Seductive synth-pop duo KTJ & CARLY unleash their new single “Rollercoaster” and it will take you on a wild ride. With powerful, soulful vocals soaring atop elevated electro arrangements, this whirling track sucks you in and never lets go. The sentimental song examines the extreme highs and lows of relationships. It details loving someone so […]
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty There is no one better at trolling on social media than Lil Nas X…period. The artist is having himself a very busy month thanks to his controversial hit record “MONTERO” (Call Me By Your Name) along with his “Satan Shoes” collaboration with MSCHF. Now he has […]
You can get the new pressing of Group Sex on black-and-pink vinyl in the BV shop. Circle Jerks‘ debut album, Group Sex, is a classic of early LA punk — loud, fast and messy in all the right ways, and is slammed with great songs like “Deny Everything,” “Operation,” “Live Fast Die Young” and more. […]
Glassblower are a Wellington, New Zealand band whose sound is an extremely chaotic, discordant, punishing version of hardcore punk. Yesterday, the band came out with the frantic, ugly 19-minute album Younger Than Old Money. Every song on the album could potentially make you feel like you’re being ripped apart by angry weasels, and all of them seen to be written from an uncompromising political position. (On “Long March,” vocalist Craig Leahy roars out the phrase, “Property is a systemic issue that has been manufactured by your enemy” in Cookie Monster voice.) But the song that immediately demands the most attention is an 11-second grindcore lurch with the title “Ben Shapiro With His Throat Cut.” Here it is: Continue reading
Music – 39 seconds ago zo Zo is a staff writer at Okayplayer where he covers… Photo by Kevin Winter/ImageDirect via Getty Images 2 Dope Boys square up with The Fab Four in a social media standoff. Another day, another raging Twitter debate over the back catalogs of music giants. This time around, it’s OutKast‘s […]
Over the years Digitalz have received support from the likes of Axwell, Ingrosso, David Guetta, and others – and it’s no surprise why. The Parisian duo has a knack for crafting well-produced future bass bangers, and this time around is no different as they’ve shared an impressive new single in ‘Beg For It.’ Boasting uplifting […]
Dead Can Dance‘s Lisa Gerrard and composer Jules Maxwell will release collaborative album Burn on May 7 (preorder). While the album falls within the globe-spanning sonic universe Gerrard is known for, Maxwell brings new melodic forms, and producer James Chapman of Maps adds a widescreen electronic textures, making for a record unlike any of the three have […]
Julien Baker appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden Wednesday (April 7), performing “Favor” from her new album Little Oblivions. She also chatted to the host about her tour plans for the fall, as well as her multi-instrumental prowess—her next goal, she joked, is to master the trombone. Take a look below. Little […]
There’s nothing in the world quite like a Julien Baker live show. All by herself, Baker has the power to suck all the air out of a room, to turn a mid-sized club into a place of emotional catharsis. Soon, she’ll get a chance to do that again for real. Last month, Baker released her new album Little Oblivions, one of the best LPs of 2021 thus far. This fall, she’ll take it out on tour. Continue reading