Premiere: John Grant's New Video for "Disappointing" Ventures Down the Rabbit...
Of all the indisputably great love songs - “I Only Have Eyes For You”, “Wonderful World”, “Candy Shop”, “Trap Queen” - I never thought I’d hear one so brutally titled as “Disappointing”. Yet here it...
View ArticlePREMIERE: Waveless Makes Shoegazey Twin Cities Post-Punk for Your "Dark Day"
Minneapolis is definitely waveless, but the rising rock band Waveless definitely sounds like Minneapolis. The Twin Cities three-piece makes crunchy post-punk that's stiff and moody but slowed down...
View ArticleWander Through Freedom in Julia Holter's New Video for "Sea Calls Me Home"
The new Julia Holter album Have You In My Wilderness is guarenteed to be something to remember. The way Holter blends traditional pop with strange experimentation, jazz, everything inbetween makes...
View ArticleNo More Secrets: Squashing Sexism In Music and Why This Is Just the Beginning
A couple of weeks back music writer Jessica Hopper asked her nearly 30,000 Twitter followers a simple question: “Gals/other marginalized folk: what was your 1stbrush (in music industry, journalism,...
View ArticleTori Kelly's "Should've Been Us" Sees Jeremih Bring the Heat
This year's VMA Awards had a lot going for them. Bieber levitated in the air, danced his ass off, and cried. Nicki Minaj #shutdown Miley Cyrus. Kanye gave a presidential speech. And yes, he rolled up...
View ArticleWatch Peaches and Margaret Cho Make LA Uncomfortable in "Dick In The Air"
Do you ever want to walk around a major metropolitan area in a large wool bodysuit with an attached penis? Well, Peaches and Margaret Cho just lived out your insane fantasy. The two artists teamed to...
View ArticleYes, You Absolutely Want to Watch Jelly Roll and Uncle Kracker's Music Video...
Screenshot via YouTube Look, I can understand your reservations about watching a rap video from a dude named Jelly Roll that also stars Uncle Kracker. I get it. This is not where you thought your day...
View ArticlePREMIERE: "Visions" by the Beverleys Is Cool Just Like You But Also Cooler
The Beverleys are here to fuck up your day but, like, in a cool and chill kind of way. They’re a junk punk band from Toronto who formed after just hanging out and deciding to write some music, and...
View ArticleWatch Fetty Wap Hold More Money Than You've Seen in Your Life in "Trap Niggas"
If you're a loyal follower of the Noisey dot VICE dot com webring, then by now you've probably noticed the "Holy Shit" column when something cool and new comes out. There is nothing more apt to show...
View ArticleJuicy J and Lil Wayne are About True Love in "Miss Mary Mack"
Juicy J rarely puts out a bad mixtape. From Rubbaband Business to now, whether it's with Lex Luger or 808 Mafia everything is going to slam hard. So to celebrate today's release of 100% Juice which is...
View Article"I'm Rapping About Getting Some Head!": Listen to Beatking's "Texas Uncle Luke"
Artwork via Beatking Dirty South rap is the closest thing our country allows to honesty. Gothic Memphis horrorcore, hedonistic Atlanta crunk, x-rated Miami bass, and hallucinatory Texas screw tapes...
View ArticlePREMIERE: Stream Dutch Black Metal Innovators Terzij de Horde's "Absence"
Photo courtesy of Burning World Records The lineup for this year's Incubate Festival is insane—no one festival should be allowed to draw together such a massive number of incredible bands into a kind...
View ArticleListen to a Brand New Lana Del Rey Song "Music To Watch Boys To"
Another day, another inch closer to Lana Del Rey's new record Honeymoon. If you were on the internet yesterday, you probably noticed that Lana had posted a few new teasers for Honeymoon containing...
View ArticleNot for Wimps: Stream Scandinavian Speed Demons Speedtrap's New Album,...
Photo courtesy of Svart Records Speed metal is back in a big way, courtesy of Finnish Banzai Records celebrants Speedtrap. The Tank-worshipping Lappeenranta quintet takes punk riffs and turns up the...
View ArticleIt's a Belebration, Listen to Tinashe and Young Thug on "Party Favors"
We already know Young Thug is a fan of “Good Times” and it would appear Tinashe is too with her new doozy of a track “Party Favors.” Off her upcoming album JOYRIDE, the rising R&B/pop songstress...
View ArticleWhy Do Heavy Metal and the Dutch City of Tilburg Work So Well Together?
Neurotic Deathfest, image: William van der Voort Tilburg is a raw city—ugly, people sometimes say. There are no canals or no quaint plazas, and the beautiful old buildings are usually accompanied by...
View ArticlePremiere: NOTS - "Reactor"
Memphis based band NOTS come from a good lineage. Their debut album - set for a UK release on Heavenly Records - is licensed from legendary label Goner, who were home to Jay Reatard, Ex Cult, and The...
View ArticlePremiere: Paul Bergmann and Warpaint's Emily Kokal Team Up for Forlorn Duet...
Maybe you got your heart broken this summer, or maybe you just spent it waiting around for a love that never came. Either way, LA folk crooner Paul Bergmann has the cure for what ails you. "Wishing...
View ArticleHow Successful Has The Weeknd's Pop Crossover Been?
The Weeknd performing at Lollapalooza / Photo by Daniel Patlán for Noisey At some point this summer, we quietly found ourselves in the middle of an arena-style brawl for pop supremacy. Taylor Swift,...
View ArticleI Went to See The Libertines in Nottingham to See if They Still Mean Anything...
Photos by Shaun Wootton In the Royal Express Café in Nottingham, Whitney Houston’s “How Will I Know” is playing. “There’s a boy I know / He’s the one I dream of,” I sing-mumble to myself as the...
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