Music

After sharing a teaser earlier this week, Lana Del Rey has shared her full cover of Donovan’s classic 1966 song “Season of the Witch.” The song was recorded for the Guillermo del Toro-produced movie Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The same day she previewed her version of Donovan’s song, Lana also shared a

Several recordings by Bruce Springsteen appear on the soundtrack to Blinded by the Light, a new coming-of-age film directed by Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) with a plot heavily centered on Springsteen’s music. Among them is “I’ll Stand by You,” a previously unreleased ballad that was inspired by Harry Potter but ultimately rejected from

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 Bon Iver, Marika Hackman, Rick Ross, G&D, and Ra Ra Riot. Subscribe to

Norwegian producer Cashmere Cat has announced a new album called Princess Catgirl, set to drop on September 20 (via Mad Love/Interscope). It’s led by the single “EMOTIONS,” which arrives with a music video starring the titular Princess Catgirl. The video, directed by Jake Schreier, motion captures Margaret Qualley as the animated Catgirl. Watch below. “She’s very

Agribusiness corporation Monsanto is the subject of a new report in The Guardian, based on court documents that were made public as part of the company’s ongoing legal battles related to their Roundup weed killer. According to the documents reviewed by The Guardian, Monsanto operated an “intelligence fusion center” to monitor and gather data on

Peaches has announced her first-ever solo art exhibition. It’s called Whose Jizz Is This? and it’s set to run at the Kunstverein, one of the oldest art associations in Hamburg, Germany. The installation will run from August 10 to October 20. A combination of performance and visual art that is set to display “an amplified

Young Thug has shared the release date for his next album. So Much Fun is out August 16, according to an Instagram post. Check out the album art below. Earlier this month, Young Thug released a video for “The London,” which features Travis Scott and J. Cole. Young Thug will be hitting the road this

David Berman, the beloved poet and mind behind the Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, died on August 7 at 52. An anonymous law enforcement official revealed to the New York Times that Berman was found Wednesday in an apartment in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood and pronounced dead at the scene. A spokeswoman for the city’s

Cassius have released a new BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, featuring their own music in addition to tracks by Marie Davidson, the Juan MacLean, Robyn, and others. The mix was recorded shortly before the tragic death of group co-founder Philippe Zdar in June. Listen to it here via BBC Radio 1. Cassius released their final

Katy Perry has shared a new single called “Small Talk”—her second new song of the year. Perry wrote the song with Charlie Puth, Johan Carlsson, and Jacob Kasher Hindlin. Hear it below via Capitol. Perry has been teasing the song, which is about the aftermath of a breakup, by sharing individual lyrics on social media.

One by one, Bon Iver released songs from their new album i,i today. Now, the full thing has been released, and there are some big name collaborators on the record. Among the contributors are James Blake, Moses Sumney, Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner, Bruce Hornsby, and Wheezy. Below, check out the breakdown of everyone who worked

Cymbals Eat Guitars’ Joseph D’Agostino has a new project called Empty Country. A new album is coming early next year on Tiny Engines, but before those details get shared, he’s shared two new songs. Listen to “Ultrasound” (which features the Wrens’ Charles Bissell) and “Jets” below. He said of “Ultrasound” in a statement: “My sister-in-law

David Berman, the poet and songwriter known for his projects Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, has died. Drag City confirmed the news; his cause of death is unknown. He was 52 years old. Berman formed Silver Jews in the late ’80s with Pavement members Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich. The group went through multiple lineup

In honor of the 25th anniversary of his debut album Grace, Jeff Buckley’s catalog will be reissued on streaming services, featuring bonus tracks, rare recordings, and four complete live albums: Live at Wetlands, New York, NY 8/16/94, Live From Seattle, WA, 5/7/95, Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, 5/13/95, and his Live at Columbia Records Radio Hour

FX Networks has announced the documentary series “Outlaw: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur,” a five-part series exploring the lives of Tupac Shakur and his mother Afeni, an author, activist, and former member of the Black Panther Party. The series is directed by Allen Hughes, who last worked on the 2017 HBO docuseries “The

Tyler, the Creator’s ban from entering and performing in New Zealand has been lifted, Stuff reports. He’s set to headline NZ’s annual Bay Dreams music festival across two dates in January 2020, making it nearly 8 years since he last performed in the country. Pitchfork has reached out to Tyler’s representatives for more information. According

In addition to his just-announced collection of Royal Trux remixes, Ariel Pink has another new project lined up. His early work as Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti is getting reissued as part of a project called the Ariel Archives. The first round includes Underground and Loverboy. It also includes Oddities Vol. 2, a compilation of one-off

Lana Del Rey has covered Donovan’s 1966 song “Season of the Witch.” A snippet of her “spooky cover” appears in the trailer for the new horror film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The movie was directed by André Øvredal and produced by Guillermo del Toro. It hits theaters this Friday, August 9. Check