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Santa Cruz, California, hardcore band Scowl have signed to Dead Oceans and are kicking off their new era with “Special.” The single reunites them with Grammy-nominated producer Will Yip, who worked on last year’s Psychic Dance Routine EP. The new song also comes with a music video directed by Silken Weinberg, which you can watch

Mm..Food, the classic 2004 album by the late MF Doom, is getting a 20th-anniversary reissue. The new edition comes out November 15 via Rhymesayers Entertainment. In addition to the original tracklist, it includes rare remixes by Madlib, Jake One, and Atmosphere’s Ant, as well as unreleased interview clips with the late masked rapper himself. Check

Jim Legxacy is back with new music. Watch the video for new track “Aggressive” below. It marks the British multi-hyphenate’s debut for XL Recordings, after a string of self-releases, including last year’s breakout track “Old Place.” The video, directed by Fidel, was shot on Blackberry. “Aggressive” follows Legxacy’s July single “Nothings Changed (!).” He co-produced

Kim Deal has shared a new song, “A Good Time Pushed,” from her debut solo album, Nobody Loves You More. The track features Deal’s Breeders bandmates Jim Macpherson and Kelley Deal, with engineering by the late Steve Albini. Check out the song’s visualizer, from Mark Satterthwaite, below, ahead of the LP release on November 23,

On Friday night (October 4), R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe and Jason Isbell played a Pittsburgh rally in support of Democrats Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. After being introduced by the vice president’s husband, Doug Emhoff, they played R.E.M.’s “The One I Love” and “Driver 8” and Isbell’s “Traveling Alone” and “Hope the High Road.” Watch

Childish Gambino is officially canceling his New World Tour, which he had paused last month “to focus on [his] physical health.” In a new post today, on X, the musician shared, “After my show in New Orleans, I went to the hospital in Houston to make sure of an ailment that had become apparent.” He

Billboards have been popping up around the globe to tease the guests on Charli XCX’s imminent remix album, Brat and It’s Completely Different but Also Still Brat. The Brat singer has now confirmed the new album’s features with posts on social media. The new names of note are: Ariana Grande, Bon Iver, BB Trickz, the

Spirit of the Beehive had been on tour in support of their new album, You’ll Have to Lose Something, when they got to Seattle for a planned show at the Crocodile. While in the Seattle area, their van, trailer, gear, and merchandise were stolen, they wrote on social media. The trailer was located, but “it

Zach Bryan won’t be in the running for any awards at the 2025 Grammys after choosing not to submit his music for consideration, Variety reports. The country musician reportedly withheld his work because “he does not feel comfortable with awards shows making music competitive.” Voting for the 2025 Grammy Awards opened today (October 4). In

Sturgill Simpson has announced a show to support Hurricane Helene efforts in North Carolina. He’ll play at the state’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre venue, in Cary, on October 21, the night before a previously scheduled stop at the same venue. All proceeds from the new date will benefit the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund. Simpson had

Last month, Kylie Minogue announced her Tension Tour, detailing dates in Australia, Asia, and the United Kingdom. She’s now announced the North American leg of the tour, which runs from March to May. See all of Minogue’s upcoming shows below. The tour is in support of last year’s Tension and the forthcoming Tension II. The

Fontaines D.C. stopped by BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge for a performance on the heels of their new album, Romance, coming out. The Irish band broke out the LP cut “Favourite” and an unlikely cover of “Say Yes to Heaven,” the fan-favorite Lana Del Rey song that she recorded back in 2013 but didn’t released

MJ Lenderman has postponed the first three dates of his upcoming tour in support of Manning Fireworks due to “the ongoing natural disaster and humanitarian crisis in Western North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Helene, where most of MJ Lenderman’s band and their families are based,” reads his Instagram post. Severe damage from Hurricane

Pink Floyd have sold rights to their recordings, likeness, and more in a long-rumored deal with Sony, Variety and Financial Times report. Songwriting rights remain with the relevant band members, according to the reports. The deal represents suggests core members Roger Waters and David Gilmour managed to come to an agreement despite an ongoing feud

Phil Elverum has shared another new song from Night Palace, his first new Mount Eerie solo album in six years. “I Saw Another Bird” is the third single he’s shared from the record, following “I Walk” and “Broom of Wind.” Give it a listen below. “Behind the dry smirk of the title (sequelling out from

Broken Social Scene have announced the new documentary It’s All Gonna Break directed by Stephen Chung. Drawing its title from the closing track on their self-titled album, the film documents the early years of the Canadian indie rock stalwarts as well as the creation of their first three albums: 2001’s Feel Good Lost, 2002’s You

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

Everything Is Recorded, the project of producer and XL Recordings founder Richard Russell, has united Bill Callahan and Noah Cyrus to perform what may be the most unlikely duet of the decade so far. It came about after Russell posed a question to Callahan during sessions for a new Everything Is Recorded album: “Who would