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!
WILDES has dropped a new song, ‘Lay Upon Me’. It’s taken from the London singer-songwriter’s upcoming EP Subsidence, which is out on March 15. Listen below.
“‘Lay Upon Me’ is a manifesto for love, laying down my wants and needs,” Ella Walker explained in a statement. “While there is underlying fear and delicacy, and almost a disclaimer that I need to be handled gently, it’s a hopeful and romantic declaration that I am proud to make.”
Holly Humberstone has shared the details of her Work in Progress EP, along with a new single called ‘Dive’. Following her 2023 debut album Paint My Bedroom Black, the four-track collection was written in 2022 with longtime collaborator Rob Milton and songwriter Ben Leftwich, and it features a new collaboration with Flyte’s Will Taylor and producer Andrew Sarlo. Listen to ‘Dive’ below.
“Every song starts as a work in progress. Some stay as demos and ideas, others find new life with more production. But these songs were demos I couldn’t leave behind,” Humberstone said in a statement. “I went back through the archives and discovered these lost older versions of myself mixed up with the present version of me. I wanted to release them this year – as I start touring again and since the release of my debut album – as a work in progress for my fans. I’m very much a work in progress, and I think this body of work feels impulsive and more like a stream of consciousness to me.”
“‘Dive’ is the first song I’m dropping today,” she continued. “I wrote it a few years ago as a kind of warning to a guy to not get involved with me. I was worried I’d hurt him. Whenever I think about the highs and lows of past and present relationships, it reminds me that life will always be evolving and changing in ways that I can’t predict, and I think that’s ok!”
In December, Humberstone teamed up with MUNA for a new version of ‘Into Your Room’. More recently, she joined Del Water Gap on ‘Cigarettes & Wine’.
Work in Progress Tracklist:
1. Dive
2. Work In Progress
3. Down Swinging
4. Easy Tiger
