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billy woods and Kenny Segal Enlist Future Islands’ Samuel T. Herring for New Song ‘FaceTime’

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billy woods and Kenny Segal Enlist Future Islands’ Samuel T. Herring for New Song ‘FaceTime’

New York rapper billy woods and Los Angeles producer Kenny Segal have teamed up with Future Islands’ Samuel T. Herring for a new song, ‘FaceTime’. It’s the first offering from their upcoming album Maps, which also features guest appearances from Danny Brown, Aesop Rock, Quelle Chris, ShrapKnel, Benjamin Booker, and woods’ Armand Hammer bandmate Elucid. The LP arrives May 5. Listen to ‘FaceTime’ below.

“It was late summer 2022 and most days I was stuck in my hotel room wondering what was happening with my life…,” Herring said of the collaboration in a statement. “All of that being on the road and living remotely, feeling alienated, alone, missing people back home, but also feeling at home living that way – I understood it deeply…. That song is my life and I was living in it.”

Maps will follow woods and Segal’s 2019 collaborative LP, Hiding Places. “Neither of us wanted to make Hiding Places 2,” woods commented. “We needed to go on other journeys, artistic and otherwise, to come back and do something fresh.” Segal added, “I think we both like to paint a picture. Him with words, and me with sound.”

Maps Cover Artwork:

Maps Tracklist:

1. Kenwood Speakers
2. Soft Landing
3. Soundcheck [feat. Quelle Chris]
4. Rapper Weed
5. Blue Smoke
6. Bad Dreams Are Only Dreams
7. Babylon By Bus [feat. ShrapKnel]
8. Year Zero [feat. Danny Brown]
9. Hangman
10. Baby Steps [feat. ELUCID & Benjamin Booker]
11. The Layover
12. FaceTime [feat. Samuel T. Herring]
13. Agriculture
14. Houdini
15. Waiting Around [feat. Aesop Rock]
16. NYC Tapwater
17. As The Crow Flies [feat. ELUCID]

Crumb Release New Song ‘Crushxd’

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Crumb Release New Song ‘Crushxd’

Crumb are back with ‘Crushxd’, their first new music since 2021’s Ice Melt. The track was co-produced with Jonathan Rado and Johnscott Sanford. Listen to it below.

“In 2018, we went on our first big U.S. tour. We were beginning to write the instrumental to a new song and started playing it live every night. It didn’t have any words yet, just a nice techno groove,” the Brooklyn band explained in a statement. “On our way to one of those shows, a little turtle appeared out of nowhere and crossed in front of our car – it was crushed instantly. After that experience, Lila wrote the words to the song. The song is a celebration of the turtle’s life, honoring its long n beautiful journey on the road up until its tragic death. LONG LIVE TURTLE.”

Mandy, Indiana Unveil New Song ‘Peach Fuzz’

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Mandy, Indiana Unveil New Song ‘Peach Fuzz’

Manchester-based quartet Mandy, Indiana have released ‘Peach Fuzz’, the latest offering from their upcoming LP i’ve seen a way. It follows the previously shared singles ‘Injury Detail’ and ‘Pinking Shears’. Take a listen below.

i’ve seen a way is slated for release on May 19 via Fire Talk.

Speedy Ortiz Return With New Song ‘Scabs’

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Speedy Ortiz Return With New Song ‘Scabs’

Speedy Ortiz have returned with their first new single in five years. It’s called ‘Scabs’, and it features backing vocals from Illuminati Hotties’ Sarah Tudzin, who also co-produced the song. Check it out below.

‘Scabs’ is the band’s first song to feature longtime touring bassist Audrey Zee Whitesides and drummer Joey Doubek, who have now joined as full-time members alongside singer-songwriter Sadie Dupuis and guitarist Andy Molholt.

“Living in progressive cities and working in the arts, you meet peers doing tremendous organizing work,” Dupuis said of the track. “And then there are neighbors who signal their ‘good’ politics through yard signs alone. I wrote ‘Scabs’ standing in line at the post office, overhearing customers berate a USPS employee. This was during a time of postal unions-opposed budget cuts and other major issues for mail handlers, which were widely reported on. People advertising their support for essential workers acted conversely when faced with personal inconvenience. The song became more widely about self-designated ethicists who don’t quibble about crossing a picket line for individual benefit.”

Speedy Ortiz’s most recent LP was 2018’s Twerp Verse. In 2020, Dupuis put out the album Haunted Painting as Sad13.

PONY Release New Single ‘Sucker Punch’

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PONY Release New Single ‘Sucker Punch’

Toronto power pop duo ‘Sucker Punch’ have dropped a new single, ‘Sucker Punch’, the final preview of their forthcoming LP Velveteen – out May 19 through Take This To Heart. It follows previous offerings ‘Très Jolie’, ‘Did It Again’, ‘Peach’, and ‘French Class’, and you can check it out below.

“Initially ‘Sucker Punch’ was written about the ‘Pine Barrens’ episode of The Sopranos,” singer/guitarist Sam Bielanski explained in a statement. “It had to exist in a few different forms before it became what you hear on the record. Matty’s ability to write and layer guitar parts and melodies really added to the song’s aesthetic. Thematically, it’s about a massive miscommunication that leaves you feeling blindsided by the person on the other end. It’s about being caught off guard or surprised by an outcome, even if you are partially to blame.”

