Maren Morris has offered her take on Billy Idol’s ‘Dancing With Myself’ for Singles Awareness Day. The cover was produced by Gabe Simon and comes with a video shot at Grimey’s record store in Nashville. Check it out below.
“Recording and filming the music video for my cover of Billy Idol’s ‘Dancing with Myself’ was such a dream come true and I hope fans can dance along while also knowing it’s okay to be in your feelings,” Morris said in a statement. “I am so excited to partner with a company like Visible who prioritizes self-empowerment and independence for their mobile plans.”
The cover marks Morris’ first new music since last year’s The Bridge EP.
Los Angeles-based musician Dent May has announced a new album, What’s for Breakfast?, set for release on March 29 via Carpark Records. Accompanying the announcement is the new single ‘Coasting on Fumes’, a collaboration with Jordana. Check out a video for it below.
“‘Coasting on Fumes’ is a song title that popped into my head while driving around Los Angeles on an empty tank of gas,” Dent May said in a statement. “Jordana and I had been online acquaintances for a bit, and when she came into town from New York, we set up some time to write. The song title came up, and I think it hit a nerve as we were both feeling a bit burned out on the daily grind. We wrote the song in a day. The original version had only Jordana singing, but I loved it so much I had to make it a duet and steal it for my album.”
What’s for Breakfast? is Dent May’s sixth LP, following 2020’s Late Checkout.
What’s for Breakfast? Cover Artwork:
What’s for Breakfast? Tracklist:
1. You Already Know
2. Keep Me In Mind
3. One Call, That’s All
4. The Simple Life
5. Coasting On Fumes [feat. Jordana]
6. Kiss Me In The Rain
7. Heaven On Wheels
8. Time Flies When You’re Having Fun [feat. Pearl & The Oysters]
9. Cactus Flower
10. Don’t Stop Doing What You’re Doing
11. Singing For My Supper
12. Let’s Take It From The Top [feat. Jimmy Whispers]
Sheer Mag have released a new single called ‘Eat It and Beat It’. It’s off their upcoming record Playing Favorites, which has already been previewed by the songs ‘All Lined Up’, ‘Moonstruck’, and the title track. Listen below.
“‘Eat And Beat It’ is an anthem for the next generation,” the band explained in a statement. “The legacy acts that we grew up admiring and styling ourselves after aren’t going to be around forever, and nor should they be. It’s high time for a new cohort to take over and carry the torch for rock and roll in the 21st century.”
Playing Favorites, Sheer Mag’s third LP and first with Third Man Records, is out March 1.
Mei Semones has announced her new EP and Bayonet Records debut, Kabutomushi, which will be out on April 5. The announcement is accompanied by the new single ‘Inaka’, which you can check out via the Lucas O.M.-directed video below.
“I wrote this song shortly after moving to Brooklyn in the autumn of 2022, when I was feeling defeated and exhausted everyday,” Semones explained in a statement. “I’ve grown to love the city, but at the time I was idealizing losing all ambition and moving to the countryside with my partner, hence the name of the song ‘Inaka’ which means ‘countryside’ in Japanese. Looking back at that time, I realize the city wasn’t the issue, I was just tired.”
Francis of Delirium have dropped a new single, ‘Give It Back to Me’, from their debut album Lighthouse. It follows the previously unveiled tracks ‘Real Love’, ‘First Touch’, and ‘Blue Tuesday’. Give it a listen below.
“‘Give It Back to Me’ was a touchstone for me throughout the album’s writing process,” Jana Bahrich explained in a statement. “The song’s hopefulness and themes of friendship felt pivotal to the album, and after it was written it felt like all the other songs started to make more sense in relation to each other. ‘Give It Back to Me’ revolves around the idea of fostering a community where people support each other whenever possible. When your chips are down you can ask for help and when your chips are up, you can be that pillar of strength for someone else.”
Daniel Boeckner of Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, Divine Fits, and Operators has shared a new solo track. ‘Euphoria’ will appear on the musician’s upcoming album Boeckner!, which was announced last month with the single ‘Lose’. Check it out below, along with Boeckner’s just-announced tour dates.
Dan Boeckner 2024 Tour Dates:
Wed Apr 24 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room
Thu Apr 25 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Sun Apr 28 – Portland, OR – Polaris Hall
Mon Apr 29 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
Tue Apr 30 – Vancouver, BC – The Pearl on Granville
Wed Jun 05 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Thu Jun 06 – Detroit, MI – El Club
Fri Jun 07 – Toronto, ON – The Horseshoe Tavern
Sat Jun 08 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz
Mon Jun 10 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Wed Jun 12 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
Thu Jun 13 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Fri Jun 14 – Washington, DC – The Atlantis
Kim Gordon has dropped a new song, ‘I’m a Man’, which is lifted from her upcoming album The Collective. Following lead single ‘BYE BYE’, the track arrives with an accompanying video directed by filmmaker Alex Ross Perry and starring Coco Gordon Moore and Conor Fay. Watch and listen below.
“‘Pop Star’ was influenced by a real pop star and me not wanting to go back to my part-time job after being in the studio,” the band’s Chloe Howard explained in a statement. “On the morning of the studio session i’d watched a Tik Tok of Damon Albarn talking about how Gorillaz used the standard preset on an omnichord for ‘Clint Eastwood’ – and then guess what I found in the studio!? – so, we figured if Damon says so we should try it! Then I sang over the demo about not wanting to go to work the day after our studio session and the lyrics stuck. The song is almost so sarcastic that it’s gone full circle into honesty and my work / life imbalance. The song has got a swagger that might surprise a few people!”
Shakira has announced her 12th studio album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, which will be out on March 22. It marks the pop star’s first LP in seven years, following 2017’s El Dorado.
The album spans 16 tracks, including the previously released singles ‘Music Sessions Vol. 53’ with Bizarrap, ‘TQG’ with Karol G, ‘Te Felicito’ with Rauw Alejandro, and ‘Copa Vacía’ with Manuel Turizo. “Making this body of work has been an alchemical process,” Shakira said in a press statement. “While writing each song I was rebuilding myself. While singing them, my tears transformed into diamonds, and my vulnerability into strength.”
Chattanooga-born, Atlanta-based artist bbmutha has announced her debut album, sleep paralysis, which arrives April 19 via her new label home, True Panther. Check out a video for the new single ‘Go!’ below.
According to a press release, the album was inspired by “a post-lockdown tour in the UK on which she was introduced to the sounds of 90’s Garage and UK dance music.” It features production from Foisey, Bon Music Vision, and Kilder, among others.
sleep paralysis Cover Artwork:
sleep paralysis Tracklist:
1. gun kontrol
2. piss!
3. head x shoulders
4. rich
5. tony hawk
6. lines
7. nice/nasty
8. ghostface
9. fun girl
10. mutha massacre
11. go!
