Deradoorian is the latest artist to pull music from Spotify. The singer-songwriter and former Dirty Projectors member cited chief executive Daniel Ek’s weapons investments—the main motive for the recent exodus—and alluded to recent online content accusing the platform of expanding its music usage rights. Spotify clarified in a statement that Spotify for Artists terms have…
The Fiery Furnaces have announced a special vinyl reissue of Blueberry Boat, their breakout album from 2004. It’s out October 10 via Everything Nice. The experimental art-rock band, started by Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger, has also shared a previously unreleased bonus track that was recorded in 2003. Check out that new song, “Far Away,” below….
Yaeji has enlisted the hyperpop artist Underscores and rapper Aliyah’s Interlude for a new song. “Booboo2” is the sequel to—and reinvention of—Yaeji’s 2024 single “Booboo,” and her first song since March’s “Pondeggi.” (“A year ago today, I wrote a banger that goes like: ‘Booboo, don’t touch me,’” the song begins.) Watch a lyric video, animated…
Addressing his current relationship with the network, Kimmel said “we talked it through, and at the end, even though they didn’t have to…they welcomed me back on the air. Unfortunately and, I think, unjustly, this puts them at risk. The President of the United States made it very clear he wants to see me and…
Ratboys shared their last album, the Chris Walla-produced The Window, in 2023. Now, they’re back with a new song and a new label home. Also co-produced with Walla, “Light Night Mountains All That” is the Chicago rock band’s debut single for New West Records. Ratboys drummer Marcus Nuccio directed the accompanying music video. Watch it…
Jade has announced more tour dates in support of her new album, That’s Showbiz Baby! The new 2026 dates take place in North America, in February, and Europe, in March. Jade will also play shows in Ireland and the United Kingdom in October 2025. See all of her tour dates below. Jade is the solo…
St. Louis emo stalwarts Foxing have announced that they’re going on hiatus. “[It] has become clear to us that in our pursuit of our dreams and making the most honest and genuine art we can, our relationship with music, each other, and our sense of self without the band has eroded,” the band wrote in…
What is the clearest way for a band to kick down the door, stride into the room and announce “Here we are, motherscratchers! Take Note!”? Why, by naming not only an album, but also a song after their own band name. The hubris! The gall! The self-importance! The trinity! The triumvirate! The trifecta! In order…
Danny Brown has announced a new album. The Detroit rapper’s follow-up to 2023’s Quaranta is called Stardust, and it’s out November 7 via Warp. Below, watch the music video for lead single “Starburst”; stay tuned for a monologue from Frost Children’s Angel Prost at the end of the clip. Brown made Stardust with a who’s-who…
Keith McIvor, better known as JD Twitch, of the influential Scottish electronic duo Optimo, died on Friday, September 19. The news was shared on the group’s Instagram page with a note written by McIvor’s bandmate, Jonnie “JG” Wilkes. Optimo did not specify McIvor’s cause of death, but the musician had disclosed, in July, that he…