Revisit our Artist Spotlight interview with PONY.

twst Returns With New Single ‘Most Viewed’

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twst Returns With New Single ‘Most Viewed’

London-based pop artist twst is back with a new single called ‘Most Viewed’. Released via their label hikikomori baby, the track interpolates ‘Pure Imagination’, with an accompanying video set to arrive on Monday, April 18. Listen to it below.

Discussing the song, twst said in a statement: “Lyrically speaking, ‘Most Viewed’ is based around the desire to be someone’s everything, putting a spin on a classic song subject with contemporary references to social media ‘views’ and online obsession – to be interpreted either as a romantic relationship or a darker interpretation of a modern parasocial relationship.”

Back in 2021, twist dropped ‘Sugared Up’, a hyperpop take on ‘Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy’. Her debut EP, TWST0001, arrived in 2020.

Water From Your Eyes Share Video for New Single ‘True Life’

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Water From Your Eyes Share Video for New Single ‘True Life’

Water From Your Eyes have shared the second single from their upcoming album and Matador debut, Everyone’s Crushed. Following the previously released track ‘Barley’, ‘True Life’ comes paired with an animated video, which you can check out below.

“‘True life’ is our Neil Young-inspired quasi-nu metal stomp,” the band explained in a statement. “It is also intended to be our ‘Short Skirt / Long Jacket.’ The bridge was initially meant to contain lyrics from ‘Cinnamon Girl,’ but Neil Young’s lawyers wouldn’t let us use them. Now they are about how Neil Young wouldn’t let us use his words. The rest of the song deals with life and assorted complications of the material world.”

Dawn Richard Shares Video for New Single ‘Bubblegum’

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Dawn Richard Shares Video for New Single ‘Bubblegum’

Dawn Richard has released a new single, ‘Bubblegum’, alongside an accompanying self-directed video. Check it out below.

“Leaning back into the Electro Revival era, I wanted to remind people that King Creole is just getting started,” Richard explained in a statement. “The preface to the second installment of the Electro Revival, ‘Bubblegum’ is a cocky candy-coated conundrum. Full of sass that only a New Orleans King can have, this yummy multi-genre single is just a taste of what’s to come.”

Last October, Richard released Pigments, a collaborative album with multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Spencer Zahn. Her last solo album was 2021’s Second Line.

The Tallest Man on Earth Shares Video for New Song ‘Looking for Love’

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The Tallest Man on Earth Shares Video for New Song ‘Looking for Love’

The Tallest Man on Earth has unveiled ‘Looking for Love’, the latest single from his new album Henry St., ahead of its release this Friday. It arrives alongside an accompanying visual that completes a trilogy of videos directed by Jeroen Dankers, following ‘Every Little Heart’ and the title track. Check it out below.

Henry St. was produced by Nick Sanborn of Sylvan Esso. Speaking about ‘Looking for Love’, Kristian Matsson said in a statement: “The first day in the studio, Nick created this hissing noise while I was feedbacking electric guitar. We had so much fun jamming like that. Then Nick put down some piano to overdub my guitar, and we knew we had the song.”

He continued, “Nick is so emotionally intelligent, and we share an almost childlike joy in things that can happen with music. He makes the songs come truly alive by keeping the performances and the humanity in – the kind of stuff that just happens during the session.”

Of the video, Dankers added: “With this part I wanted to show an awakening, going out, discovering, becoming a new version of yourself but not always knowing where you go.”

Bleach Lab Announce Debut Album, Share Video for New Song ‘Counting Empties’

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Bleach Lab Announce Debut Album, Share Video for New Song ‘Counting Empties’

Bleach Lab have announced their debut album, Lost in a Rush of Emptiness, which arrives  September 22 via Nettwerk. Following their November 2022 EP If You Only Feel It Once, the LP was produced by Catherine Marks and includes the previous single ‘Indigo’ as well as a new one, ‘Counting Empties’. Check it out and find the album cover and tracklist below.

According to the band, ‘Counting Empties’ reflects on “how having a difficult relationship with alcohol can hinder romantic and personal relationships. A battle with your own mind to do better and a vulnerability of asking someone patience and forgiveness, although you may not feel you deserve it.”

“We had a very clear vision of what we wanted this album to feel like, and Catherine really jumped on board with that from the start,” drummer Kieran Weston shared in a press release. “She set a great tone in the studio to achieve that. I think we knew what we wanted the album to be visually and sonically before the songs were actually fully written in some cases, and Catherine really helped bring some of the songs to life in that regard. She helped us explore some of our older soundscapes whilst bringing something new to our sound. I think we’ve always enjoyed a certain level of freedom in the studio to completely rewrite parts. Catherine was great at allowing that creative freedom and played a huge part in it when needed.”

Lost in a Rush of Emptiness Cover Artwork:

Lost in a Rush of Emptiness Tracklist:

1. All Night
2. Indigo
3. Counting Empties
4. Saving All Your Kindness
5. Everything At Once
6. Nothing Left To Lose
7. Never Coming Back
8. Smile For Me
9. Leave The Light On
10. Life Gets Better
11. (coda)

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