Earlier this evening (Monday, August 11), Taylor Swift updated her website with a clock counting down to 12:12 a.m. on August 12. Now, she’s announced a new album. The Life of a Showgirl will mark Swift’s 12th studio album and follow-up to 2024’s The Tortured Poets Department and its extended edition, The Anthology. It’s currently…
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our…
Naeem, the artist formerly known as Spank Rock, has revived his own alter ego for a new song, “Bankroll Peelers.” The track, credited to Naeem featuring Spank Rock, also has contributions from producers Sam Greens, Noah Beresin, and Matti Free, as well as Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders, who sings backing vocals in the chorus. Check it out…
On Friday, August 15, Chance the Rapper returns with the new album Star Line. He’s now announced a tour to support the new project. The trek, called the And We Back Tour, takes place across North America in September and October. See Chance the Rapper’s tour dates below. Star Line is the first album from…
Bobby Whitlock, the singer-keyboardist and co-founder of ‘70s blues-rock band Derek & the Dominos alongside Eric Clapton, has died, according to his manager Carol Kaye. In a statement to Variety, Kaye shared that Whitlock died earlier this morning following a cancer diagnosis. He was 77. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 18, 1948, Whitlock gravitated…
Apart from the attack on the Nova music festival on October 7th, which felt like it happened while U2 were on stage at Sphere Las Vegas, I have generally tried to stay out of the politics of the Middle East… this was not humility, more uncertainty in the face of obvious complexity… I have over…
Algernon Cadwallader have announced their first new album in 14 years. The influential emo band will release Trying Not to Have a Thought on September 12 via Saddle Creek. Algernon Cadwallader have also shared the new single “Hawk,” with a music video that was directed by Darby Irrgang and Ricky Christian. Plus, they’ve announced a…
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis will score the forthcoming TV adaptation of Cave’s book The Death of Bunny Munro. Matt Smith produces and stars in the new, six-part Sky Original series, which comes to streaming later this year. No air date has been announced, but a preview, with two episode screenings and a conversation with…
Paramore leader Hayley Williams dropped 17 new songs last week, and, now, one of those tracks has gotten its own music video. Directed by Zachary Gray, the visual follows Williams around Nashville—her longtime hometown—as she dips into bachelorette tourist traps, dances by Representative Justin Jones, and sings karaoke while looking downcast. Watch it below. Williams…
The Jesus Lizard have canceled the remaining dates on their 2025 tour in support of their new album, Rack. In a statement shared to social media, the post-hardcore band cited “a serious health incident” that has affected an unnamed band member. The tour originally included performances in the United States, Japan, and Australia, all of…
