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Waxahatchee (Katie Crutchfield) and MJ Lenderman are clearly buds. Lenderman featured on Waxa’s 2024 song “Right Back To It,” and he also performed on the new album from Snocaps, the duo of Crutchfield and sister Allison Crutchfield.

The pair are continuing their friendship, and professional relationship, next year: Today (November 17), they announced a joint tour for 2026. On the 18-date run, the two will perform solo as well as together. The run kicks off in Atlanta in April and from there, will run through to early May.

For tickets, a pre-sale starts November 19, followed by the general on-sale at November 21 at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets will be available here.

Find the tour dates below.

Waxahatchee And MJ Lenderman’s 2026 Tour Dates

04/13/2026 — Atlanta, GA @ Symphony Hall
04/14/2026 — Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
04/15/2026 — Richmond, VA – Altria Theater
04/17/2026 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem
04/18/2026 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
04/19/2026 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
04/20/2026 — New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
04/22/2026 — Boston, MA @ Wang Theatre
04/23/2026 — Buffalo, NY @ UB Center for the Arts
04/24/2026 — Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple Theatre
04/25/2026 — Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
04/27/2026 — Chicago, IL @ The Auditorium Theatre
04/28/2026 — Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theatre
04/29/2026 — Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre
05/02/2026 — Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
05/03/2026 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
05/05/2026 — San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
05/06/2026 — Los Angeles, CA @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Charli XCX is contributing some songs to the Wuthering Heights movie, which we’ve known for a little while now. Last week, though, she revealed that she’s actually doing an entire album.

Part of the project is last week’s “Chains Of Love,” which fans excitedly compared to the True Romance era. Now there’s a video, in which Charli finds herself laying on a long table in the middle of a ballroom. As she sings and dances, some surreal elements start to take over, which shift physics and reality.

Charli recently wrote of her experience making music for the movie:

“In early December 2024 I got a text from an unknown number that turned out to be Emerald Fennell. […] I began to sink into this reimagined world of Wuthering Heights and I suddenly began to feel… inspired. I was immersing myself in a story that was not my own, a story that was steeped in history, a story that had existed since 1847 (tysm Emily Brontë). [..]

I called Emerald and asked her what she was hoping for from my read of the script. She coyly suggested ‘A song?’ and I suggested ‘An album?’ because why not? I wanted to dive into persona, into a world that felt undeniably raw, wild, sexual, gothic, British, tortured and full of actual real sentences, punctuation and grammar.”

Watch the “Chains Of Love” video above.

Charli XCX’s Wuthering Heights Album Cover Artwork

Wuthering Heights is out 2/13/2026 via Atlantic Records. Find more information here.

FKA Twigs always brings it with her videos, which are frequently high-concept and/or have some incredible choreography. She has a new one out now, for “Hard,” and once again, she doesn’t disappoint.

The black-and-white clip starts with Trigs singing to the camera before she starts dancing around her desert environment. She’s later joined by other dancers, creating a menagerie of beautifully moving bodies.

Lyrically, Twigs starts the sexually charged song, “Wet thighs, I’m ecstatic, chemistry was automatic / Don’t touch, there’s no rush / I gotta know something about you / Just tell me, would you do it hard?”

Twigs first announced the new album on stage in the Netherlands, saying, “New music — I am full and abundant and ready to give birth. Her name is Afterglow. And my labor shall commence next month.” When announcing “Perfectly,” she also noted, “and so the offerings begin again… if EUSEXUA was the tip of the tongue, PERFECTLY is the oesophagus… i wonder what lays in the belly of the beast.”

Watch the “Hard” video above and find the Eusexua Afterglow cover art and tracklist below.

FKA Twigs’ Eusexua Afterglow Album Cover Artwork

FKA Twigs’ Eusexua Afterglow Tracklist

1. “Love Crimes”
2. “Slushy”
3. “Wild And Alone” Feat. PinkPantheress
4. “Hard”
5. “Cheap Hotel”
6. “Touch A Girl”
7. “Predictable Girl”
8. “Sushi”
9. “Piece Of Mine”
10. “Lost All My Friends”
11. “Stereo Boy”

Eusexua Afterglow is out now via Young Recordings/Atlantic. Find more information here.

I’m not the first person to be wildly charmed by spas (though, as with everything, Uproxx was riding this cultural wave early). Done well, they’re just such a perfect combination of health-meets-fun and relaxation-meets-vibezzzzzzzzzzz. But in becoming a spa connoisseur (spa-nnoisseur?), I’ve seen a lot of bricks.

