Bounce queen Big Freedia is staying true to her New Orleans roots by bringing her rousing spirit straight to the pews. Named after her local Baptist church, Pressing Onward fuses her high-energy bounce beats with gospel music to reignite her religious faith and desire to bring communities together. With refrains like, “We don’t need a…
Spike Lee’s new movie, Highest 2 Lowest, hits U.S. theaters on Friday, August 15. That same day, A24 Music will release three projects connected to the film. First, there is the official soundtrack album, curated and executive produced by Lee and featuring new songs from A$AP Rocky, British American singer Aiyana-Lee, and Jensen McRae. Below,…
A24 has shared the trailer for the new movie If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, starring Rose Byrne and A$AP Rocky. Directed by Mary Bronstein, the high-anxiety drama film also boasts Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, and Ivy Wolk in its cast. Watch the trailer below. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You follows a…
When she’s not making indie-folk with Florist, Emily A. Sprague records ambient albums, and she has a new one on the way. Cloud Time is out October 10 (via Rvng Intl.). Below, watch the video for the new album’s opening track, “Tokyo 1.” Sprague recorded her new album while she was on tour in Japan…
Outside Lands 2025 takes place this weekend (August 8-10) at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The lineup includes headliners Tyler, the Creator, Hozier, and Doja Cat, as well as performances from Vampire Weekend, Doechii, Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals, Gracie Abrams, Mannequin Pussy, and more. The festival’s livestream is available at Prime Video and…
Eddie Palmieri, the pianist, composer, and bandleader who was instrumental in the creation and ongoing reinvention of salsa, died on Wednesday, August 6, at his home in Hackensack, New Jersey. The news was shared in an Instagram post. His youngest daughter, Gabriela Palmieri, told The New York Times that her father’s death followed “an extended…
Anysia Kym and Tony Seltzer have come together for a new album. The New York artists’ collaborative Purity is out on September 12 via MIKE’s 10k. Below, watch the music video for Kym and Seltzer’s new song “Speedrun.” Kym has tapped MIKE to appear on her own Soliloquy and Truest. According to a press release,…
Danger Mouse and MorMor have gotten together to release the new single “Wonder.” Take a listen to the song—co-written by Danger Mouse and MorMor and produced by Danger Mouse—below. “My relationship with Danger Mouse started when he invited me to meet and play music,” MorMor explained in a press release. “From time to time we’d…
Iceage’s Elias Rønnenfelt has enlisted Yung Lean—operating as Jonatan Leandoer96—for a pair of new songs: “Little Gods,” which also features New Jersey artist Fousheé, and “My Suitor.” The latter is a cover of a 1983 song by the Belgian experimental pop duo Bernthøler. Check them out below, via Copenhagen label Escho. These are the latest…
Barcelona’s electronic music scene is set to reach fever pitch as Brunch Electronik Festival returns to Parc del Fòrum and Poble Espanyol. This year’s edition promises to be the most ambitious yet, transforming one of Europe’s electronic music capitals into a full-blown sonic experience. To help you navigate the weekend, we’ve curated four unmissable performances…
