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The Kid Laroi has always had a hint of Drake to his music, but his new single, “A Cold Play,” dives all the way into the brokenhearted lothario bag, recounting a dissolved relationship while subtly blaming the other person. “It’ll always be easy to blamе you / But it’s my fault for thinking I could / Fix you, fix you, fix you, fix you,” he croons over an icy beat produced by KBeazy.

“A Cold Play” is the third single The Kid Laroi has released in as many months, prompting speculation that a new album announcement could be on the way sooner rather than later. In June, he released “All I Want Is You,” following up in August with the Bailey Zimmerman collaboration “Lost.” Meanwhile, his last release, “She Don’t Need To Know,” arrived just a week ago, so it certainly seems like he’s ramping up production on something.

The Kid Laroi is a little under two years removed from the release of his debut album, The First Time, so it wouldn’t be too far-fetched to expect a new full-length project before the end of the year. In a recent interview, Laroi gushed that his girlfriend, Tate McRae, inspired him with her work ethic, so hey, maybe some of that rubbed off on him.

You can listen to The Kid Laroi’s “A Cold Play” above.

In the pugnacious video for their new single “Friendly Fire,” LA rap duo PartyOf2 air their grievances with each other like a Festivus celebration (maybe they got the idea from our interview in March).

The “freestyle battle” is presented as a political debate — think Hamilton — which ties into the theme of their just-announced debut album, Amerika’s Next Top Party! The album is dropping on October 17th and features Kaytranada; “Friendly Fire” is the second single after “Just Dance 2,” released in August.

In the press release for “Friendly Fire,” Jadagrace and Swim said, “‘Friendly Fire’ is an homage to the hip hop we both grew up on. From Slick Rick to Biggie, storytelling is essential to hip-hop, and we want to keep that torch alive. We sat down together and wrote down all of our insecurities, then we traded papers and wrote disses, poking fun at our most vulnerable and weak spots. This record is a lyrical exercise. We’re sharpening our swords by throwing shade.”

Watch PartyOf2’s “Friendly Fire” video above.

Amerika’s Next Top Party! Tracklist:

01. “Survivor’s Remorse”
02. “Out Of Body”
03. “Just Dance 2”
04. “Friendly Fire”
05. “Vanessa Williams”
06. “Feel Love” With Kaytranada
07. “Poser”
08. “Save Yourself”
09. “High”
10. “Big”
11. “Heaven On Earth”

Amerika’s Next Top Party! is due on 10/17 via Def Jam Recordings. You can find more info here.

When Latto and Ice Spice put aside their differences to release their new song, “Gyatt,” astute fans noticed a distinct similarity between the styling on the cover art and the branding for WWE’s Monday Night Raw. This led to some speculation that the music video would feature a wrestling theme — fitting, for the all turns the rappers’ feud has taken.

The “Gyatt” video is, indeed, a cheeky take on a wrestling show, complete with a championship belt held by Latto, arena and ring walks, locker room interviews, and of course, the pre-match sit down. The back half of the video depicts their “match,” which, as you probably guessed, mostly consists of the two former rivals twerking in the ring in provocative outfits. So… pretty authentic (Hunter, Shawn… if you’re reading this… you know what to do)!

Latto and Isis are the latest female rappers to express interest in wrestling since its post-pandemic resurgence, following contemporaries like Cardi B and Sexyy Red, who both participated in WWE events in the past year as hosts. Meanwhile, the promotion also tapped Megan Thee Stallion to provide its theme song for Smackdown, despite the chagrin expressed by a certain segment of fans. With an up-and-coming roster of talented Black wrestlers in its women’s division and on NXT it makes perfect sense to do this kind of demographic outreach, though, so who knows what those jokers are complaining about (we know what you’re complaining about, and it’s just dumb).

Now, could this be the beginning of Latto and Ice Spice’s real-life ring debuts? Let’s put it this way: In the world of wrestling, anything can happen.

You can watch Latto’s “Gyatt” video featuring Ice Spice above.

After hinting and teasing, it’s official: A new Tame Impala album, Deadbeat, is on the way, five year’s after 2020’s The Slow Rush.

Furthermore, Kevin Parker is also bringing the album on the road with a tour. The currently announced dates are so far minimal, with shows in Brooklyn (two nights), Chicago, Austin, San Diego, Los Angeles (two nights), and Oakland. The shows run from October 31 to November 14. Sign-ups for pre-sales are open on the Tame Impala website now, ahead of the general on-sale on September 12 at noon local time.