Sometimes they’re too quiet. Others, they don’t feel new/clean enough. And others still, they are so strict in their pursuit of serenity that the whole experience becomes cold and sterile. And yes, I know spas aren’t specifically designed to be sexy, but they shouldn’t veer so far away from that as to become boring.

On a recent trip to my home city of Portland, I was overjoyed to find that Cascada Thermal Springs + Hotel doesn’t make any of these mistakes. In fact, the team behind the property understood the assignment perfectly — balancing their quiet spaces and social areas to create an environment that feels safe, stylized, and sensual.

Steam feathering off a subterranean hot tub. The local creative class connecting over a fire pit. Music and lighting turning a swimming pool into a health-rave of sorts. Every detail was bang on. And it was all right in the middle of my favorite US city (a homer pick, I know).

Cascada takes a full Alberta Arts District block and turns it into a city-side retreat — upstairs, you have clean-line suites; downstairs, you get Portland’s first underground thermal springs. But we’re not talking “cave” underground. It’s a stylish sanctuary: dark stone, soft light, and smart little touches at every turn (I loved the crushed ice dispenser outside of the steam room).

It’s sensual without losing the healing piece — date-night friendly and genuinely restorative. Also, it’s deeply rooted in music. And as we said on Instagram a few weeks ago, Spas are the new clubs:

WHY IT’S AWESOME

The cadence is dialed. Check in, drop a bag, and slip straight to the waters.

Cascada builds the day around three-hour thermal sessions for guests 21+, which keeps things unhurried and crowd-controlled. Inside the underground Sanctuary space, voices drop to library levels; you rotate through mineral pools at different temperatures, plus a dry sauna, a steam room, and a cold plunge. Up in the glassed-in Conservatory, the mood loosens at an 82° year-round pool ringed with daybeds and tropical plants. Outside, there’s a social sauna, fire pits, another hot tub, and a cold shower.

The property keeps a steady cadence of events on the calendar. There are cold plunges, breath work sessions, sound baths, and (increasingly) music events that balance healing and the energy of good music.

IN-HOUSE FOOD & DRINK

Terra Mae — This is the property’s headlining restaurant, and it’s quickly becoming a PDX (even national!) darling. The menu is “Portuguese meets Japanese” — but in truth, the menu seems to be chef-driven more than any attempt to insist that everything is a strict “fusion.” That’s a good thing — it’s inventive and clever at every turn.

Some stone-cold standouts:

• The milk buns. This is the most irresistible bread course I’ve reviewed this year. Just the most lush, pillowy, yet earthy and flavorful bites of gluten you’ll ever taste.
• The bluefin sashimi. They say you’re only supposed to eat bluefin once every five years, to keep them from going extinct. If you’re following that rule, which I do, make this the spot you try it. The fish is treated with the delicacy it deserves — touch lightly with serrano tamari and shiso. Just a mind-blowing bite.
• The mentaiko udon. This really reads as “stylized carbonara” and… well, culinary-wise, that’s my sweet spot. I actually went back for this dish two more times during my stay.
• Dumplings. These are not overly complicated — they’re just a perfect execution of a pork dumpling dish.

The plating is precise without turning fussy. Cocktails play in the same register: clean profiles, not sugar bombs. The room’s warm light and generous spacing make it an easy “let’s stay a while” reservation.

Alberta Street Coffee — This is your spot for a daytime refuel in the building: a wellness-leaning grab-and-go that’s clutch pre- or post-soak. Their grab and go soups are fantastic.

AMENITIES

• Thermal Springs + Saunas (21+) — Timed 3-hour entries; clearly marked silent (Sanctuary) and social (Conservatory) zones; mineral pools, dry sauna, steam, and cold immersion. As I said above, this is paradise in spa form.

• Wellness touches — Robes and sandals at the ready; tea/water stations; a thermal-cycle primer that helps first-timers sequence hot–cold–rest like veterans.

• Location — Right in the Alberta Arts District with downtown and PDX nearby. Most of what you need (galleries, bars, indie shops) is at your doorstep, including longtime Uproxx fav restaurant, Eem.

ROOM TYPES

Suites are the default. Expect full or mini-balconies, king all-natural mattresses, a proper kitchenette with induction ovens, in-unit washer/dryer, automated sheer/blackout curtains, and floor-to-ceiling tile baths.

Two-bedroom options step up to ~1,000 sq. ft. with gourmet kitchens and view balconies — useful for long weekends or wellness mini with friends. The throughline is apartment-style living paired to spa access, which makes the “dip in, dip out” cadence feel easy.

