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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

Bobby Brown and the estate of Kristina Bobbi Brown’s 2018 lawsuit today against BBC and Showtime over the 2017 Whitney Houston documentary Whitney: Can I Be Me has been dismissed, THR reports. The lawsuit claims that Brown never consented to have his likeness appear in the film and claimed he never signed a release for

Clairo has announced fall dates behind her debut album Immunity. The North American headlining tour will kick off September 28 in Chicago, following her current trek supporting Khalid. The run of shows features support from beabadoobee and Hello Yello. See Clairo’s itinerary below and get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made

Yesterday (August 3), Gilles Peterson paid tribute to the late Ras G on his BBC Radio 6 Music show. On the episode, titled “Celebrating Ras G,” Peterson played music by Ras G and his peers. At one point, Flying Lotus joined the program to talk about his late friend and collaborator. He also played a

Earlier this week, Billboard noted that Chance the Rapper’s The Big Day was on track to potentially become his first No. 1 album. However, The Big Day is the No. 2 album this week behind the rapper NF’s new album The Search. The Search earned 130,000 equivalent units with 84,000 of those in album sales,

Filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker, whose work includes the 1967 Bob Dylan tour film Don’t Look Back and the 1973 David Bowie documentary Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars—has died. He was 94 years old, according to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Variety reports that Pennebaker died Thursday night (August 1) of natural causes. Donn Alan

Tonight, Lil Wayne took the stage at Chicago’s Grant Park for Lollapalooza 2019. During his set, Weezy busted out a remix of Lil Nas X’s No.1 single “Old Town Road.” Lil Wayne also performed “No Problem,” his 2016 track with Chance the Rapper and 2 Chainz, Young Money’s “Bed Rock” from 2009, and more. Watch

Japanese Breakfast performed at Lollapalooza last night, where they delivered a cover of Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot cut “Jesus, Etc.,” as Brooklyn Vegan points out. Watch footage of that go down below. Earlier in the day, the band teased the cover with a screenshot of the guitar tablature. [embedded content] Japanese Breakfast’s most recent album

Tonight at Lollapalooza 2019, Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) hopped onstage during 21 Savage’s set for a rendition of their joint track “Monster.” They rapped in front of a large pyramid staircase—Donald wearing a neck brace and a sling on his arm. Watch 21 and Donald onstage in Chicago’s Grant Park below. “Monster” appeared on

On the second night of Lollapalooza 2019, Death Cab for Cutie were joined by a very special local guest during their set. Chance the Rapper hopped onstage for the first live performance of “Do You Remember,” from the Chicago MC’s brand new album The Big Day. Watch Death Cab and Chance play their joint track

Electronic musician Helena Hauff has announced a new four-track EP: Living With Ants. It arrives September 9 via the Hamburg producer’s own Return to Disorder record label. Check out a teaser below. Hauff’s last release, her full-length album Qualm, was released in 2018 on Ninja Tune. Prior to that, she released another EP for the