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Queens-based soul singer duendita has announced a new EP. The follow-up to 2018’s Direct Line to My Creator is titled The Mind Is a Miracle and will arrive September 27. Duendita is sharing a preview of that EP with the new song “Born With Power,” which they created with frequent collaborator Noah Becker and pianist

Jason Isbell was one of several musicians who took the stage at the opening night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention earlier tonight. Onstage at United Center in Chicago, Illinois, the Americana singer-songwriter performed “Something More Than Free,” the title track from his 2015 Grammy-winning studio album. Watch a replay of the moment below. Back

The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our

Over 30 people were injured when two gondolas of a Ferris wheel caught fire on Saturday night (August 17) at Highfield Festival in Leipzig, Germany, reports German news broadcaster Deutsche Welle. While most injuries were mild cases of smoke inhalation, four people suffered burns and one sustained injuries from a fall. Police said that the

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums from Post Malone, Tinashe, Charly Bliss, Chuck Johnson, Wishy, Horse Jumper of Love, Durkalini

Flying Lotus is back with a new song that’s inspired by David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. The single, “Garmonbozia,” gets its name from the mysterious substance that looks like creamed corn and represents “pain and sorrow.” It’s also a rare Flying Lotus with vocals from Steven Ellison himself, with the producer singing of “pain and sorrow”

Roughly five years after breaking up, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart have announced a reunion tour celebrating the anniversary of their self-titled debut. The shows take place in Spain and Portugal in February and March of 2025. See the tour dates below. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart’s founder and frontman, Kip

Leon Bridges is going on tour in support of his recently announced new album, Leon. The Leon Tour begins in October and stretches into November. Supporting Bridges on nearly all dates are Hermanos Gutiérrez. The last U.S. stop, in Fort Worth, will feature direct support from Texas country singer Charley Crockett. See Leon Bridges’ tour

Houston rapper and producer BeatKing, who rose to prominence in the 2010s with his fusion of hip-hop and raw club rhythms, has died. His longtime manager, Tasha Felder, announced the news in a statement posted to her Instagram. “BeatKing has been the best part of the club for over a decade,” she wrote. “He has

Lisa—of K-pop phenomenon Blackpink—has shared a new solo song enlisting Spanish superstar Rosalía. “New Woman” arrives with a early-aughts-inspired music video featuring a flip phone, a big photocopier, and more. Check out the Dave Meyers–directed clip below. Max Martin and Ilya co-produced “New Woman,” and Tove Lo is among the track’s background vocalists and credited

Yo La Tengo would like to support Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the presidency, but they want your help. The indie-rock trio is taking submissions from fans who are willing to host the band for intimate acoustic concerts. Yo La Tengo are just asking that the hosts make legitimate, sizable donations to Harris and

Cash Cobain has announced the release date for his long-teased new album Play Cash Cobain. The New York rapper and producer’s follow-up to last year’s Pretty Girls Love Slizzy is out on Friday, August 23. The new album includes the singles “Dunk Contest,” “Fisherrr,” and “Rump Punch.” It also features a new song called “Problem,”

On our way to film at a location out in the bush, Mdou suddenly stops the car to talk to a guy walking a couple camels. They exchanged numbers. Unbeknownst to me, Mdou was plotting to get 50 camels to show up at the king of Agadez’s palace where the famous Agadez mosque is. This

Before co-founding the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed was a staff songwriter for other artists at Pickwick Records. Now, his mid-1960s songs, performed by assorted artists on the label (with occasional Reed contributions), have been compiled on an album. Out September 27, Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65 is the product

Knocked Loose are currently on tour with Slipknot, and they have now announced headlining tour dates of their own. The North American shows begin in October, and support acts include the Garden, Drain, Militarie Gun, Spanish Love Songs, and SeeYouSpaceCowboy. See all of Knocked Loose’s tour dates below. Vocalist Bryan Garris, guitarists Isaac Hale and

Charles R. Cross, the Seattle music journalist and bestselling author behind Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain and Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix, has died. His family shared the news in a statement, writing, “We are sorry to share that Charles Cross has passed. He died peacefully of natural

The final chapter in the Reset story. We had the idea to record with a Mexican mariachi party band going back to “Tropic of Cancer” from the Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper LP, but it was always just a pipe dream and circumstances never came together. Then last year, knowing we were shortly to

The Paris 2024 Olympics welcomed several new sports this year, one of which was breaking. More commonly referred to as breakdancing, the sport—a foundational part of hip-hop culture—started in the Bronx back in the 1980s, but only made its Olympic debut this year at Place de la Concorde stadium. Bringing home the first-ever gold trophies