Following a busy run that saw Yeule release the albums Glitch Princess in 2022 and Softscars in 2023, they’re coming back with another album: It was announced today (March 3) that Evangelic Girl Is A Gun is set for release on May 30. There’s a new single out now: “Skullcrusher.”
Yeule notes they’re inspired by Polish artist Zdzisław Beksiński and says in a statement:
“I wanted to bring homage to my life as a painter with this album. For me, Beksiński portrays so beautifully, with utmost care, the entities that crawl through his dystopian, tranquil landscapes. The nature of painting as a medium is a reflection of my emotions, both violent and gentle. A fleeting moment of time in my life, transcribed with paint and trapped in time.”
Watch the “Skullcrusher” video above and find the Evangelic Girl Is A Gun cover art and tracklist below, along with Yeule’s upcoming tour dates, which were also announced today.
Yeule’s Evangelic Girl Is A Gun Album Cover Artwork
Ninja Tune
Yeule’s Evangelic Girl Is A Gun Tracklist
1. “Tequila Coma”
2. “The Girl Who Sold Her Face”
3. “Eko”
4. “1967”
5. “VvV”
6. “Dudu”
7. “What3vr”
8. “Saiko”
9. “Evangelic Girl Is A Gun”
10. “Skullcrusher”
Yeule’s 2025 Tour Dates
07/01 — Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
07/02 — London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town
07/05 — Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival
07/07 — Berlin, Germany @ Columbia Theatre
07/09 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
07/11 — Paris, France @ Le Trabendo
07/10-12 — Slovakia @ Pohoda Festival
Evangelic Girl Is A Gun is out 5/30 via Ninja Tune. Find more information here.
Don Toliver is giving a masterclass in breaking the rules of album promotion. With a new song, “LV Bag,” promising a new album coming soon, and his last video, “Tore Up,” promoting his 2024 album, Hardstone Psycho, the Houston rapper takes a hard left, bringing back his 2023 album Love Sick with his newest video for “No Pole.”
In the surreal video, Don and his driver look to have had a late-night breakdown in an abandoned supermarket parking lot. After failing to secure a tow, Don goes inside for refreshments as they wait for assistance, leaving his driver with their car. As soon as he’s out of sight, the driver notices something unusual: a woman seemingly using a nearby lamppost as a stripper pole.
As he gets out to investigate, he’s mesmerized by the spinning beauty — in fact, he enters a trance, not noticing as the concrete of the parking lot turns to quicksand, absorbing him and the car. At the same time, Toliver notices that the grocery store appears to be completely abandoned; there are no other midnight shoppers, or even a lonely night cashier. As he goes to return to the car, only to find an empty lot, and we can easily deduce what happened to all the other shoppers, clerks, and cars. It certainly looks like Don Toliver’s fate is sealed by this strip club siren.
Of course, he isn’t just dropping the video just because. Today, vinyl records for “Love Sick” go on sale on Toliver’s website. You can find more info here.
You can watch Don Toliver’s “No Pole” video above.
Vocalist Shane Barton described the thoughtful track as “a reflection on personal flaws. It cautions against maintaining stagnant relationships and serves as a reminder that doing so is more akin to an act of cruelty than a favor.” The song itself is lovely (that slide guitar!), even if the subject matter is anything but.
You can watch the “Beekeeping” video above, while Dutch Interior’s tour dates can be found below.
Dutch Interior’s 2025 Tour Dates: Moneyball Tour
03/11 — Austin, TX @ 13th Floor (SXSW)
03/13 — Austin, TX @ 13th Floor (SXSW)
03/13 — Austin, TX @ Valhalla (SXSW)
03/13 — Austin, TX @ Mohawk (SXSW)
03/14 — Austin, TX @ High Noon (SXSW)
03/17 — Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon #
03/20 — Los Angeles, CA @ Going Underground (In-Store Performance)
03/21 — Los Angeles, CA @ Well Wishes (Album Release Party)
03/22 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo *
03/23 — San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill *
03/25 — Seattle, WA @ Black Lodge *
03/26 — Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret *
03/27 — Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *
03/28 — Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival
04/06 — San Diego, CA @ Voodoo Room ^
04/08 — Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge ^
04/10 — Austin, TX @ Mohawk ^
04/11 — San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger ^
04/12 — Houston, TX @ Wonky Power ^
04/13 — Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves ^
08/30 — Manchester, England @ Manchester Psych Festival
08/31 — Dorset, England @ End of the Road Festival
# with Iceage
* with Frog
^ with Lowertown
Moneyball is out 3/21 via Fat Possum. Find more information here.
