Stereogum — According to Charli XCX, it’s about to be a These New Puritans summer. The alt-pop superstar included TNP in her onstage video shout-out montage at Coachella, so we can assume she’s stoked for the release of the experimental electronic rock gr... more info

Stereogum — It’s been four years since the last Lorde summer, although the artist born Ella Yelich-O’Connor hasn’t been totally quiet since her Jack Antonoff-produced “weed album” Solar Power . She sang in te reo Māori on both a Solar Power compan... more info

Obscure Sound — Dash Hammerstein infuses a duo of separate inspirations — a Kinks-esque haziness and Brat-inspired hyperpop — on new single “Growing Nowhere.” Hammerstein describes the track as amongst the most mellow productions on his new album Franklin, w... more info

New York Post — Can they work it out on the remix? more info

Stereogum — After she played Coachella last weekend, Charli XCX went to an afterparty wearing a pageant sash that said “Miss Should Be Headliner.” Although she’ll headline various European festivals this summer, at Coachella Charli’s set time was a fe... more info

Stereogum — At the first weekend of Coachella, A. G. Cook brought out Danny Brown during his set to rap on Rustie and Charli XCX tracks. On Friday (Apr. 18), the producer was joined by Kesha to perform his remix of her new T-Pain collab “Yippee-Ki-Yay.” more info

Stereogum — Charli XCX’s great 2024 album Brat huge a big cultural splash, and it owes at least some of its impact to the Apple Dance, the bit of viral choreography that goes along with the titular song. The Apple Dance gets a showcase moment at every Cha... more info

New York Post — At her star-studded Coachella afterparty, Charli XCX made a sartorial statement that seemed to take a dig at Saturday headliner Green Day. more info

Stereogum — On Friday (Apr. 11), A. G. Cook performed a Britpop-heavy set at Coachella. The producer also brought out Danny Brown to help out with Charli XCX’s how i’m feeling now gem “party 4 u” and Rustie’s Green Language track “Attak.” more info

Stereogum — Tracy Chapman doesn’t often do interviews, but on Friday (Apr. 4) The New York Times published a conversation with the legendary musician as a new reissue of her self-titled debut was released by Rhino. She spoke about her qualms with streamin... more info