A press release says that on the album, Parker “sculpts a collection of wickedly potent club-psych explorations as a vehicle for some of his most direct, brain-wormy songwriting to date,” and that the album is “deeply inspired by bush doof culture and the Western Australia rave scene, recasting Tame Impala as a kind of future primitive rave act in the process.”

Check out the tour dates below, along with the Deadbeat album cover artwork.

Tame Impala’s 2025 Tour Dates: Deadbeat

10/31 — Barclays Center @ Brooklyn, NY
11/01 — Barclays Center @ Brooklyn, NY
11/03 — United Center @ Chicago, IL
11/06 — Moody Center @ Austin, TX
11/09 — Pechanga Arena @ San Diego, CA
11/11 — Kia Forum @ Los Angeles, CA
11/12 — Kia Forum @ Los Angeles, CA
11/14 — Oakland Arena @ Oakland, CA

Tame Impala’s Deadbeat Album Cover Artwork

Deadbeat is out 10/17 via Columbia Records. Find more information here.

PinkPantheress proudly keeps her songs short. One benefit of that is that when she performed her new NPR Tiny Desk concert that was shared today (September 5), she was able to pack a lot of different ones, eight of them, into her setlist.

Given the often-electronic nature of her music, PinkPantheress‘ Tiny Desk show had a different, more organic sound. She was joined by a backing band that had people playing guitar, keys, harmonica, and more.

In a recent interview, she spoke about her mindset behind performing live, saying:

“I’ve had to basically go against my nature and just jump into things that I know I need to work on. For me it’s more of a confidence thing — like when [her first performance at England’s massive Glastonbury festival] was coming up, my fear was, ‘Well, I can’t do this to a high enough standard, so should I just not do it?’ But it’s gotten better as time has gone on, and I was shocked watching the video back from Glastonbury and realizing how confident I looked, and how nice I looked. I didn’t know if I was gonna be able to get over my fear, and I’m pleased that I did.”

Watch the performance above and check out the setlist below.

PinkPantheress’ NPR Tiny Desk Setlist

1. “Attracted To You”
2. “Pain”
3. “Break It Off”
4. “Illegal”
5. “Girl Like Me”
6. “The Aisle”
7. “Passion”
8. “Tonight”

In 2023, there were rumors that Paramore was breaking up. That stemmed from Uproxx’s cover story on the band, which wrapped by saying that “a chapter of the band’s career has come to a close,” adding, “As for the future of Paramore, all three members agreed that there’s a level of uncertainty.” However, the piece went on to dispel the idea that the group is going anywhere.

Now, the rumor mill has once again fired up. As NME previously noted, Williams’ new solo album, Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party, had fans thinking that the lyrics addressed a break-up with Paramore guitarist Taylor York and the dissolution of the band.

Williams has gone ahead and addressed the situation directly.

In a new interview with The Face, Williams confirmed the band is on a break, but not broken up. She said:

“Do we ever know where we’re at?! [laughs] We always take huge breaks. In order for us to metabolize sh*t that we go through as people, it takes the amount of time it takes between albums. […] There are no better musicians in the world than Zac [Farro] and Taylor. There are no better performers than [the touring musicians affectionately known as the] Parafour. It’s just magic, man. I feel such a vindication in knowing that nobody can discount Paramore. But it’s also really important for me to strengthen other muscles and these parts of myself that I deflated because I was scared that people were going to notice me too much.”

Read the full feature here.

Steven and Ian begin with a cute story about Michael Stipe logging into Bluesky and clarifying commonly misstated lyrics for R.E.M.’s “It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine),” the latest stop on the band’s world-class old-guy retirement. They also talk about news that Radiohead is going back on the road for the first time in seven years.

Steven also does a quick Sportscast on the Packers acquiring Micah Parsons, and what this means for the team’s Super Bowl chances. From there, they do an update on the Fantasy Albums Draft, which looks very close. Then they review the new Big Thief album, and discuss where one of the most acclaimed indie bands of recent years stands now. After that, they do a “yay or nay” segment on Slipknot.

In Recommendation Corner, Ian talks about post-hardcore band La Dispute and Steven goes for ’90s-style country singer Zach Top.

New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 254 here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can submit questions for Steve and Ian at [email protected], and make sure to follow us on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) for all the latest news. We also recently launched a visualizer for our favorite Indiecast moments. Check those out here.

The NFL has tapped Shaboozey for the 2025-26 Thursday Night Football theme song. The country star’s new song, “Let ‘Em Know,” will soundtrack Thursday night football’s pre-show and marketing materials. You can get a preview above in the commercial for this week’s matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Washington Commanders. In it, Shaboozey performs for a backyard watch party that I’m sure anyone would wish they could attend.

