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Porches, aka New York singer-songwriter Aaron Maine, has announced the follow-up to last year’s Ricky Music. Titled All Day Gentle Hold !, it’s his fifth studio album over all.

Along with the news, Maine shared a new single, “Okay” — an upbeat tune with an opening guitar line that frankly reminds me a whole lot of Akron/Family’s “Running, Returning.” As for the accompanying video, which is directed by Maine, the singer is shown performing on a makeshift rooftop in an “I Heart NY” T-shirt, then in a full-on angel get-up. “I recorded this album in my room between October 2019 and April 2021,” Maine said of his new LP in a press release. “The world was flipped and I wanted to make something injected with as much love, urgency, and lust for humanity as I possibly could.”

Last year, in an interview around Ricky Music, Maine told CR Men about experimenting with his sound, saying, “I think it was a wakeup call to be very considerate. [I realized I needed to be] thoughtful and still experiment, and not let it make me quit music. Even though I kind of felt like it could…I felt like shutting up. And then I made these songs, and I kept growing, still. I wanted to make things better. I wanted it to feel like an offering with as much love as I could possibly inject in these songs. In the end, I creatively benefited from having to see the gravity of my words and my position and platform.”

Find the All Day Gentle Hold ! art and tracklist below.

1. “Lately”
2. “I Miss That”
3. “Okay”
4. “Swimming Big”
5. “Back3School”
6. “Swarovski”
7. “Watergetsinside”
8. “In A Fashion”
9. “Inasint”
10. “Grab The Phone”
11. “Comedown Song (Gunk)”

All Day Gentle Hold ! is out 10/8 via Domino. Pre-order it here.

Lorde is well under way with her long-awaited Solar Power album rollout. The singer first returned from an lengthy musical hiatus with her album’s sunny title track, a carefree song meant to be blasted on the beach. But with her new single “Stoned At The Nail Salon,” Lorde offers a more reflective number.

Lorde’s “Stoned At The Nail Salon” boasts the wistful strumming of an acoustic guitar as the singer contemplates how her life has fundamentally shifted in the last few years. She sings of worrying she’s chosen the wrong path and learning to let go of the life she pictured for herself as a teenager. Much like her “Solar Power” track, the song features backing vocals by Phoebe Bridgers and Clairo, according to Pitchfork, as well as New Zealand natives Marlon Williams and James Milne.

About the song, Lorde said she penned it as a reflection on aging:

“This song is sort of a rumination on getting older, settling into domesticity, and questioning if you’ve made the right decisions. I think lots of people start asking those questions of themselves around my age, and it was super comforting to me writing them down, hoping they’d resonate with others too. I used this song as a dumping ground for so many thoughts…”

Listen to Lorde’s “Stoned At The Nail Salon” above.

Solar Power is out 8/20 via Republic. Pre-order it here.

It seemed inevitable that Giannis Antetokounmpo would win a championship at some point in his NBA career, with the bigger question being when that point with come. Ultimately, he reached it on Tuesday night, when the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 of the 2021 NBA Finals to win the second championship in franchise history.

Antetokounmpo was magnificent all Finals, but he saved his best performance for last. He scored 50 points, ripped down 14 rebounds, blocked five shots, and made 17 of his 19 attempts from the free throw line, doing everything he could to get the Bucks across the finish line on their home floor.

In the aftermath of the win, an old exchange between Antetokounmpo and the late Kobe Bryant went around the Twitterverse. Antetokounmpo got challenged by Bryant to win the league MVP award, and upon doing that in 2019, Bryant both congratulated him and gave him another challenge: win a ring.

One person who saw this was Pau Gasol, and in the aftermath of the Bucks’ win, he took a moment to celebrate Antetokounmpo accomplishing what Bryant challenged him to do.

Whether or not Antetokounmpo goes on to win as many rings as Bryant remains to be seen, but we’re gonna guess that Gasol will be pretty happy no matter how many he ends up taking home in his career.

