To bring in the new year, Kanye West joins Tyga for a new song called “Feel Me.” Stream it below. In September, Kanye welcomed Tyga on stage as a “new G.O.O.D. Music signee.” Kanye’s appearance on “Feel Me” continues a trend of new songs released on New Year’s Eve, following 2014’s “Only One” and last year’s “Facts.”
See where Kanye West’s 2016 output placed on this year’s Best Music Videos, Best Songs, and Best Albums lists.
Revisit Kanye West’s “Wolves” video:
Two people are dead and two more are injured after a shooting following a Meek Mill concert at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Connecticut on Friday night, My Record Journal reports (via The Fader). Police responded to reports of gunshots at 11:12 p.m., after the show had ended, as concertgoers and Mill were leaving the venue. The victims have been identified by police as Travis Ward, 31, and Jacquan Graves, 20. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made. Wallingford Police Lt. Cheryl Bradley said the shooting isn’t related to Meek Mill. James Bozzi, the head of marketing in Connecticut for Live Nation (which owns the Oakdale Theater), told My Record Journal that the venue has no plans to postpone or cancel its next show.
Dozens of concertgoers were injured at Falls Festival in Australia when a stampede broke out between headlining sets from DMA and London Grammar. Several fans lost their footing running from the Grand Theatre tent to the Valley Stage, causing several people to get trampled. More than 60 people were hurt and 19 were hospitalized during the stampede, The Sydney Morning Herald reports (via Stereogum). Injuries included lower leg fractures, pelvic fractures, and cuts and bruises. The incident is being blamed on unstable ground and congestion at exits. “Worksafe has investigated and worked with Falls management and has recorded that they've made some immediate requirements for change to the facility to make sure that there is not a repeat event,” Creative Industries Minister Martin Foley told The Morning Herald.
The stampede prompted festival organizers to widen tent entrances and create additional access points. “Whilst a very distressing situation, we are heartened and thankful for the amazing work of our medical teams and staff who responded with such care and support to those affected and continue to do so for the remaining duration of the festival,” a spokesperson told Stereogum. The festival will resume as normal today.
Phil Elverum has announced his first Mount Eerie concert since September 2014. The free show will take place on Friday, January 6 at the Business record shop in Anacortes, Washington. In a series of posters on the Tumblr for his record label, Elverum writes that he will perform 11 new songs, and that the acoustic show will last for about 45 minutes. He also “warns” attendees that the music will be about his late wife Geneviève, who recorded her own music as Woelv and Ô Paon. He writes:
These songs are about Geneviève getting diagnosed with bad cancer, dying, and then the feelings and events and realities of life afterward. If you are a person who says “passed away” instead of “died” you might be uncomfortable and unhappy.
See all of Elverum’s posters here. Recently, Elverum’s band the Microphones released a new album of old material called EARLY TAPES, 1996-1998.
Watch Mount Eerie’s “The Place Lives” music video, via Pitchfork.tv:
Wavves have a new album coming in April, they’ve announced on Twitter. The follow-up to last year’s V is out next April. Since the release of V, Nathan Williams released a new Spirit Club album, and Wavves teamed up with Weezer for a collaborative release. In 2015, Wavves also released a record with Cloud Nothings called No Life For Me.
Revisit our 2013 interview with Wavves.
My new LP is done. That is all.
— WAVVES (@wavves) December 29, 2016
APRIL 2017
— WAVVES (@wavves) December 30, 2016
Pitchfork has emailed Wavves’ representatives for further details.
Watch Best Coast and Wavves’ episode of Pitchfork.tv’s “Over/Under”:
The Avalanches have shared “Bad Day,” a track with Freddie Gibbs that didn’t appear on this year’s Wildflower. Check it out below. Following last month’s “All Day,” it’s Gibbs’ second release since he was acquitted of a sexual assault charge in Vienna earlier this year.
Read Pitchfork’s feature on the Avalanches, “The Snow Must Go On.”
