Lightning Bug have released ‘Lullaby for Love’, the third and final single from their upcoming album No Paradise. It follows ‘December Song’ and ‘Opus’. The song’s accompanying video was directed by Kit Zauhar and filmed by Andras Ladocsi, starring frontwoman Audrey Kang and frequent collaborator Sarah Bolander. Watch and listen below. “I wrote ‘Lullaby for Love’ as part of a mixtape for an ex-partner,” Kang explained in a press release. “It was actually kind of a joke between us, like leaning into the cheesiness of being in love. But as life flowed on, it kind of stuck with me. When you ..read more

Actress has announced the follow-up to last year’s LXXXVIII. It’s called Statik, and it’s out June 7 via Smalltown Supersound. Today, the British electronic producer has previewed it with the singles ‘Dolphin Spray’ and ‘Static’. Take a listen below. In a statement about the LP, Actress wrote: In the dark woods, beyond blood-flecked pines, a silent pool (a portal) shimmers. Gaze in. Look hard. Glitch the mind’s eye. See the new moon static in a smoke-hazed sky. Uncanny. You’ve no reflection here. (You are not here.) Do not look away as the water whirls. Stare deeper, edge closer, surrender to ..read more

Florist have unveiled ‘Riding Around in the Dark’, their contribution to the soundtrack for Jane Schoenbrun’s upcoming horror film I Saw the TV Glow. Listen to it below. “Reading the script for I Saw the TV Glow immediately took me back to my own teenage years,” Florist’s Emily Sprague explained in a statement. “Growing up in a small town, never feeling like I belonged, and being obsessed with the liminal spaces between fiction and reality. I used to drive around at night and soak in these coming-of-age emotional tidal waves, dreaming about the world beyond my doorstep while simultaneously fe ..read more

Softcult have released a new single, ‘One of the Pack’, from their upcoming EP Heaven – out May 24. It follows previous cuts ‘Shortest Fuse’, ‘Haunt You Still’, ‘Spiralling Out’, and the title track. Check it out below. “When we wrote this song, we wanted to celebrate women supporting women, and of course that includes POC and transgender women,” the duo explained in a statement. “It’s sad that that’s something that I feel I need to specify and include in a statement like this, but the truth is there are some TERFs out there trying to exclude certain communities from feminism and even the ter ..read more

Bat for Lashes has shared a new single, ‘Home’. It’s taken from Natasha Khan’s upcoming album The Dream of Delphi, which has already been previewed by the title track and ‘Letter to My Daughter’. The new song comes with a video featuring Khan and her daughter, Delphi, which you can check out below. “It was Delphi’s favourite song,” Khan said in a statement. “We just played it over and over and over again every time we got in the car and she’d giggle and squeal. So I did it for her, really – because when she looks back on this album, we can say that was your favourite song that you loved as a ..read more

Everyone hopes to find a good landlord–one that’s fair, honest, and helpful–but renters must also hold their end of the bargain and be adaptable tenants. Aside from having a healthy financial standing and a clean renting track record, being responsible, flexible, and communicative are some of the criteria that property owners seek in a quality renter. To stand out from applicants and maintain a good relationship with your landlord, here are some tips on how to be a good tenant: Pay Your Rent on Time Perhaps one of the easiest but most important things you can do to be a high-quality tenant is ..read more

Porter Robinson has announced his third album, SMILE! , with the new single ‘Knock Yourself Out XD’. The follow-up to 2021’s Nurture will be out July 26 via Mom+Pop. Check out a video for the new song, which follows last month’s ‘Cheerleader’, below. The post Porter Robinson Announces New Album, Shares New Song ‘Knock Yourself Out XD’ appeared first on Our Culture ..read more

The Decemberists have unveiled a new song, ‘All I Want Is You’. It’s set to appear on their forthcoming LP, As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again, along with the previously released ‘Burial Ground’ and ‘Joan in the Garden’. Check it out below. “‘All I Want Is You’ is a love song,” frontman Colin Meloy explained in a statement. “An unapologetic, wear-it-on-its-sleeve love song. I don’t write a ton of those, at least not in this vein. The song grew out of the finger picking pattern — “Don’t want pretty poses…” — and I just followed that lead. In the end, it just kind of wrote itself. It’s so bare ..read more

Hailing from Austin, Texas, Hovvdy is the indie rock duo of Charlie Martin and Will Taylor, who were both touring drummers when they first met at a baseball game a decade ago. Combining their solo songwriting efforts, they put out their debut LP, Taster, in 2016, gradually sharpening and layering their warm, low-key sound with a series of heartfelt releases, including 2018’s Cranberry and their 2019 breakthrough Heavy Lifter. Their new self-titled album, out Friday on Arts & Crafts, sees them continuing their collaboration with producer Andrew Sarlo and multi-instrumentalist Ben ..read more

Nilüfer Yanya is back with a new single called ‘Like I Say (I runaway)’, marking her signing to Ninja Tune. It’s her first new music since the release of 2022’s PAINLESS, and it arrives with a music video directed by Yanya’s sister Molly Daniel, featuring the musician as a runaway bride. Check it out below. “It’s about how you choose to spend your time,” Yanya said of the track in a statement. Time is like a currency, every moment. You’re never going to get it back. It’s quite an overwhelming thing to realise.” The post Nilüfer Yanya Shares Video for New Single ‘Like I Say (I runaway)’ appea ..read more