Capping off a weird week of trade wars, justice department hijinks, oddball international diplomacy, the continued unraveling of immigration policies and more—Week in Pop welcomes you to Father's Day weekend with all the buzz you missed. Delivering the latest top stories, big news as HTRK returned and messed up our worlds of normalcy royally with the tenebrous "Mentions" off the forthcoming album Drama available July 6 via Ghostly; Chromeo presented the snazzy Lauren Slick video for the hedonistic "Must've Been" ft. DRAM off the Head Over Heels album; LA artist Kingdom continues the VIP EDITION mixtape series by celebrating 7 years of the influential imprint Fade to Mind with the mix, VIP EDITION VOL. 2; NIKI presented the candid, cryptic, confidential and captivating visual for the enchanted "Spell" off the Zephyr EP via 88rising; MURS presented the visuals of connected interpersonal disconnects for "So Close So Far" where MURS plays the role of a relationship therapist/referee, produced by Michael 'Seven' Summers from the new album A Strange Journey Into The Unimaginable; VedeTT presented the performance visual for "It Seems To Be Natural" from Nathan Houée and Paul Liaigre off the Losing All EP; Let's Eat Grandma delivered the evocative, piano-lead wonder of "Ava" with news of the new album I'm All Ears available June 29 via Transgressive; Melody's Echo Chamber presented the inspired psych-pop animated odyssey for "Cross My Heart" from Dr D Foothead off the upcoming album Bon Voyage available June 15 via Domino Record Co. / Fat Possum Records; GoldLink delivered the confidence in confidants on the new single "Got Friends" ft. Miguel; Cruel Diagonals, aka Megan Mitchell, announced the debut album Disambiguation available July 13 through Drawing Room Records, sharing the self-directed visual for the cryptic cadences of "Soporific Return"; MovaKween presented a look at the trippy Kyle Yearwood visual for the "Downward Remix"; Troye Sivan delivered the sensuous dance floor sentimentality of "Dance to This" ft. Ariana Grande; Alice Glass presented the powerful, personal and stunning visual for "Mine" starring Violet Chachki; Death Cab for Cutie announced the new album Thank You For Today available August 17 through Atlantic, presenting a look at Ben Gibbard's city strolling video for "Gold Rush"; buzz for Blushh's EP Thx 4 Asking from Yellow K Records; NYC's Trees Take Ease graced the world with the natural essence and audio aesthetic intrigue of the Stevia EP;

Drawing Boards presented a look at the creative arts & crafts visuals from Steven Levine for the visionary rocker "Bee Into The Wave" off their Gentle Reminder self-titled; Madison, WI's Proud Parents are readying their debut self-titled album for release June 22 via Dirtnap Records, delivering the energetic freewheeling feels of "Flavordust"; Tuscany's own Piqued Jacks delivered the summer shimmering single to add some happiness to your holiday "Wildly Shine" with a majestic visual from Francesco Terranova for Kalispéra Production; don't miss Clean Spill's cool pop scuzz with the single "Doctor"; London's Calva Louise caught our attention with the aptly titled banger and rager "Outrageous"; LA's Ancestors returned with the evening cadences and sentiments of "The Warm Glow" off the album Suspended in Reflections available August 24 via Pelagic Records; Jane In Space brought the analog angst with the Permian Strata visuals for "Eat Your Face"; Gallant performed the "Doesn't Matter Remix" ft. A$AP Ferg on "Kimmel"; Fred Abong (of Throwing Muses, Belly) presented the expressive and earnest Homeless EP, with news that Fred will join Kristin Hersh on a UK tour; Guts Club presented a listen to the atmospheric and earnest epic "Metal Arm" from the forthcoming album Trench Foot available July 6; It's Sunday, fka Lucas and Dawnie of Lemon Swell, presented a listen to the harmonic echoes of "Projection on a Sheet" via Slimer Records; Christopher Haul brought the over-the-top amour adventure of discovery titled "If You Found Love"; Jessie Frye took us back to the future (and forward again) with the electro-adorned gem "Faded Memory" ft. Timecop1983; Charlotte's The Eyebrows announced their debut EP Volume available August 31 and delivered the single of dangerous entanglements with the grandiose "Suicide Love"; Sara Marie Barron's Sad, But True album arrives August 3, presenting the reflective and intimate Ryan Oh visual for "That Man"; Hologram Teen, comprised of Morgane Lhote of Stereolab, announced the debut album Between The Funk and The Fear arriving July 6 and dazzled us with the future forward electro-encrusted pop diamond "Bleecker Street! Chase Me!"; Anna Meredith announced the new album Anno available August 17 via Moshi Moshi with a listen to the illustrious "Low Light"; Pram return with the new album Across the Meridian available July 20 via Domino, presenting a look at the inspired and innovative Clare Evans animated visual for "Shimmer and Disappear"; Lexington, KY's Johnny Conqueroo delivered their nitty & gritty new EP Haint Blue via The Fir Trade; LA's Grand Canyon shared the summer shining single "Lucinda";

