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The newest women’s basketball league, Unrivaled, will tip-off its inaugural season on Friday night in Miami on TNT when the 3-on-3 league’s co-founders go head-to-head, as Napheesa Collier’s Lunar Owls take on Breanna Stewart’s Mist.

The league has garnered plenty of intrigue in recent months as it has rolled out an impressive roster of stars for its first season, but beyond the names they’ve gotten, there’s also interest in the league’s format. Up until the week of the first games, we had gotten very little in the way of information about the league, beyond it being 3-on-3, but not played halfcourt like in the Olympics (or BIG3) and instead on a condensed full court.

The goal is clearly to keep things moving quickly and have a fun, fast-paced game, and on Tuesday, ESPN’s Kendra Andrews provided some more details on the game format and some unique rules for Unrivaled play. The games will feature four quarters of play, with the first three being seven minutes each and the fourth quarter being played to a target score, which they are calling the “winning score” — with the winning score being 11 points more than the team leading the game has through three quarters. That should lead to pretty snappy games, likely in the range of 30 minutes of game time, and the clock will only stop after made baskets in the last 30 seconds.

Unrivaled will also have one-shot free throws, meaning that players who get fouled on a 3-pointer, 2-pointer, or gets an and-1 will all shoot one free throw each, but the free throw will be worth 3, 2, or 1 point depending on the situation. That’s meant to keep the game moving along quickly, as is the 18-second shot clock, which will further encourage teams to play up-tempo. The other notable rule is that players will foul out after six fouls, but if a team only has three available players and one picks up six fouls, they can stay in the game but each subsequent foul is a technical foul that sends the other team to the line for one shot and the ball.

All told, it certainly seems like Unrivaled games will be entertaining to watch and avoid dragging on for longer than is needed. A blowout will end as quickly as the team winning can score 11 in the fourth quarter, while a close game will feature plenty of late drama as each possession will be a frantic effort from both sides to score or get a stop.

Sometimes the best new R&B can be hard to find, but there are plenty of great rhythm-and-blues tunes to get into if you have the time to sift through the hundreds of newly released songs every week. So that R&B heads can focus on listening to what they love in its true form, we’ll be offering a digest of the best new R&B songs that fans of the genre should hear every Friday.

Since the last update of this weekly R&B column, we’ve received plenty of music and news from the genre’s artists.

SZA will appear on the late Mac Miller’s Balloonerism album and revealed that she “would love” to make a joint album with Kendrick Lamar. She will also appear on an upcoming season of Sesame Street which comes after she, Travis Scott, and Future were named in a copyright lawsuit over “Telekensis.” Elsewhere, Jhené Aiko shared a heartbreaking message about her home getting burned down due to the Los Angeles wildfires and Beyoncé’s foundation gave $2.5 million in donations for victims of the Los Angeles wildfires

Teddy Swims — “Are You Even Real” Feat. Giveon

With his upcoming album due in a couple of weeks, Teddy Swims called on Giveon for their new collaboration “Are You Even Real.” The soulful record is a sweet ode to love driven by Teddy’s raspy croons and Giveon’s baritone vocals for what amounts to a beautiful account of the best aspects of romance. The song will appear on Teddy’s album ‘I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy, Part 2, out January 24.

Jordan Adetunji — “Too Many Women” Feat. Kwn

Another album to expect this month comes from Belfast singer Jordan Adetunji. After going viral thanks to his Grammy-nominated “Kehlani” track last year, he’s back with “Too Many Women” alongside rising singer Kwn. The record will be housed on his debut project A Jaguar’s Dream, also out on January 24. As for “Too Many Women,” it’s uptempo, high-spirited record that picks up right where “Kehlani” left off.

