Weezer: I Love The USA

Just in time for Independence Day, a remarkable joining of forces: Weezer and NASA. The song “I Love The USA” is the result of NASA asking the veteran rock band to write a song to commemorate and celebrate spacecraft Juno’s landing on Jupiter. Juno was launched back in 2011 and is finally due to enter the planet’s orbit 4 July. What better way to celebrate …

of Montreal: It’s Different For Girls

In a colorful, joyous dance party music video, of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes explains (as best a man can) how “It’s Different For Girls.” The lead single from the band’s upcoming album Innocence Reaches is delightfully playful, but still on point lyrically. Lines like “It’s different for girls / From when they are children they’re depersonalized / Aggressively objectified” and, “For every one psycho chick, …

Angel Olsen: Shut Up Kiss Me

Angel Olsen enraptures in her new boisterous (teetering on the edge of rash desperation) rock song “Shut Up Kiss Me,” whose music video was written and directed by the singer-songwriter herself. Rocking the same glittering silver wig seen in the similarly awesome “Intern” teaser trailer, Olsen seems to be enjoying her new, forthright musical direction (and perhaps alter ego) as much as we are. Her …