Music

Half Waif, a.k.a. Nandi Rose, has announced the new album Mythopoetics, out July 9th. To accompany the announcement, Rose dropped the mystical single “Swimmer.”The Kenna Hynes-directed video opens with a motorcycle racing down a desolate road over looping synths. Later, Rose finds a magical flower and brings it to a …

“Se Acabó,” a new track from the impressively flexible Colombian group Bomba Estéreo, opens with a walloping kick drum, the stuff of crushing house music and turbocharged disco. But that four-on-the-floor beginning is a feint of sorts, a trick to command your attention. Soon the punishing kick fades out, making …

Guitarist Dave Keuning formed the Killers in 2001 when he took out an ad in a Las Vegas newspaper seeking musicians, and he’s a key creative voice in the group that co-wrote classics like “Mr. Brightside,” ‘Somebody Told Me” and “When You Were Young.” But he stepped off the road …

Ahead of the release of Dinosaur Jr.’s latest LP Sweep It Into Space this Friday, the indie rock legends have released the video for the album’s “Take It Back.” The colorful visual features Claymation and stop-motion animation directed by Callum Scott-Dyson, who said in a statement that the video was …

Flying Lotus has released a pair of new songs, “Black Gold” and “Between Memories,” which he wrote for the upcoming Netflix anime series, Yasuke, out April 29th. “Black Gold,” which features Thundercat, serves as the show’s opening theme, and it captures a mystical mood with its thumping drums and winding …

New Order have released a live performance video of their single “The Perfect Kiss,” which was filmed at London’s Alexandra Palace in 2018. The clip is part of their upcoming live album and concert film Education Entertainment Recreation. “We always enjoy our concerts but that Alexandra Palace show was special,” …

“Oh, baby, let the bad times roll,” the Offspring sing on the title track to their new album, resigning themselves to a world in peril. It’s the stalwart California punk band’s first studio LP in nearly a decade, and their first for Concord after a lengthy run on Columbia, but …

A month after releasing her crushing ballad “Thumbs,” Lucy Dacus has announced the new album Home Video, out June 25th via Matador. The singer-songwriter accompanied the release with “Hot and Heavy,” the opening track to the record. “Being back here makes me hot in the face/Hot blood in my pulsing …

Brian Wilson, Jack Black, James Hetfield, and more will appear at the annual Little Kids Rock Benefit, which will take place virtually April 14th at 8 p.m. ET. Little Kids Rock is a nonprofit that works to ensure public school districts — especially those in underserved communities — have access …

Eve, Missy Elliott, and Ruff Ryders Entertainment co-founder Joaquin “Waah” Dean are among those who have shared tributes to DMX after the rapper died Friday, April 9th, one week after a heart attack. Eve — who was part of the Ruff Ryders crew along with DMX that dominated rap toward …