Music

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. Check out the Johnny Jewel-directed video for

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

(Sandy) Alex G has shared a new song titled “rosebush.” The largely-instrumental track is accompanied by video that contains a short story about a woman named Joanna, three yowling grey cats, and the titular rosebush. The story also has the line, “Crawl back to your hole, rat!,” written many times. Check out the song and video

Lady Gaga recently postponed her new album Chromatica, which was originally scheduled to arrive on April 10. A new release date hasn’t been confirmed just yet, but today she’s shared the album’s artwork. Check it out below. https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/1246905802952077312 Chromatica is the follow-up to Joanne and her A Star Is Born soundtrack. The record includes her

Laura Marling has announced she has moved up the release date of her new album, Songs for Our Daughter. Originally slated for a summer release, the record will now arrive April 10 via Partisan/Chrysalis. “In light of the change to all our circumstances, I saw no reason to hold back on something that, at the

Marianne Faithfull has been hospitalized in London due to coronavirus (COVID-19). She is “stable and responding to treatment,” according to her manager François Ravard. Faithfull’s longtime friend Penny Arcade told Rolling Stone that Faithfull had checked herself into a hospital on Monday (March 30) following a few days of symptoms. She told the outlet that

Justin Vernon performed a new Bon Iver song during Bernie Sanders’ virtual town hall about the COVID-19 pandemic Saturday night. It’s called “Things Behind Things Behind Things.” Vernon also performed “Towers,” and “Blood Bank,” and a cover of Bob Dylan’s “With God on Our Side” during the broadcast. Watch it all below—Soccer Mommy performs “Circle

Bad Bunny has surprise released a new song called “En Casita.” A one-off about life in self-isolation, the song features vocals from his girlfriend Gabriela Berlingeri. Listen to the track below. Bad Bunny released his second album YHLQMDLG at the end of February, and it became the highest-charting all-Spanish-language album of all time with its

Panamanian singer Sech has shared a brand new track called “Relación.” The single arrives with a colorful music video that centers on a woman leaving a toxic relationship. Watch the visual below. “Relación” was produced by Dímelo Flow and Slow Mike (Miguel Andrés Martínez Perea). It marks Sech’s first solo single of 2020, following his

P!nk has revealed that she recently tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). The singer broke the news in a statement posted on her Twitter account. “Two weeks ago my three-year-old son, Jameson, and I were showing symptoms of COVID-19,” she wrote. “Fortunately, our primary care physician had access to tests and I tested positive.” P!nk wrote

Octo Octa, the Brooklyn-based house producer Maya Bouldry-Morrison, has released a new hour-long mix on T4T LUV NRG’s SoundCloud page. Listen to the mix in full below. While the mix is available to stream for free on SoundCloud, T4T LUV NRG (Octo Octa’s label with Eris Drew) is also selling copies of it on their

A Grape Dope is the moniker of drummer, producer, and founding Tortoise member John Herndon. And, for the first time, he’s releasing a solo LP. The record, Arthur King Presents A Grape Dope: Backyard Bangers, is due out June 5 via Dangerbird. Herndon’s also shared the new song “Puppet Clubbing” with a visual featuring his

SiriusXM has announced that it is making its subscription-based radio programming free until May 15. Howard Stern shared the news in a Thursday night broadcast of his long-running eponymous talk show. No credit card is required to access the platform’s music, sports, and talk programming, though it’s limited to phones and at-home devices. See more

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced a new concert film. Chunky Shrapnel was recorded on the band’s 2019 tour of Europe. It arrives April 17 with a live-streamed premiere, accompanied by a double-LP release of the live album. Check out the trailer below. “Chunky Shrapnel was made for the cinema but as both