Madlib has released a new 7″ record that features two instrumental tracks: “Barrel Proof” and “10 Summers Old.” Listen to “10 Summers Old” below. The record is available to purchase at Rappcats.com and Technical Equipment Supply, a record label and store that is run by Todd Osborn in Ypsilanti, Mich only. Technical Equipment Supply is also the same place that exclusively released Aphex Twin’s latest 12″ record.
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St. Vincent shares “New York” video
St. Vincent has released a video for her song “New York.” The clip was directed by Alex Da Corte and shows Annie Clark in surreal and colorful scenes, including on a couch with a swan. Da Corte said in a press release, “I think Annie’s New York is the New York of my dreams—one that is blurry and fractured, dreamy and flat. It is the Toontown to my Hollywood. It is beautiful but slightly out of reach.” Watch the “New York” music video below.
Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett detail new album, share new song “Over Everything”
Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett have released a video for their new track “Over Everything.” It was directed by Danny Cohen and can be watched below. “Over Everything” is the first single from the pair’s upcoming collaborative album Lotta Sea Lice, which is set to be released October 13th through Matador. Check out the album artwork above and tracklist below. Vile and Barnett will also go on a North American tour this fall, their itinerary can be found here.
Lotta Sea Lice features a few covers of each other’s music.
Lotta Sea Lice:
01 Over Everything
02 Let It Go
03 Fear Is Like a Forest
04 Outta the Woodwork
05 Continental Breakfast
06 On Script
07 Blue Cheese
08 Peepin’ Tom
09 Untogether
Azealia Banks announces tour
Azealia Banks has announced a North American tour that begins in October and runs through the month. See Banks’ upcoming tour itinerary below, and find her tour poster here. Azealia Banks’ most recent release was in 2016 with the Slay-Z mixtape. She has released a number of new tracks, including “Crown” (with Lunice), “Chi Chi,” and “Escapades,” which she has released three different versions of.
Azealia Banks:
10-03 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
10-04 Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
10-05 Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
10-08 Toronto, Ontario – The Opera House
10-10 Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live
10-11 Norfolk, VA – The Norva
10-12 Wilmington, NC – The Muse
10-14 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
10-15 Jacksonville, FL – Mavericks Live
10-17 New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s
10-18 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
10-20 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey
10-21 Austin, TX – Empire Control Room
10-23 El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls
10-24 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
10-25 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
10-26 Reno, NV – Cargo
10-28 San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine
Watch TOKiMONSTA and MNDR’s new “We Love” video
Jennifer Lee, aka Los Angeles producer TOKiMONSTA, has shared the music video for her track “We Love,” featuring MNDR. Directed by Michael Raines, the video shows a group of women taking a road trip and party at a state fair. Watch it below. The track is on TOKiMONSTA’s upcoming album Lune Rouge which arrives October 6th via Young Art Records. The new record also features Joey Purp, Isaiah Rashad, Yuna, Selah Sue, SAINTS, Ambré Perkins, and IO Echo.
Watch Chance the Rapper talk Mayweather vs. McGregor on ESPN
Chance the Rapper appeared on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” for an interview last night. He talked with hosts Michael Smith and Jemele Hill about the Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor fight tonight. The rapper also supported Colin Kaepernick by wearing a t-shirt with the football player’s image and saying he’s “another person who believes Black Lives Matter, and he’s kind of being punished for it.” They discussed Chance’s 2016 ESPY Awards performance which honored Muhammad Ali. “One thing that I pull from [Ali], and I think Floyd also does, is his sheer confidence,” Chance said. “That’s why I respect Floyd. That’s why I love Floyd—his gall.” Watch the segment below.
Listen to Tori Amos’ new song “Reindeer King”
Tori Amos has released another track from her upcoming album Native Invader. The track, called “Reindeer King,” has a lyric video, which can be watched below. It is the third single released ahead of the album, behind “Cloud Riders” and “Up the Creek.” Native Invader is her first full-length since Unrepentant Geraldines in 2014. It is out September 8th via Decca.
Listen to the Killers’ new song Wonderful Wonderful
The Killers have released the title track from their upcoming album Wonderful Wonderful. Listen to it below. The follow-up to Battle Born is set to be out on September 22nd via Island Records. The Killers, before sharing “Wonderful Wonderful,” released two more songs, “The Man” and “Run for Cover.”
Syd announces tour
Syd, from the Internet, has announced a solo tour behind her debut record Fin. The tour, named“Always Never Home,” starts in October. The North American stint will include two shows at Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, one on October 28th where Syd will play a solo set and on October 29th where she will perform with the Internet. Check out Syd’s tour dates below. Syd earlier this week released “Bad Dream/No Looking Back” which is part of “a small collection of songs” set to come out this autumn, according to a press release.
Syd:
10-07 Atlanta, GA – Project Pabst !
10-09 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
10-10 Washington, D.C. – Fillmore
10-11 Boston, MA – Royale
10-13 Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
10-28 Los Angeles, CA – Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival
10-29 Los Angeles, CA – Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival !
11-06 Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
11-07 Minneapolis, MN – Cabooze
11-09 Toronto, Ontario – The Phoenix Theater
11-13 Houston, TX – House of Blues
11-14 Dallas, TX – South Side Music Hall
11-15 Austin, TX – Emos
11-24 Vancouver, British Columbia – Vogue
11-26 Seattle, WA – Neptune
11-28 Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst
11-29 San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
12-01 Las Vegas, NV – Vinyl at Hard Rock Hotel
12-02 San Diego, CA – North Park Observatory
12-06 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
12-07 Los Angeles, CA – Novo
! with The Internet
Watch Cloud Nothings’ new “Up to the Surface” video
Cloud Nothings have released a video for their track “Up to the Surface.” It was created by multimedia artist AUJIK and the clip explores an animated world. The video shows inhabitants’ different hobbies and past times. Lead singer Dylan Baldi said of Aujik’s creation, “I think they’re cute, even though they inhabit some kind of desolate future void world.” Watch it below. The track is on the band’s album Life Without Sound, which came out this year. In September, they will go on tour with Japandroids. Find their full itinerary below.
Cloud Nothings:
08-25 Pittsburgh, PA – Schenley Plaza
09-09 Butte, MT – The Original Mine Yard
09-09 San Bernardino, CA – High & Low Festival
09-10 Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Music Festival
10-13 Calgary, Alberta – MacEwan Hall ^
10-14 Edmonton, Alberta – Union Hall ^
10-16 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – O’Brian’s Event Centre ^
10-17 Winnipeg, Manitoba – Garrick Centre ^
10-21 Montreal, Quebec – Corona Theatre ^
10-22 Ottawa, Ontario – Bronson Centre ^
10-24 Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall ^
10-26 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel ^
10-28 Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theatre ^
10-30 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live ^
10-31 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE ^
11-02 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre ^
11-04 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre ^
11-06 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall ^
11-07 Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom ^
11-08 Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club ^
11-10 New Orleans, LA – Republic ^
11-11 McDade, TX – Sound on Sound Festival
11-15 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall (Downstairs) ^
^ with Japandroids
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