Kyle Dion — “Tears On A Pretty Face”

Kyle Dion’s 2025 campaign is off to an emotional start as he returns with “Tears On A Pretty Face.” The song explores the ever-so-delicate task of hiding one’s inner pains in order to look okay to the world. “We all have those moments where we have to push through the pain, and that’s what this song is about—healing, resilience, and finding strength in those tough times,” Dion said about the song in a press release.

Serpentwithfeet — “Writhing In The Wind”

Following a strong 2024 year led by his strong Grip album, Serpentwithfeet is looking to bring that album into the new year with its upcoming deluxe reissue titled Grip Sequel. The first single from that update is “Writhing In The Wind,” which keeps the upbeat spirit of the album’s original songs as Serpentwithfeet silky smooth vocals wrap itself around the pulsating production.

Abby Jasmine — “Believe In Me”

Staten Island singer Abby Jasmine kicks off 2025 with her reflective “Believe In Me.” The track is the result of someone who’s emerged from the consuming fires of life. Now, Jasmine steps forward with the confidence that she can overcome the next hurdles, and she’s excited for what’s next too.

Otis Kane — Violet

LA singer Otis Kane delivers his second album Violet to kick off what will be a strong 2025 year for him. “This album is an evolution,” he says about the 12-song album with a sole feature from Sugar Joans. “These songs represent a real evolution for me, both as an artist and a person. The album is a journey through my musical influences, my most creative moments, and some of my happiest times.”

Journey Montana — “Best One”

At the end of the month, Harlem-born singer Journey Montana will release her debut album Lucky Girl Syndrome. So far, the singer has given us “Journey” and “You” as singles and now, she makes it three with “Best One.” Carried by nostalgic, upbeat R&B prodution, Montana showcases her confidence and self-love. “Every once in a while, a significant other might be at a crossroads between me and everyone else,” she says about the song. “In this song, I explain why I’m the best choice. Why are you not obsessed? If I were you, I’d drop everyone else, because I’m the best one.”

Neya — “Memory Lane”

Following a productive 2024 year that delivered three singles, Nigerian-born and UK-bred singer Neya is wasting no time kicking off her 2025 campaign. She checks back in with “Memory Lane,” which lands as a reflective record that Neya uses to look longing into the past where her best days could be found.

Qing Madi — “Akanchawa”

Nigerian alté singer Qing Madi is prepping the release of her debut album I Am The Blueprint for the end of the month on Janaury 31. Ahead of its release, she delivers “Akanchawa.” The track is the third single from the album, one she says helped her find “love with myself.” She adds, “I am telling my stories in a place of love and peace.”

Joy Crookes — “Pass The Salt” Feat. Vince Staples

British soul singer Joy Crookes continues her triumphant return with “Pass The Salt” alongside Vince Staples. The defiant record sees Crookes fight to overcome her critics and detractors, successfully doing so as she watches them choke on their words. Vince delivers a quick verse that adds to the highlights of Crookes’ new release.

Rayven Justice — “Ransom”

Oakland singer Rayven Justice kicks off his 2025 year with his new single “Ransom.” The new record captures the moment that Justice hits it off with a new woman in his life. His attempts to win the woman over are beyond successful as she turns the tables and take control of their impending romance.

Indie music has grown to include so much. It’s not just music that is released on independent labels, but speaks to an aesthetic that deviates from the norm and follows its own weirdo heart. It can come in the form of rock music, pop, or folk. In a sense, it says as much about the people that are drawn to it as it does about the people that make it.

Every week, Uproxx is rounding up the best new indie music from the past seven days. This week, we got new music from Pup, Youth Lagoon, Ethel Cain, and more.

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Ethel Cain – Perverts

In 2022, Hayden Anhedönia released her debut album as Ethel Cain. Preacher’s Daughter included the glossy indie-pop bop “American Teenager” and folk-horror epics like “Thoroughfare” and “Sun Bleached Flies.” Perverts, its nearly 90-minute follow-up “EP,” shirks the hooks for long stretches of ambient metal in the vein of Midwife or Vyva Melinkolya. Perverts is a deeply transgressive, enthralling work that challenges all preconceived notions of what pop stardom should be. But to read it simply as a rejection of such stardom would be reductive. On its own terms, Perverts unearths Cain’s gifts for doomy drone and spatial tones.

