New Music

M. Sage's Bias Folklore was just released in the final batch of cassette tapes from Patient Sounds.

Music & Culture

Viking's Choice: Sound-Foraging Ambient, Dank Drone And Spanish Dance-Pop

12:21pm October 30, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

M. Sage pours a bubble bath bog of komische bliss, Deathprod returns with his first album in 15 years and Madrid's Cristina Quesada channels Saint Etienne on this week's playlist.

Dan Deacon's Mystic Familiar comes out Jan. 31, 2020.

Music & Culture

Dan Deacon Announces New Album With A Music Video Full Of Creepy Crawlies

11:02am October 29, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

"Sat by a Tree" stars actor and comedian Aparna Nancherla as... a decomposing corpse, in celebration of life. Very Deacon.

Ness Nite subverts hip-hop tropes with "Gucciprada."

Music & Culture

Heat Check: Candy-Coated Sludge And Sticky, African Alt-Soul

9:33am October 28, 2019

"I'd twerk to Mozart!" is the type of bold thinking we need these days. The picks on this week's Heat Check subvert the norm and take you to unexpected places.

Music & Culture

Music Moment: Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King'

5:27pm October 27, 2019

After much delay and anticipation, Kanye West released his ninth studio album, titled Jesus Is King. Music critic Ivie Ani discusses of few of the album's songs.

Lizzo performs onstage at the Hollywood Palladium on Oct. 18, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

Music & Culture

Lizzo Enlists Ariana Grande For 'Good As Hell' Remix

12:31pm October 25, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

Pop juggernaut Ariana Grande joins the fun in this remix of the unstoppable 2016 song, with her own demand to be treated right.

Kanye West performs Sunday Service during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival in April 2019. The rapper's ninth studio album, Jesus Is King, is available now.

Music & Culture

Listen: Kanye West Finally Drops 'Jesus Is King'

12:29pm October 25, 2019

by Sidney Madden

After some confusion, mixed messaging and conflicting timelines, Kanye West's ninth studio album, Jesus Is King, has arrived.

The members of the band Che Apalache continue to impress with their bilingual bluegrass sound.

Music & Culture

Alt.Latino Playlist: Electro Cumbia, Latin Soul, A Love Song Cycle And A Dream

1:06pm October 24, 2019

On this week's playlist, Che Apalache, La Santa Cecilia, Combo Chimbita and Noa Sainz all look inward.

Kesha in the video for "Raising Hell."

Music & Culture

Kesha Announces New Album 'High Road' With Gospel-Inspired Single 'Raising Hell'

10:26am October 24, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

The great and good Kesha just wants to party hard before she gets to heaven. Who are we to judge?

Tauba Auerbach's sculptures adorn the artwork for Meara O'Reilly's Hockets for Two Voices.

Music & Culture

Viking's Choice: New Sounds Now, New Sounds Forever

1:03pm October 22, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

Music moves culture forward. Auditory illusions, hellish black metal and meditative drum-dance music mix together on this week's playlist.

The first single from Frances Quinlan's Likewise explores a dream she had about her niece, an infant at the time.

Music & Culture

Hop Along's Frances Quinlan Announces First Album Under Own Name, Shares 'Rare Thing'

10:01am October 22, 2019

by Marissa Lorusso

Likewise comes out Jan. 31. Its first single brings empathy and courage to a nightmarish dream.