Ty Segall has announced a new album: “Hello, Hi” comes out on July 22 via Drag City. Today’s announcement comes with the release of the LP’s title track, which you can hear below.
The follow-up to last year’s Harmonizer was primarily recorded at Segall’s home in California. Earlier this year, the musician issued his soundtrack for the 2020 documentary Whirlybird.
“Hello, Hi” Cover Artwork:
“Hello, Hi” Tracklist:
1. Good Morning
2. Cement
3. Over
4. Hello, Hi
5. Blue
6. Looking at You
7. Don’t Lie
8. Saturday Pt. 1
9. Saturday Pt. 2
10. Distraction
The Range has shared a new track, ‘Urethane’, taken from his forthcoming album Mercury. The single arrives with an accompanying video created by Stevie Gee and Essy May, who also helmed the videos for ‘Bicameral’ and ‘Ricercar’. Check it out below.
“The lyrics ‘last year man got left in the dark – cause man didn’t really have nothing to say’ hit me hard as I was feeling pretty left out and forgotten,” James Hinton explained in a statement. “I had moved from the thick of it in Brooklyn to rural Vermont, and in late winter 2019 and I felt like I had a mutually agreed-upon separation from the world. Those lyrics were defiant to me and I liked that as a way of fighting back against that feeling.”
May and Gee added: “Essy designed the record cover for The Range’s inspiring new album, Mercury. The design combines technology, science and surrealism within the natural world. Essy and Stevie used this design and those themes as an inspiration to create an animated world where Mercury is the most valuable of commodities. The video for ‘Urethane’ follows a loose narrative about male and female twins exploring a planet where they seek the mercury and are ultimately consumed by its power, all the while pursued by a mysterious mercury man who they ultimately become. The ever-changing form that mercury can take, flowing, moving and morphing is an inspiration for the animation as well as themes of change, decay, growth and rebirth.”
Mercury, the Range’s first album since 2016’s Potential, is out June 10 via Domino.
After being joined by the likes of Beck, Vince Staples, and Caroline Polachek during his first set at Coachella 2022, Flume brought out Damon Albarn as a surprise guest while performing at the second weekend of the festival. He’s now released their collaborative track ‘Palaces’, the title song from his upcoming album, as well as the Kučka-assisted ‘Escape’. Take a listen below.
Harkin – the solo project of multi-instrumentalist Katie Harkin – has shared a new song from her recently announced album Honeymoon Suite, which is out June 17 via her own Hand Mirror label. ‘A New Day’ is the second single from the record, following ‘Body Clock’. Listen to it below.
Speaking about the song, Harkin explained in a press release:
‘A New Day’ is a love song that sprang from glitter and grief. It feels apt to be releasing it in spring because it chronicles my journey from mourning the past to hope for the future. The song itself grew from a pulsing sampler part I made from recording a charity shop keyboard that I’ve since given away to my friend’s daughter. It feels right that the instrument that birthed it should continue to circulate as this song will now.
When I was writing the lyrics, the twinkling keyboards made me remember something I read about why we humans are so drawn to glitter. That on a primal level it reminds us of the glint of clean water. The dance of beauty and utility inspires me greatly. I continue to look for clues.
Honeymoon Suite, which finds Harkin self-producing for the first time, features brass by Nate Walcott and Aaron Roche, slide guitar by J.R. Bohannon, and backing vocals by Sophie Galpin. “I’ve worked in all manner of studios and assumed many different roles in music making,” she said. “I had thousands of flight hours but I had still never been the pilot. Owning the role of producer was more of a mental block than anything else, but circumstance dissolved that intimidation. Working on Ashley’s soundtrack early in the pandemic gave me the confidence to continue producing my own solo work. I won a grant from the PPL Momentum Accelerator Fund which would cover the mixing and mastering if I could be self-sufficient in recording. It felt like the quest I needed to push me into discovering this new direction.”
Throughout the week, we update our Best New Songs playlist with the new releases that caught our attention the most, be it a single leading up to the release of an album or a newly unveiled deep cut. And each Monday, we round up the best new songs released over the past week (the eligibility period begins on Monday and ends Sunday night) in this best new music segment.