Japanese Breakfast – “Orlando In Love”

It was right there in the album title. 2021’s Jubilee marked Michelle Zauner’s most buoyant, joyous work under the Japanese Breakfast sobriquet to date. Colored by sparkly synths and shimmering John Hughes guitars, the singer-songwriter (and NYT best-selling memoirist) broke through to a new audience through a batch of elastic pop songs. Its follow-up, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), due March 21, is noticeably scaled back. It replaces its predecessor’s doe-eyed romantics with gothic Romanticism. That much is apparent from lead single “Orlando In Love” alone. Zauner’s latest takes cues from Renaissance poet Matteo Maria Boiardo as much as it does Fleetwood Mac. Produced by the singular Blake Mills, “Orlando In Love” reveals a darker, mellower side to Japanese Breakfast, akin to cleaning an opulent, golden goblet only to discover a rusted surface beneath.

Destroyer – “Bologna”

In 2022, Dan Bejar released Labyrinthitis, a synth-pop opus and spiritual finale of the trilogy that began with 2017’s Ken. Using the term “eras” these days to describe a musician’s career trajectory feels trite for obvious reasons, but Destroyer, since its inception, has been a project based on discrete sonic experiments that typically last for three or so albums. Dan’s Boogie, out March 28, pivots away from the lush environs of the last few Destroyer entries for something that meets the middle point between the immediate Kaputt and the jangly Rubies. Lead single “Bologna” brims with distant, reverb-drenched hand drums and squelchy synth arpeggios. Much of Bejar’s body of work relies on its blend of inscrutability and accessibility, and “Bologna” is the most cogent argument for that balance he’s found yet.

Youth Lagoon – “Speed Freak”

As Youth Lagoon, Trevor Powers has explored the haunted, desolate corners of American life. When he revived the project in 2023 with the first Youth Lagoon record in nearly a decade, Powers’ otherworldly vocals and sparse electronics resonated with the welcome familiarity of returning to a beloved place you haven’t visited in years. For Rarely Do I Dream, its follow-up due Feb. 21, the Idaho native sifted through a trove of his family’s home videos to build a sonic foundation. Interspersed with childhood memories and re-contextualized within his frame of mind as an adult, lead single “Speed Freak” imagines Youth Lagoon within a new light: the past as a conduit for understanding our present.

Pup – “Paranoid”

The last we heard from Toronto punks Pup, it was for their excellent fourth album, The Unraveling Of Puptheband. Ahead of an arena tour supporting fellow Canadians Sum 41, Pup have shared “Paranoid,” one of the heaviest tunes the band has released to date. Around the halfway mark, a classic pop-punk breakdown ensues with fuzzy guitars and a heavily distorted bass interpolation of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” believe it or not. Whatever the band has in store next, it’s certainly something to look forward to.

clipping. – “Change The Channel”

clipping. have sounded like the future for over a decade now. Rapper Daveed Diggs and producers William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes have infused their experimental hip-hop with a sci-fi edge and ambition galactic enough to put Ridley Scott to the test. Their new single, “Change The Channel,” once again flaunts the trio’s gift for dystopian narrative arcs, exploring concepts like technological malfeasance and institutional power structures with a fantasy novelist’s penchant for attentive world-building. Diggs’ rapid-fire raps and Hutson and Snipes’ industrial beats complement each other. As a whole, their futuristic sound is tuned directly to the present, collapsing time itself in the process.

(Editor’s Note: Also see Diggs in the best movie of the year, Nickel Boys.)

