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Years & Years’ Olly Alexander has released his debut solo single, “Dizzy,” which will also double as the official UK entry into this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The song was co-written and produced by Danny L Harle.  » Read More

The eccentric and eclectic LA rapper Rhys Langston, a 2022 Artist To Watch, was last heard joining psych explorers Pioneer 11 for an album-length collaboration. Today he’s graced us with three quick hip-hop tracks, grouped together under the title notes from the unemployment office.  » Read More

Earlier today we announced an afternoon concert showcase at Austin’s Cheer Up Charlies on Friday, 3/15. But surprise — we’ll continue the fun late into the evening at the same venue. Stereogum is also teaming up with Topshelf Records for a Night Party to kick off the weekend.  » Read More

Next month Stereogum will team up with Partisan Records for a live music showcase in Austin. The event is Friday March 15 at Cheer Up Charlies on 900 Red River St. In recent years Stereogum brought performances to this venue by acts like Militarie Gun, Ratboys, Rico Nasty, Hotline TNT, Black Midi,  » Read More

Álvaro Domene has made a home on the frontier of sound. For over a decade, one of the underground’s most creative forces has constructed compositions that sound unlike anything else, a unique amalgam of guitar-centric jazz, metal, modern classical, and electronic influences that evades easy categorization and often doesn’t sound like traditional guitar-centric music.  » Read More

UK drill star Headie One is prepping a new album for this year, and from the sound of today’s new single, it’ll find him in top form. “Socials” drops Headie over eerie, booming production from Ambezza, Julia Lewis, and Scotty White, his bright but rugged vocals interweaving with dramatic melodies between bass bombs.  » Read More

It’s Eels time! The long-running band led by Mark Oliver Everett has announced a new album called Eels Time!, which will be out in June. It’s the follow-up to 2022’s Extreme Witchcraft. Today, Eels are sharing the album’s lead single and opening track, the gentle acoustic song “Time.”  » Read More

Charli XCX has shared “Von Dutch,” the lead single from her sixth full-length album, which is called Brat. She officially announced her Crash follow-up yesterday, with a tweet saying that it’ll be due out this summer, has 15 songs, and is 41m23s long.  » Read More

There’s Meatbodies, and then there’s Body Meat. They’re not the same thing. Body Meat is the alias of Chris Taylor, but not the Chris Taylor from Grizzly Bear. Instead, this Chris Taylor is a Philly DIY artist who’s been making chaotic, splattery, rhythmically playful music since 2016. Body Meat has released the EPs Truck Music and Year Of The Orc,  » Read More