This time, it's for real: the Strokes are officially back and have released a new track on their Soundcloud. "One Way Trigger" starts as a busy, synth-driven cut that features some unexpected falsetto from frontman Julian Casablancas. Then, as the song approaches the minute mark, the guitar jangles kick in and Casablancas briefly dips into his expected lower, sultry register. The band doesn't forget about their famous guitar sound, either, busting out an ax solo midway.
100 Best Albums of the 2000s: The Strokes, Is This It
"One Way Trigger" is the band's first song off the long-awaited follow-up to 2011's Angles. Bassist Nikolai Fraiture told Rolling Stone in June 2011 that the band was already working on a follow-up, but the Strokes' management told Pitchfork last summer that they weren't working on the new record. Still, a Seattle radio station claimed they already had the album's first single, "All the Time," earlier this month, and now new music has officially emerged from the band themselves. Hear it below.
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This time, it's for real: the Strokes are officially back and have released a new track on their Soundcloud. "One Way Trigger" starts as a busy, synth-driven cut that features some unexpected falsetto from frontman Julian Casablancas. Then, as the song approaches the minute mark, the guitar jangles kick in and Casablancas briefly dips into his expected lower, sultry register. The band doesn't forget about their famous guitar sound, either, busting out an ax solo midway.
100 Best Albums of the 2000s: The Strokes, Is This It
"One Way Trigger" is the band's first song off the long-awaited follow-up to 2011's Angles. Bassist Nikolai Fraiture told Rolling Stone in June 2011 that the band was already working on a follow-up, but the Strokes' management told Pitchfork last summer that they weren't working on the new record. Still, a Seattle radio station claimed they already had the album's first single, "All the Time," earlier this month, and now new music has officially emerged from the band themselves. Hear it below.
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Azealia Banks performs at Spin And Refinery 29 Present Azealia Banks And Hunters at Wythe Hotel in New York City.
Azealia Banks got her weekend off on a caustic note, engaging in a Twitter beef with up-and-comer Angel Haze that soon spilled over to involve celebrity blogger Perez Hilton and a gay slur.
The battles began on Thursday, when Haze, a Michigan-born rapper who released her EP Reservation, in July, apparently took exception to Banks' tweeted assertion that people who were not born and raised in New York should not claim to be New Yorkers. Haze tweeted a diss track, "On The Edge" to Banks, and Banks responded on Friday morning with her own track, "No Problems." On Friday afternoon, Haze released "Shut The Fuck Up," which she called the "last diss track you'll ever hear from me." Between tracks, the two rappers fired insults at each other, with Haze referring to Banks as a "charcoal-skinned bitch" and Banks declaring, "I'm bout to rip this bitch's head off and toss it in the cauldron." Other Twitter users weighed in on the dispute, including Perez Hilton, who took Haze's side.
Azealia Banks Trips Out in 'Atlantis'
This prompted the inflammatory post from Banks: "lol what a messy faggot you are." She soon attempted to clarify her use of the slur: "A faggot is not a homosexual male. A faggot is any male who acts like a female. There's a BIG difference," she explained. She later refined her message with a word that she recently told Rolling Stone was a sign of her affection for her gay fans: "When I said acts like a female I should've said acts like a cunt."
By Saturday afternoon, Banks – who released a proper single, "BBD," just before the diss-track feud began – attempted to dismiss the controversy. "Really not as moved by this f word thing as u all want me to be," she tweeted. "As a bisexual person I knew what I meant when I used that word."
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Azealia Banks performs at Spin And Refinery 29 Present Azealia Banks And Hunters at Wythe Hotel in New York City.
Azealia Banks got her weekend off on a caustic note, engaging in a Twitter beef with up-and-comer Angel Haze that soon spilled over to involve celebrity blogger Perez Hilton and a gay slur.