Panda Bear – “Ferry Lady”

The next Panda Bear album, Sinister Grift, is just a month away from release. Noah Lennox, the man behind the moniker, has shared another preview of the forthcoming record. “Ferry Lady” sees the Animal Collective member entertain his infatuation with dub, simultaneously recalling AnCo’s Feels and the reworked version of his collaborative album with Sonic Boom, Reset In Dub. It’s another track that showcases the myriad interlocking layers of Panda Bear’s music.

awakebutstillinbed – “Sovereign”

A new split EP, appropriately titled fourwaysplit, features four Florida emo bands known for their throat-shredding, screaming vocals. Alongside Aren’t We Amphibians, California Cousins, and Your Arms Are My Cocoon, there’s awakebutstillinbed’s brand-new song, the head-banging adrenaline rush “Sovereign.” Shannon Taylor’s full-throttle intensity propels the track forward at a blistering pace, refusing to let up on the gas for a little over two minutes.

Cloakroom – “Bad Larry”

As Cloakroom lyricist and guitarist Doyle Martin puts it in a press release, his band’s new single, “Bad Larry,” is named after a character who “roams free and wants for nothing; living a life of experience and lives by his own rules and dying on his own terms; a life to vilify or envy.” The song itself contains elements of spectral Americana with its forlorn acoustic guitars and subtle güiro, a notable shift from the heavy, melodic shoegaze of their last LP, 2022’s Dissolution Wave. If the singles have suggested anything, then it’s that the forthcoming Last Leg Of The Human Table will be a sizable level-up.

Bonnie “Prince” Billy – “Downstream”

Will Oldham, the folk songwriter otherwise known as Bonnie “Prince” Billy, is on the precipice of sharing his Nashville country record, The Purple Bird. Although Oldham has always incorporated some twang into his music as a lone-wolf (or should I say superwolf?) maverick, he’s fully embracing the capital-C Country of it all on his duet with the legendary John Anderson, “Downstream.” It’s further proof that Oldham’s forthcoming record isn’t pastiche in the slightest. This is as earnest and faithful as you can get.

Over the past couple of days, the long-simmering friction between members of the pivotal Harlem rap collective The Diplomats seems to have reached a boil once again. While the group has had more than its fair share of internal friction through the years, it seems that founding members Cam’ron and Jim Jones are again at odds over comments made by the former at the latter’s expense. So, what’s been going on with Dipset, and why are they at each other’s throats yet again?

The root of the feud — or, at least, the connecting bough of its latest branch — seems to be from 50 Cent’s recent appearance on one of Cam’ron’s multiple podcasts. During their interview, Cam told 50 he felt disrespected when 50 brought out Jones during a 2007 show at the height of the feud between Dipset and 50’s crew, G-Unit.

Catching wind of their comments, Jones addressed them during his recent appearance on Justin LaBoy’s podcast, Respectfully. “Them n****s be on my d*ck,” he asserted. “Them n****s ain’t got nothing else to think about but Capo. I did a lot from them n****s in their life ya heard? Both of them. Pause, though. Get off my d*ck!”

Well, it appears that Cam didn’t much enjoy hearing that, lighting into Jones on his and Mase’s podcast, It Is What It Is. He took the opportunity to cast aspersions on the entire Dipset origin story, claiming, “You are from The Bronx, bro. You are not from Harlem. Why do you keep thinking that you are from Harlem? You are not from Harlem. I did not grow up with you, my n****.”

Meanwhile, Jones appears more than ready to take it to the booth, posting a clip on Instagram teasing what appears to be a diss track aimed at Cam: “N****s talk about they outside, but they put everything in a post!” he jabs.

As pointed out up top, the two rappers have been going back and forth for decades, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see one or the other (or both) show up on a podcast to clear the air before the year is out. Meanwhile, 50 Cent seems to be enjoying having yet another opportunity to troll.

Waxahatchee enlisted Spencer Tweedy, the son of Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, to drum on 2024’s Tigers Blood (one of the year’s best albums). Now she’s hitting the road with his father.

