By Tom Grater
13.04.2020 - 23:27 / pitchfork.com
The Streets are back. The UK rap project, led by Mike Skinner, have returned with a new Tame Impala collaboration called “Call My Phone Thinking I’m Doing Nothing Better.” It’s the first song to be released from Skinner’s forthcoming mixtape None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive—out July 10 via Island. The tape marks the Streets’ first full-length since 2011’s Computers and Blues. Check out the video for the new track below.
The Streets returned to touring in 2018 after a years-long
Meghan Markle may have moved on from life in the UK, but she hasn’t left behind the charity work she’s passionate about.
Sam Smith is getting some air.
New Orleans-based six-piece Sweet Crude's sophomore album Officiel//Artificiel is Cajun pop at its best.You can hear a mix of French and English on tracks like "Déballez," "Sun Sept" and "Porkupine," all of which showcase the the band's bright, unique sound.
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Emre Can has hailed his team-mate Jadon Sancho as world class, amid interest from Manchester United.
Wilfried Zaha is one of Manchester United’s bigger regrets in recent years.
A nurse who worked on the frontline of the Ebola outbreak is now leading the fight against coronavirus at the Nightingale North West.
Fiona Apple has released her first new album in eight years. Listen to Fetch The Bolt Cutters below.
Bob Dylan is a lot of different people.
The drought is over.
Florence and the Machine have shared a previously unreleased song from the sessions for 2018’s High as Hope. The track is called “Light of Love,” and Florence Welch said she’s releasing it “as a little token of [her] love.” Welch also said she plans to donate all her proceeds from the song to the United Kingdom’s Intensive Care Society. Hear “Light of Love” below.
Jamie xx is back with a new solo song—his first under his own name since releasing his debut album In Colour in 2015. It’s called “Idontknow” and it’s been a staple of his live shows since last year. A 12" vinyl release is coming out around May 1 in the United Kingdom and May 15 in the United Stats (via Young Turks). Give it a listen below.
J-pop band Mrs. GREEN APPLE released a new song called "PRESENT (English ver.)" on Friday (April 10).Earlier that week, their label, Universal Music Japan, teased the song's lyric video without naming five-member group, tagging it #PRESENT and #StayHomeSaveLives and captioning it with the message: "Keep Calm, Stay home.
Sam Smith and Demi Lovato have a new duet coming out titled “I’m Ready” – and we’ll hear it this Friday!
Tones and I is back!
Late last year, it was announced that New York City’s CMJ Music Marathon would return for the first time in five years. The week-long multi-venue festival was initially launched in 1978, and ran through 2015. However following a change in ownership and a string of legal issues, the event’s future was uncertain. Now, the British platform Amazing Radio has announced the acquisition of the CMJ brand.