PULSE: Music News

MJ Lenderman Will No Longer Tour With Wednesday

The guitarist will still record with the North Carolina indie-rock band

Soul Singer Jerry Butler Dies at 85

The singer, songwriter, and onetime frontman of the Impressions went on to serve as a commissioner in Cook County, Illinois

Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith Announce New Album, Share Song: Listen

Defiant Life is the pianist and trumpeter’s second collaboration, following 2016’s A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke

8 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Saya Gray, Youth Lagoon, and More

Stream new releases from Saya Gray, Youth Lagoon, Tate McRae, Nao, Baths, Pissgrave, Anxious, and Eem Triplin

New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2025

A regularly updated guide to the new albums, EPs, mixtapes, and projects getting released in the coming weeks and months

Yung Lean Announces Release Date for New Album Jonatan, Shares Video: Watch

The Swedish artist’s “Forever Yung” arrives with a music video directed by Aidan Zamiri

Silkworm to Reunite for 2025 Shows

Members of the Missoula, Montana, indie-rock band’s original lineup revealed plans to get back together in the autumn

Rico Nasty Announces New Album Lethal, Shares Video for New Song “Teethsucker (Yea3x)”: Watch

The Maryland-born rapper and singer returns, in May, with a new full-length for Fueled by Ramen

Father John Misty Adds 2025 Tour Dates

Josh Tillman and his band will play North American shows in July with support from Lucinda Williams and Hamilton Leithauser

Vampire Weekend Announce Spring 2025 North American Tour Dates

Brooklyn’s Geese and the Billy Joel tribute band Turnstiles are opening select shows on the Only God Was Above Us Tour

Hurray for the Riff Raff Announces Tour, Shares New Song and Video: Watch

“Pyramid Scheme” precedes an extensive run of dates in the coming months, with a new, Merce Lemon–backed stint starting in May

Kim Deal Shares Richard Ayoade–Directed Video for “Big Ben Beat”: Watch

Ayoade reunites with Deal to star in the short, also featuring his own family, Savages’ Fay Milton, and Deal herself

Big Thief’s James Krivchenia Announces Album, Shares New Song “Probably Wizards”: Listen

The drummer and producer made Performing Belief with electric bassist Sam Wilkes and double bassist and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Abrams

DJ Python Announces New EP, Enlists Isabella Lovestory for New Song: Listen

“Besos Robados” leads the producer’s XL debut, the I Was Put on This Earth EP

Perfume Genius Enlists Aldous Harding for New Song “No Front Teeth”: Watch the Video

The second taste of Mike Hadreas’ forthcoming album, Glory, follows last month’s “It’s A Mirror”

Sleigh Bells Announce Album, Share Video for New Song “Bunky Pop”: Watch

Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller return, in April, with Bunky Becky Birthday Boy, their first album since 2021’s Texis

The Smile Share New Remixes by James Holden and Robert Stillman: Listen

New versions of Cutouts tracks “Don’t Get Me Started” and “Instant Psalm” come with Weirdcore-directed visuals

The Jam’s Rick Buckler Dies at 69

Buckler played drums in the British new wave outfit largely responsible for ushering in the mod revival of the late 1970s

A$AP Rocky Found Not Guilty in Alleged Shooting of Former Friend

After rejecting a plea deal that would have given him a six-month prison sentence, the rapper was acquitted by a jury on both counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm

Lady Gaga Announced as Saturday Night Live Host and Musical Guest

Tate McRae will also perform on the NBC program in March

Watch Youth Lagoon’s Video for New Song “Gumshoe (Dracula From Arkansas)”

The final preview of Rarely Do I Dream before it’s out on Friday

Paul Simon to Tour North America 7 Years After Announcing Retirement

The singer-songwriter returns after suggesting that hearing loss would make it impossible for him to keep performing

High Vis Announce North American Tour

The UK hardcore band will bring along Militarie Gun, with Age of Apocalypse and Cold Gawd joining on select dates

Pitchfork Music Festival Paris 2025 Dates Announced

Pitchfork’s annual multi-venue Parisian festival returns in November

Mandy, Indiana’s Scott Fair Shares Debut Song From New Project Set Dressing: Listen

“Class Valedictorian,” released via Fire Talk, represents the first taste of the producer and guitarist’s new outfit

Avalon Emerson Launches Singles Series With New Song “Don’t Be Seen With Me”: Listen

The Oppenheimer Analysis cover marks her signing to Dead Oceans as she readies the Perpetual Emotion Machine series

Nazar Announces New Album Demilitarize, Shares New Song “Anticipate”: Listen

The electronic producer follows 2020’s Guerrilla with a new album for Hyperdub

Bon Iver, Addison Rae, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist

Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat

Placebo’s Brian Molko Charged With Defamation for Calling Italian Prime Minister “Fascist, Racist”

Molko was sued in 2023 for his onstage remarks about Italy’s hard-right government

D’Angelo, Meek Mill, Lenny Kravitz, and More to Perform at Roots Picnic 2025

The Roots will join D’Angelo for his headlining set at the Philadelphia event, which also features Pusha T, Glorilla, Tems, Kaytranada, and 2 Chainz