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Nearly two months after Nina Protocol announced it was shutting down, the free, independent music platform has been acquired by SoundCloud. The agreement allows SoundCloud to inherent Nina Protocol’s editorial archive, genre map, and—if artists choose to opt into SoundCloud’s “creator ecosystem”—their music catalogues. Musicians who take SoundCloud up on that offer will reportedly “gain

Victoria Monét has announced a new album, Frequency of Love, out October 2 on Lovett/RCA. She also revealed one of the LP’s singles, the Kaytranada-produced “Reach Out,” which arrives with a lively music video replete with chic backup dancers vogueing the house down. Watch it below. Frequency of Love follows the release of her 2023

Kacey Musgraves has shared a new video for “Mexico Honey,” the breakaway track from Middle of Nowhere. Running Bear’s Alexa Stone and Stephen Kinigopoulos directed the clip, which was filmed in Mexico. In it, Musgraves sings her own song at a karaoke bar where she meets a tatted-up cowboy, leading to a steamy night in.

Iggy Pop on Protomartyr: What is a Protomartyr? I don’t really know, but I imagine it may refer to an earthly being who wants a little more than the usual shit out of life. A person or persons who want to be part of something beautiful and interesting, with the understanding that you may pay

M83 is readying a follow-up to 2023’s Fantasy: I Wrote You a Letter is due out September 25, via Anthony Gonzalez’s own Other Suns label. Check out the tracklist and artwork below. Gonzalez made the new record with collaborators Joe Berry, Clément Libes, and Benoit de Villeneuve, he said in a post on Instagram that

Dhani Harrison, the son of George Harrison, and venerable producer Nigel Godrich have formed a new duo. The musicians’ debut self-titled album as Dragonflies is due September 18 on Dark Horse Records/BMG. Ruffmercy directed the hand-drawn, impressionistic music video for the LP’s opening track, “Slower.” Watch it below. “He has strong opinions about what he

Krill, the formerly Boston-based trio making slightly askew indie rock, have reunited in Chicago with an updated lineup and are working on new music. The band—singer-bassist Jonah Furman, drummer Ian Becker, and new guitarist Andrew Clinkman—shared “Commemorative Plaque,” its first new song in a decade. Joining the trio on the single are Finom violinist Macie

A Neil Young covers series that launched last year has two new installments on the way. MJ Lenderman, Kurt Vile, Lucinda Williams, Ben Gibbard, My Morning Jacket, Ann Wilson, and a collaboration between Modest Mouse and Califone all feature, as do King Princess and Draco Rosa, whose tracks are out today. Listen to their respective

Chicago rapper and burgeoning book maven Noname is gearing up for a 10th anniversary tour for her debut mixtape Telefone. But first, new music. “Squatter,” her first release of the year and first single since 2025’s “Hundred Acres,” is about finding an uninvited guest in your house who’s stolen your studio equipment, used your bike

As they prepare to tour North America in September, Militarie Gun have announced an expansion of God Save the Gun. Originally released last October, the LP will now come with three additional songs. One of them, “World’s Always Burning,” features Mannequin Pussy’s Marisa Dabice; check it out below. God Save the Gun (Deluxe) arrives August

Chelsea Wolfe has announced her next album, The Dark, which is set to land on Loma Vista on August 21. The record’s lead single, “Cold,” is out now, along with hauntingly beautiful visuals placing Wolfe in the foggy wilderness. Wolfe’s follow-up to 2024’s She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She was co-written with

It’s been a long road for NewJeans, from the halcyon days of their chart-topping Get Up EP, to a yearslong legal dispute tied to allegations of workplace mistreatment and copyright infringement, to a failed attempt to rebrand as NJZ. The K-pop group officially announced a hiatus in 2025, and there has been little news since

Ahead of his fall tour, Vince Staples stopped by NPR’s Washington D.C. headquarters to perform five cuts off his abrasive new rock-inspired album Cry Baby, which delves into the country’s continued disenfranchisement of Black Americans. During a live take of “Go! Go! Gorilla” Staples took a moment to shout out deceased Black Panther members killed

