The Olympics Opening Ceremony went down in Paris today. IDGAF but my job as Stereogum team captain requires me to tell you that Gojira rocked out with Marie Antoinette and Céline Dion returned to the stage, but didn’t duet with Harley Quinn. Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams, and BTS’ Jin were among those carrying the torch earlier in the day. Birthday boy Mick Jagger was spotted cheering on Team GB. And Ariana Grande was there too, doing some Wicked promo. Somewhere Snoop is practicing his 200m while Flavor Flav is practicing his t-shot. Soon: breakdancing! Good luck, America ..read more

Although competition began a few days ago, today marks the official beginning of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. It’s been a rocky kickoff, with questions about all the fecal bacteria in the Seine River (where some of the swimming events will take place) and coordinated arson attacks on the city’s high-speed rail system today. Nonetheless, the show must go on, so the Opening Ceremony is underway ..read more

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week ..read more

The French band Rixe started up more than a decade ago, and their haunted, synth-streaked take on oi has been hugely influential on an underground level, especially in their homeland. In recent years, Rixe have been playing occasional shows, but they haven’t released any music since their three-song 2018 EP Act IV. This fall, Rixe are coming back to tour North America, and they’re also releasing a stark new EP called Tir Group ..read more

Last week, Los Campesinos! made a grand return with their excellent new album All Hell. It’s the first Los Campesinos! LP in seven years, and it’s a full-on DIY release. These days, Los Campesinos! are managing themselves. They produced, released, and funded All Hell on their own. This week, All Hell makes its debut at #14 on the UK album chart. Los Campesinos! have never charted in their hometown before, so this is a real triumph of the little guy ..read more

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The acclaimed Chicago R&B singer Ravyn Lenae’s new album Bird’s Eye is just two weeks away, and she’s continuing to promote it today with a new Childish Gambino collab. Donald Glover, who just released his final Gambino album last week, duets with Lenae on “One Wish,” a soulful track about her relationship with her father. It’s produced by Dahi, who executive produced the whole new LP ..read more

Earlier this month, New York cult-punk weirdos Show Me The Body announced a big fall tour with opening acts like High Vis, Special Interest, Bib, and ZelooperZ. It looks fucking awesome. They also release the hard, squirmy single “It Burns,” and that turned out to be the opening song for a guest-heavy new EP that comes out today ..read more

The veteran California rap producer Mustard helped define the sound of early-’10s West Coast rap, but he might be having his biggest moment right now. Mustard produced Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” one of this year’s defining tracks and the biggest Mustard-produced single of all time. Mustard also opened Kendrick’s Pop Out concert with a set full of all-star guests, and he danced with Kendrick in the great “Not Like Us” video. Today, Mustard releases his new album Faith In A Mustard Seed ..read more

The world is still waiting for news on the forthcoming Nas/DJ Premier collaborative album, which is supposedly coming this year. People have been asking for that record for many years, and Nas and Premier announced it back in April, but we haven’t heard anything yet. But today, we do get to hear a new Premier track that features the big rap-star trio of Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, and Big Sean ..read more