Keeping track of all the new albums coming out in a given month is a big job, but we’re up for it: Below is a comprehensive list of the major releases you can look forward to in March. If you’re not trying to potentially miss out on anything, it might be a good idea to keep reading.
Friday, March 7
Alabaster DePlume — A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole (International Anthem)
Arny Margret — I Miss You, I Do (One Little Independent Records)
Benmont Tench — The Melancholy Season (Dark Horse Records)
Bob Mould — Here We Go Crazy (Granary Music)
The Cat Empire — Bird In Paradise (The Cat Empire Records)
Caylee Hammack — Bed Of Roses (Capitol Records Nashville)
Chase Petra — Lullabies For Dogs (Wax Bodega)
Clara Mann — Rift (The state51 Conspiracy)
Fiona-Lee — Nothing Compares to Nineteen EP (Universal Music Group)
Anybody who thought the vinyl resurgence was just a fad was mistaken: The industry has experienced a legitimate revival. As a result, music fans are interested in physical media in ways they may not have if the decades-old medium hasn’t made a comeback. That doesn’t mean everybody is listening to just their parents’ old music, though. That’s part of it, sure, thanks to rereleases that present classic albums in new ways. A vital part of the renewed vinyl wave, though, is new projects being released as records, of which there are plenty.
Whatever you might be into, each month brings a new slew of vinyl releases that has something for everybody. Some stand out above the rest, naturally, so check out some of our favorite vinyl releases of February below.
Bon Jovi — Slippery When Wet (Reissue)
Do you know “You Give Love A Bad Name,” “Livin’ On A Prayer,” or “Wanted Dead Or Alive”? You do, yes. What’s wild is all of those songs are on the same Bon Jovi album, 1986’s Slippery When Wet, which has now gotten a reissue in various configurations, including a liquid-filled vinyl that’s limited to 1,300 copies. Because, you know, when an album is called Slippery When Wet, of course you fill it with liquid.
Father John Misty — I Love You, Honeybear (Reissue)
Sub Pop
FJM just released his latest album, Mahashmashana, but now he’s celebrating ten years of his breakout solo album I Love You, Honeybear. To that end, he has given it a new vinyl reissue, and there’s also a digital-only collection of demos that initially came out on a 2015 cassette.
Motown is working its way through a 2025 full of vinyl reissues from their back catalog. This month offers a few ways into the Motown library, including releases from The Temptations, Diana Ross & The Supremes, and Four Tops.
Short N’ Sweet was massive in 2024, and Carpenter has given it continued life in 2025 with a deluxe reissue. It adds a handful of songs, perhaps most notably a new “Please Please Please” remix with Dolly Parton.
Bob Marley — Catch A Fire, Burnin’, Natty Dread, Rastaman Vibration, Exodus, Kaya, and Uprising (Reissues)
Acoustic Sounds
February 6 would have been Bob Marley’s 80th birthday, so the reggae icon’s estate is celebrating. They went big, too, with a bunch of reissues of some of his best projects. They come in a variety of formats, too, including 33rpm UHQR, 45rpm UHQR, 2LP 45rpm, SACD, and reel-to-reel tape (15 IPS on 1/4 inch tape). These extremely high quality pressings are sure to be the definitive versions for your collection.
John Coltrane — A Love Supreme: 60th Anniversary Edition
Impulse! Records
A Love Supreme is synonymous with jazz, and this year, the 1965 classic turns 60. Now there’s a new anniversary edition of the album that’s pressed on gorgeous semi-clear diamond vinyl, a fitting aesthetic high-point for this masterpiece.
Hallucinating Love is electronic duo Maribou State’s first album in seven years. It follows a challenging period for the group, which saw Chris Davids dealing with pressure on his brain caused by a condition called chiari malformation. But, he made it through and the end result is a long-anticipated and well-received new LP.
Daddy Yankee — Barrio Fino (Vinyl Me, Please Reissue)
Vinyl Me, Please
Puerto Rican icon Daddy Yankee declared towards the end of 2023 that he was retiring from music. If this is the end of him, we’ll always have his back catalog, including 2004’s Barrio Fino (the “Gasolina” album), which Vinyl Me, Please has reissued and pressed on lovely “Blanco y Negro” vinyl.
Tate McRae is having a star moment with her new album So Close To What (which does indeed feature Sydney Sweeney). The picture disc release is a gorgeous way to own what’s likely to go down as one of 2025’s best albums.
