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Put bbymutha’s catalog on shuffle and get shrewd lessons on lousy lovers, tips for freaky sexcapades, and uplifting quotes for your mirror Post-its. In 2017, the video for her song “Rules” catapulted her to underground fame right from its breathless opening line: “You can’t give your pussy to a nigga who not used to getting pussy ’cause that pussy gon’ be everybody business.” Her unsparing candor resonated, earning her a cosign from Björk and a tour opening for Earl Sweatshirt. But for bbymutha, the way some of her early music was received felt at odds with what she intended. Speaking on “Rules” in a recent interview, she decried it as a “bad memory,” reflecting, as have other artists before her, on the paradox of Black pain being received as party music: “People really want you to turn up to your trauma with them.”
ISS010
“In the beginning, there was Jack, and Jack had a groove.” Last August, that iconic line from Rhythm Controll’s oft-sampled 1987 classic “My House” was the opening salvo to Skee Mask’s back-to-back set with Rotterdam DJ Stranger at Amsterdam’s Dekmantel Festival. The echoing proclamation served as the setup for a stuck-in-reverse hardgroove loop that seemed to tear open a hole in space-time, sucking in all those within earshot of the UFO II stage. Inside the rift, Skee Mask and Stranger dished out a barrage of classic techno from the likes of Ben Sims, Jeff Mills, and Joey Beltram.
It’s Us Vol. 1
First, Lil Yachty spent a year doing so-so Michigan rapper cosplay. Then he moved on to his Tame Impala wannabe vanity project. Now, his next racket is a rap crew. That group is Concrete Boys, a five-member collective that, with Yachty as their frontman, includes the rappers Camo!, Draft Day, Karrahbooo, and Dc2trill (the latter is from Texas, and the only one of the five without any ties to Atlanta). In the last few months, the clique has formally introduced themselves with a string of pretty music videos, a viral On the Radar freestyle, and color-coordinated photo shoots. All of these efforts have led up to their debut compilation album It’s Us Vol. 1, where they seem to be presenting themselves as a modern-day version of the kind of rap crews who would have had a spread in a mid-’90s issue of The Source. That homage is loose and mostly sartorial instead of musical: On the album cover, the five are dressed in vintage Polo Sport and Tommy Hilfiger, Timberland boots, and jean shorts—outfits that make them look like they’re extras in Hulu’s Wu-Tang: An American Saga.
Rico Wade, Renowned Producer for Atlanta Hip-Hop, Dies at 52
“We are deeply saddened by the sudden and unexpected passing of our son, father, husband, and brother Rico Wade,” Wade’s family wrote in a shared statement. “Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of a talented individual who touched the lives of so many. We ask that you respect the legacy of our loved one and our privacy at this time.”
Chris Stapleton Performs “White Horse” and “Mountains of My Mind” on Saturday Night Live: Watch
Chris Stapleton was the musical guest on last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Ryan Gosling, marking the country star’s third time playing the NBC show. To ring in his return, Stapleton performed the Grammy-winning “White Horse” (with backing vocals by his wife, Morgane Stapleton) and “Mountains of My Mind,” both of which appear on his latest album, Higher. He also starred in a sketch parodying country revenge songs called “Get That Boy Back.” Watch his performances, plus his SNL promo video with Ryan Gosling and Sarah Sherman, below.
Watch Sky Ferreira Cover Lady A’s “Need You Now” at Coachella 2024
Before Kevin Abstract took the stage at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival yesterday (April 13), he invited Sky Ferreira to open his set with a surprise appearance. She covered Lady A’s 2009 song “Need You Now” over a stripped-back, synth-pop version of the hit. Quadeca did the production for the cover. Watch a replay below.
Tyler, the Creator Performs With A$AP Rocky, Childish Gambino, and Kali Uchis at Coachella 2024
Tyler, the Creator headlined the Saturday night of the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. He opened with the first song from 2019’s Igor, “Igor’s Theme,” and went on to play tracks from Call Me If You Get Lost (and its 2023 deluxe edition, The Estate Sale), Goblin, Wolf, and more. He even reached back into the Odd Future annals to do some of Bastard’s “Odd Toddlers.” Guests during the set included Childish Gambino (“Running Out of Time”), A$AP Rocky (“Potato Salad” and “Who Dat Boy”), Kali Uchis (“See You Again”), and Charlie Wilson (“Earfquake”). Find Tyler’s performance in the livestream recap video below.