The battles began on Thursday, when Haze, a Michigan-born rapper who released her EP Reservation, in July, apparently took exception to Banks' tweeted assertion that people who were not born and raised in New York should not claim to be New Yorkers. Haze tweeted a diss track, "On The Edge" to Banks, and Banks responded on Friday morning with her own track, "No Problems." On Friday afternoon, Haze released "Shut The Fuck Up," which she called the "last diss track you'll ever hear from me." Between tracks, the two rappers fired insults at each other, with Haze referring to Banks as a "charcoal-skinned bitch" and Banks declaring, "I'm bout to rip this bitch's head off and toss it in the cauldron." Other Twitter users weighed in on the dispute, including Perez Hilton, who took Haze's side.
Azealia Banks Trips Out in 'Atlantis'
This prompted the inflammatory post from Banks: "lol what a messy faggot you are." She soon attempted to clarify her use of the slur: "A faggot is not a homosexual male. A faggot is any male who acts like a female. There's a BIG difference," she explained. She later refined her message with a word that she recently told Rolling Stone was a sign of her affection for her gay fans: "When I said acts like a female I should've said acts like a cunt."
By Saturday afternoon, Banks – who released a proper single, "BBD," just before the diss-track feud began – attempted to dismiss the controversy. "Really not as moved by this f word thing as u all want me to be," she tweeted. "As a bisexual person I knew what I meant when I used that word."
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Kanye West performs as part of Big Day Out Festival at the Gold Coast Parklands in Gold Coast, Australia.
Kanye West, who dropped the anti-haters anthem "Theraflu" yesterday, is getting flack from the cold and flu relief company of the same name. The song is an occasion for major braggadocio, mentioning the rapper's love for Kim Kardashian and clout with Roc Nation. However, the title suggests that West is so cold to his nemeses, they need Theraflu to cope.
"We in no way endorse or approve of the references or use of the image and likeness of Theraflu in this manner," a company representative told TMZ.
Theraflu isn't the only non-fan of the new cut. In the song's chorus, West taunts People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals with the line, "Someone tell PETA my mink is dragging on the floor." The organization tells the Wall Street Journal " . . . what's dragging on the floor is Kanye's reputation as a man with no empathy for animals or human beings. He's a great musician but doesn't seem to have the fashion sense to design anything more than caveman costumes." Burn.
The Hit Boy-produced beat behind the controversial "Theraflu" wasn't originally intended for West. "It was supposed to be for [DJ] Khaled's album," Hit Boy tells MTV. "'Ye was just like, 'This needs to be out now; this is an urgent record.'"
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Kanye West performs as part of Big Day Out Festival at the Gold Coast Parklands in Gold Coast, Australia.
Kanye West, who dropped the anti-haters anthem "Theraflu" yesterday, is getting flack from the cold and flu relief company of the same name. The song is an occasion for major braggadocio, mentioning the rapper's love for Kim Kardashian and clout with Roc Nation. However, the title suggests that West is so cold to his nemeses, they need Theraflu to cope.
"We in no way endorse or approve of the references or use of the image and likeness of Theraflu in this manner," a company representative told TMZ.
Theraflu isn't the only non-fan of the new cut. In the song's chorus, West taunts People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals with the line, "Someone tell PETA my mink is dragging on the floor." The organization tells the Wall Street Journal " . . . what's dragging on the floor is Kanye's reputation as a man with no empathy for animals or human beings. He's a great musician but doesn't seem to have the fashion sense to design anything more than caveman costumes." Burn.
The Hit Boy-produced beat behind the controversial "Theraflu" wasn't originally intended for West. "It was supposed to be for [DJ] Khaled's album," Hit Boy tells MTV. "'Ye was just like, 'This needs to be out now; this is an urgent record.'"
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"Every Single Night" "Daredevil" "Valentine" "Jonathan" "Left Alone" "Werewolf" "Periphery" "Regret" "Anything We Want" "Hot Knife"
Apple has not revealed details of who produced the record, or what song will be selected as a lead single. The singer has been performing three of these songs – "Anything We Want," "Valentine" and "Every Single Night" - regularly on her recent tour of small clubs. You can watch video of Apple and her band playing "Anything We Want" at the SXSW festival below.
