Blake Mills - Vanishing Twin

A: Blake Mills
S: Vanishing Twin

Blake Mills has a new album on the way, and he’s shared a new song called Vanishing Twin along with its music video. Mills co-wrote Vanishing Twin with Cass McCombs. Mutable Set is out May 8 and follows Mills’ 2018 instrumental album Look. This record deals with an awareness of two things - people and experiences in life that are precious, and whatever waits down the moat for something to drop, Blake Mills said in a statement. I’ve seen the phrase mutable set used to describe theater backdrops and set props, things like that. And mute might be one of the best musical terms ever invented. So Mutable Set is a term that deals with anything that could change or be lost all together.

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Gorillaz Feat. Fatoumata Diawara - Désolé

A: Gorillaz Feat. Fatoumata Diawara
S: Désolé

Gorillaz are back with another new single. This one’s called Désolé, and it’s a collaboration with Malian musician Fatoumata Diawara. “Making Désolé with Fatou was a real moment for me, you know,” Gorillaz drummer Russel said in a statement. “She’s an African Queen. This lady made the song what it is, beautiful, like life.” Agree below.

... désolé, désolé, I'm gonna have my lamé.

Dixie Chicks - Gaslighter

A: Dixie Chicks
S: Gaslighter

It took about 14 years, but we finally have a new song from the Dixie Chicks. On Wednesday, the groundbreaking country music trio dropped a new single called Gaslighter - also the name of their upcoming studio album that will be released on May 1 - and, as you probably assumed, they did not hold back. Revenge below.

... you made your bed and then your bed caught fire.

SZA & Justin Timberlake - The Other Side

A: SZA & Justin Timberlake
S: The Other Side

Justin Timberlake and SZA have released a new song from the Trolls World Tour soundtrack, and while that might not inspire much hope, the song is very good. It’s called The Other Side, and is a funky, upbeat single that, like much of the soundtrack, was written by Timberlake alongside producer Ludwig Göransson. TGIFunky below.

... the grass ain't always greener.

The Strokes - Bad Decisions

A: The Strokes
S: Bad Decisions

Guess who back - but if you ask Alex Turner he'd tell you The Strokes never went or go away. Either way, Bad Decisions is the second official single released from the New York icons' sixth album The New Abnormal. The Strokes defined the noughties, stoked the indie revival flames of the ’10s and - based on what we’ve heard so far from upcoming album The New Abnormal - are already on their way to dominating the ’20s. Nostalgia below.

... I will leave it in my dreams.

Billie Eilish - No Time To Die

A: Billie Eilish
S: No Time To Die

No Time To Die is Daniel Craig's last Bond movie and there have been a hundred questions swirling around in the future of Bond universe. Is the next Bond going to be black, or even a woman? Probably not. Is Billie Eilish's song Bond enough? Probably. Is there a better song to post on Valentine's Day than a new Billie Bond song? Definitely not.

... I should have known I'd leave alone.

Christine and the Queens - People, I've Been Sad

A: Christine and the Queens
S: People, I've Been Sad

Though her career is on fire as ever, Christine and the Queens' Héloïse Letissier can still be sad, as she eloquently points out in her latest song. On Wednesday, Christine released her brand new single People, I've Been Sad, a melancholy pop ballad that sees the singer embracing her inner turmoil. With a deep, thrumming bass mixed with Letissier's crystal-clear vocals, the track follows the singer's mind as she thinks about missing out on life and feeling isolated, before turning to the listener for validation when she sings: You know the feeling.

... it's true that people, I've been missing out.