Smokescreens dropped the ultra-bright jingle and jangling title track for the forthcoming album Used To Yesterday available July 13 via Slumberland Records, with news of a Midwest tour with The Molochs; Eyas delivered the insightful expressions of "Circling"; Belfast's Gareth Dunlop delivered the visual for the intimate, organic and nature dwelling "Can't Stand Myself" off the upcoming Many Moons Ago EP available June 15 via Hudson Records; Big Dipper announced the debut album Late Bloomer arriving this summer, delivering a look at the Tobin Del Cuore and Julien Lormant cool and queer car-wash video for "Lookin"; France artist/producer Timsters delivered the electronically enriched "I Need to Know"; Sigrid presented the world with an animated look & earnest listen to "Focus (demo)"; 2 Chainz dropped the bossy and suave single "Bigger Than You" ft. Drake & Quavo; Darren Jessee announced the new EP The Jane Room 217 available August 24 from Bar/None Records with a listen to the generous and intimate ballad "Anything You Need"; Dan Mangan delivered the anxiety entertaining "Troubled Mind" single & lyric video from the new Arts & Crafts album; Million Miles delivered the economic and earnest new single "If Only" courtesy of Noon Pacific; Sudanese artist Kamal Keila delivered rich wandering pop wonder "Shmasha" off the album Muslims and Christians available July 6 via Habibi Funk; Nicki Minaj dropped the cushy and kushed-out single "Bed" ft. Ariana Grande; Grimes unveiled the new single "that's what the drugs are for" via an Apple commercial; Dipset dropped the workout theme "Stronger" ft. Drama; Gorillaz dropped the new single "Fire Flies"; Dirty Projectors presented the animated video for "That's a Lifestyle"; Sonic Boom delivered a weird-whirring remix of MGMT's "James"; The Bongo Club brought the performance-level energy for the "What You Want Us To Be" visuals; Christina Aguilera released the album Liberation; Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda released the solo album Post Traumatic; Drake brought "Degrassi" reunion via the Karena Evans video for "I'm Upset"; Light in the Attic 16th anniversary event; WeTransfer "Work in Progress" episode two documentary showcases the pan-Asian collective of international influence 88rising; listening party buzz for Nas's new Kanye West-produced album NASIR; Hova sued for Reasonable Doubt royalties; and Die Antwoord announced their final album 27.

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Amid all the drama on the world stage, has-been meltdowns, along with other geopolitical messes—Week in Pop provides a quick snapshot glimmer of the biggest buzz that the headline hype has drowned out. Exhibiting now a roundup of the latest emergent media, we present the latest news with word that Jay Rock delivered a look at the Dave Meyers-directed visual for the Kendrick Lamar collaboration "WIN"; Kendrick Lamar received his Pulitzer; Minneapolis three piece ahem announced their new EP Chutes and Ladders arriving June 22 via Forged Artifacts & rocked the world with the addictive and instantly infectious single "Air Supply"; Drake delivered the new single "I'm Upset" off the forthcoming album Scorpion (but more on Dreezy later); Kristin Hersh announced UK tour dates (that includes London's Meltdown Festival) with news of Fire Records signing for the upcoming album Possible Dust Clouds, delivering a listen to jet-setting single "LAX"; Sean Henry shared a look at the Ryan Schnackenberg vampirical visuals for the DIY ballad "The Ant" of the upcoming album Fink available July 12 via Double Double Whammy; Marlowe (L’Orange & Solemn Brigham) release their self-titled collaborative album July 13 via Mello Music Group and shared a demonstrative listen to hard hitting new single "Demonstration"; announcing an EU tour, The Soft Moon presented a look at the analog b/w video from Kelsey Henderson for the jagged single "Like a Father"; Broken Bellows shared the brightly arranged single "Dangerous Game" featured off the upcoming album