When a band well into their career self-titles their album, you know they're trying to make some sort of statement. For Hovvdy, their fifth record marks a decade of musical partnership between longtime friends Charlie Martin and Will Taylor. The 19-song double-album stretches out to represent the many layers and subtle stylistic changes that the duo have settled into over the years, from their early days of fuzzy, bottled-up bedroom pop to their more recent explorations marrying electronic beats with nostalgic, forlorn folk songs. Since leaving their home state of Texas (Martin is now based ..read more

Chat Pile were one of Exclaim!'s favourite musical discoveries of 2022, and the noisy OKC outfit have confirmed the completion of a follow-up to debut album God's Country. "Our new album is finished and has been sent off to mastering," the band announced on social media. "Like usual, the new album was written and recorded by us in our humble practice space. This time around we wisely handed off mixing duties to the almighty Ben Greenberg who unquestionably took our sound to the next level – thanks Ben!" A member of NYC industrial group Uniform, Greenberg's mixing credits include work on albu ..read more

Eminem appears to be teasing his 12th studio album — as well as the end of his Slim Shady alter ego. On social media, the artist has shared a teaser for The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace), teasing its summer 2024 arrival. It's the follow-up to 2020's Music to Be Murdered By. The Death of Slim Shady's teaser is modelled after true crime television. The host of Detroit Murder Files shares, "Through his complex and oft-criticized, tongue-twisting rhymes, the anti-hero known as Slim Shady has had no shortage of enemies." 50 Cent appears as a guest, offering of his longtime contemporary, "He ..read more

Though a few long-time fans of The Simpsons may be waiting for the show to finally end, some might be surprised to hear the Simpsons cinematic universe almost expanded in an especially cartoonishly violent way. According to seminal writer and producer Mike Reiss, the possibility of bringing real episodes of The Itchy and Scratchy Show to the small screen was explored — that is until test audiences got "physically ill" due to all that gory exaggeration. In his book Springfield Confidential, Reiss wrote that a cut of every Itchy and Scratchy sketch was spliced together. "It lasted just 14 minu ..read more

Country singer-songwriter Mickey Guyton has announced a run of fall North American tour dates — including a single Canadian stop in Toronto — shared alongside her new single "Scary Love." Guyton hits the road starting September 18 in Atlanta, GA. Canada will have to wait until the latter half of the stint, with the sole Canadian gig coming in with November at Toronto's Velvet Underground (November 2). Guyton wraps the tour shortly thereafter with a final performance on November 9 in Lexington, KY. Tickets go on sale to the general public next Friday (May 3), following various presales due to ..read more

As we've come to know, Doja Cat doesn't mince words when it comes to her fans and their strange behaviour. (How could she love those people? She doesn't even know them!) While there's a plethora of inappropriate shit going on at the average concert these days, the pop star is here to remind you that her raunchy music isn't exactly Kidz Bop. "idk what the fuck you think this is but i don't make music for children so leave your kids at home motherfucker," Doja Cat wrote on Twitter. "im rapping about cum why are you bringing your offspring to my show. rappin about eatin dick and pissin on his v ..read more

It's hard to believe that it's technically been less than a month since Orville Peck started teasing his forthcoming duets album Stampede with the announcement of its first single: a rendition of "Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other" with Willie Nelson. The singer-songwriter's Warner Records debut has now gotten a release date and a list of collaborators — for its first part, at least. Stampede: Vol. 1 arrives on May 10, and features additional appearances from Elton John, Allison Russell, Nathaniel Rateliff, Noah Cyrus, Midland and Bu Cuaron. The newfangled inclusion of "Vol ..read more

Following an open application process that drew over 10,000 submissions, the Smashing Pumpkins have revealed their new guitarist. Today, the long-running alt-rock outfit have announced that guitarist and social media star Kiki Wong will be their newest member following the departure of Jeff Schroeder, who had played and recorded with the band for 16 years. "Reviewing the work of these incredible musicians was a herculean, albeit worthy effort. First off, I really want to thank everyone who submitted materials for consideration," vocalist-guitarist Billy Corgan said in a statement Friday. "It ..read more

Nathan Jenkins's work as Bullion is unmistakable but easily subsumed — his burbling, '80s-influenced production (more Blue Nile and Young Marble Giants than New Order, to be sure) accents but never overtakes the equally-distinctive songs of artists like Nilüfer Yanya or Westerman. On his latest solo effort, Jenkins refines the refinement, landing on a hook-heavy, silky brand of playful pop music that's warmed by nostalgia without ever melting into reductive goop. "Rare" is lifted by a feather-light guest spot from Carly Rae Jepsen, who's just-left-of-centre pop bonafides are a perfect fit fo ..read more

"You don't know what tennis is... It's a relationship," Zendaya's Tashi says with gusto when she first meets fellow tennis players — and best friends — Art (Mike Faist) and Patrick (Josh O'Connor) as teenagers. That's exactly what these young athletes share as they're thrown into a tornado of feisty matches on and off the court over the next decade-plus. Power, lust and ambition take the front seat as the messy trio navigate their athletic careers and fractured relationships. Tashi and Art are the "it" couple of the world of tennis, or, like an Aston Martin ad describes them, "game changers ..read more