Sleater-Kinney have hired a new drummer to fill the vacancy left by Janet Weiss after she announced her departure in early July, the band revealed in an Instagram post. Angie Boylan—a member of Aye Nako and Freezing Cold—joined the band for the first show on their 2019 tour behind the new St. Vincent-produced album The
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Kanye West’s weekly gospel and worship Sunday Service series is taking place outside during a rainy day today in his hometown of Chicago. Chance the Rapper is out there singing with the choir. Watch the live stream. The performance follows the announcement that a new Kanye West album called Jesus Is King will drop on
Muse have announced a new box set, Origin of Muse, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Showbiz. It’s out December 6 on Warner. The collection includes 2xLP reissues of 1999’s Showbiz and 2001’s Origin of Symmetry, as well as nine CDs of demos, live recordings, and B-sides from the band’s earliest
Last night, Vampire Weekend played a sold-out Madison Square Garden in support of their latest album, Father of the Bride. The Internet’s Steve Lacy joined the band on stage for “Sunflower”—their first live performance of the song together. Watch below. At the end of the show, the band announced another round of Father of the
Clairo stopped by “Jimmy Kimmel Live!“ Thursday night to perform “I Wouldn’t Ask You,” the closing song on her debut Immunity. In addition to her backing band, she was joined by a children’s choir for the performance. Check that out below. [embedded content] Clairo released Immunity in August. She co-produced the album with Rostam Batmanglij.
Vampire Weekend played a sold-out show at New York’s Madison Square Garden last night (September 6) in support of their latest album Father of the Bride. The band live-streamed their career-spanning, three hour set via Live Nation’s Twitter account. At the end of their performance, a graphic featuring 19 brand new tour dates appeared on
Formeer Tekashi 6ix9ine manager Kifano “Shotti” Jordan has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to one count of firearm possession during a crime and one count of firearm discharge during a crime, as the Southern District of New York confirms to Pitchfork. The charges stemmed from two separate incidents from
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums from Bat for Lashes, Octo Octa, EarthGang, Lower Dens, Sandro Perri, the Highwomen, and
John Mayer has shared a new song. It’s called “Carry Me Away,” and it arrives with a laid back visual documenting Mayer’s recording process. Watch Mayer lay down tracks, chill with a dog, and wear a headband in the music video below. Mayer released his last single “Guess I Just Feel Like” back in February.
The trial of two operators of Oakland’s Ghost Ship warehouse has resulted in an acquittal for one individual and a hung jury for the other, as ABC 7 San Francisco. Max Harris—the “creative director of the warehouse”—was acquitted on all charges, while the jury failed to come to a full conclusion in the case of
This morning on BBC Radio 1’s “Live Lounge,” Charli XCX and Christine and the Queens linked up to cover the 1975’s “TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME.” They also performed their own song, “Gone.” Listen on BBC Radio 1; the cover begins just after the nine-minute mark. Ahead of the September 13 release of Charli, Charli XCX has dropped collaborations
Courtney Barnett has announced a solo tour. Following a series of performances in Europe and Australia this year, the new run kicks off in January 2020 and finds her playing venues throughout the United States. According to a press release, the shows will feature Barnett “alone on stage accompanied by nothing but her own guitar.”
