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Neil Portnow Accuser Requests Dismissal of Her Sexual Assault Lawsuit
A musician who anonymously sued former Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow for sexual assault has asked the court to dismiss her case, The New York Times reports. She cited the sudden resignation of her attorney and concerns that a court would grant a motion by the prosecution to reveal her identity, according to documents viewed by Pitchfork.
Listen to Hagop Tchaparian’s New Song “Treacle”
Hagop Tchaparian has released a new song, “Treacle”—his first since his 2022 debut LP, Bolts. The British Armenian producer says the track is “heavily inspired by watching Four Tet play at Warung club in Brazil”; like Bolts, the single is out through Four Tet’s label Text. Hessle Audio’s Pearson Sound handled the mix and master. Listen to the song and find Tchaparian’s summer festival dates below.
Martha Skye Murphy Announces Debut Album Um, Shares New Song: Listen
Martha Skye Murphy has announced her debut album: Um is set to arrive June 14 via AD 93. With the news comes a new song, “Pick Yourself Up”—“an ode to mistrust, Fred & Ginger, and clear days,” as she put it in a press release. Check that out below, along with the album art and tracklist. Guests on the album include Claire Rousay and, on last month’s “Need,” Roy Montgomery.
Spell Blanket - Collected Demos 2006 - 2009
In 1975, a time-traveling being from a distant but familiar realm left an indelible imprint on Trish Keenan’s mind. The titular character from Sky, one of a crop of bizarre British sci-fi shows supposedly made for children in the ’60s and ’70s, speaks with a cold, eerie affect, his voice warped slightly by tight echo. When exercising his telepathic powers, Sky stares down the barrel of the camera, his eyes and splayed palm imbued with a crude chroma-key glow. James Cargill, who formed Broadcast with Keenan in 1995, spoke of Sky’s deep influence on the band during a 2009 interview with XLR8R. He cited the show’s cocoon of white noise and paranoid, spectral atmosphere as key building blocks to Broadcast’s brand of retro-futurist psychedelia. In promotional photos, Keenan often emulated Sky, bathed in oversaturated colors and stretching her hand toward the viewer. She always seemed extemporal, as though her icy contralto and surrealist lyrics were beamed in from some far corner of time and space. When Keenan died of pneumonia in 2011, it was tragic not only for the sudden loss of a brilliant, exploratory musician, but because a portal to some other dimension had been permanently closed.
Les Savy Fav
It’s always ironic hearing Tim Harrington sing pleas for human connection after a career spent exemplifying the very qualities most likely to drive others away. The megaphone-voiced frontman of Les Savy Fav quills the band’s art-punk with brash volume and hectoring sarcasm. At the band’s legendarily rambunctious live shows, he sacrifices safety and dignity alike for the sake of an unforgettable spectacle. He’s as naturally gifted a showman as punk singers come, and one of the last guys you’d assume is all that concerned with whether or not he’s dating material.
Ghostface Killah Enlists Nas, Raekwon, Method Man, and More for New Album
Ghostface Killah is coming back on Friday with his first official studio album since 2019’s Ghostface Killahs. The new album, Set the Tone, features guest appearances from Method Man, Raekwon, Remy Ma, Fat Joe, Sheek Louch, Ja Rule, Busta Rhymes, Jim Jones, AZ, and others, and will be released on May 10. Below listen to the first single from the album, a Nas collaboration called “Scar Tissue.”
Soccer Mommy to Play New Songs at Intimate Solo Concerts
Sophie Allison is ditching her Soccer Mommy band for a handful of intimate shows in the spring. The concerts take place in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Nashville, and they’ll find Allison playing old and brand new songs with just her voice and guitar. See Allison’s tour dates—including full-band Soccer Mommy shows—below; scroll down for a statement from Allison.
Joan of Arc Announce New Box Set A Window & a Mirror
Joan of Arc have announced a new box set: A Window & a Mirror arrives July 12 via Joyful Noise Recordings. The collection features five albums from the Chicago band—A Portable Model Of; How Memory Works; Live in Chicago, 1999; The Gap; and So Much Staying Alive and Lovelessness—a 7" named after the band’s original moniker (Red Blue Yellow), and a 132-page hardbound book, all packaged in a custom-built wooden box that’s signed by Tim Kinsella.
Mannequin Pussy Add 2024 Tour Dates
Mannequin Pussy have added North American and European dates to their ongoing I Got Heaven Tour. The band now has shows stretching into late October. See all of Mannequin Pussy’s tour dates below. Mannequin Pussy are performing at Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival on Sunday, July 21. They’ll be playing...
