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After releasing one of 2024’s best albums with Orquídeas, Kali Uchis is already back with another one: Sincerely, from earlier this month. She just got to show the project off on national TV, too: Last night (May 30), she delivered a dreamy performance of the doo-wop-inspired “All I Can Say” on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

In a recent interview, Uchis said of her new album, “The album is about the complexities of life and finding ways to find joy in life despite the world. Finding ways to appreciate every moment and not take life for granted. Treat every day special. It’s my most existential and honest work. It’s definitely the most beautiful body of work to me, and it’s going to be, for me, the most meaningful and impactful.”

Watch Uchis perform “All I Can Say” above and for more of her live, check out her upcoming tour dates below.

Kali Uchis’ 2025 Tour Dates: The Sincerely, Tour

08/14 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
08/15 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
08/17 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
08/18 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
08/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Kia Forum
08/23 – Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena
08/24 – San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena
08/27 – Phoenix, AZ @ PHX Arena
08/28 – El Paso, TX @ UTEP Don Haskins Center
08/30 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
08/31 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
09/02 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
09/04 – Orlando, FL @ Kia Center
09/05 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
09/07 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
09/08 – Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center
09/11 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
09/14 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
09/16 – Laval, QC @ Place Bell
09/17 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
09/19 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
09/20 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
09/23 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
09/25 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena

Sincerely, is out now via Capitol Records. Find more information here.

Steven and Ian begin this week’s episode by noting the returns of two indie-rock favorites from the 2000s — Grizzly Bear and Fiery Furnaces are both returning to the road later this year. (Given that Grizzly Bear’s Shields was recently inducted in the Indiecast Hall Of Fame, could this be evidence of the vaunted Indiecast bump?)

The guys also talk about an upcoming fall tour from Modest Mouse and Built To Spill, and weigh the catalogs of these iconic bands against each other. Then they discuss the latest song by Alex G, a teaser for his upcoming RCA Records debut LP. In the mailbag, a listener asks whether being a music critic makes it harder to be a music fan. The guys also answer an email about Sleep Token, which makes this the second consecutive episode with Sleep Token discourse.

In Recommendation Corner, Ian talks about the latest from the UK band Caroline and Steven goes for the Chicago guitarist Eli Winter.

New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 241 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.

It may seem like years have passed since LiAngelo Ball — known professionally from here on out as Gelo — first went viral with the surprise hit, “Tweaker,” but in reality, it’s been less than six months. But the song recalibrated the modern sound of rap, set up Gelo for once-in-a-generation success, and laid the table for a string of follow-up singles that proved he’s no one-hit wonder.

Now, all of that culminates with the announcement of his debut album, the fittingly titled League Of My Own, accompanied by his next single, “Booted Up.” You can listen to “Booted Up” below. The song also appears in the trailer for the album, which you can check out up top.

Gelo’s path to rap stardom has been longer and more winding than most; he first rose to prominence not as a recording artist, but as a basketball prodigy, the middle child of the lauded Ball brothers. But while his older brother Lonzo and his younger brother LaMelo both went to the NBA, he wound up unable to gain a toehold after a couple of stints in the Association’s developmental G-League. However, after “Tweaker” took over locker rooms throughout the league this winter, he found his way to the NBA’s All-Star floor — albeit, as a musical performer rather than as one of the featured athletes. He also secured a record deal with Def Jam, which will result in his upcoming album, and performed at Rolling Loud California in a well-received set that proved he could hang with the rappers.

League Of My Own is due 6/27 via Def Jam. You can find more info here.

For the past couple of months, the incipient Song Of The Summer hopeful, “Whim Whammiee,” has steadily been rising in acclaim and recognition. The song, the creative fruit of a collab between Atlanta ratchet rap upstart Pluto and her homegirl YK Niece, is a weave-wagging, butt-bobbing sledgehammer of a street banger in the vein of GloRilla‘s “FNF” or Sexyy Red‘s “Pound Town.”

So, it’s only right that the one to seal the song’s ascent is the latter, who contributes her signature flair to Pluto’s “Whim Whammiee (Remix).” “Se-Sexyy gettin’ money / Sexyy gettin’ paid,” she yowls. “Shake my nyash, show that coochie, throwin’ bloods all in his face.”