Wilco has announce a new set of dates on the Sweet And Sour Spring 2025 tour, including stops in Miami, New Orleans, Houston, Nashville, Atlanta, Charlotte, and more. Waxahatchee will join them on their trek of the American south as they continue to support 2023’s Cousin and last year’s Hot Sun Cool Shroud EP, as well as an expanded three LP version of 2010’s The Whole Love and a deluxe box set of 2004’s A Ghost Is Born, due out next month.

Tickets for the newly announced shows go on sale Friday, January 17, at 10 a.m. local time and will be available here. You can find all the dates below.

Wilco’s 2025 Tour Dates: Sweet And Sour Spring

04/25 — Fairhope, AL @ Halstead Amphitheater
04/26 — Tallahassee, FL @ Adderley Amphitheater %
04/27 — St. Petersburg, FL @ Mahaffey Theater
04/29 — Miami, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theatre %
04/30 — St. Augustine, FL @ The St. Augustine Amphitheater %
05/02 — Birmingham, AL @ Avondale Brewing Company %
05/03 — New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre %
05/04 — Houston, TX @ The Lawn at White Oak %
05/06 — San Antonio, TX @ The Espee %
05/07 — Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory %
05/09 — Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle %
05/10 — Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park Amphitheatre %
05/11 — Chattanooga, TN @ Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium %
05/13 — Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park %
05/15 — Charlotte, NC @ The Amp Ballantyne %
05/16 — Asheville, NC @ Asheville Yards %
05/17 — Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheater
05/25 — São Paulo, BR @ C6 Festival
06/15 — Hilvarenbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret Festival
06/16 — Antwerp, BE @ OLT Rivierenhof
06/17 — Antwerp, BE @ OLT Rivierenhof
06/19 — Dachau, DE @ Dachau Musiksommer
06/20 — Dortmund, DE @ JunkYard Open Air
06/22 — London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall
06/23 — Paris, FR @ La Cigale
06/26 — Barcelona, ES @ Alma Barcelona
06/27 — Madrid, ES @ Alma Madrid
06/28 — Granada, ES @ Recinto Ferial Fermasa
06/29 — Valencia, ES @ Marina Norte

% with Waxahatchee

Jason Isbell has two primary musical modes: solo, and with his band The 400 Unit. For his past few albums, he’s been joined by his band, but now, he’s returning to going about it on his own: Today (January 14), Isbell announced Foxes In The Snow, his first solo album since 2015’s Something More Than Free. It’s set for release on March 7. He also shared the lead single “Bury Me.”

The project is a real snapshot of a moment in time: Isbell recorded it on the same “all-mahogany 1940 Martin 0-17 acoustic guitar” and over the course of just five days, per a press release.

Listen to “Bury Me” above and find the Foxes In The Snow art and tracklist below. Isbell recently announced a tour, too, so find his upcoming dates below as well.

Jason Isbell’s Foxes In The Snow Album Cover Artwork

Jason Isbell’s Foxes In The Snow Tracklist

1. “Bury Me”
2. “Ride To Robert’s”
3. “Eileen”
4. “Gravelweed”
5. “Don’t Be Tough ”
6. “Open And Close”
7. “Foxes In The Snow”
8. “Crimson And Clay”
9. “Good While It Lasted”
10. “True Believer”
11. “Wind Behind The Rain”

