Pitchforkflipped into Latest News Rolling Loud Miami 2020 Postponed Due to COVID-19 Pitchfork - Matthew Ismael RuizRolling Loud has postponed its 2020 Miami festival, set to take place May 8-10 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL, due to COVID-19 concerns. The festival has been rescheduled for February 12-14,
Pitchforkflipped into Latest News Troye Sivan Shares New Song “Take Yourself Home” Pitchfork - Evan MinskerAustralian pop artist Troye Sivan is back with a new single, “Take Yourself Home.” Sivan co-wrote the song with Leland, Tayla Parx, Oscar Görres, who also produced the track. (Görres previously produced
Pitchforkflipped into Best New Music Listen to “QADIR” by Nick Hakim Pitchfork - Noah YooDeath is inevitable. This is the argument that was put forth by some as reason enough to halt the social distancing measures put in place to quell the spread of coronavirus. Wouldn’t it be better to get
Pitchforkflipped into Latest NewsDaBaby DaBaby Shares Video for New Song “Find My Way” Pitchfork - Matthew StraussDaBaby has released a new single, “Find My Way,” produced by DJ Kid. The song comes with a new 10-minute video starring DaBaby and influencer B. Simone. The high-stakes visual, directed by Reel Goats,
Pitchforkflipped into Latest News Watch Grimes’ New Video for “You’ll Miss Me When I’m Not Around” Pitchfork - Matthew StraussGrimes has shared a new video for “You’ll Miss Me When I’m Not Around.” In the clip, Grimes poses with a sword in front of a green screen. Watch below. Grimes is encouraging fans to make their own versions
Pitchforkflipped into Latest NewsMusic Orville Peck Shares Video for New Song “Summertime” Pitchfork - Evan MinskerOrville Peck has shared a video for his new song “Summertime.” It’s his first single since signing with Columbia. Check out the video, directed by Drew Kirsch, below. Peck wrote and produced the track,
Pitchforkflipped into Latest NewsJustin Bieber Justin Bieber Postpones 2020 Tour Due to COVID-19 Pitchfork - Matthew StraussJustin Bieber has canceled all of his 2020 tour dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “While Justin—along with his band, dancers and crew—has been hard at work preparing an amazing show, he has always put
Pitchforkflipped into Latest NewsMusic Greg Fox Announces New Album Contact, Shares Song Pitchfork - Sam SodomskyGreg Fox—the composer and virtuoso drummer for Ex Eye, Liturgy, Zs, and more— has announced a new album. Contact is out May 29 via RVNG Intl. The follow-up to 2017’s The Gradual Progression, Contact was
Pitchforkflipped into Latest NewsMusic Amber Mark Covers Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box” Pitchfork - Matthew StraussAmber Mark has released a new cover of Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box.” She self-produced and recorded the cover at her New York home. Watch her self-made video below. “For me, making music in the COVID-19
Pitchforkflipped into Features and ColumnsAlbums The 25 Most Anticipated Albums of Spring 2020 PitchforkNo doubt about it: This is a strange time to release new music. Thankfully, some of our favorite artists are moving forward with their albums anyway, comforting (or at least distracting) listeners at time
Pitchforkflipped into Album ReviewsTrent Reznor Nine Inch Nails: Ghosts V: Together / Ghosts VI: Locusts Pitchfork - Sean T. CollinsIt was right and proper of Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor to name his expansive, four-volume 2008 suite of instrumental work Ghosts; in the Dickensian sense, they foretold his future. Consisting more of
Pitchforkflipped into Album ReviewsAlbums Vanessa Carlton: Love Is An Art Pitchfork - Pete TosielloHaving outlived the breathless infatuations of her early songbook, TRL survivor Vanessa Carlton now seeks transcendence in the interstices: midnight walks down cold city blocks, pregnant pauses, and marginal,
Pitchforkflipped into Album ReviewsAlbums Nap Eyes: Snapshot of a Beginner Pitchfork - Rob ArcandNigel Chapman spends a lot of time singing about his own inability to take action. Whether seated on the couch at a party or pacing the desolate streets of his hometown, the Nap Eyes frontman habitually
Pitchforkflipped into Album ReviewsAlbums Half Waif: The Caretaker Pitchfork - Vrinda JagotaThere’s always been a sense of disquiet in Half Waif’s swirling electro-pop. Engulfed by clouds of synth and feverish beats, frontwoman Nandi Rose searches for resolution to her nebulous inner turmoil,
Pitchforkflipped into Latest NewsFlavor Flav Chuck D Says Flavor Flav’s Public Enemy Firing Was Staged to Promote New Song and Album Pitchfork - Evan MinskerThe public feud between Flavor Flav and Chuck D reached a boiling point in early March when Public Enemy announced that Flav was fired from the group. As it turns out, the whole dust-up appears to have
Pitchforkflipped into Latest NewsMusic Courtney Barnett to Soundtrack Brazen Hussies Documentary Pitchfork - Matthew Ismael RuizCourtney Barnett and her Milk! labelmate Evelyn Ida Morris have signed on to write the music for an upcoming documentary called Brazen Hussies, a film exploring Australia’s Women’s Liberation Movement
Pitchforkflipped into Latest NewsMusic Wallace Roney, Jazz Trumpeter, Dead at 59 of COVID-19 Complications Pitchfork - Matthew Ismael RuizWallace Roney, an accomplished jazz trumpeter who studied under and collaborated with the likes of Miles Davis and Art Blakey over a four-decade career, died this morning of complications from COVID-19,
Pitchforkflipped into Latest NewsMusic Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Announce New Album, Share New Song Pitchfork - Evan MinskerRolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have announced their new album Sideways to New Italy. The Melbourne band’s new one is out June 5 via Sub Pop. They’ve released a video for their new song “She’s There.”