Horror is one of 2025’s best indie albums so far, but at the end of the year, it’ll likely be in consideration for one of the year’s best album covers. It’s simple but bold and striking, and it makes for an especially appealing vinyl release.
What’s your favorite example of an athlete making a cameo in a music video? Over the last few months, we’ve documented some of the best examples of NBA players who have popped up in music videos over the years, as a number of the biggest names in basketball have shown love to artists over the years.
The thing is there are a ton of examples of this, so many that we’ve gone back to the well once again. Here are six more examples from over the years of NBA players making cameos in music videos.
J.R. Smith: “BedRock” by Young Money
The most famous track on “We Are Young Money,” the compilation album by Young Money Entertainment, was the single “BedRock,” which includes verses by Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Tyga, and Jae Millz, along with an iconic hook by Lloyd. There are a ton of cameos in this, which includes a very brief one from Smith, who at the time was a member of the Denver Nuggets, towards the end.
LeBron James: “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” by Jay-Z
Jay-Z packs a ton into the music video for the first single off of “The Blueprint 3,” which included him playing some 1-on-1 with the future Hall of Fame inductee. At one point, we see Hov take a jumper that LeBron contests, although the camera cuts away before we could see if it went in or not. Still, with all respect to Jay-Z, I think I’d take LeBron in that one.
Stephon Marbury and Kenny Anderson: “Whatcha Gon Do?” by Terror Squad
Terror Squad are New York through and through, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that a pair of New York legends appeared in the video for “Whatcha Gon Do?” It would be safe to assume that Starbury and Mr. Chibbs would be a handful to play 2-on-2 against, and unfortunately for Fat Joe and Cuban Link, they learned that lesson the hard way in this … well, at least for the first half of the video or so.
Lamar Odom: “Knock Yourself Out” by Jadakiss
In keeping with the New York theme, Jadakiss got a cameo from one of Queens’ finest. Then again, Odom’s brief cameo in this video features him dancing while wearing his own jersey from his time as a member of the Los Angeles Clippers.
Ray Allen: “He Got Game” by Public Enemy feat. Stephen Stills
This one is kind of cheating, because Public Enemy was tasked with putting together the soundtrack for the 1998 Spike Lee film that shares a name with this single, the only one released off of the album. Unsurprisingly, Allen featured in the music video heavily, as he starred in “He Got Game” as Jesus Shuttlesworth. He was great in the movie, and the track is pretty great, too.
Alonzo Mourning, Muggsy Bogues, Alex English, Walt Williams, Charles Smith: “Only Wanna Be With You” by Hootie and the Blowfish
There are a ton of sports cameos in the music video for the third single off of “Cracked Rear View,” with guys like Chris Berman and Dan Marino making appearances. There’s a ton of NBA talent, too, as Mourning, Bogues, English, Williams, and Smith all play basketball against Hootie and the Blowfish. Why, you may ask? Well, according to Darius Rucker in a piece that Entertainment Weekly ran in 1995, “it was just a way to meet all our idols.”
Julian Casablancas’ band that isn’t The Strokes, The Voidz, just released a new album, Like All Before You, in September 2024. Even still, they’re ready with every more new material: Today (March 3), they shared a new song, “Blue Demon.”
A press release calls the track “a sonic rebellion that fuses electric sonics, jagged guitar riffs, Julian’s signature, eerie falsetto, and, as always, a propulsive drum rhythm.” The single is the first taste of a new EP that’s set to be released “this spring,” but a title and specific release date haven’t been revealed yet.
Shortly after the latest Voidz album, Casablancas indicated he prefers working with The Voidz over The Strokes. He also said of the latter band, “I think I put political thoughts now in Strokes songs, too. I always have to some degree. I definitely think a lot of Strokes fans don’t get that about it so much, which is maybe why I’ve kind of stepped away a little bit. But it’s a very cool day job that I’m honored to have, so I don’t feel negatively about it. If it was wasting so much of my time that I couldn’t do anything positive, then I would. But I don’t let it get to that point. At least I don’t think so. I could be lying to myself.”
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 Blackpink’s Lisa expand her solo empire and Lizzo make a big comeback. Yeah, it was a great week for new music. Check out the highlights below.
It’s Lisa season: She’s in the new season of The White Lotus and the Blackpink star just released her debut solo album, Alter Ego. The K-pop star goes hard on “Fxck Up The World,” which arrived in both a solo version and one with Future.