Jason Isbell’s 2025 Tour Dates

01/16–20 — Mexico City, Mexico @ Súper Ocho
01/18 — Mexico City, Mexico @ Lunario del Auditorio Nacional
02/02 — Berlin, DE @ Columbia Theatre +
02/04 — Cologne, DE @ Kulturkirche Köln +
02/06 — Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso +
02/10 — London, UK @ Barbican +
02/12 — Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street +
02/15 — Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre +
02/16 — Ithaca, NY @ State Theatre of Ithaca +
02/17 — Portsmouth, NH @ The Music Hall +
02/18 — Providence, RI @ Providence Performing Arts Center +
02/20 — Port Chester, NY @ Capitol Theatre +
02/21 — New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre +
02/22 — New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre +
02/23 — Princeton, NJ @ McCarter Theatre +
02/27 — Washington DC @ Warner Theatre +
02/28 — Washington DC @ Warner Theatre +
03/01 — Washington DC @ Warner Theatre +
03/12 — Oakland, CA @ Calvin Simmons Theatre +
03/13 — Oakland, CA @ Calvin Simmons Theatre +
03/14 — Los Angeles, CA @ Walt Disney Concert Hall +
03/15 — Santa Barbara, CA @ Arlington Theatre +
03/20 — Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle +
03/21 — Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle +
03/22 — Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle +
03/28 — Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle +
03/29 — Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre +
04/03 — Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater
04/04 — Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater
04/05 — Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater
04/06 — Durant, OK @ Choctaw Grand Theater
04/08 — Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
04/10 — Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
04/11 — St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
04/12 — Savannah, GA @ Savannah Music Festival
04/13 — Greenville, SC @ Peace Concert Hall
04/15 — Greensboro, NC @ Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts
04/16 — Columbia, SC @ Township Auditorium
04/17 — Nashville, IN @ Brown County Music Center
04/30 — Colorado Springs, CO @ Sunset Amphitheater *
05/01 — Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
05/02 — Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
05/03 — Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
05/05 — Sandy, UT @ Sandy Amphitheater
05/06 — Sandy, UT @ Sandy Amphitheater
05/07 — Billings, MT @ Alberta Bair Theater
05/09 — Saskatoon, SK @ TCU Place – Sid Buckwold Theatre
05/11 — Edmonton, AB @ Winspear Centre
05/12 — Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place
05/13 — Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum
05/15 — Walla Walla, WA @ Wine Country Amphitheater
05/16 — Spokane, WA @ First Interstate Center for the Arts
05/17 — Boise, ID @ Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden
05/19 — Eugene, OR @ Silva Hall
05/20 — Portland, OR @ Keller Auditorium
06/19 — Telluride, CO @ Telluride Bluegrass Festival
06/21 — Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center
06/22 — Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center
06/25 — Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside Theater
06/26 — Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
06/27 — Evansville, IN @ Victory Theatre
06/28 — Birmingham, AL @ Coca-Cola Amphitheater @
07/04–05 — Missoula, MT @ Zootown Festival
07/09 — Regina, SK @ Conexus Arts Centre
07/11 — Sioux City, IA @ Orpheum Theatre
07/12 — Rockford, IL @ Coronado Theatre
07/14 — Fort Wayne, IN @ Embassy Theatre
07/15 — Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Pavilion
07/16 — Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Center for the Arts =
07/18 — Beech Mountain, NC @ Beech Mountain Ski Resort
07/19 — Richmond, VA @ Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront =
07/20 — Charleston, SC @ Charleston Gaillard Center
07/21 — Wilmington, NC @ Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College
08/26 — Perth, WA @ RAC Arena ~
08/29 — Brisbane, QLD @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre ~
08/30 — Sydney, NSW @ QUDOS Bank Arena ~
09/02 — Hobart, TAS @ MyState Bank Arena ~
09/04 — Adelaide, SA @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena ~
09/06 — Melbourne, VIC @ Rod Laver Arena ~
09/07 — Melbourne, VIC @ Rod Laver Arena ~

+ Jason Isbell solo
* with Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway
@ with Band Of Horses
= with Garrison Starr
~ supporting Paul Kelly

Foxes In The Snow is out 3/7 via Southeastern Records. Find more information here.

Netflix has been moving into the Neo-Western game, and with the Australian Territory series, came closest to delivering a Yellowstone-like story for this streaming service. The Abandons is still due to arrive with tales of the harsh 1850s U.S. frontier, and American Primeval already arrived to cover a different angle from that same era.

