Music

A new album of funk and disco covers by the late producer Patrick Cowley has been announced. Some Funkettes is a collection of recordings made between 1975 and 1977, and it includes Cowley’s takes on songs by Herbie Hancock, The Temptations, Donna Summer, and more. The archival album arrives October 19 via Dark Entries. Below,

Sylvan Esso have shared a new single from their forthcoming album Free Love. “Frequency” arrives with an accompanying music video directed and styled by the group’s friend and collaborator Moses Sumney. Check it out below. Free Love marks Sylvan Esso’s third studio album, following the duo’s 2014 self-titled debut and 2017’s What Now. The new

Kelly Lee Owens was the latest guest on the Song Exploder podcast, where she discussed her Inner Song track “On.” Owens says that she started crafting the song the same day the Prodigy’s Keith Flint died, and that for a long time, the track’s working title was “Spirit of Keith.” She also discusses building the

Grateful Dead’s fifth album American Beauty turns 50 this year, and, to celebrate, it’s getting reissued. The 3xCD edition arrives October 30 via Rhino and features newly remastered audio, liner notes by author David Browne, and an unreleased concert recorded on February 18, 1971 at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. Below, listen

Simeon Coxe—inventor and electronic musician behind the experimental psychedelic rock group Silver Apples—died on Tuesday, September 8, AL.com reports. He was 82. In the late 1960s, Coxe was a member of the Overland Stage Electric Band when he decided to incorporate the sound of a vintage oscillator into the music. He formed a new duo

Legendary artists Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle have been announced as the next guests on Verzuz. Knight and LaBelle have collaborated in the past on tracks like “Sisters in the Name of Love” (with Dionne Warwick). The two icons will go hit-for-hit on the next installment of the Instagram live series, which will livestream Sunday,

Los Angeles–based ambient musician Ana Roxanne has announced a new album, Because of a Flower. The follow-up to last year’s ~~~ EP arrives November 13 via Kranky. Roxanne began working on Because of a Flower five years ago, inspired by ideas of “gender identity, beauty, and cruelty,” according to a press release. Roxanne has also

Phoebe Bridgers and London singer-songwriter Arlo Parks have joined forces to cover Radiohead’s “Fake Plastic Trees.” Recorded in a London church for BBC Radio 1’s Piano Sessions, their take on the Bends track aired on Phil Taggart’s Chillest Show before coming to YouTube. The two also played Bridgers’ “Kyoto.” Watch both performances below. Last month,

Gary Peacock—the legendary jazz bassist, who played and recorded alongside artists including Keith Jarrett, Albert Ayer, Bill Evans, Tony Williams, and Marc Copland—has died, NPR reports. A cause of death has not been revealed. Gary Peacock was 85 years old. Born in Idaho in 1935, Gary Peacock started out as a drummer and pianist before

Before building her film score portfolio, Mica Levi helmed an antic indie-pop group called Micachu & the Shapes. Now, the outfit has returned under a new name. Good Sad Happy Bad, named after the group’s 2015 album, will release Shades—technically their debut album—on October 16 via the French label Textile. Listen to the title track

EVER NEW is a new benefit compilation with music from Canadian artists, with all proceeds going to Canada-based organizations to benefit Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQ2S+ peoples. Mac DeMarco, Jessy Lanza, Ryan Hemsworth, Alex Zhang Hungtai (Dirty Beaches), Yves Jarvis, and Sarah Davachi are among the artists who have contributed tracks to the compilation, which is

Arca has released the latest installment in her Mutants Mixtape series, compiling tracks by producers who are part of the Mutants1000000 Discord community. In addition to dozens of other tracks, MUTANTS VOL. 2: RIOT features a new song from Alejandra Ghersi called “Mallorca.” All proceeds from the collaborative release will “be donated to over fifty

Polyvinyl has shared a new 11-track compilation called Exquisite Corpse. The record features over 45 of Polyvinyl’s artists, including Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart, Robert Pope of the Get Up Kids, Jeff Rosenstock, Nate and Mike Kinsella of American Football, and Mark Duplass. The artists created teams and constructed their collaborative tracks (remotely) in the fashion

Bilal has released a new album that he recorded in partnership with Brooklyn-based recording studio and music channel HighBreedMusic. The album, VOYAGE-19, was written and recorded over the span of three days in August, with the musicians contributing remotely from their home studios. For the album, Bilal recruited Erykah Badu, Cory Henry, Madison McFerrin, Robert

KAYTRANDA has released a new instrumental version of his sophomore album BUBBA. The original record had guest appearances from Kali Uchis, Estelle, Tinashe, Mick Jenkins, Pharrell, and others. Check out BUBBA (Instrumental Version) below. BUBBA is on the Short List for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. KAYTRANDA’s debut 99.9% won the Polaris Prize in 2016.

Arabic-language online music magazine Ma3azef has released a new compilation to benefit artists and mutual aid funds in Beirut, which suffered a massive explosion on August 4 that led to hundreds of deaths and the displacement of hundreds of thousands. Nisf Madeena, curated in partnership with mastering engineer Heba Kadry, includes new and previously unreleased

ENOC is an album that means a lot to me, as it is a reflection of the musical essence that marked the beginning of my career; but also includes what I have learned in my career as I’ve been able to travel the world with my previous albums Odisea, Aura, and Nibiru…. My team and