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"Every Single Night" "Daredevil" "Valentine" "Jonathan" "Left Alone" "Werewolf" "Periphery" "Regret" "Anything We Want" "Hot Knife"
Apple has not revealed details of who produced the record, or what song will be selected as a lead single. The singer has been performing three of these songs – "Anything We Want," "Valentine" and "Every Single Night" - regularly on her recent tour of small clubs. You can watch video of Apple and her band playing "Anything We Want" at the SXSW festival below.
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Danish orchestral pop group Choir of Young Believers is gearing up to release their next album, Rhine Gold, on April 10th. The album's latest track is the lush and hypnotic – and aptly named – "Hypnotic," a song which group founder, songwriter and singer Jannis Noya Makrigiannis explains might actually be an ode to one of his preferred pasttimes: sleeping.
"'Sedated,' I just realized, is about sleeping, I think. I love sleeping and like to do it for 10-12 hours a day if possible, and then I like to stretch out the moment where I'm, like, half-awake and half-asleep as long as I can," Makrigiannis says. "I like that space a lot. You feel all light and carefree and good inside. Sedated and free from it all."
Choir of Young Believers' Rhine Gold will be released next month, but you can download "Sedated" for free here.
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Danish orchestral pop group Choir of Young Believers is gearing up to release their next album, Rhine Gold, on April 10th. The album's latest track is the lush and hypnotic – and aptly named – "Hypnotic," a song which group founder, songwriter and singer Jannis Noya Makrigiannis explains might actually be an ode to one of his preferred pasttimes: sleeping.
"'Sedated,' I just realized, is about sleeping, I think. I love sleeping and like to do it for 10-12 hours a day if possible, and then I like to stretch out the moment where I'm, like, half-awake and half-asleep as long as I can," Makrigiannis says. "I like that space a lot. You feel all light and carefree and good inside. Sedated and free from it all."
Choir of Young Believers' Rhine Gold will be released next month, but you can download "Sedated" for free here.
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While working on the recent Count and Sinden record, British DJ Sinden came across an accidental hook from an a cappella take that singer Natalie Storm had sent over. "It always resonated with me, so I was glad to be able to use it for a solo track," Sinden explains of the production of his latest single, "Pull Up Wheel Up." "The vocal is so pitched down for most of it that it's hard to distinguish that it's actually a female hook until she sings 'Call JA, Brixton & Birmingham.'"
The electronic track will be Sinden's first release on his own label, Grizzly. "It's a return to the house sound I started producing with my musical allies Switch and Herve but brought up to date for 2012, joining up my love of house, dancehall, footwork, Baltimore club, British bass music and more," Sinden says.
You can download the Dillon Francis remix of Sinden's "Pull Up Wheel Up feat. Natalie Storm" for free here. Sinden's "Pull Up Wheel Up" single is available for purchase on iTunes.
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While working on the recent Count and Sinden record, British DJ Sinden came across an accidental hook from an a cappella take that singer Natalie Storm had sent over. "It always resonated with me, so I was glad to be able to use it for a solo track," Sinden explains of the production of his latest single, "Pull Up Wheel Up." "The vocal is so pitched down for most of it that it's hard to distinguish that it's actually a female hook until she sings 'Call JA, Brixton & Birmingham.'"
The electronic track will be Sinden's first release on his own label, Grizzly. "It's a return to the house sound I started producing with my musical allies Switch and Herve but brought up to date for 2012, joining up my love of house, dancehall, footwork, Baltimore club, British bass music and more," Sinden says.
You can download the Dillon Francis remix of Sinden's "Pull Up Wheel Up feat. Natalie Storm" for free here. Sinden's "Pull Up Wheel Up" single is available for purchase on iTunes.
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John Mayer performs during Tiger Jam 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
John Mayer is set to release Born and Raised, his fifth studio solo album, on May 22nd. The songwriter produced the record with Don Was, who previously helmed albums by Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King and the Rolling Stones. David Crosby and Graham Nash contributed guest vocals on the title track and session keyboard man Chuck Leavell – best known for his work with Eric Clapton, the Allman Brothers Band and the Stones – is featured throughout the set.