BEST THINGS TO DO WITHIN A 15-MINUTE WALK

Make it an Alberta loop. Start west on NE Alberta for murals and small galleries; cut back for coffee; time your soak for late afternoon (the underground light gets cinematic), then walk upstairs for a Terra Mae dinner you don’t have to Uber to.

If you want one last scene, do a slow lap along the street’s storefronts after dessert — color, neon, and people-watching in a few tight blocks — and you’re home in minutes.

BED GAME

Firm-meets-forgiving mattress, cool linens, curtains that actually black out, and whisper-quiet HVAC. After a steam and a cold plunge, sleep lands fast.

Rating: 9/10

SEXINESS RATING

Downstairs in the spa is silent and upstairs is more social. The entire experience connects you to your body. And being connected to your body is sexy.

Rating: 9/10

VIEWS & PICS SPOTS

Frame the Conservatory pool from a corner daybed — and if musicians are playing, it’s even better. Obviously, shots of you looking amazing and contemplative in the public (upstairs) sauna are a pre-req.

Rating: 8/10

BOTTOM LINE

This is the pinnacle of urban onsens that I’ve seen in my travels. It’s also Portland’s best hotel, full stop. You have sleek suites, deeply considered spa areas, a truly exciting restaurant, and an Alberta Arts address that lets you toggle between contemplative and social — all without starting a car.

It will be my default stay in Portland from here on out.

RATES

Check Cascada’s booking page for current room and spa packages. Rooms start at $299. You can also buy spa day passes for $100.

We got a new Bon Iver album, SABLE, fABLE, earlier this year. Unfortunately, it could end up being the final Bon Iver album, as Justin Vernon indicated in an interview.

In a chat with The Times, Vernon said, “I’m tapped into the emotion of music — the blue part. I have that in me thanks to the thousands of musicians I’ve absorbed, and they’re just in there. But I don’t know how much is left. I’ve expelled a lot of it.”

When asked if that means there will be any more Bon Iver albums, he said:

“I would be very surprised. For the first time since I was 12, I’m not writing songs. There aren’t any in here [his heart]. I have been writing since puberty and this is unfamiliar territory — but I am accepting it. It’s scary sometimes, but I’m just letting it happen.”

Of course, this mindset could just be a symptom of how Vernon was feeling at the moment. SABLE, fABLE, after all, arrived six years after the previous Bon Iver album, so he has seemingly felt creatively tapped out for extended stretches before, or has at least been OK with not releasing new LPs for years at a time.

Earlier this year, over a thousand artists came together to release the album Is This What We Want?. Per the project’s website, it was made in response to proposed copyright law changes in the UK, which would “allow artificial intelligence companies to build their products using other people’s copyrighted work — music, artworks, text, and more — without a licence.”

The gimmick is that the whole project is recordings of empty studios and performance spaces, “representing the impact we expect the government’s proposals would have on musicians’ livelihoods.” Now, a vinyl edition is coming out, and Paul McCartney has contributed an also-silent bonus track.

The Guardian notes the song is two minutes and 45 seconds “of an almost completely silent recording studio,” and that all can be heard is “only quiet hiss and the odd clatter.”

In a BBC interview earlier this year, McCartney said of AI, “You get young guys, girls, coming up, and they write a beautiful song, and they don’t own it. They don’t have anything to do with it. And anyone who wants can just rip it off. The truth is, the money’s going somewhere. Somebody’s getting paid, so why shouldn’t it be the guy who sat down and wrote ‘Yesterday’?”

McCartney seems to not be completely against AI, though, as it was used to bring “Now And Then,” the “final” Beatles song, to life in 2023. He said at the time, “[Peter Jackson] was able to extricate [John Lennon’s] voice from a ropey little bit of cassette. We had John’s voice and a piano and he could separate them with AI. They tell the machine, ‘That’s the voice. This is a guitar. Lose the guitar’ So when we came to make what will be the last Beatles’ record, it was a demo that John had [and] we were able to take John’s voice and get it pure through this AI. Then we can mix the record, as you would normally do. So it gives you some sort of leeway.”

The Super Bowl Halftime Show is the NFL’s biggest music moment of the season, but it’s not the only one. Watching football is as much a Thanksgiving staple as turkey and stuffing, so the NFL is making the most of the holiday exposure with a slew of high-profile halftime show performers.

Over the weekend, they made some announcements: Post Malone will play at the Dallas Cowboys-Kansas City Chiefs game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas; Jack White will perform at the Detroit Lions-Green Bay Packers contest at Ford Field in Detroit; and Lil Jon will do the Baltimore Ravens-Cincinnati Bengals game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

Malone said in a statement:

“I’m from Texas. I grew up a Cowboys fan and have been watching this halftime show for years. It’s a real honor to be part of the Red Kettle Kickoff with The Salvation Army and the Dallas Cowboys and help bring hope to so many people.”

