Young Irish indie rockers Cardinals are among our favorite new bands of 2025, and their full-length debut Masquerade is set to arrive early in 2026. We’ve already posted a handful of songs that’ll appear on that LP: the title track, “Big Empty Heart,” “The Burning Of Cork.” Today, they’re hitting us with a new one…
Boy Harsher, the darkwave electronic duo of vocalist Jae Matthews and producer Augustus Muller, are shooting a feature film, and they’ve tapped a few striking musicians to join the cast. The movie, dubbed The Lonely Woman, reportedly stars FKA twigs, Sturgill Simpson, Will Oldham AKA Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Jake Weary, and Chloë Sevigny, among others….
Members of Vitriol have quit and abandoned their frontman at a gas station in the middle of their first headlining tour. Guitarist Keith Merrow, who joined the death metal band in March after several lineup changes, announced that he, new bassist Brett Leier, and new drummer Andy Vincenzetti ditched sole original member Kyle Rasmussen after…
In 2022, Boy Harsher wrote, directed, edited, and composed a short film called The Runner, whose soundtrack remains a true electronic gem. Now, the duo of Augustus Muller and Jae Matthews is getting ready to release their first feature film The Lonely Woman, an erotic thriller that stars FKA twigs, Sturgill Simpson, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and…
Speed, the flute-wielding hardcore band based in Sydney, Australia, have won the inaugural New South Wales Music Prize, taking home the whopping $80,000 reward on the strength of their debut album, 2024’s Only One Mode. The state government introduced the NSW Music Prize last year as part of their 10-year plan to support local musicians…
Lil Uzi Vert has gone indie — sort of. The influential rapper’s new single out today was released independently but distributed by Roc Nation. According to a press release, Uzi joins Jay-Z and Rihanna as the only artists to be managed and distributed by Roc Nation, and they own their master recordings going forward. Uzi…
Zach Bryan engages in annoying behavior more than I’d prefer, but every time that behavior threatens to overshadow the qualities that made him one of the more enjoyable breakout country stars in recent years, he reminds me of his more winsome qualities. The latest instance comes via the opening acts for Bryan’s 2026 stadium tour,…
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…
Jimmy Cliff, one of the greatest reggae singers of all time, has passed away. Cliff’s career began when reggae was new, and his sweet, tender voice worked in conversation with what American soul singers like Al Green were doing at the same time. Cliff was the star of The Harder They Come, a low-budget Jamaican…
We’re in the midst of a grabbing crisis. Over the past few weeks — in instances ranging from creepy to truly frightening — we’ve seen clips online of people getting way too handsy with artists including Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Halsey, and Ariana Grande while those artists were simply trying to do their jobs. Since…