Charli XCX has shared one more song and video from Music, Fashion, Film ahead of the album’s release on Friday. Helmed by frequent collaborator and The Moment director Aidan Zamiri, “Camera” stars actor Vincent Cassel on a film set in the aftermath of a fiery car crash as Charli directs from the wings. Watch it

Psych-folk upstart Dagmar Zuniga is taking her 2025 debut album for a road trip this fall, with a tour across America and Europe, and support from Japanese composer Yasuaki Shimizu. The Brooklyn-based artist will also be opening for Cate Le Bon and Black Country, New Road on select dates. Check out the full slate below,

Greg Freeman:07-21 Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool =08-12 Paredes de Coura, Portugal – Parades De Coura Festival08-14 Gothenburg, Sweden – Way Out West08-17 Bristol, England – The Louisiana08-18 London, England – MOTH Club08-19 London, England – MOTH Club08-20 Manchester, England – YES08-21 Wales, England – Green Man Festival08-22 Hasselt, Belgium – Pukkelpop08-25 Zurich, Switzerland –

Sylvan Esso have announced their first album in four years. Ow ∞, the follow-up to No Rules Sandy, will be the North Carolina duo’s first release on its own Psychic Hotline label, launched back in 2018. The new single “Concrete Glen” samples Sigur Rós’ Ágætis Byrjun track “Svefn-g-englar”; watch a video for that, directed by

John Glacier has released the first single off her next album, Lack of Joy is Death. “Bond Girl” takes a more upbeat approach to the East London artist’s ambient rap with flows buoyed by a clubby beat as she raps about jet-setting and talking to Vogue (a likely reference to her actual British Vogue interview

Mike D is taking his Mike D 5D band on the road behind his forthcoming solo album Thank You. The Beastie Boys alum has added 10 new shows apiece in North America and Europe, expanding a five-show run announced last month. Check out the full itinerary below. Mike D is joined in the band by

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

Melissa Auf der Maur is back with her first (sort of) new album in 16 years. On Bass Womb Room: My ’90s 4-Track Demos x Field Recordings, the former Hole bassist links a trove of unreleased, living-room demos she made in the 1990s with eight new interludes composed for a forthcoming photography exhibition. Those interstitials

We finally have details on Alabama Shakes’ long-rumored new album. I Must Be Dreaming, their first LP in 11 years, is coming August 28 via Island and will include the already-released tracks “American Dream” and “Another Life.” Below, listen to the album’s latest single, “I Feel Hope Coming,” which the band shared today, July 10.

Slayr, the Philadelphia rapper who’s been making a name for himself in the underground hip-hop scene, is gearing up to release a new EP this Friday. It’s called Avant Nova, perhaps in connection to another project he’s been teasing titled Fabula Nova. The EP’s opening track, “Promise,” features production from Underscores. Check out the cover

Pitchfork Festival is set to return to Mexico City this fall, with a lineup featuring American Football, Lido Pimienta, Perfume Genius, and Immasoul. The event will take place from September 23-27, at venues across the city, including Foro Indie Rocks! and Orbe. Tickets are on sale now. A second slate of artists will be announced

After dropping their first new song in three years in May, Gilla Band have confirmed there’s more where that came from. The Dublin band of Dara Kiely, Alan Duggan Borges, Daniel Fox, and Adam Faulkner have a new album, Pugnello, out on Rough Trade on September 25. Today, they also shared a new track, “Placeholder,”

What would you do if U2 knocked on your door? Earlier this year, Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. stopped by one Mexico City family’s domicile after filming a portion of the music video for new song “Street of Dreams” in Plaza Santo Domingo. Thunder and rain had caused the generator powering

Told Slant, the solo project of Florist’s Felix Walworth, has a new album on the way. What’s Up, their first record since 2020’s Point the Flashlight and Walk, arrives on September 4 via Mtn. Laurel Recording Co. Walworth also released a new song, “Manhattan,” today. You can listen to that below. In a press statement,

Girl Talk, aka Gregg Gillis, has teamed up with rappers Michael Christmas and Chris Crack for a new EP. Don’t Come to My House Sharing Your Location is out August 14 via C&G Records and Illegal Art. Below, watch the three artists stroll around Gillis’ home city of Pittsburgh in the video for lead single