Joe Pera has announced that his Adult Swim series “Joe Pera Talks With You” is returning for a second season. While an exact premiere date hasn’t been announced, Pera says it returns “this holiday season” with 14 new episodes. The show stars Pera as a soft-spoken school teacher in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula alongside Jo Firestone
Kele Okereke has announced a new album. 2042 arrives via Kele’s label, KOLA, on November 8. Listen to “Jungle Bunny” below. In a press release, Kele says, “There is a history of black entertainers feeling that after they have achieved a certain level of success that they are above discussions of race but that idea
Back in August, Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion dropped her highly-anticipated single “Hot Girl Summer,” featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign. Now, Meg has shared the song’s accompanying music video, which finds the trio partying by a pool. The visual is directed by Munachi Osegbu and has cameos from Rico Nasty, La La Anthony,
Björk is re-releasing her 2015 studio album Vulnicura as a virtual reality experience. The VR version of Vulnicura collects the visuals that have toured museums as part of the Björk Digital exhibition and have now been updated for a final version. The new experience is available this Friday, September 6. Find Björk’s announcement below. “Vulnicura
New Jersey rapper Fetty Wap (real name: Willie Maxwell II) was arrested in Las Vegas for allegedly assaulting three employees at a Las Vegas hotel, the Associated Press and TMZ report. According to the Associated Press, Maxwell was arrested Sunday morning (September 1) on three counts of battery after he allegedly hit a parking attendant
Alessia Cara has shared a brand new song called “October.” The new single is the latest track from Cara’s forthcoming EP The Summer. Hear it below. [embedded content] Cara elaborated on the inspiration for “October” in an Instagram post. “I wrote this song about a very recent period of time in which I felt more
This fall, FKA twigs will release a new album called Magdalene, she’s revealed in an interview with i-D. The full-length follow-up to 2014’s LP1 will be self-produced, with major contributions from Nicolas Jaar and other collaborators to be announced, her representative tells Pitchfork. The record also features a song with Future called “Holy Terrain.” In
Animal Collective’s Avey Tare and Geologist are the latest musicians to pay tribute to singer-songwriter David Berman, who died on August 7. The pair recorded a cover of Silver Jews’ “Ballad of Reverend War Character,” with proceeds from pay-what-you-want track sales benefiting MusiCares and Music Health Alliance, per the wishes of Berman’s family. You can
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums from Lana Del Rey, Whitney, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Pharmakon, Joan Shelley, Lil Tecca,
Four people were hospitalized after a steel stage barricade collapsed at Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival on Saturday night, CNN reports. The Seattle Fire Department said that 25 people were evaluated for injuries and four were transported to the Harborview Medical Center in stable condition. Bumbershoot categorized the injuries as “non-life threatening” in a statement.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse have announced officially a new album. Colorado is out October 25 via Reprise. In an April post to the Neil Young Archives, Young wrote, “We believe we have a great Crazy Horse album, one to stand alongside Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Rust Never Sleeps, Sleeps With Angels, Psychedelic Pill and all the others.” Below,
Adult Swim has announced “Uzumaki,” a new anime miniseries based upon the renowned 1990s horror manga serial from Junji Ito. It’s set to debut during the network’s Toonami slot in 2020, and will feature original music by Colin Stetson, the prolific saxophonist and composer who recently scored another Lovecraftian project—the Nicolas Cage film Color Out
Today marks the first day of the eighth annual Made in America Festival—a two-day event curated by JAY-Z. Cardi B is slated to headline opening night, while Travis Scott has top billing tomorrow evening at Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. Rosalía, Tierra Whack, Lil Uzi Vert, Megan Thee Stallion, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, James Blake,
Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On Live is being released on vinyl for the first time. Recorded at Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center on May 1, 1972 for a celebration of “Marvin Gaye Day,” the performance marks the only time Gaye performed the 1971 record in full. The recording also features live versions of “That’s the Way
Earlier this week, Post Malone announced that his next album Hollywood’s Bleeding was due to drop September 6 (via Republic). Now, Posty has taken to Instagram to tease the record’s contributors: a varied bunch that includes Ozzy Osbourne, SZA, Halsey, Travis Scott, Meek Mill, Young Thug, Future, and others. Find the full list of collaborators
JAY-Z’s Roc Nation and the NFL have announced the first programs to benefit the NFL’s Inspire Change nonprofit, an initiative that seeks to fundraise for organizations committed to education and economic empowerment, police and community relations, and criminal justice reform. The first program is Inspire Change apparel, a new clothing line that will be revealed
Post Malone has released “Circles,” the song that he previewed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” earlier this month. It’s the latest offering from his next album Hollywood’s Bleeding, which arrives September 6 (via Republic). Hear “Circles” below. Hollywood’s Bleeding is the follow-up to Post Malone’s 2018 LP beerbongs & bentleys. It includes Post’s
Vic Mensa has announced that his punk project 93PUNX will perform a “Fuck I.C.E.” protest concert on September 1 at I.C.E.’s Downtown Los Angeles headquarters. Mensa took to Instagram to break the news, writing in the post’s caption: “@93punx guerrilla performance at I.C.E. headquarters in LA monday 4pm 🦍 meet me there.” Mensa’s post doesn’t