The partnership is just the latest big achievement for Shaboozey, whose 2025 has been jam-packed with career milestones that would be impressive for any artist, but especially one who is basically still at the beginning of his career. He’s joined Spotify’s uber-exclusive Billions Club of artists whose songs have reached 1,000,000,000 streams with “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” He’s been embraced by the country music establishment, from playing at Stagecoach to presenting at the AMAs. And he’s kicking off his tour, The Great American Roadshow, in just a few weeks. Not a bad start for a guy whose name people couldn’t pronounce just a few short years ago (his stage name, Shaboozey, is a simplified phonetic respelling of his real last name, Chibueze).

Meanwhile, the NFL continues to push to make inroads with a broader cultural base; earlier this week, the league also appointed Saweetie the music curator for Monday Night Football. As for Thursday Night Football, you can catch it on Prime at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT.

MJ Lenderman lives in two worlds. In one, he’s part of the excellent indie group Wednesday. In another, he’s a critically revered solo artist, sometimes also performing with a band as MJ Lenderman & The Wind. Currently, the focus is on the latter endeavor, as MJ Lenderman & The Wind just announced Live At Brooklyn Steel, a concert film, today (September 4).

Not only did they announce it, but they shared the whole thing, all 105 minutes, for free on YouTube.

The film captures the band’s 2025 performance at the iconic Brooklyn Steel venue, shortly after the release of Lenderman’s beloved album Manning Fireworks.

Watch Live At Brooklyn Steel above and check out the setlist below. Also find the band’s upcoming tour dates below.

MJ Lenderman & The Wind’s Live At Brooklyn Steel Setlist

1. “Ghost Of Your Guitar Solo”
2. “Joker Lips”
3. “Wristwatch”
4. “She’s Leaving You”
5. “Toontown”
6. “Six Flags”
7. “Uncle Disney” (Patterson Hood cover)
8. “TLC Cage Match”
9. “Basketball #2”
10. “You Have Bought Yourself A Boat”
11. “Rip Torn”
12. “Manning Fireworks”
13. “SUV”
14. “37 Push Ups” (Smog cover)
15. “You Don’t Know The Shape I’m In”
16. “Bark At The Moon”
17. “No Mercy”
18. “Rudolph”
19. “On My Knees”
20. “Knockin”

MJ Lenderman & The Wind’s 2025 & 2026 Tour Dates

09/05/2025 — Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom %
09/06/2025 — Fort Worth, TX @ Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall %
09/08/2025 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren %
09/09/2025 — San Diego, CA @ Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay %
09/11/2025 — Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall $
09/12/2025 — Oakland CA @ Fox Theater %
09/13/2025 — Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu Winery %
09/15/2025 — Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall %
09/16/2025 — Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall %
09/18/2025 — Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre %
09/19/2025 — Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom %
10/03/2025 — Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/09/2025 — Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
10/10/2025 — Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/12/2025 — Florence, AL @ ShoalsFest
10/14/2025 — Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium ^
10/15/2025 — Asheville, NC @ Asheville Yards ^
10/16/2025 — Brooklyn, NY @ King’s Theatre (Gather No Moss) #
01/15-19/2025 — Quintana Roo, MX @ Sky Blue Sky Festival

% with Nap Eyes
$ with Cass McCombs and Nap Eyes
^ with David Nance & Mowed Sound
# with Hovvdy

All signs have indicated that a new Tame Impala album is on the way. Kevin Parker released a new song, “End Of Summer,” in July, then he followed it yesterday (September 3) with “Loser.”

Well, it’s happening: Today, Tame Impala announced Deadbeat, a new album set for release on October 17.

A press release notes that on the album, Parker “sculpts a collection of wickedly potent club-psych explorations as a vehicle for some of his most direct, brain-wormy songwriting to date,” and that the project is “deeply inspired by bush doof culture and the Western Australia rave scene, recasting Tame Impala as a kind of future primitive rave act in the process.”

It goes on to reveal that the project was worked on “over the last few years” and primarily put together “between Parker’s hometown of Fremantle and his studio, Wave House in Injidup, Western Australia in the first half of 2025.” As far as lyrical themes, the project sees Parker “channelling an endless bummer, a self-deprecating f*ck-up stuck in a negative feedback loop when he should have long had his sh*t together,” and that it “pitches raving as self-enquiry, self-medication in lieu of self-care and the kick-on as domestic bliss.”

Check out the Deadbeat cover art below.

Tame Impala’s Deadbeat Album Cover Artwork

Deadbeat is out 10/17 via Columbia Records. Find more information here.