Stereogum — Austin-based independent label Western Vinyl has announced a new charity compilation called Passages: Artists In Solidarity With Immigrants Refugees, And Asylum Seekers. Alan Sparkhawk’s contribution “No More Darkness” is out today, along wi... more info

Stereogum — New Orleans soul-rocker Benjamin Booker is a couple of weeks away from the release of Lower, his first album in seven years, and he’s going in a different direction on this one. After appearing on Armand Hammer’s single “Doves” last year, ... more info

Stereogum — Benjamin Booker has announced Lower, his first album in seven years. The New Orleans soul-rocker produced it with Kenny Segal (Armand Hammer, billy woods), and today he’s sharing a preview with the oozing lead single “LWA IN THE TRAILER PARK.�... more info

Stereogum — The New York rapper and producer ELUCID has been extremely busy in recent years, mostly as one half of the consistently jaw-dropping duo Armand Hammer. Last year, Armand Hammer released their dense, hectic album We Buy Diabetic Test Strips . This... more info

Stereogum — Last year, the New York rap expressionists Armand Hammer released We Buy Diabetic Test Strips , the latest powerful album in a long string of them. Since the LP’s release, billy woods and Elucid have remained very active. Just last week, they a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kaytranada, Death Grips, Pusha-T, Rico Nasty and more join N.E.R.D, The Internet, Benjamin Booker, Noname, Little Simz, serpentwithfeet and others for the Afropunk Atlanta Carnival of Consciousness. Continue reading… more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — This year Benjamin Booker returned with his sophomore record Witness, which was released via ATO Records. The album keeps elements of the garage rock that he introduced so well on his 2014 self-titled debut, but offers up a much more thoughtful and m... more info

JamBase — Watch the most recent episode of 'Austin City Limits' featuring The Head & The Heart and Benjamin Booker. more info

Chicago Tribune — With a smirk and a wave, Benjamin Booker thanked those who dared to rock and roll on a Monday night; or maybe he thanked them for daring to stay for something — or someone new. The musician, whose blend of rockabilly and blues on his self-titled de... more info

Stereogum — Benjamin Booker appeared on Conan last night to perform a song off of his new album Witness. The band launched into "Right On You," and gave a rousing performance. Check it out below and read our recent cover story on Booker here. more info