Watch the music video for “Frankie Sinatra” below:
Cashmere Cat has teamed up with 2 Chainz, Tory Lanez, and Starrah for a new song called “Throw Myself a Party.” Listen to it below via Spotify. Cashmere Cat’s latest follows up “Wild Love,” his collaboration with the Weeknd and Francis and the Lights, as well as “Trust Nobody” with Selena Gomez and Tory Lanez. His last project, the Wedding Bells EP, was released in 2014.
Future and Rick Ross have shared a video for a new song called “That’s a Check.” Directed by Eif Rivera, the video features the pair partying in a mansion. Check out the new song below. Yesterday, Future also released a new song titled “Buy Love.”
Future’s most recent release was his collaborative mixtape with Gucci Mane, Free Bricks 2: Zone 6 Edition. In 2016, he has also released Purple Reign, EVOL, and Project E.T. Esco Terrestrial with DJ Esco.
Read “Future’s Pop-Up Shop Is All Codeine and Luxury” on the Pitch.
Watch Future and TNGHT’s episode of Pitchfork.tv’s “Selector”:
The Run-D.M.C. Brand has sued Walmart, Amazon, Jet.com, and other retailers for trademark infringement, TMZ reports. The brand and owner Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels allege that the companies are “advertising, selling, manufacturing, promoting and distributing multiple products claiming to be Run-D.M.C. styled products,” according to the complaint obtained by Pitchfork.
They assert that the companies are attempting to “confuse the public as to the source of the products,” and “[trade] on the goodwill” of Run-D.M.C. with items that use the group’s logo. The infringing goods include glasses, hats, t-shirts, patches, and wallets. The D.M.C. brand is asking for $50 million in damages, as well as “any other relief this Court deems just and equitable.”
In addition to Walmart, Amazon, and Jet, D.M.C. and McDaniels name in the lawsuit Vision World, Inc., Infinity Fashion, Inc., SW Global Corp., and 20 anonymous companies that partner with the big three retailers to sell infringing products.
Pitchfork has reached out to Amazon and Walmart for comment.
Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys and the Arcs will release a new solo album in the spring, Rolling Stone reports. The album, which he calls a “history of everything I love about music,” features a tribute to Rick Rubin, as well as one feature apiece from Mark Knopfler and Duane Eddy. Other guests include Memphis old-timers Gene Christman and Bobby Wood. His last solo LP was 2009’s Keep It Hid.
Watch our interview with the Black Keys via Pitchfork.tv:
Stefan Burnett (aka Death Grips’ MC Ride) has announced a new solo art exhibition, as Spin points out. The show (called Solo Exhibition) opens on January 7 at Los Angeles’ Slow Culture, and runs until January 28. According to the gallery’s listing, it is his first solo showcase. Burnett has been selling acrylic paintings on his personal website since the beginning of 2016.
Death Grips released two projects this year—Interview 2016 and Bottomless Pit. Revisit “Death Grips: A Eulogy” on the Pitch.
Watch Death Grips perform “Guillotine” at Pitchfork’s 2012 CMJ show:
Travis Scott has shared a new music video for Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight’s “biebs in the trap.” The video depicts him and NAV driving a chrome sports car in an empty hanger. Watch the video below.
In November, Scott was featured in the Harmony Korine-directed video for Gucci Mane’s “Last Time.” Earlier this year, Scott starred in a short film for Yves Saint Laurent’s Spring 2017 collection.
Lil B and Metro Boomin have teamed up for a new song called “My House.” It is taken from Lil B’s upcoming mixtape, Black Ken. Listen to “My House” below. In September, Lil B shared a new song with Clams Casino titled “Live My Life,” ahead of their recent co-headlining tour. Lil B’s last project was Thugged Out Pissed Off. Earlier this year, Metro Boomin and 21 Savage released their collaborative mixtape, Savage Mode.
Read “Based Don’t Lie: Virtual Lil B Steps to Kevin Durant” on the Pitch.
Watch Lil B perform “Like A Martian” at Pitchfork Music Festival 2013:
Future has shared a new track called “Buy Love.” He’s also released its accompanying video, in which he rides around the city and through tunnels. Watch the Atlanta rapper’s new music video below.