On this week’s list, we have the lead single from Bartees Strange’s upcoming album, the thrilling and genre-blending ‘Cosigns’, in which he shouts out Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Justin Vernon; ‘Free in the Knowledge’, the understated yet chilling new single from the Smile, who finally announced their debut album; ‘Unholy Affliction’, a strange, haunting track that shows an entirely new side of Soccer Mommy; Momma’s anthemic, Pavement-referencing new track ‘Speeding 72′; ‘Roman Holiday’, an ethereal, reflective highlight off Fontaines D.C.’s third LP; Maria BC’s dark and evocative ‘Betelguese’, the latest offering from their upcoming LP Hyaline; Jane Inc.’s propulsive, danceable new song ’Human Being’; and Lou Roy’s lush, dynamic ‘U.D.I.D’, taken from her upcoming debut album Pure Chaos.
Angel Olsen has covered Harry Styles’ ‘Boyfriends’, an unreleased song that Styles debuted during his first headline set at Coachella last weekend. Olsen posted an acoustic cover of the track on TikTok, along with the caption: “This new Harry song is a beauty (debuted at Coachella).” Check it out below.
‘Boyfriends’ is set to appear on Styles’ forthcoming album Harry’s House, which will be released on May 20. Angel Olsen recently announced her latest album, Big Time, due out on June 3.
Billie Eilish brought out Paramore’s Hayley Williams during her second set at Coachella 2022 last night (April 23). The two sang an acoustic version of ‘Misery Business’, which Paramore retired from their live shows in 2018. Check out footage from the performance below.
After being introduced by Eilish, Williams said: “This is my first Coachella. Woah! Thanks for sharing this with me. This is sick!”
Last weekend, Eilish was joined on stage by Damon Albarn for two songs, her track ‘Getting Older’ and his Gorillaz hit, ‘Feel Good Inc.’.
Last night, Harry Styles brought out Lizzo during his second headlining set at Coachella 2022. The pair sang a cover of Gloria Gaynor’s 1978 hit ‘I Will Survive’ as well as One Direction’s ‘What Makes You Beautiful’. Check out footage from the performance below.
“Good evening, Coachella! I hope you’ve had a nice time so far this wonderful Friday,” Styles said at the beginning of his set. “My name is Harry, and it’s an absolute pleasure. Please feel free to be whoever it is you want to be on this field tonight, and I challenge you to have as much fun as I’m going to have.”
During his Coachella debut last Friday, Styles was joined by Shania Twain for renditions of ‘Man! I Feel Like a Woman!’ and ‘You’re Still the One’.
070 Shake has announced her sophomore album: You Can’t Kill Me is set to arrive this spring via G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings. Lead single ‘Skin and Bones’, which was produced by Dave Hamelin and mixed and mastered by Mike Dean, is out now alongside an accompanying video directed by Noah Lee. Check it out below.
You Can’t Kill Me will follow 070 Shake’s 2020 debut LP, Modus Vivendi. Along with the new track, 070 Shake has announced a run of North American tour dates beginning on May 7 in Detroit – “immediately following the release of You Can’t Kill Me,” according to a press release. Find those dates below, too.
070 Shake 2022 Tour Dates:
May 7 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
May 8 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
May 12 – Montreal, QB – Corona Theatre
May 14 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
May 15 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
May 17 – Toronto, ON – History
May 18 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
May 20 – Boston, MA – Big Night Live
May 21 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
May 25 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
May 26 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
May 28 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
May 29 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep
Jun 1 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf
Jun 2 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom Lounge
Jun 4 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
Jun 7 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
Jun 8 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
Jun 9 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
Jun 10 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
EarthPercent, the environmental charity founded by Brian Eno, has collaborated with Bandcamp to raise money for different climate causes through new and unreleased music donated by over 100 artists. Contributors include Eno, Michael Stipe, Coldplay, Big Thief, the Weather Station, Jarvis Cocker, Death Cab for Cutie, Hot Chip, Dry Cleaning, Anna Calvi, Peter Gabriel, and many others. You can see the full roster and buy individual tracks here. Most tracks from the compilation aren’t available for streaming, but you can hear a few of those that are below.
Proceeds from the new releases will go toward a range of green initiatives, including energy transition, climate justice, legal and policy change, and conservation. “This is what unleashing the power of music in service of the planet looks like,” Eno said in a statement. “Historically music has often been at the front of social change – think of ‘Free Nelson Mandela’ and Rock Against Racism. Now we’re facing climate change, the biggest challenge in human history. It’s time for us to get out there again.”