Lizzo — “Love In Real Life”
Lizzo has remained mostly out of the spotlight since facing controversy in 2023. 2025 is her comeback year, though, as she proved last week with “Love In Real Life,” a rock-inspired song that sees Lizzo confront some of her recent roadblocks.
Djo — “Delete Ya”
Stranger Things star Joe Keery is looking to follow up a massive 2024 for his music alter ego Djo; He had one of the ten most-streamed songs in the world on Spotify last year. He started his 2025 last week with a new single, “Delete Ya,” which is another example of Keery’s superlative ability to bring retro inspirations to present day.
Halsey — “Safeword”
This is Halsey at her most provocative. In the video for “Safeword,” her first new song since last year’s The Great Impersonator, there’s plenty of leather and spanking, all set to the extremely riot grrrl song.
Tate McRae — “Siren Sounds”
McRae made her debut as an SNL musical guest in 2023, and she came back for her second go this past weekend. Before that, though, she went ahead and dropped a deluxe edition of her new album So Close To What, including the anthemic pop ballad “Siren Sounds.”
d4vd and Kali Uchis — “Crashing”
d4vd is prepping the release of Withered, and while the project is a couple months away, it sounds like a winner so far. He previewed it last week with “Crashing,” a chilled-out Kali Uchis collab.
2hollis — “Style”
After a breakout 2024, 2hollis is starting 2025 strong with “Style.” The new single runs for well under two minutes, but it’s a fun mish-mash of electronic and hip-hop while it lasts.
Jane Remover — “Dancing With Your Eyes Closed”
Jane Remover has a new album coming out at some point in the near future, and while the release date is uncertain, what we do know is that it’ll include last week’s “Dancing With Your Eyes Closed.” The digicore number is a real blast from the past that’s also absolutely welcome in 2025.
Julien Baker & Torres — “Tuesday”
Baker and Torres are in their country era and they indulge in the genre’s storytelling tradition with “Tuesday.” Last week’s single sees the pair singing about a love that starts song before meeting some tragic controversy.
Little Simz — “Flood”
UK rap favorite Little Simz is, thankfully, readying her first new album since 2022’s No Thank You. She announced the project last week, when she also shared “Flood,” a menacing, tense, drum-driven number that serves as an appealing continuation of Simz’s hip-hop experimentation.
Fast-rising K-pop girl group Babymonster made their U.S. concert debut last week at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. That wasn’t the only opportunity for the Monstiez (as their fanbase is known) to see Ruka, Pharita, Asa, Ahyeon, Rami, Rora, and Chiquitain live, however. Babymonster has announced additional North American dates for Babymonster 1st World Tour (Hello Monsters), including stops in Atlanta, Fort Worth, and Seattle.
Tickets for the newly added shows will be available beginning on Friday, March 7, at 3 p.m. local time. Fans can also purchase VIP Packages. You can find more information here.
In an interview with The Los Angeles Times, Rami said, “It hasn’t even been a full year since we debuted with our mini-album, Babymons7er, but we are so happy with how everything has turned out and incredibly grateful to have received so much love from the beginning.” Rora added, “Babymonster plans to work as hard to continue this momentum and spread K-pop and Korean culture to the whole world.”
You can find the Babymonster 1st World Tour (Hello Monsters) North American dates below.
Babymonster’s 2025 North American Tour Dates: Babymonster 1st World Tour (Hello Monsters)
08/30 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
09/02 — Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
09/05 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
09/07 — Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
09/10 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
09/12 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
Elton John didn’t win an Academy Award on Sunday night; “Never Too Late,” his song with Brandi Carlile for the Disney Plus-streaming documentary Elton John: Never Too Late, lost to “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez.
Something tells me the “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” legend isn’t too bitter about it, though, since A) he already has two Oscars (for The Lion King and Rocketman), and B) later that night, he performed with Chappell Roan at his annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party.
Roan performed an 11-song set at the party, ending with a cover of “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” and her own “Pink Pony Club,” both with John.
John is a huge Chappell Roan fan. “It’s been a long time since I’ve witnessed someone master the art of performing so early in their career. Congratulations, Chappell Roan, you smashed it!” he wrote on Facebook following a 2024 performance at London’s O2 Academy Brixton.
On his Apple Music radio show, Rocket Hour, John also told Roan, “I rang you the other night and said, ‘Listen, I’m not stalking you, but I’m as excited about your album’s success as you are.’ It’s wonderful to see true talent being recognized.”
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