American Primeval (which Netflix released on Jan. 9), while a Neo-Western, is no Yellowstone. The brutally violent survival thriller from creator Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights), screenwriter Mark L. Smith (The Revenant), and executive producer Eric Newman (Narcos) delivers a no-holds-barred account of the Old West with TV-MA touches blaring amid an ugly episode in U.S. history. The show was meant as a six-episode limited series, but ask 1923, The White Lotus, Big Little Lies, and so many other shows how that can change.

Will There Be An American Primeval Season 2?

Maybe? These are still early days, and a majority of the characters did not make it out alive, but Decider broached the subject with Peter Berg, and he sounded open to the possibility: “You know, after we wrapped and I looked at all the actors – the ones that were still alive – I felt such affection for them. And I do think there are many ways that we could go.”

Still, Berg suggested that he would be more receptive to revisiting the series if the story could move out of the tundra-like mountain environment. He did add, “If [Indigenous Consultant] Julie [O’Keefe] will come back, I’d be up for discussing it,” to which O’Keefe echoed his sentiment: “As long as I don’t have to have ice cleats again, I definitely will come back.”

If renewed, a second season could catch up with Sara (Betty Gilpin), Two Moons (Shawnee Pourier), and Devin (Preston Mota) along with real-life figures Brigham Young (Kim Coates) and Jim Bridger (Shea Whigham).

From the first season synopsis:

“This is America… 1857. Up is down, pain is everywhere, innocence and tranquility are losing the battle to hatred and fear. Peace is the shrinking minority, and very few possess grace — even fewer know compassion. There is no safe haven in these brutal lands, and only one goal matters: survival. AMERICAN PRIMEVAL is a fictionalized dramatization and examination of the violent collision of culture, religion, and community as men and women fight and die to keep or control this land.”

American Primeval is currently streaming on Netflix.

Michelle Zauner made her big Japanese Breakfast return last week when she shared “Orlando In Love,” the lead single from her upcoming album For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women). The song initially got a simple lyric video, but now Zauner has given the track a full-blown, high-effort music video.

Zauner says of the video:

“‘Orlando in Love’ is made up of a hodgepodge of odd references. The title comes from an epic poem by Matteo Maria Boiardo called Orlando Innamorato, which ends abruptly at 68.5 cantos because Italy was invaded by French troops, and that’s as far as he got before he had to flee. I fell in love with the title and envisioned a sort of whimsical, foolish male protagonist who lives by the sea in a Winneabeago RV and is seduced by a siren. After writing it, it felt like the perfect thesis statement for an album that is largely about people, often men, who find themselves seduced by temptation and are duly punished for it.

Somewhere along the way I came across Eduard von Grützner’s painting ‘The Connoisseur’ and I started to picture Orlando as a daydreaming friar who can’t help but tipple of the Abbey’s brews. He dreams of his siren and despite the dream’s foreboding imagery, decides he must run and find her. The siren is played by my dear friend Jungle, whom I spent most of my time with in Korea this year. The friars are played by Missy Dabice from Mannequin Pussy, making her return to the Jbrekkie Cinecanon, and Molly Germer. We filmed half of the video in Korea with Peter Ash Lee, who shot the cover of Jubilee, and half of it at my alma mater, Bryn Mawr College, with my longtime collaborator and DP, Adam Kolodny.”

On top of the video, Japanese Breakfast also added additional dates to the tour announced last week.

Watch the video above and find the upcoming tour dates below.