Future put out four projects in 2016: Purple Reign, EVOL, Project E.T. Esco Terrestrial (with DJ Esco), and Free Bricks 2: Zone 6 Edition (with Gucci Mane). He also released a handful of non-album songs, including “Used to This” with Drake.
Read “Future’s Inferno: Monster One Year Later” on the Pitch.
Watch Future freestyle over a TNGHT beat on Pitchfork.tv’s “Selector”:
Brian Eno’s new ambient album, Reflection, is out New Year’s Day via Warp. A four-minute excerpt of the LP premiered today on BBC Radio 6, as Spin points out. Check it out on Mary-Anne Hobbs’ page—hear the track at the 1:08:45 mark, or start a minute earlier to hear Hobbs read an Eno-penned preamble.
As reported, “generative” version of the album will be available on Apple TV and iOS, in which users can explore its different visual and sonic aspects. “It’s a lot like gardening,” Eno explained. “You plant the seeds and then you keep tending to them until you get a garden you like.”
Read “The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time,” as well as our Sunday Review of Eno’s seminal 1975 album Another Green World.
Watch Pitchfork.tv’s “Liner Notes” video on Another Green World:
“Dragon Ball Super” is the sequel to the beloved “Dragon Ball Z” anime series. On Saturday, December 31, a new English dub of the TV show premieres on Adult Swim’s Toonami (at 11:30 p.m. Eastern). Recently, the network shared a new teaser for the program, and it’s soundtracked by “Ain’t It Funny” from Danny Brown’s excellent new record Atrocity Exhibition. The trailer features a particular moment in the song that producer Paul White sampled from Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason’s “Wervin’.” Watch the teaser below.
Brown previously showed his affinity for “Dragon Ball” when he told a fan that, if he could be any anime character, he’d be the series’ Beerus. See where Atrocity Exhibition placed on Pitchfork’s “The 50 Best Albums of 2016,” and read our new 5-10-15-20 feature with Danny Brown.
Lord Beerus from Dragonball Z https://t.co/4QxJXmILqx
— Danny Brown (@xdannyxbrownx) September 27, 2016
Watch Danny Brown on Pitchfork.tv’s “Over/Under”:
Best Coast, Ty Segall, No Age, Bleached, Vice Cooler, and unannounced special guests will play a benefit show in support of Los Angeles DIY space, the Smell, Spin reports. The benefit concert at the Belasco Theater is being held in honor of the space’s 19th anniversary. Earlier this year, the music and art space was served a demolition notice by L&R Group of Companies. Afterwards, the venue launched a GoFundMe to help raise the funds to purchase their own space. Proceeds from the benefit concert will be donated to the Smell’s relocation fund
You can purchase tickets to the concert here.
Listen to No Age’s “My Life's Alright Without You,” from Weirdo Rippers (which features the Smell on its cover):
Watch Pitchfork.tv’s “Over/Under” with Best Coast and Wavves:
Rough Trade have shot a new documentary, “I’ve Nothing But My Name,” in which Iggy Pop and Thurston Moore converse at Iggy’s home in Miami. In the first instalment, they discuss themes ranging from the Stooges’ early psychedelic experimentation to their influence on Sonic Youth. Iggy also reflects on the San Francisco woman who inspired his song “Gardenia” (and also caught the imagination of their mutual acquaintance, Alan Ginsberg). In the anecdote, he reveals he once wrote essays on 12 of his former partners, during a “sexually dry” spell in the ’90s, which he has unsuccessfully tried to have published. And around the 15:50 mark, they jam Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode.” Check it out below.
On December 25, Aphex Twin shared a new track via his user18081971 Soundcloud account, as RA points out. Listen to “tnodvood104” below. Aphex’s last official release was the Cheetah EP back in June.
Revisit Pitchfork’s Cover Story on Aphex Twin, “Strange Visitor,” and see where he placed on Pitchfork’s “100 Best Songs of 2016.”