Ever since its release in March, “Whim Whammie” has had all the hallmarks of a big breakout; it has generated over 12 million views on YouTube, sparked viral chatter all over social media, and spawned a slew of remixes from a bunch of Pluto’s soon-to-be peers, including Latto and Lizzo.

Pluto (and YK Niece) might be a relative unknown right now, but with those heavy hitting co-signs, the ascendant Atlanta native could very well be one of rap’s next big it-girls, just like the ones who’ve been remixing her hit record.

Listen to Pluto’s “Whim Whammiee (Remix)” featuring Sexyy Red above.

Before he officially released his debut album Withered, alternative rock-R&B singer d4vd created music via the digital audio workstation app BandLab, sharing tracks like “Romantic Homicide,” “Take Me To the Sun,” “Unrequited,” and “Where Did You Go?” via the tool’s social media functions. While many of those songs eventually made their ways to streaming via d4vd’s EPs Petals to Thorns, the latter two were never given official releases outside BandLab — until now.

While longtime fans might have been disappointed to not see “Unrequited” and “Where Did You Go?” on the Withered tracklist, that disappointment will turn out to be short-lived. d4vd has added both songs as bonus tracks to the album, making the former exclusives widely available on all DSPs for the first time.

“Unrequited” is a spacey, hazy reflection on a one-way crush, which he “can’t let go / ‘Cause my heart won’t say ‘no’.” Meanwhile, “Where Did You Go?” is a plaintive ballad wondering why “I’m still looking for an answer that will never come / You left me alone in an empty bed with songs you never sung.”

You can listen to “Unrequited” up top, “Where Did You Go?” below, and find d4vd’s Withered Tour dates here.

Withered is out now via Darkroom / Interscope Records. You can find more info here.

Nearly a year after announcing the title of their long-awaited reunion album, Let God Sort Em Out, Pusha T and Malice — collectively known as Clipse — have announced the album’s upcoming release date: July 11. To commemorate the occasion, the Brothers Thornton have released the album’s first single, the gritty, menacing “Ace Trumpets,” which is produced by longtime Clipse collaborator, Pharrell Williams — just like the rest of the album.

In addition to reuniting with Virginian classmate Pharrell for Let God Sort Em Out, the duo also once again taps graphic designer Kaws, who provides the album art and other design elements. Meanwhile, Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is the distributor, building on Pusha’s working relationship with the Brooklyn music impresario.

Fans have been anticipating the Clipse reunion since the duo began performing a series of joint shows after nearly 15 years of working separately, beginning with Pharrell’s 2022 Something In The Water Festival. Last year, Pusha told Vulture, “I think the album shows the supreme maturation of a rap duo. I think this is where you get the difference between taste and filler. This music is curated. This is a high taste-level piece of work. You can only have that level of taste when you have the fundamentals down to a science.”

His sentiments were echoed by his brother, who said, “This is smart basketball. It’s fundamentals. And not only that, it’s authenticity. It’s what rap should look like if you’re real about your craft, real about your experience, real about your storytelling. It’s bringing the fans along to see the growth, not trying to fit in or fabricate.”

You can listen to “Ace Trumpets” above.

Let God Sort Em Out is due 7/11 via Roc Nation. You can find more info here.

Tennessee rapper Samara Cyn is on the cusp of one hell of a come-up, receiving high-profile co-signs from the likes of Lauryn Hill and St. Louis rapper Smino, who put her in his “Maybe In Nirvana” video and on his Kountry Kousins Tour, which is currently making its way across the nation.

After dropping the introspective “Bad Brain” last month, Samara returned the favor with “Brand New Teeth,” her latest single, which features a thoughtful rumination on the lofty status grills hold in Southern Black American culture over a beat that goes from mellow jazz, to full-on classical orchestration. She boasts (or bemoans) spending a full rent payment to ice out her smile, while Smino delivers a narrative verse about a onetime acquaintance nicknamed “Chains.” The result is a moody reflection on the trappings of wealth, and just how quickly they can become a trap for those who pursue them.

