Stereogum — Last year, the lackadaisical Philadelphian indie rock prince Kurt Vile released his album (Watch My Moves) . Since then, Vile has covered Charli XCX and played live with a whole lot of luminaries. Next month, Vile will release Back To Moon Beach,... more info

Stereogum — Charli XCX has released a new single, “In The City,” which features Sam Smith. She’s been teasing the track for a couple weeks now, noting that it’s a one-off before she gets to work on a proper follow-up to last year’s Crash . more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year, Caroline Polachek released her second solo album, Desire, I Want To Turn Into You . The former Chairlift member has kept busy since then, performing at festivals and joining friends like Charli XCX, Lorde, and the 1975 on stage... more info

Tuneage — musicforants:ALTSummer has arrived in all it’s sweltering glory and as per usual I’ve made a mixtape full of exuberant, feel-good sunny jams (the 13th annual!) to blast while you’re out making your summer memories. Click here to listen to this ... more info

Chorus.fm — Adam Grundy reviews the excellent pop smash from Charli XCX, entitled 'Crash.' more info

Stereogum — A new Charli XCX song called “Hot Girl” is featured in the just-released trailer for Bodies Bodies Bodies, a slasher film that’s coming this summer from A24. Here’s the logline: “When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party ... more info

Chorus.fm — Charli XCX has shared a video for “Used to Know Me.” more info

Tuneage — musicforants:Well, it’s been quite a year. I have to admit with the pandemic + election, I spent most of the year retreating to my musical comfort zone, listening to the familiar instead of seeking out new music (with a few exceptions for long-time... more info

Pop Headwound —  If you're reading this right now I'm very curious as to what led you here. I mean, PHW has been mostly on permanent snooze-control for about 6 years except for the annual year-old reflections, so there are not many avenues leading to this site anym... more info

Stereogum — Los Angeles sister trio Haim have been on a roll since the release of their sophomore album, 2017's outstanding  Something To Tell You . Just this year, they provided assistance to Charli XCX on a song called "Warm," covered Paula Cole at Pitchf... more info