White also teased his performance with a video from this Third Man Records vinyl pressing plant, of a custom blue record being made to commemorate the occasion.

The Lil Jon performance was previously confirmed last week. It’ll be a busy day for him as he’s also playing the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it’s easy for something to slip through the cracks. Even following along with the Uproxx recommendations on a daily basis can be a lot to ask, so every Monday we’re offering up this rundown of the best new music this week.

This week saw Charli XCX explore a new era and Jessie Murph expand her beloved latest album. Yeah, it was a great week for new music. Check out the highlights below.

For more music recommendations, check out our Listen To This section, as well as our Indie Mixtape newsletter.

Charli XCX — “Chains Of Love”

Not only did Charli XCX make some new music for the upcoming Wuthering Heights movie, but she went ahead and made a whole album. Included on it is last week’s “Chains Of Love,” which fans excitedly compared to Charli’s 2013 debut album True Romance.

Jessie Murph — “Wildflowers And Wine”

Murph provided one of this year’s musical highlights with Sex Hysteria, and last week, she expanded it with a deluxe edition that adds a whopping eight new songs. Also keep an eye out for “a visual companion piece which will serve as an extension of the creative world Jessie has built around Sex Hysteria and her ‘1965’ music video.”

Robyn — “Dopamine”

New Robyn is a treat, especially when it’s her first single since 2018 (excluding the odd collaboration she pops up on here and there. So, last week was special when Robyn unveiled “Dopamine,” a dance-ready number that thankfully picks up right where she left off.

Dominic Fike — “White Keys”

“White Keys” was a favorite among Fike’s fans, even though he had forgotten about it himself. He explained, “I had forgot about this song and the internet somehow dug it up for me. it reminded me this was a universe I came from too. ”

FKA Twigs — “Predictable Girl”

FKA Twigs thought Afterglow would be a deluxe edition of Eusexua. Instead, the project ballooned into its own new album, Eusexua Afterglow. It’s out now and it’s led by “Predictable Girl,” which comes with a striking The Matrix-like video.

Magdalena Bay — “This Is The World (I Made It For You)”

In recent weeks, Magdalena Bay have made it a habit of dropping a new pair of unannounced singles every week or two. The endeavor has culminated in Nice Day: A Collection Of Singles, which also includes the latest two, “This Is The World (I Made It For You)” and “Nice Day.”

Leon Bridges — “A Merry Black Christmas”

It’s November, which means it’s almost December, which means it’s almost Christmas. The new slew of holiday songs has already begun and Leon Bridges has contributed with “A Merry Black Christmas,” as well as as the Norah Jones duet “This Christmas I’m Coming Home.”

Tobias Jesso Jr. — “I Love You”

After his 2015 album Goon, Jesso stepped back from public-facing life and carved out a great career as a songwriter for the stars. He’s making a solo comeback now, though, and he launched it last week with “I Love You,” a tender number that features Dakota Johnson and Riley Keough in the video.

Ken Carson — “Margiela”

Carson trolls fans a little in his “Margiela” video, as he inserted a fake loading circle right into the video, perhaps symbolizing how tough it is to keep up with his rapid-fire life. The video appears to have been filmed amid his ongoing tour dates with Playboi Carti.

Orville Peck — “Maybe This Time”

Peck just hosted his 7th annual rodeo this past weekend, which isn’t something most artists can say. On the first day of the event, he also dropped a new EP, Appaloosa, giving him fresh material to perform during his three different rodeo performances.

Welcome to SNX DLX your weekly roundup of the best sneakers to hit the internet. We know why you’re here — it’s the Jordan 1 Chicago. For some people, this one sneaker alone is the biggest release of the year and the quintessential Jordan 1. We’ve probably lived through too many re-releases of this shoe to bother counting, and yet we still can’t help but get excited about this one.

But this week isn’t just a good one for Jordan 1 purists… there is a new Jordan 11 too! But don’t worry, if you’re one of those rare sneakerheads that isn’t into Jordans, there are also new exciting takes on the Nike Dunk, the Shox-Z, and the Kobe 6 Protro. If you’re not a Nike fan, we feel for you! Hopefully the next week bring us some brand diversity.

Without further ado, let’s dive into this week’s best sneakers.

