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Canadian indie rock vetsthe New Pornographers unveiled a new song, “The Surprise Knock,” off their upcoming album, In the Morse Code of Brake Lights, out September 27th via Collected Work/Concord Records. The track boasts a ramshackle energy as the drums skip with a heavy thump and the relentless rush of …

Brockhampton have dropped one final music video before the release of the band’s new album, Ginger. “No Halo,” a track from the album, gets a low-key visual accompaniment directed by Spencer Ford, who has helmed several other recent videos for Brockhampton. In the clip, which features the silver jumpsuits that …

From the beginning, Brockhampton had an ending in mind. It’s unconventional — and slightly macabre — for a boy band to have their breakup planned out in advance, but knowing when to bow out always seemed smarter than imploding. “We’ve talked about it since before we even put out Saturation …

Animal Collective members Avey Tare and Geologist have shared a new track that clocks in at nearly 25 minutes long. The song, titled “Summer Blaze,” is the A-side to their New Psycho Actives Vol. 2 single. The expansive, sprawling track varies in tone as it unfolds, taking on much of …

New albums took up the top three positions on the RS 200 this week, as Slipknot, Rick Ross, and Trippie Redd all enjoyed solid debuts. Slipknot led the pack by earning 93,000 album-equivalent units, the majority of which came from sales. (The band used a bundle tied to an upcoming …

The Raconteurs caught the beginning and end of Saturday night’s Washington Nationals game – and played a concert in between – after the contest between the Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers stretched to 14 innings. According to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, White and his band mates attended the first three innings …

The Roots are marking the anniversaries of several of their landmark albums — 1995’s Do You Want More?!!!??!, 1996’s Illadelph Halflife and 1999’s breakthrough album, Things Fall Apart — with expansive reissues. The first of the remastered reissues, Things Fall Apart, will be released on September 27th via Geffen/UMe/Urban Legends. …

Pusha T and Lil Wayne were set to be on the sixth installment of Rick Ross‘s “Maybach Music” series. The collaboration was pitched as a ceasefire between two rappers who have spent the better part of a decade trading subliminals back and forth, to the point that Wayne’s protégé, Drake, …

In case you missed it, here are some standout moments in Latin music from the week of August 5th. Los Tigres del Norte, “La Prisión de Folsom (Folsom Prison Blues)” Johnny Cashaficionados will recall his 1968 album,At Folsom Prison, and its landmark opening song, “Folsom Prison Blues.” Fifty years later, …

Few respond to “How are you?” more honestly than Noel Gallagher. The Oasis songwriter is about to break down a recent set he performed in Dublin with his current band Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, but he wants to be real first. “You want the honest answer?” he asks. “I’m …