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The Nigerian star Tems hasn’t released an album yet, but she’s already hit some tremendous career landmarks: An appearance on a #1 hit, an Oscar nomination, a performance at the NBA All-Star Game halftime show. Today, Tems has a new single, and it’s a good one.  » Read More

“I like rivers, I like rivers.” That’s how Aesop Rock opens “By The River,” his new song, and that line is not figurative. Aes, the veteran underground-rap eccentric, is getting ready to release his new album Integrated Tech Solutions, and we’ve already posted first single “Mindful Solutionism.”  » Read More

Alongside producer Nicolas Jaar, the multi-instrumentalist Dave Harrington is one half of the back-in-business duo Darkside, who released the album Live At Spiral House earlier this year. Harrington has also made a lot of spaced-out jazz with his Dave Harrington Group, and he’s participated in recent projects like an Allen Ginsberg tribute album and a full-length cover of Harry Styles’  » Read More

There’s a famous urban legend that claims playing The Wizard of Oz on mute and Pink Floyd’s 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon simultaneously produces strangely synchronous results. Whether or not there’s something to that is beside the point; it’s the individual’s experience that counts.  » Read More

Chicago-based musician Nathan Graham has spent over a decade making his career as a live blues guitarist, but recent years have seen him moving in a new direction, reintroducing himself as a soulful singer/songwriter. His forthcoming debut album, Saint of Second Chances, sees Graham pulling together shades of blues, country, and soul, knitting them together with sharp guitar lines and warm vocal melodies.  » Read More

Evil Does Not Exist excellently illustrateds the divide between people of different social, political and moral backgrounds, and the problems that arise when two sides don’t understand one another.  » Read More

LA-based duo veronicavon makes a glittery, soft-focus style of indie pop, operating in much the same vein as bands like TOPS or Tennis. Led by songwriters Chris Hackman (Human Barbie) and Xuan Nguyen (Xuan), the pair have been sharing a string of new singles over the past few years, crafting hypnotic gems soaked in swirls of reverb,  » Read More

Midlake and John Grant have teamed up for two new songs: “Roadrunner Blues” and “You Don’t Get To.” The latter is an expansive near-eight-minute song that builds to an extended instrumental jam at its climax. The double AA single is out now via Bella Union, the UK label home to both artists.  » Read More

Indie singer/songwriter Julian Morris began his career playing in Portland-based indie outfits like Little Star and Post-Move, but he has since spun off into a solo career under the moniker Layperson with his 2019 debut album, The Divide. Next month, Morris is set to return with his sophomore album, Massive Leaning, which he wrote and recorded largely from home over the past four years.  » Read More