Mac McCaughan, frontman of Superchunk, has shared a new song titled “Happy New Year (Prince Can’t Die Again).” Stream it below. McCaughan posted the song on his Bandcamp along with the following note: “Written and recorded Dec 24, 2016 in a moment of trying to look at any possible bright side of the coming new year after the disaster that was this one.” It includes lyrics like “It was a year when everybody died” and “Next year might be better but I don’t see any proof.”
McCaughan’s last solo album was 2015’s Non-Believers.
Read our 5-10-15-20 interview with Mac McCaughan.
Watch Superchunk perform “My Gap Feels Weird” at Pitchfork Music Festival 2011:
Rae Sremmurd have shared a new video for “Real Chill,” the Kodak Black-featuring song from their latest album SremmLife 2. In the clip, Swae Lee, Slim Jxmmi, and Kodak Black dance and party surrounded by Christmas lights. Watch it below. “Real Chill” follows the group’s recently released video for “Now That I Know.”
Read our Guest List interview with Rae Sremmurd.
Watch Rae Sremmurd on Pitchfork.tv’s “Over/Under”:
The official Twitter accounts of Sony Music Entertainment and Bob Dylan were hacked earlier today. The compromised accounts tweeted out false reports of Britney Spears’ death. View images of the tweets below. The first message came from the Sony Music Global Twitter account—“RIP @britneyspears #RIPBritney”—and was quickly followed by a second, more dubious report (“britney spears is dead by accident! we will tell you more soon #RIPbritney”). A similar tweet was soon posted from Bob Dylan’s official Twitter account.
The news appears to have been spread by OurMine, a hacker group who were responsible for recent hacks of the Marvel and Netflix accounts, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Later tweets from both Sony and Dylan credited the organization.
Troy Ave has been shot in New York City. According to ABC 7 NY, the rapper was shot twice in East Flatbush in Brooklyn “while going to meet his family for Christmas,” though his sustained injuries are not life-threatening and his attorney says he is “expected to survive.” Earlier this year, Troy Ave was shot in the leg during an incident at Irving Plaza in New York that resulted in the death of Ronald McPhatter, his bodyguard. The rapper was then arrested and indicted on attempted murder charges, and subsequently sued Live Nation and Irving Plaza for the lack of security and “negligence” that led to his being shot.
Singer-songwriter George Michael has passed away, the BBC reports. The British artist known for being one-half of Wham! as well as his own solo career was 53 years old, and “passed away peacefully at home.”
Michael and bandmate Andrew Ridgley formed Wham! in the early 1980s, issuing three studio albums before dissolving the group in 1986. Michael’s best known release, his debut solo album Faith, dominated the charts with six top five singles and has sold over 25 million copies worldwide since its release in 1987. Over the course of his nearly four decade-long music career, he sold over 100 million albums.
Run the Jewels have released RTJ3, their highly anticipated third album, three weeks ahead of its originally slated January 13 release date. Stream the whole thing below. The album includes previously released singles “Legend Has It,“ “2100,” “Talk to Me,” and “Panther Like a Panther (I’m the Shit).”
Run the Jewels have also shared a clip of their appearance from the upcoming season of “Portlandia.” In the sketch, a pair of music industry executives (played by Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, natch) sit El-P and Killer Mike down to discuss ideas for their next album rollout (including a surprise album drop). Other potential strategies include faking El-P’s death, sending a baby down a well, and more. Watch the skit below.
RTJ3 is the follow-up to RTJ2, Pitchfork’s number one album of 2014. The North American physical release for RTJ3 is still set for January 13, with the international physical release set for January 20. In 2017, Run the Jewels will embark on the “Run the World” tour.
Revisit Pitchfork’s feature “Run the Jewels: Last Rappers Standing,” and listen to our “In Sight Out” podcast with Mike and El.
Watch Killer Mike and El-P on an episode of Pitchfork.tv’s “Over/Under”:
After recently declaring his retirement from music, Lupe Fiasco has announced a new album DROGAS Light. On Twitter, Lupe shared both the album cover and release date—February 10. See the cover art below. Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for Lupe Fiasco to comment. His last album was 2015’s Tetsuo & Youth.
