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Like the subject of its lead single, Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism comes and it goes, a quick pop workout that immediately does a Houdini-like escape act from staying power. The record is a frustrating listen: an album that it’s hard to find anything really wrong with, that’s packed to capacity with inarguable bangers,  » Read More

A couple months ago, the Akron band Annabel announced Worldviews, their first new album in nine years, and shared its lead single “Defense Mechanism.” They’ve since shared another song from it, the title track, and today they’re back with a third, “Dog.”  » Read More

All music is the product of thoughts and feelings, but Tom Krell’s derives from so many thoughts, from emotions felt so deeply. Most albums released into the music industry slipstream are presented with some degree of “director’s commentary”-style guideposts explaining how to think about the work — interviews,  » Read More

Last year, the Irish musician CMAT released her sophomore album, Crazymad, For Me. Today, she’s back with her first new single since then, “Ah, Shoot!” Here’s what she had to say about it:  » Read More

FKA Twigs has been cast in The Carpenter’s Son, a new horror film about Jesus’ childhood. As Deadline reports, Twigs will play the role of “the Mother” — aka the Mary stand-in — opposite Nicolas Cage (who will play “the Carpenter”) and Noah Jupe (who will play “the Boy”).  » Read More

Last month, Arooj Aftab announced her new album, Night Reign, arriving at the end of this month. The Pakistani artist shared the lead single “Raat Ki Rani,” and now she’s releasing “Whiskey.”  » Read More

Japanese composer Eiko Ishibashi discusses working with Ryusuke Hamaguchi on Evil Does Not Exist and Gift and the connections between sound and image,  » Read More

Madrid-based band Hinds have announced a new album, VIVA HINDS, and shared a new song from it, “Boom Boom Back,” which features Beck. They have also announced some North American tour dates. VIVA HINDS also features Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten.  » Read More

Amen Dunes (aka Damon McMahon) is releasing a new album, Death Jokes, this Friday via Sub Pop, his first album for the label. Now he has shared its fourth single, “Rugby Child,” via a music video.  » Read More