Pitchforkflipped into Latest NewsMusic Ty Segall Releases New Harry Nilsson Covers EP Pitchfork - Matthew Ismael RuizTy Segall has shared Segall Smeagol, an EP featuring covers of six songs from the classic Harry Nilsson album Nilsson Schmilsson. “I wanted to cover Nilsson Schmilsson for years, so I used the opportunity
Pitchforkflipped into Latest NewsBoston Festivals Boston Calling 2020 Canceled Pitchfork - Evan MinskerBoston Calling 2020 has been called off due to the coronavirus pandemic. The festival’s organizers announced the news today. “We are heartbroken; however, the health and safety of our audience, artists,
Pitchforkflipped into Latest NewsMusic Kings of Leon Share Video for New Song “Going Nowhere” Pitchfork - Quinn MorelandKings of Leon have shared a new song titled “Going Nowhere.” The track arrives with a black-and-white video featuring the group’s Caleb Followill, directed Casey McGrath and filmed live in Nashville. safe.
Pitchforkflipped into Latest NewsMusic Earl Sweatshirt Hops on Drakeo the Ruler and 03 Greedo’s New “Ion Rap Beef (Remix)” Pitchfork - Matthew StraussEarl Sweatshirt has hopped on a new remix of “Ion Rap Beef,” a 2018 song from Los Angeles rappers Drakeo the Ruler and 03 Greedo. The original was also recently included on the Free Drakeo compilation.
Pitchforkflipped into Latest NewsMusic Watch Moses Sumney’s Excellent New “Cut Me” Video Pitchfork - Evan MinskerMoses Sumney’s single “Cut Me” has a new music video, directed and written by Sumney, who also stars in the visual alongside Emara Neymour-Jackson and Malachi Middleton. It begins with Sumney in the back
Pitchforkflipped into Latest News Headie One and Fred again.. Announce New Mixtape Ft. Jamie xx, FKA twigs, and Sampha Pitchfork - Madison BloomLondon rapper Headie One has teamed up with producer Fred again.. for a mixtape called GANG. It’s out this Friday, April 3 (via Relentless). The eight-track release features contributions from FKA twigs,
Pitchforkflipped into Features and ColumnsMusic Five Essential Tracks by the Late Afro-Jazz Icon Manu Dibango Pitchfork - Mankaprr ContehLast week, 86-year-old Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango died of COVID-19. Dibango’s music shook the world: His discography spans six decades and at least as many genres, with forays into jazz, funk,
Pitchforkflipped into Latest News Nick Hakim Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song “QADIR” Pitchfork - Noah YooNick Hakim has announced a new studio album, WILL THIS MAKE ME GOOD. It’s out May 15 via ATO. Hakim has also shared the new song “QADIR.” Watch its music video, directed by Nelson Nance, below. Hakim “QADIR”
Pitchforkflipped into Track ReviewsNew Music Listen to “Stupida” by Fera Pitchfork - Philip SherburneNot all ambient music is soothing. In the hands of Italian producer Fera, aka Bologna’s Andrea De Franco, even the most seemingly tranquil frequencies can be Trojan horses for sneakier feelings: unease,
Pitchforkflipped into Latest NewsMusic Record Union Shares Mental Health Resource Kit for Musicians Pitchfork - Allison HusseyThe digital distributor Record Union has shared a new toolkit of resources to help artists manage their mental health. The Wellness Starter Pack focuses on five elements to maintaining good health: nutrition,
Pitchforkflipped into Latest NewsMusic New 13th Floor Elevators Book Announced Pitchfork - Madison BloomAnthology Editions has announced a new book about iconic psych rock band 13th Floor Elevators. 13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History will be released April 21. The book was written and curated by London-based
Pitchforkflipped into Latest NewsMusic Yaeij Shares Video for New Song “WHAT WE DREW” Pitchfork - Evan MinskerYaeji has a new song called “WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던,” and it’s arrived today with a new music video. It was filmed in Korea with Dawnqmentary and Dadaism Club. “This song is about sharing love and gratitude