Last year, Lupe announced plans to release a trilogy of albums in 2016 (including one titled Drogas) which he later retracted, due to “clearance and mixing issues.” He later released a track called “Made in America,” reportedly from an album called Drogas Light slated to be released “at the top of 2017 via 1st & 15th/Thirty Tigers.”
His plans seemed to come to a halt when a lyric in a new song “N.E.R.D.” sparked anti-semitism claims among listeners. After defending the track vigorously on Twitter, Lupe announced his decision to retire from music: “Yo Lupe fans it’s been fun and I hope you’ve had fun,” he wrote, “I’m officially not releasing anymore music. Albums cancelled.” Following his remarks, he briefly set his Twitter to private before engaging in debates with the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League.
Read “Lupe Fiasco Is Not Crazy” on the Pitch.
"DROGAS Light"
— peace (@LupeFiasco) December 24, 2016
February 10th 2017 http://pic.twitter.com/8JpLolxpfB
Paul Wall and Baby Bash have been arrested today following a drug raid in Houston, TMZ reports. After a search warrant was issued, the two were arrested on the spot along with eight others. Both rappers have been given the same felony charge—manufacturing or delivery of a controlled substance—with bail set at $20,000 for each of them, according to the Houston Chronicle. In 2011, the two were arrested together for possession of marijuana.
Young Thug was arrested last night in a busy Atlanta mall, TMZ reports. After pulling him over for tinted windows, cops found a warrant on Thug for failing to appear in court, according to TMZ. He was booked and released after paying a $500 bond, with the caveat that he had to tone down his window tinting, TMZ reports.
Pitchfork has contacted representatives for Young Thug for comment.
Chance the Rapper was the guest on a special episode of Hannibal Buress’ podcast, “Handsome Rambler,” as the Fader points out. Listen below. They discussed Chance and Jeremih’s Christmas mixtape (which featured Buress), juke and footwork, the meaning of Chance’s “Same Drugs,” his gospel input on “Ultralight Beam,” his pitches for SNL sketches—which earned him a table meeting—and the chance of Chance running for Chicago mayor (spoiler: it’s slim, according to Chance). They also reflect on Kanye’s Life of Pablo tweaks (“God knows, I got some jokes I wish I could switch up right now,” Hannibal jokes) and play an unchallenging game called “Who Said It: Jesus or Young Jeezy?”
“Ultralight Beam” is Pitchfork’s #1 track of 2016.
Watch Hannibal Buress on Pitchfork.tv’s “Over/Under”:
Ryan Adams has released a new song, “To Be Without You.” It is the latest offering from Adams’ upcoming album Prisoner. Earlier this month, he shared the album’s first song, “Do You Still Love Me?”. He recorded and pressed new version of that song earlier this week, which he will hide in some some of his forthcoming box sets. You can listen to “To Be Without You” below. Prisoner is out out February 17 via Pax Am/Blue Note.
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross sat down for an interview with Zane Lowe about Nine Inch Nails’ new EP Not the Actual Events. Reznor revealed that he plans to release “two new major” NIN projects in 2017. He also said he doesn’t plan on bringing NIN’s new music to live shows soon. Elsewhere in the interview, they talked about the process of making the EP, their work for film, and more. You can listen to the interview below. Nine Inch Nails’ previous release was 2013’s Hesitation Marks.
Read our interview with Reznor about Apple Music.
Big Sean has released a new song: “Moves,” a track taken from his upcoming album, I Decided, out February 3. Listen to “Moves” below. It follows Sean’s collaboration with Jeremih and Chance the Rapper, “Living Single,” as well as recent songs “Bounce Back” and “No More Interviews.” Earlier this year, Big Sean and Jhené Aiko released their self-titled debut as Twenty88.
Watch Big Sean perform “Paradise” via Pitchfork.tv:
Nine Inch Nails have released their new EP, Not the Actual Events. It comes out a day earlier than the original December 23 release date. Below, you can stream Not the Actual Events via Apple Music. Nine Inch Nails’ last release was 2013’s Hesitation Marks. Trent Reznor worked with longtime collaborator and “now official bandmate” Atticus Ross on the EP.