Nike Dunk Lo Off Noir and Summit White

Price: $125

Generally, Dunks sport loud and blocky colors, so we were a bit taken aback at first glance of this Off Noir and Summit White Dunk. There is an air of seriousness to this design, and while it took some getting used to, the more we look at it the more we like it. The sneaker sports a tough leather upper in black with white stitching, adding a bit of much needed contrast and dimension to this design.

The Nike Dunk Lo Off Noir and Summit White is out now for a retail price of $125. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Nike Women’s Shox Z Black and Metallic White

Price: $145

The SHOX is going sleek! Introducing the SHOX Z, a futuristic take on the world’s most polarizing y2k era sneaker. The Z features a stitch-less upper design accented with metallic hardware, an all-black upper, and iridescent detailing. The Z manages to make the SHOX’s iconic column heel look less noticeable and gimmicky. It might miss the point of the SHOX entirely, but we welcome any evolution of the design.

The Nike Women’s Shox Z Black and Metallic White is set to drop on November 15th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $145. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Nike Air Jordan 1 Low OG Chicago

Price: $145

Simply put, this is one of the most popular sneakers of all time. It’s as iconic as it gets, the literal sneaker you picture when someone says the word “Jordan 1.” This retro release features a leather upper in red and white with an oversized black Swoosh, black wing logo at the heel, and Nike branding at the tongue. If you’re lucky enough to cop a pair, it’ll be cool to own a piece of history, but be prepared to be competing with just about every Jordan-obsessed sneaker head out there.

The Nike Air Jordan 1 Low OG Chicago is set to drop on November 15th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $145. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

New Balance Design Studio MT10T

Price: $139.99

With the MT10T, New Balance is taking a big swing! Inspired by hiking sneakers, loafers, ballet flats, and moccasins, this casual slip-on sports a low-profile design a thick tread trail-ready outsole, and a fully synthetic upper.

As big a New Balance fan as we are here, we don’t associate the brand with left-field experimentation. Here is to hoping we get more stuff like the MT10T, just to mix things up a bit.

The New Balance Design Studio MT10T is out now for a retail price of $139.99. Pick up a pair at New Balance.

Nike Kobe 6 Protro Caitlin Clark

Price: $200

Two legends collide! The Caitlin Clark Kobe 6 Protro features an icy outfitting with tones of powder and robin’s egg blue. Those light colors mixed with the snakeskin texture give this sneaker a decidedly futuristic vibe. And by futuristic we mean the sort of future they imagined in the early ‘00s.

This sneaker looks like it stepped straight out of a Missy Elliot video, and for that alone, we love it! It being associated with two legends in the field is just the icing on the cake.

The Nike Kobe 6 Protro Caitlin Clark is out now for a retail price of $200. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Nike Women’s Air Jordan 11 Pearl

Price: $235

If you’re going to cop any pair of Jordans this week, we think you should make it the Chicago AJ-1. Having said that, if you wanted to make the case for picking up the Jordan 11 Pearl instead we’d be willing to hear you out. You’d probably still be wrong, but we’d at least listen.

The Jordan 11 Pearl features a leather upper, gentle lace accents, and an all-over pearl colorway. It’s quite possibly the most elegant Jordan 11 released all year.

The Nike Women’s Air Jordan 11 Pearl is out now for a retail price of $235. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Disclaimer: While all of the products recommended here were chosen independently by our editorial staff, Uproxx may receive payment to direct readers to certain retail vendors who are offering these products for purchase.

If anyone can help rising Philly rapper Skrilla navigate watching his breakout single become a meme, it’s Coi Leray. She’s been a trending topic multiple times over (to the point it was the title of our cover story about the New Jersey rapper), so it’s fitting that she’s givng the “Doot Doot (6 7)” rapper her cosign, adding him to the remix of her menacing banger, “Lick Back.”

The video is likewise fairly short and simple; the two rappers hang out in the studio, comparing money stacks, and watch collections as Skrilla mean mugs in his ski mask and Coi poses provocatively among the platinum plaques.

Coi isn’t the only rapper jumping on the Skrilla bandwagon. In October, Lil Yachty also shared his spotlight with the viral star, collaborating with him on “Rich Sinners.” Thanks to co-signs like theirs, Skrilla’s proving he’s got more to offer than the oddball meme that has middle schoolers driving their parents and teachers crazy with its nonsensical numerals.

Meanwhile, Coi adds to her impressive output for 2025, which has included “Pink Money” with Bktherula and G Herbo, and “Act Like You Know” with Shoreline Mafia. Being a new mom doesn’t appear to be slowing her down one bit, and it really does look like 2026 will be Coi’s year.

Watch Coi Leray’s “Lick Back” video featuring Skrilla above.