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Plus Preoccupations, green star, Snapped Ankles, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 21, 2025
By Mark Redfern (with Issa Nasatir)
Welcome to the ninth Songs of the Week of 2025. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Issa Nasatir, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 50 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 14. More
Quit to Play Chess Due Out May 23 via Record Makers
Mar 18, 2025
By Issa Nasatir
Exactly a year after his untimely death, Oxnard, California artist Cola Boyy’s sophomore album, Quit to Play Chess, has been announced by his label Record Makers. The LP is due to release May 23rd, and his new single “Babylon” was released yesterday. More
Plus black midi, CHAI, Squid, Anika, Hiatus Kaiyote, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 30, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 16th Songs of the Week of 2021. This week President Biden celebrated 100 days in office with a speech to Congress that laid out his accomplishments (including a successful rollout of COVID-19 vaccines) and ambitious future plans. More
Out Now on Record Makers and MGMT’s New Label, MGMT Records
Apr 29, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Cola Boyy (aka Matthew Urango) has shared a video for his new song “Kid Born in Space.” The song features Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT, along with additional production by Patrick Wimberly of Chairlift. The single is out now MGMT’s new label, MGMT Records, in conjunction with the French label Record Makers. More