“You could say Brand New Teeth is about pressure,” she says in the press release. “Delusional pressure. Of the world, society, the way things are vs. the way we may like them to be. I started writing this after hearing a lot of ‘just enjoy the process’ type responses to me venting about struggling. Like how? I need things now. I need food now; I have bills now; I have dreams now. How do I let it go when the stakes feel high? Then Smi came in and just murked the entire record with incredible storytelling that really sealed the song and topic.”

The release of “Brand New Teeth” accompanies the announcement of Samara’s new project, Backroads EP, with which she’ll not only follow up on her breakout debut LP, The Drive Home, but also wrestle with the effects and expectations that have fallen on her shoulders since its release.

Watch Samara Cyn’s “Brand New Teeth” video featuring Smino above.

Backroads EP is due on 6/20 via VANTA Records.

F1 is rapidly speeding toward theaters, and its soundtrack has kept pace, with new high-octane songs from Don Toliver and Doja Cat, Rosé, Dom Dolla, Chris Stapleton, and Myke Towers.

If that diverse collection of artists doesn’t quite get your engine revving, Canadian pop powerhouse (and standing motorsports enthusiast) Tate McRae has entered the field, driving hard for fans’ attention with “Just Keep Watching,” which arrived with a race-training oriented video.

McRae references Grease in the video, doing her best impression of the leather-clad heroine Sandy (post-transformation) as she struts the treadmill in an F1 training facility and poses with stacks of tires. She also finds an… inventive way to use the stationary bicycle, and gives a show to an team of drivers while pursued by a high-speed camera. Her aerobic dance moves mark her as much of an athlete as any racecar driver (which is a demanding profession in itself), and her magnetic performance ensures that fans have plenty of reason to do what the song says.

You can watch Tate McRae’s “Just Keep Watching” video above.

F1 The Album is out 6/27 via Atlantic Records. You can find more info here.

F1, the movie, is out in theaters 6/27.

Addison Rae’s “first and last album,” Addison, is just a week away, and the TikTok star turned surprisingly adept pop singer has one more single to share ahead of its release. It’s called “Fame Is A Gun,” and like her prior singles, it’s a dance-forward, upbeat ditty that finds the singer being intriguingly vulnerable about her relationship with notoriety, comparing fame to a firearm, and admitting that she can’t resist pointing it at herself.

Her “taste of the glamorous life” has been fed by previously released singles such as “Aquamarine,” “High Fashion,” and “Headphones On,” all of which have been undeniable bops. While you mightn’t have thought she’d be such a standout pop purveyor, she certainly has a knack for earworm production and hooky, endlessly repeatable choruses — which shouldn’t have been a surprise, considering her proficiency at making herself an indelible part of the TikTok experience before trying her hand at producing the pop that fuels some of the app’s most viral trends.

She’s been gaining the respect of her new peers, as well, paying off such viral-baiting stunts as announcing her album with her underwear. When Addison drops, Ms. Rae might just enter the vaunted halls of some of the pop music industry’s fan favorites.

Watch Addison Rae’s “Fame Is A Gun” video above.

Addison is out 6/6 via Columbia Records. Find more information here.

Rico Nasty has been bringing it during the ongoing Lethal era, especially when it comes to her music videos. Visuals for songs like “Butterfly Kisses” and “Crash” have been high-production and visually crisp efforts, and she’s at it again with her new “Son Of A Gun” video that dropped today (May 29).

The visual makes great use of a simple, grungy warehouse setting, utilizing Rico’s natural energy and some creative camerawork and framing to squeeze every drop out of the environment and performance.

In a new interview with DIY, Rico said of the album, “I feel like I don’t pay attention to the pressure anymore. As long as you’re making art that you like, it doesn’t really matter how fast people think you should be making it, or if something is better than the last thing. Art is subjective. There’s always going to be an era that someone loves more than the other, so I stopped taking it so personally. […] I just know that I didn’t want to be something that I’m not. That was the biggest thing going into it. I had to put myself and my interests at the forefront. For this album, I didn’t tease music to see if people would like it. I liked it, so it’s gonna come out!”

Watch The “Son Of A Gun” video above.

Lethal is out now via Fueled By Ramen. Find more information here.