Mayer was forced to delay the completion of Born and Raised while he recovered from severe vocal cord issues late last year. The record, which was largely finished before he was allowed to record vocals, marks a new direction for the singer-songwriter. "I think it's gonna be more oganic, more natural lyrics and chords and artful simplicity," Mayer recently told Rolling Stone of the new tunes.
You can stream "Shadow Days," the album's country-tinged lead single, and check out the track listing for Born and Raised below.
"Queen of California" "The Age of Worry" "Shadow Days" "Speak for Me" "Something Like Olivia" "Born and Raised" "If I Ever Get Around to Living" "Love Is a Verb" "Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967" "Whiskey, Whiskey, Whiskey" "A Face to Call Home" "Born and Raised (Reprise)"
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John Mayer performs during Tiger Jam 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
John Mayer is set to release Born and Raised, his fifth studio solo album, on May 22nd. The songwriter produced the record with Don Was, who previously helmed albums by Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King and the Rolling Stones. David Crosby and Graham Nash contributed guest vocals on the title track and session keyboard man Chuck Leavell – best known for his work with Eric Clapton, the Allman Brothers Band and the Stones – is featured throughout the set.
Mayer was forced to delay the completion of Born and Raised while he recovered from severe vocal cord issues late last year. The record, which was largely finished before he was allowed to record vocals, marks a new direction for the singer-songwriter. "I think it's gonna be more oganic, more natural lyrics and chords and artful simplicity," Mayer recently told Rolling Stone of the new tunes.
You can stream "Shadow Days," the album's country-tinged lead single, and check out the track listing for Born and Raised below.
"Queen of California" "The Age of Worry" "Shadow Days" "Speak for Me" "Something Like Olivia" "Born and Raised" "If I Ever Get Around to Living" "Love Is a Verb" "Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967" "Whiskey, Whiskey, Whiskey" "A Face to Call Home" "Born and Raised (Reprise)"
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New York-based Yellow Ostrich will be releasing their next album, Strange Land, on March 6th. While the album is self-produced like their last, The Mistress, the band explains that it is sonically an expansion on The Mistress' spare sounds. The lead single off Strange Land is the catchy and guitar-heavy "The Shakedown," which singer-guitarist Alex Schaff explains is "about imaginary people. The guitar is inspired by Neil Young."
Strange Land will be released on March 6th, but you can download "The Shakedown" for free here.
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New York-based Yellow Ostrich will be releasing their next album, Strange Land, on March 6th. While the album is self-produced like their last, The Mistress, the band explains that it is sonically an expansion on The Mistress' spare sounds. The lead single off Strange Land is the catchy and guitar-heavy "The Shakedown," which singer-guitarist Alex Schaff explains is "about imaginary people. The guitar is inspired by Neil Young."
Strange Land will be released on March 6th, but you can download "The Shakedown" for free here.
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Baltimore-based producer, DJ and recording artist Blaqstarr has produced three tracks – including the intense "Never Hesitant" – for the upcoming indie film LUV, starring Danny Glover and Common, which recently premiered at Sundance. Blaqstarr says that although he wrote "Never Hesitant" years ago, it's still incredibly fitting for both his life as a musician and the film.
"The beat for 'Never Hesitant' was actually created some time ago back in Baltimore. I remember Diplo and M.I.A. coming to my studio and hearing it for the first time," he says. "They liked it so much that M.I.A. jumped on the remix, which is what you hear on Blaqstarr: The Mixtape." The lyrics, Blaqstarr says, reference his drive and success.
"Personally, the lyrics were inspired by my success touring as a DJ and morphing into a recording artist. I am now able to hear and play my own music in different venues around the world, which is a completely unheard of type of experience," Blaqstarr tells Rolling Stone. "I reached that stage with a 'Never Hesitant' attitude toward life, going hard and not being afraid of the unheard of."
The track plays during a pivotal moment of the film's plot. "'Never Hesitate' is used in a scene where the characters cannot hesitate when having to make a split second decision in a life or death situation," Blaqstarr says. The track's beat has elements of Baltimore club music, which is not only familiar to Blaqstarr as a DJ, but is also the scene in which the setting of LUV is set.
Blaqstarr's "Never Hesitant" is exclusively streaming on RollingStone.com
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