New music from Lizzo, Maggie Rogers, Built To Spill, Chastity Brown, Jamie xx, 100 gecs
by Jade
April 14, 2022
This week brings new, highly anticipated releases from Lizzo, Maggie Rogers, Built To Spill, Chastity Brown, Jamie xx, and 100 gecs.
Lizzo, “About Damn Time”
Celebrate good times with the world’s best friend and party starter: Lizzo. The star that emerged from the chrysalis of the Twin Cities music scene to worldwide acclaim is starring on Saturday Night Live this weekend as both the host and musical guest. The first new song, "About Damn Time," is a glittering rally cry for joy and finding pleasure in the here and now.
Maggie Rogers, “That's Where I Am”
Poorly timed love confessions, friend-zoned, but ultimately requited love. It's a rom-com in song form as Maggie Rogers returns with a new song, "That's Where I Am." The bouncing tune is on her forthcoming Surrender album, which will be out July 29.
Built To Spill, “Gonna Lose”
While touring in Brazil with the Brazilian psych-rock band Oruã, Doug Martsch (the force behind Built to Spill) found inspiration and collaborators. The product of that fortuitous tour is the new Built to Spill album, When the Wind Forgets Your Name (out September 9). Martsch shared that “I had an incredible time traveling and recording with Almeida and Casaes. I also learned so much about Brazilian culture and music while creating it. My Portuguese was terrible when I first met Almeida and Casaes, but by the end of the year it was even worse.” The first release, "Gonna Lose" may be familiar to longtime fans, but it has been reworked and recorded in its rumbling and rocking new form.
Chastity Brown, “Wonderment”
During the lockdown and quarantine in the last few years, Minneapolis musician Chastity Brown wrote nearly 100 songs. On her sixth album, Sing to the Walls, she pulled together 10 tracks that speak to optimism and possibilities yet to come. The song "Wonderment" came from Brown "beginning to have feeling for someone and had no idea how [she] would be affected. But [she] leaned into it and thus allowed [her]self the wonderment of it all.”
Jamie xx, “Let’s Do It Again”
If you've been able to see London-based DJ Jamie xx perform in the last year, you may already be familiar with the anthemic sound of "Let's Do It Again." The song has been refined in the studio and now is out in an official form.
100 gecs, “Doritos & Fritos”
The frenetic and difficult-to-pin-down 100 gecs have released perhaps their most radio-friendly song, "Doritos & Fritos." The duo are still as caustic as ever, and the listen is a eye-widening manic trip, but the chorus is a melodic balm to the chaos, and the repetition of the title phrase is catchy as heck.