Martha Skye Murphy has announced her debut album: Um is set to arrive June 14 via AD 93. With the news comes a new song, “Pick Yourself Up”—“an ode to mistrust, Fred & Ginger, and clear days,” as she put it in a press release. Check that out below, along with the album art and […]
Lady Gaga is releasing a new concert film on HBO and Max. The special, Gaga Chromatica Ball, premieres on Saturday, May 25. Watch the trailer below. The new movie (directed, produced, and created by Lady Gaga) captures Lady Gaga’s September 2022 Chromatica Ball performance at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. According to the HBO press […]
Steve Albini, an icon of indie rock as both a producer and performer, died on Tuesday, May 7, of a heart attack, staff at his recording studio, Electrical Audio, confirmed to Pitchfork. As well as fronting underground rock lynchpins including Shellac and Big Black, Albini was a legend of the recording studio, though he preferred […]
“Ugh man, a heartbreaking loss of a legend. Love to his family and innumerable colleagues,” the actor and indie music fan Ejiah Wood shared. “Farewell, Steve Albini.” The Polyvinyl X account shared, “An unfathomable loss, impossible to fully trace the profound impact he made on all of us, on the sound of music itself.” Primavera […]
A musician who anonymously sued former Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow for sexual assault has asked the court to dismiss her case, The New York Times reports. She cited the sudden resignation of her attorney and concerns that a court would grant a motion by the prosecution to reveal her identity, according to documents viewed […]
Hagop Tchaparian has released a new song, “Treacle”—his first since his 2022 debut LP, Bolts. The British Armenian producer says the track is “heavily inspired by watching Four Tet play at Warung club in Brazil”; like Bolts, the single is out through Four Tet’s label Text. Hessle Audio’s Pearson Sound handled the mix and master. […]
Amen Dunes is releasing his new album, Death Jokes, on Friday, May 10. He’s now shared the LP’s fourth single, “Rugby Child.” Watch its music video, directed by Steven Brahms, below. “Rugby Child” follows “Purple Land,” “Boys,” and “Round the World,” and the latter two tracks also arrived with Brahms-directed visuals. In a statement about […]
Fontaines D.C. have announced new North American tour dates in support of their new album, Romance. The newly announced shows take place in September and October and feature support from Dirty Hit’s Been Stellar. See all of Fontaines D.C.’s tour dates, including stops in Europe and the United Kingdom, below. Romance, the fourth studio album […]
Arooj Aftab has released the new song “Whiskey.” It’s the second single from her new album, Night Reign, following “Raat Ki Rani.” Find the new track below. Night Reign, Aftab’s follow-up to 2021’s excellent Vulture Prince, is out May 31. Discussing her new single in a press statement, the musician explained, “‘Whiskey’ is about being […]
Hinds are gearing up to release their first album since 2020’s The Prettiest Curse. On September 6, the band will share the new album Viva Hinds. Below, watch the video for a new single, the Beck collaboration “Boom Boom Back.” Scroll down for the Spanish rock group’s upcoming tour dates. Hinds co-founders, co-vocalists, co-guitarists, and […]