This Is the Sea
When the Waterboys founder Mike Scott was a teenager living in Edinburgh, he published a fanzine called Jungleland. The sixth issue, which came out at the end of 1977, had Richard Hell on the cover and teased articles about the Sex Pistols and Graham Parker. That Scott named his zine after the final song on Bruce Springsteen’s album Born to Run suggested that the angry energy of punk—a force that exerts an outsized pull on the young—was tempered by a yearning spirituality. For Scott, music offered a portal into a new way of seeing the world, one charged with romance, something you could get swept up in, where life seems so full of excitement and possibility it’s like a swelling container just about to burst.
Lana Del Rey Headlines First Night of Coachella 2024
Lana Del Rey was the Friday headliner at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. She performed at the Indio, California, festival for the first time since her 2014 debut. Watch a replay of her performance below. Del Rey began her Coachella performance with the Born to Die bonus...
Wood Blues
On a cold spring night in 2022, the jazz quartet أحمد [Ahmed] set up at one end of the long, narrow warehouse space of Glasgow’s industrial-chic Glue Factory. Their muse and namesake Ahmed Abdul-Malik was there in spirit. The setlist consisted of only one song: the late jazz musician’s “Oud Blues,” which runs to about four minutes in the original 1961 version. By the time أحمد [Ahmed] finished with it, they had been playing for nearly an hour.
J. Cole Removes “7 Minute Drill” From Streaming Services
J. Cole meant it when he titled his new mixtape Might Delete Later. The rapper has removed the song “7 Minute Drill,” his now infamous diss track about Kendrick Lamar, from streaming services, including Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal. It originally served as the mixtape’s closing number.
Coachella 2024 Weekend 2 YouTube Live Stream Schedule & Details
Much of the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival streams live on YouTube, and, today, the festival has announced the schedule. As we head into the second weekend, watch the stage-by-stage livestreams below. Check to see when to catch your favorite artists. This year’s Coachella headliners are Lana Del...
Coachella 2024 YouTube Livestream Schedule & Details
Much of the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will stream live on YouTube, and, today, the festival has announced the schedule. As we head into the grand opening, watch the stage-by-stage livestreams below. Check to see when to catch your favorite artists. This year’s Coachella headliners are Lana...
New Book Documents the Eating Habits of Touring Indie Musicians, With Stories From Fleet Foxes, Weyes Blood, and More
Taste in Music: Eating on Tour with Indie Musicians is a new book documenting just that. Real Estate’s Alex Bleeker and the travel writer Luke Pyenson (formerly of Frankie Cosmos) compiled the book, enlisting Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold, Weyes Blood’s Natalie Mering, Bob Mould, Dawn Richard, Talking Heads’ Chris Frantz, Pavement’s Mark Ibold , and many more to contribute stories. Chronicle Books will release the collection on September 24.
Rina Sawayama Enlists Chanmina for New “This Hell” Remix: Listen
Rina Sawayama has enlisted Japanese rapper Chanmina for a remix of “This Hell,” a single from 2022’s Hold the Girl. The remix is being released ahead of next week’s Tokyo Rainbow Pride. Listen to “This Hell (Gyarupi Remix)” below, via Spotify Singles. In a...
J.P.’s Milwaukee Lowend Anthem “Bad Bitty” Is the Catchiest Song Anywhere Right Now
Pitchfork writer Alphonse Pierre’s rap column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, Instagram freestyles, memes, weird tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. At random points of the day, everyday, for weeks now, I’ll catch myself randomly blurting out, “Hey, huh, bow,” just the way J.P. does on...
9 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Future & Metro Boomin, Maggie Rogers, and More
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums from Future & Metro Boomin, Maggie Rogers, Still House Plants, Shabaka, Nia Archives, Girl in Red, Blue Bendy, Elyanna, and Red Hot Org & Meshell Ndegeocello. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week. (All releases featured here are independently selected by our editors. When you buy something through our affiliate links, however, Pitchfork earns an affiliate commission.)
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Share New “Song for Amy” From Back to Black: Listen
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have shared “Song for Amy,” a new song they made for the new Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black. It’s featured on the film’s soundtrack, as well as Cave and Ellis’ score album. Listen to the soundtrack and score albums below.
Thursday Return With First New Song in 13 Years: Listen
Post-hardcore band Thursday have returned with their first new music in 13 years—to the day. The band debuted “Application for Release From the Dream” during an intimate concert in Albany, New York, last night (April 11), and presented the single for sale in 7" vinyl form at the merch table. Now, the track is available across streaming services. Check it out below.
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Boys Noize Connect for New Challengers [Mixed] Album: Listen
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross scored the new Luca Guadagnino movie Challengers. For now, the Nine Inch Nails musicians are not releasing their original score. Instead, they’ve shared Boys Noize’s mix of nine songs from the film, made to play like a continuous DJ set. Listen to the new album, fully titled Challengers [Mixed] by Boys Noize, below.
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