The past few years have been huge for Megan Thee Stallion. She scored her first No. 1, lived out her dream of making a song with Beyonce, performed at the Grammys, and just became the first-ever rapper to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated‘s swimsuit issue. Megan first got into rapping by watching her mother, who made music under the moniker Holly-wood. But despite her mom’s talents, Megan actually kept her rapping abilities a secret from her mom for many years.

Megan recently sat down for a conversation with Tyra Banks as part of her Sports Illustrated cover interview. Banks, who was the first-ever Black woman featured on the magazine’s cover, asked Megan how she knew she wanted to make music.

“I don’t know what I wanna do when I grow up, but I know I want to entertain everybody,” Megan said about her younger self. “I like to see people smile genuinely, I like to see people having a good time. When I finally figured out what it was I wanted to do, I figured out I wanted to rap because my mom was a rapper. She didn’t know I wanted to be a rapper, but I would literally watch her be in the studio all day be like, ‘This lady is just everything.’”

The rapper continued to say she hid her rapping abilities from her mom until her early twenties because she wanted “to be perfect” first:

“I didn’t want to tell her I could rap until I was 18 because I wanted to be perfect to her. I was practicing since I was like seven. When I got to high school, I was like, ‘I’m not going to tell her yet.’ But she’d have these CDs laying around the house, instrumentals. I would take them in my room and I’d write to them. She’d be like, ‘Megan have you seen my CDs?’ and I’d be like, ‘No. What are you talking about?’ So finally I went to college and I was like, I’ve probably held this secret for long enough. I’d start going to the studio by myself, which was probably kind of dangerous because I was like 19, bopping around trying to it out. I didn’t want her to shut me down. I wanted to show her, ‘Look how I’ve been practicing this whole time and look where I am.’ I finally came to her, I might have been 20, and I was like, ‘I can rap.’ She was like, ‘No you can’t.’ And I was like, ‘Yes I can. […] Momma don’t whoop me, but I’m going to curse.’ So I started going off and I started cursing and she was like, ‘Where did you learn all those words?’ I’m grown too, my momma was always treating me like I was a baby. So she was like, ‘You’re not coming on until you’re 21.’ But there was never anything I was passionate about besides music.”

Watch Megan’s full interview with Banks for Sports Illustrated here.

Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Viral sensation The Linda Lindas, the teenage punk outfit who you might remember from their killer performance at the LA Public Library, have a new song out called “Oh!” As you would probably expect, it’s a no-holds-barred banger, all tight distorted guitars and chantable lyrics reminiscent of Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, and, as Stereogum pointed out, Y2K punk-rock rebirthers The Donnas.

After The Linda Lindas first shot to national attention, they went ahead and signed to Epitaph Records and performed “Racist, Sexist Boy” on Kimmel. When the talk show host asked for the backstory behind the song, 10-year-old drummer and singer Mila said, “The backstory is that a boy from school told me that his dad told him to stay away from Chinese people, and I told him that I was Chinese and he backed away from me.” 13-year-old bassist and singer Eloise added, “There’s also a lot of sexism around boys our age. […] So we were really angry and we decided to write a song about it.”

When the band signed with Epitaph, they shared some other statements about the song and its impact. Eloise said, “We knew the song would get a good reaction, but we never imagined this. Even though we started the band for fun, now it feels we can actually make a difference with what we’re doing.” Lucia also noted, “People have reached out to us from all over the world — we get a lot of messages from little girls, but we also get messages from grandmothers. We always hope that the music we put out will inspire other young girls, but we also want it to make anyone feel like they can do anything, no matter what age they are.”

Listen to “Oh!” above.

Grammy-winning performer Brandi Carlile has announced the follow-up to 2018’s By The Way, I Forgive You, a new album titled In These Silent Days, arriving in October via Low Country Sound/Elektra Records. In addition to the album news, Carlile released a new single and video for “Right On Time,” which just so happens to be directed by none other than onetime Friends star (and forever Bruce Springsteen dancer in the dark) Courtney Cox.

