There are magical objects scattered around Danny L Harle’s studio in Hackney. A small dark silver knight wedges himself between speakers and computer monitors; a star-cloaked figurine of Merlin holds a bright orange flame aloft. Nearby are relics from the producer’s own pop mythology: a black baseball cap from Caroline Polachek’s Pang, a red cornucopia […]
Cash Cobain – “Wish”
Last year, sexy drill innovator Cash Cobain worked with big stars like Justin Bieber and Drake, and he took his own horny party music into psychedelic, aqueous zones on singles like “Trippin On A Yacht” and “Hoes Be Mad.” Every time I write about this guy, I feel like I’m gooping on ya grinch, but […]
Anne Hathaway Shares Mother Mary Song Co-Written By Charli XCX & Jack Antonoff
Right now, Charli XCX’s big cinematic invasion is in full swing. Thus far this year, Charli has already released her Wuthering Heights soundtrack album and starred as herself in her own mockumentary The Moment. She’s acting in a bunch of movies in various stages of production and post-production, and she’s also helping transform Anne Hathaway […]
Britney Spears Arrested For Alleged DUI, Rep Says Change In Her Life Is “Overdue”
Britney Spears has been arrested for suspicion of DUI, TMZ reports. The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. last night in Westlake Village in Ventura County when the singer was apprehended by California Highway Patrol. Spears, who lives in Thousand Oaks, was taken to a hospital for blood testing and later booked around 3 a.m. this […]
Carla dal Forno Announces New Album Confession: Hear “Going Out”
Carla dal Forno is back. The reliably good Australian singer-songwriter has a new album called Confession coming in April, and today, she’s announcing the follow-up to 2022’s Come Around with the lead single “Going Out.” Dal Forno wrote Confession, which she says is about “a friendship that became emotionally charged in an unexpected way,” in […]
Rustie – “Trizkel Sun”
Rustie, the overwhelmingly influential pop-maximalist Scottish producer, took a long hiatus for mental health reasons after he released his surprise album EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE in 2015. In 2023, he returned with the single “Black Ice Mudra,” and then he disappeared again. More recently, though, he’s been quietly posting new tracks on YouTube, and they show that the […]
Seefeel Announce First New Album In 15 Years Sol.Hz.: Hear “Ever No Way”
Two summers ago, the veteran London shoegaze/electronica band Seefeel, the first guitar act signed to experimental electronic hub Warp Records, came back with their first new album in 13 years. Except, at six tracks, Everything Squared was more of a mini-album or an EP, so let’s try this again. On May Day, Warp will release […]
SUSS Announce New Album Counting Sunsets: Hear “Sunset II”
Last year, the prolific New York ambient country trio SUSS teamed up with Immersion, the duo of Wire’s Colin Newman and Minimal Compact’s Malka Spigel, for the collaborative album Nanocluster Vol. 3, and they also shared their version of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land.” Today, SUSS announce plans to follow their own 2024 […]
Rhododendron Announce New Album Ascent Effort: Hear “Firmament”
Since forming in 2019, the trio Rhododendron have been a regular fixture in the live music scene of their native Portland, Oregon, earning a reputation for prog-y, big-swinging experimental rock. They’ll be bringing that sound to the masses this spring with Ascent Effort, their latest LP and first for new label home the Flesner. Today […]
Outside Lands 2026 Has Charli XCX, The Strokes, Turnstile, Dijon, & More
The music festival known as Outside Lands will once again bring a diverse array of sounds to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this summer. Topping the bill is Charli XCX, in what’s set to be her first musical performance in a year. Others in headliner font include the Strokes, the xx, Turnstile, Baby Keem, Djo, […]