Read our interview with Reznor about Apple Music.
Big Sean has announced a new album album: I Decided, the follow-up to 2015’s Dark Sky Paradise, is out February 3. Find the album’s artwork below. Sean will release new music at midnight EST, according to a tweet.
Last week, Big Sean, Jeremih, and Chance the Rapper released a new song called “Living Single,” which Sean confirmed was set to be included on his new album. Earlier this year, Big Sean and Jhené Aiko released their self-titled debut as Twenty88.
My 4th album "I Decided." drops 2.3.17.
— Sean Don (@BigSean) December 23, 2016
Preorder + new music at midnite EST.
Can't wait to share this story with yall. http://pic.twitter.com/zLdFdJ02eK
Watch Big Sean perform “Paradise” via Pitchfork.tv:
A street in Stevie Wonder’s hometown of Detroit has been renamed in his honor. Yesterday, he attended a ceremony which renamed Milwaukee Avenue to Stevie Wonder Boulevard. He sang a snippet of “You Are the Sunshine of My Life,” during his address to a crowd of over 400 people who were present, the Detroit News reports. Below, you can watch a video of Wonder’s question-and-answer session, where he reflected on the street naming and his childhood in Detroit.
Earlier this week, Stevie Wonder released a new video for “Faith,” his collaboration with Ariana Grande. Earlier this year, Common teamed up with Stevie Wonder for the title track of his latest album, Black America Again.
Read our Sunday review of 1976’s Songs in the Key of Life.
After releasing two albums—Blonde and Endless—earlier this year exclusively on Apple Music, Frank Ocean finally stepped out of the shadows to reveal why he disappeared in the first place. In a rare interview, he explained his absence and why he split from Def Jam and chose to partner with Apple to release Blonde independently. Today, Apple Music executives Jimmy Iovine and Larry Jackson opened up about the deal and the business of streaming in a new interview with The New York Times. Iovine suggested that Apple was in no way involved in Ocean’s split from his label:
We wanted to work with Frank Ocean. We had a deal—we were working with Frank Ocean, and he controlled where his music came out. Why would it be in our interest to be part of a fast one, a slow one or any one? We were getting the record no matter what. Whatever happened with him and Universal is really between him and Universal. It has nothing to do with us. Nothing.
Iovine also talked about Kanye West’s decision to launch The Life of Pablo on Tidal instead of with Apple:
He was part of Jay’s thing and chose to make a deal with his friend, and I respect that. I kind of felt like it was going to happen before it did. Jay Z and Kanye — that’s a very natural thing for them to work together. Everybody moves on. You try to do the best with what you’ve got and ignore everything else. That’s why horses get blinders in horse racing: You look at the horse next to you, and you lose a step.
When asked which albums or artists he missed out on, he unsurprisingly picked the biggest album from best selling artist:
I would have loved to see Adele launch through the streaming service. But it wasn’t in the cards. It just wasn’t in our realm.
When asked if there was any animosity between streaming competitors, Iovine shot down the notion, using experience from his days as a producer as an analogy:
Not even one speck of it. I see Jay all the time. I want him to do great. There was never one record company. When I produced records, I used to ask Quincy [Jones] to come in and help me. We are competitors, yes. But as far as anything more, absolutely not.
Read the full interview with Iovine and Jackson here, and read Pitchfork’s feature, “The Year in Streaming 2016.”
Revisit Frank Ocean’s “Nikes” video:
John Darnielle (of the Mountain Goats) has released a teaser trailer for his upcoming novel, Universal Harvester. The trailer features new original music from Darnielle, according to a tweet. Directed by Andrew Bruntel, the trailer depicts a VHS tape that contains a grainy and mysterious film. You can watch that below. Universal Harvester will be released on February 2 via Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Darnielle’s debut novel, 2014’s Wolf in White Van, was on the longlist for the National Book Award for Fiction. Learn more about that novel in “Rise Above Your Station: An Evening With the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle” on the Pitch.