In a press release, Carlile had this to say about the new album, which was written during quarantine and “chronicle(s) acceptance, faith, loss and love and channel icons like David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Elton John and Joni Mitchell.”

“Never before have the twins and I written an album during a time of such uncertainty and quiet solitude. I never imagined that I’d feel so exposed and weird as an artist without the armor of a costume, the thrill of an applause and the platform of the sacred stage.

Despite all this, the songs flowed through—pure and unperformed, loud and proud, joyful and mournful. Written in my barn during a time of deep and personal reckoning. There’s plenty reflection…but mostly it’s a celebration. This album is what drama mixed with joy sounds like. It’s resistance and gratitude, righteous anger and radical forgiveness. It’s the sound of these silent days.”

Watch the video for “Right On Time” above. In These Silent Days is out 10/1 via Low Country Sound/Elektra Records. Pre-order it here.

Earlier this summer, Michigan pop-punk outfit Hot Mulligan released a new EP called I Won’t Reach Out To You, a collection of six searing songs that operates as a companion piece to their 2020 full-length album You’ll Be Fine. The EP announcement turned heads when the tracklist included a song called “Featuring Mark Hoppus.” The Blink-182 leader does not actually make an appearance on the project — a white lie, sure, but a great marketing tool, nonetheless.

To celebrate the new EP, the four members of Hot Mulligan sat down to talk getting deals on Twitter, Simple Plan, and Mars Attacks in the latest Indie Mixtape 20 Q&A.

What are four words you would use to describe your music?

Juicy. Bodacious. Thick. Milky.

It’s 2050 and the world hasn’t ended and people are still listening to your music. How would you like it to be remembered?

Not even a little bit.

What’s your favorite city in the world to perform?

Chicago or Michigan.

Who’s the person who has most inspired your work, and why?

Not really something that can be pinned down in such a simple way. Lots of different sources of inspiration throughout life both good and bad.

Where did you eat the best meal of your life?

LA. Shoutout to the Echo Park Elotera.

What album do you know every word to?

No Pads, No Helmets, Just Balls by Simple Plan.

What was the best concert you’ve ever attended?

Four Year Strong & Set Your Goals in Iowa City.

What is the best outfit for performing and why?

Skinny pants and some vans. Weezy knows what’s best.

Who’s your favorite person to follow on Twitter and/or Instagram?

@Wario64 on Twitter. Man’s got the deals.

What’s your most frequently played song in the van on tour?

“Dancing In the Moonlight.”

What’s the last thing you Googled?

Polymorph 5e. DnD rules are impossible to remember.

What album makes for the perfect gift?

I Won’t Reach Out to You by Hot Mulligan.

Where’s the weirdest place you’ve ever crashed while on tour?

We have never crashed our van.

What’s the story behind your first or favorite tattoo?

On tour once we came across a pawn shop that had an entire katana section. I traded a pedal for one and our photographer Michael bought one as well, but we didn’t think it through and had to get rid of them at the Canadian border. We both ended up getting katana tattoos in Toronto.

What artists keep you from flipping the channel on the radio?

Chloe Moriondo.

What’s the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?

Idk I’m 27 and my mom still lets me live in her house. Probably that.

What’s one piece of advice you’d go back in time to give to your 18-year-old self?

Write more songs.

What’s the last show you went to?

I think it was Boston Manor at the Bottom Lounge.

What movie can you not resist watching when it’s on TV?

Mars Attacks. A rare treat I’ve only ever seen on AMC.

What would you cook if Obama were coming to your house for dinner?

Idk spaghetti or something.

I Won’t Reach Out To You is out now on Wax Bodega. Listen here.

Less than a week after Netflix announced that it will start streaming Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami, a docuseries that continues director Billy Corben’s deep dive into the infamous Miami drug scene, the streamer has released a riveting new trailer full of speedboats, murder, women, and literal tons of cocaine. The series will focus on an almost legendary pair of Miami drug runners, who engaged in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with law enforcement. They proceeded to become billionaires by smuggling in mountains of blow and effortlessly slipping away from authorities even while in the middle of being arrested.

It also didn’t hurt that the local community viewed “Los Muchachos” as speedboating Robin Hoods, thanks to their propensity for sharing their vast wealth. Here’s the official synopsis:

Fifteen years after the release of his original cult classic film comes director Billy Corben’s Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami – a six-part saga on the South Florida traffickers indicted in one of the largest drug cases in U.S. history. Alleged to be the chief U.S. distributors for two of Colombia’s biggest cartels, Cuban exiles Augusto “Willy” Falcon and Salvador “Sal” Magluta were accused of smuggling over 75 tons of cocaine into the U.S. in the 1980s. The high school friends built a reputed $2 billion empire that made Willy and Sal, aka “Los Muchachos,” two of Miami’s biggest celebrities. While law enforcement plotted their takedown, the world champion powerboat racers managed to skillfully outrun and outmaneuver prosecution for decades before the chase finally came to an end.

Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami speedboats onto Netflix on August 4.

Sturgill Simpson has been one of the busiest people in music in recent years. Aside from filming a Martin Scorsese movie, he’s released three albums since 2019, including two last year. Now, he’s ready for another: The Ballad Of Dood And Juanita, a concept album, is set for release on August 20.

Simpson calls the project “a simple tale of either redemption or revenge” and also says of it, “I just wanted to write a story — not a collection of songs that tell a story, but an actual story, front to back. [It’s a] rollercoaster ride through all the styles of traditional country and bluegrass and mountain music that I love, including gospel and a cappella”

Impressively, the album was written and recorded in less than a week. It was made with the same artists with whom Sturgill collaborated on his 2020 Cuttin’ Grass albums, as well as Willie Nelson, who features on “Juanita.”

Find the The Ballad Of Dood And Juanita art and tracklist below.

1. “Prologue”
2. “Ol’ Dood (Part I)”
3. “One In the Saddle, One On the Ground”
4. “Shamrock”
5. “Played Out”
6. “Sam”
7. “Juanita” Feat. Willie Nelson
8. “Go In Peace”
9. “Epilogue”
10. “Ol’ Dood (Part II)”

The Ballad Of Dood And Juanita is out 8/20 via High Top Mountain Records.

Never you fret! If you have questions about Fender’s American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster, superproducer and songwriter Finneas is here to help.

For context, and Finneas and Fender have launched a special hotline for fans who want to ask Billie Eilish‘s brother/producer/guitarist questions about the Jazzmaster, which, for the uneducated (me), is a guitar “that is neither acoustic or electric” and is “capable of sounding like ten guitars in one.” Well then! There you have it. If you’re interested, you can call the hotline to leave a message for Finneas, and the Grammy winner will get back to select fans. (Note that the hotline is active from July 21 through August 2, Monday through Friday, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. MST.) Here are the instructions:

“Numbers: 833 4-JAZMSTR (US), 0800 015 2838 (UK)
Press 1 to leave FINNEAS a voicemail asking about his creative process on the AAJ.
Press 2 to talk to a Fender Gear Advisor.”

And off you go!

Finneas has had quite an upward trajectory alongside his sister and musical collaborator. Just in 2020, he worked on songs with artists like Halsey, Demi Lovato, Justin Bieber, and Kid Cudi. Recently, a new report indicated that Finneas was the No. 1 songwriter on Spotify in 2020. As Music Business Worldwide recently noted, data from music rights data platform Blokur ranked Finneas as the most successful songwriter on Spotify last year. Finneas was also a key component to Billie’s forthcoming sophomore album, Happier Than Ever, which arrives on July 30.