Japanese Breakfast’s 2025 Tour Dates: The Melancholy Tour

04/12 & 19 — Indio, CA @ Coachella Music and Arts Festival
04/23 — Austin, TX @ Moody Theater (ACL Live) *
04/24 — Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom *
04/26 — Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle *
04/27 — Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore *
04/28 — Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium *
05/02 — Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed *
05/03 — Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore *
05/05 — Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall *
05/06 — Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall *
05/07 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway *
05/09 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *
05/10 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *
05/11 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *
05/15 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia Presented by Highmark *
05/16 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia Presented by Highmark *
06/21 — Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
06/24 — Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
06/25 — Stockholm, SE @ Filadelfia
06/26 — Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA
06/29 — Manchester, UK @ Academy 1
06/30 — Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
07/03 — London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
07/04-06 — Ewijk, NL @ Down The Rabbit Hole 2025
07/08 — Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
07/10-12 — Bilbao, ES @ Bilbao BBK Live
08/23 — Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl *
08/27 — San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic *
08/28 — San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic *
08/30 — Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater *
09/01 — Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theater *
09/06 — Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom *
09/09 — St Paul, MN @ The Palace Theater *

* with Ginger Root

For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) is out 3/21 via Dead Ocean Records. Find more information here.

Paramore’s Hayley Williams is hoping to “finally” play some solo shows this year. Meanwhile, her grandfather went ahead and made a whole dang album (with her help, of course).

Grand Man is the debut studio album from Hayley’s 78-year-old grandfather, Rusty Williams. According to a press bio, he “began writing songs as a child, sang in a church choir, joined a band, wrote jingles for local businesses, and eventually recorded an album in the 70’s – his life’s work.”

Hayley and her bandmates, including Zac Farro (who is releasing Grand Man on his Congrats Records label), didn’t believe the album existed until it was unearthed by Rusty’s old production partner.

“So many people our age are mining these albums for tones and things you can’t even replicate,” Hayley said. “And Grandat has a way of cutting to the core of a feeling, and not overcomplicating it. Which we tend to do, because the world is hard. It’s nice when you can hear something plain and simple and know that it is true.”

Rusty added, “I don’t expect anything, and I’m too old to be famous. But I just want to know someone liked what I did, and to be touched by whatever the hell they are listening to. I want people to see how it felt when things were real.”

Listen to the smooth first single (that sax solo!) “Knocking (At Your Door)” above.

Rusty Williams’ Grand Man Album Cover Artwork

Rusty Williams’ Grand Man Tracklist

1. “Knocking (At Your Door)”
2. “Can’t Stay Away”
3. “Angel Eyes”
4. “Wanted”
5. “Fade Away”
6. “If Only For A While”
7. “Never Gonna Stop”
8. “Lovers Only Come And Go”
9. “Every Time I’m High”
10. “The Only Way For Me To Say I Love You”
11. “Riverboat Gambler”
12. “Someone Who Happened To Me”
13. “Take Me Around The World”

Grand Man is out 2/14 via Congrats Records. Find more information here.

For the past few months now, indie favorite Bartees Strange has been pushing his forthcoming album, Horror, with compelling singles like “Sober” and “Too Much.” Now, he’s added another one to the pot, as he shared “Wants Needs” today.

Bartees says of the song:

“I realized a couple years ago that if music is really going to work out long-term, I want/need more fans. Of course — it’s a timing and numbers game — but race is a powerful component too. I don’t see a lot of people like me in the indie space making long term livings on their records. I worry people may have a hard time connecting to me because I don’t look/sound like them. That I’m fun to root for, but not actually supported. This song is about how much that worries me — fully understanding that a lot of these neurosis are of my own making.”

He previously said of the album, “In a way I think I made this record to reach out to people who may feel afraid of things in their lives too. For me it’s love, locations, cosmic bad luck, or that feeling of doom that I’ve struggled with for as long as I can remember. I think that it’s easier to navigate the horrors and strangeness of life once you realize that everyone around you feels the same. This album is just me trying to connect. I’m trying to shrink the size of the world. I’m trying to feel close — so I’m less afraid.”

Listen to “Wants Needs” above.

Horror is out 2/14 via 4AD. Find more information here.