Revisit our list “The 33 Best 33 1/3 Books,” which includes Darnielle’s book about Black Sabbath's Master of Reality
my new book is about grief & sadness & Iowa & you can see a teaser-trailer for it with new original music here https://t.co/zgJ8824Uqj
— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) December 22, 2016
Ty Segall is auctioning off personal copies of test pressings for three of his albums for charity. Rare copies of 2010’s Melted, 2012’s Twins and 2014’s Manipulator!, which were all hand-decorated by Segall himself, will be sold on eBay. The records are all lightly used or near mint. The proceeds will go toward three different charities: the American Civil Liberties Union, Dakota Access Pipeline Donation Fund, and Planned Parenthood, respectively. Find out more information about the auctions here, here, and here.
Watch Ty Segall perform “Wave Goodbye” at Pitchfork Music Festival 2012:
Sad13 (aka Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis) has shared a new song for the holidays. “MCGA” is about those awkward moments around the cross-generation dinner table when politics collide. “Will we ever have a conversation where you disavow conversion therapy, stand for prison abolition, or free and unrestricted abortion rights?” she wonders in the song. “And holding sexual predators accountable and not electing them into the most powerful office in the country?” Listen below.
Dupuis’s solo LP, Slugger, came out this year.
ok here's my xmas song 2016!! if yr heading home & about to have tough political convos w/ relatives this 1's for u https://t.co/t78aGy4keu
— sadie dupuis (@sad13) December 22, 2016
The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn has announced a new album: We All Want The Same Things, the follow-up to 2015’s Faith in the Future, is out March 24 via Partisan Records. Below, you can find the album’s artwork. The Hold Steady’s last album was 2014’s Teeth Dreams.
Revisit our 2010 interview with the Hold Steady.
Revisit Craig Finn’s “Maggie I've Been Searching For Our Son”:
Kurt Vile appeared on IFC’s “Joe’s Pub Presents: A Holiday Special,” which was hosted by Tony Hale. The Dap-Kings were the special’s house band. Vile took the stage to perform a Christmas version of “Wakin on a Pretty Day” with Hale, Lisa Loeb, and Bridgett Everett as his chorus. You can watch that go down below. Vile’s last album was 2015’s b’lieve i’m goin down.
Revisit Pitchfork’s 2013 interview with Kurt Vile.
Watch Kurt Vile & The Violators perform “I'm an Outlaw” at Pitchfork Music Festival Paris 2015:
On December 4, Bon Iver performed at Brooklyn’s Pioneer Works, and NPR was there to film it. You can now watch the hourlong set—which leans on cuts from the group’s latest album, 22, A Million—below. Scroll down to see the setlist.
Read our feature “Signal to Noise: One Wild Week With Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon in Berlin.”
Bon Iver:
01 "10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄"
02 "33 'GOD'"
03 "Heavenly Father"
04 "29 #Strafford APTS"
05 "Beach Baby"
06 "666 ʇ"
07 "715 - CRΣΣKS"
08 "Calgary"
09 "22 (OVER S∞∞N)"
10 "8 (circle)"
11 "Minnesota, WI"
12 "____45_____"
13 "Creature Fear"
14 "00000 Million"
Nine Inch Nails have shared the first song from their new EP Not the Actual Events, which is out Friday. Listen to “Burning Bright (Field on Fire)” below. Not the Actual Events is the follow-up to Hesitation Marks, which arrived in 2013. Trent Reznor worked with longtime collaborator and “now official bandmate” Atticus Ross on the EP.
Read our interview with Reznor about Apple Music.
Run the Jewels have shared a new trailer for RTJ3 ahead of the album’s January 13 release. Check it out below. As previously reported, the album will be available as a free download; physical copies are up for pre-order here. The duo have already shared a handful of RTJ3 tracks: “Talk to Me,” “Panther Like a Panther (I’m the Shit),” “2100,” and “Legend Has It.”
Revisit Pitchfork’s feature “Run the Jewels: Last Rappers Standing,” and listen to our “In Sight Out” podcast with Killer Mike and El-P.
Watch Mike and El on an episode of Pitchfork.tv’s “Over/Under”:
