out below. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Classixx have released a new single called “One More Song.” It features German producer-singer Roosevelt on vocals and marks the electronic duo’s first new single since 2019’s “Love Me No More.” According to a press release, the song’s bassline was heavily influenced by Louis Johnson, the Brothers Johnson co-founder who notably played on Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall, Thriller, and Dangerous. Listen to the new track below.

Brighton post-punk band Squid have signed to Warp and shared their first single of the year. “Sludge” is the group’s inaugural release on the revered indie label. Listen to the new track below, and scroll down to find the single art and Squid’s planned tour dates.

Dirty Projectors will release a new EP this Friday (March 27). It’s called Window Opens and it’s being released by Domino. Today, they’ve released a new song called “Search for Life.” Have a listen below.

Car Seat Headrest have shared a new track from their forthcoming album Making a Door Less Open. This one’s called “Martin” and it arrives with a band-made lyric video featuring frontman Will Toledo (as his alternate persona Trait) doing dishes. Watch below.

Run the Jewels have shared a new song called “The Yankee and the Brave”—a taste of their forthcoming album RTJ4. Take a listen below.

The Avalanches’ comeback motors on with “Running Red Lights,” a new single featuring the vocals of Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo and L.A.-based rapper Pink Siifu.

It's called 'Running Red Lights'

The Pretenders have announced a new record: Hate for Sale is out May 1 via BMG. They have also shared a new song, “The Buzz.” Hear it below.

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).