OFF! Announce Farewell Shows With Shellac, Fucked Up, and Surfbort
OFF! have announced farewell shows in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago this July. Support comes from Fucked Up, Surfbort, and Shellac, respectively, and each city will also host an advance screening of the band’s new feature film, Free LSD. The movie, directed by Dimitri Coats, has a new trailer today—check that out below, along with the tour dates.
FKA twigs, Nicolas Cage, and More Cast in New Movie The Carpenter’s Son
FKA twigs and Nicolas Cage have both been cast in The Carpenter’s Son, an upcoming film by Egyptian American director Lotfy Nathan. The movie puts a horror spin on the story of Jesus’ childhood, according to Deadline, and also stars Noah Jupe and Souheila Yacoub. Cinenovo and Spacemaker are producing, and shooting begins this summer.
Hinds Announce Album and Tour, Share Video for New Song Featuring Beck: Watch
Hinds are gearing up to release their first album since 2020’s The Prettiest Curse. On September 6, the band will share the new album Viva Hinds. Below, watch the video for a new single, the Beck collaboration “Boom Boom Back.” Scroll down for the Spanish rock group’s upcoming tour dates.
Arooj Aftab Shares New Song “Whiskey”: Listen
Arooj Aftab has released the new song “Whiskey.” It’s the second single from her new album, Night Reign, following “Raat Ki Rani.” Find the new track below. Night Reign, Aftab’s follow-up to 2021’s excellent Vulture Prince, is out May 31. Discussing her new single in a press statement, the musician explained, “‘Whiskey’ is about being out at night with someone you like, but the evening gets a little carried away. My friend has had too much, now I am tired, and I need to figure out how to get us both home. But overall somehow the night and the interaction is still pretty cute.”
Fontaines D.C. Announce 2024 North American Tour Dates
Fontaines D.C. have announced new North American tour dates in support of their new album, Romance. The newly announced shows take place in September and October and feature support from Dirty Hit’s Been Stellar. See all of Fontaines D.C.’s tour dates, including stops in Europe and the United Kingdom, below.
Watch Amen Dunes’ Video for New Song “Rugby Child”
Amen Dunes is releasing his new album, Death Jokes, on Friday, May 10. He’s now shared the LP’s fourth single, “Rugby Child.” Watch its music video, directed by Steven Brahms, below. “Rugby Child” follows “Purple Land,” “Boys,” and “Round the World,” and the latter two tracks...
Yaya Bey Comes Back Around
This year’s solar eclipse was a full-circle event for Yaya Bey. Seven years ago, she was fresh off getting hitched and set out on a road trip to see the last eclipse in totality in Nashville for her honeymoon with her now ex-husband. Her life soon spiraled into a black hole. “I am exactly where I was in 2017, but in a different way,” she says softly, tucked into a booth at an empty disco-themed Bushwick bar, swimming in oversized, earth-toned ensemble that almost camouflages her. “When I came back [to New York], that’s when my life changed because that marriage didn’t last.”
Johnny Marr and James Announce Joint North American Tour
Johnny Marr and James have announced a joint tour of North America, starting at the end of summer. The coast-to-coast run takes in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, and more than a dozen other cities. Check out the dates below. Marr and his fellow Mancunians first toured together in...
Mas Aya Announces Album, Shares New Song Featuring Lido Pimienta: Listen
Mas Aya, the alias of Nicaraguan Canadian composer Brandon Miguel Valdivia, has announced a new album, Coming and Going. With the news comes a single, “Tú y Yo,” featuring his partner, Lido Pimienta. Listen to that below. The Máscaras follow-up arrives July 12 via Telephone Explosion.
Macklemore Supports Protestors With Pro-Palestine New Song “Hind’s Hall”
Has posted a new song called “Hind’s Hall,” named after the Columbia University building that student protestors recently occupied, reclaimed, and renamed in honor of Hind Rajab, a six-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed in Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. The track samples Lebanese singer Fairuz’s “Ana La Habibi” and comes with a video that features Macklemore’s lyrics, as well as clips of the subjects he’s discussing: pro-Palestine student protesters, politicians, and the war in Gaza. Find the song on X and Instagram.
Fearless Movement
Kamasi Washington likes to go big. The star saxophonist and bandleader’s debut album was a 3xLP extravaganza appositely titled The Epic. The follow-up, Heaven and Earth, was a bit briefer—only two hours this time—but even more ambitious. Fearless Movement, the third full-length with his name on the spine, shows signs of scaling back and relaxing. Its runtime is a comparatively lean 86 minutes. The third track is a Zapp cover; George Clinton shows up a couple tunes later on a funk jam called “Get Lit.” There are guest verses from a few different rappers, little-known names who bring throwback block-party MC energy even when their subject matter gets heady. For the first time, Washington seems interested in conveying not just big feelings like joy, struggle, and transcendence, but also something like fun—just as important, no doubt, and perhaps even more difficult to get across.
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