I, Kaleidoscope available July 13 via Fervor Records; Marquis Hill started the day off proper with the meditative single that floats between the sky and outer-space with "Good Morning" ft. King Legend and Mic We$t off of Meditation Tape EP - King Legend & Mic We$t Takeover available June 22; Two Meters' new single "Captive Audience" completely captivated our hearts and spirits off the self-titled EP available June 15 from Very Jazzed; DJ Paypal delivered the full-length 174.2.2; Father John Misty debuted "Please Don't Die", along with the Chris Hopewell stop-motion visual for "Please Don't Die"; Boogie delivered the slick and surreal visual for the slapping single "Self Destruction" from Justice Baiden with AJR films; Loona yyxy delivered the single "love4eva" ft. Grimes; DJ Premiere remixed J Cole's "1985 (Intro to “The Fall Off”)"; Galway, Ireland band Dott lead by Anna McCarthy shared the Lakshika Serasinhe & Manolo Marceno video for "Bleached Blonde" that takes the audience on a surf-rocking adventure off the coast of Lahinch, featured off the upcoming Heart Swell album available June 8 from Graveface Records; Thom Yorke debuted the new song "The Axe" ; Perfume Genius's Reshaped will be available June 8 through Matador, sharing a listen to the electro-haunting King Princess remix of "Run Me Through"; Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin delivered the extravagant Eif Rivera visual for the equally extravagant "I Like It"; The Room in The Wood announced the self-titled for A Turntable Friend Records arriving June 22, sharing a look at the cryptic visuals for "Magical Thinking" along with a listen to the reflective sky-gazing "Greedy Stars"; American Pleasure Club released their TOUR TAPE; Kin Hana presented the sea-flowing single "Long Hair" featured off the debut album Au Sable available July 13 via Black Meadow; Thyla presented us with their new single "Blame" courtesy of B3SCI Records that delivers more of their beguiling electric pop wizardry;

Mac Miller dropped the new singles "Buttons", "Programs" and "Small Worlds"; Trevor Powers, fka Youth Lagoon, announced the album Mulberry Violence available August 17 through Baby Halo, sharing the singles "Ache" and "Plaster Saint"; Boy Bjorn presented a sentimental look at the home-movie visuals for "Anchorage" courtesy of the Communion Group Ltd; The Happy Fits presented the grandiose main-stage stealer "Grow Back" featured off their debut album Concentrate available June 15 with a release showing in Brooklyn happening July 5; Kamasi Washington delivered an ode to a certain Capcom game series with "Street Fighter Mas"; Denmark group AyOwA shared the expressive new subtle electro-enhanced single "Alt Det Du Ku” from the upcoming Goodbye EP; The Internet delivered the inviting new single "Come Over" off the upcoming album Hive Mind; DANI delivered the expansive and evocative oceanic "Blue" single; Innsyter delivered a lo-fi listen to the Magnetic Healing EP via Contort Yourself; Run the Jewels delivered the bossy and flossy Smiff & Cash remix of "Stay Gold"; black midi presented a listen to the head bouncing debut single "bmbmbm” available June 8 via Speedy Wunderground; Suicideyear & Yung Lean dropped the new collaborative mystic-vibes single "Spider Feet"; Omar Apollo presented the Mike Alfred of Illegal Civilization visual of ennui and amour for "UGotMe" featured off the EP Stereo; Jordan Thomas, aka gentle j, shared the desert adventure visual for the lo-fi frequencies of "Smoking"; Wild Pink announced the upcoming second album Yolk In The Fur available July 20 via Tiny Engines, sharing the bright and brilliant twang-tinged single "There Is A Ledger"; Nashville's one and only Bad Cop return with the new album Hello Mr. Sunshine arriving this Friday, June 1 via Jeffrey Drag Records with a listen to the inspired energy of "AlviCass" and the endearing vision-entertaining "Dreamer Man"; The Brazen Youth announced their second album Primitive Initiative available August 17 with a listen to the sentimental, serious and serene singles "Back of My Mind" and "Death:posed"; Shaman Elect delivered the dub arranged adventure pop odyssey "Hugo of Bath" featured off the debut album Mind the Ether; Lydia presented a look at the prestigious visual for the smooth and bright single "Sunlight" featured off the forthcoming album Liquor available July 13 via Sony label Weekday Records; Night Riots presented the heart-wrought single of high-stakes and high emotions with "On The Line"; Tucson group Mute Swan announced tour dates, delivered a look at the analog video for the fun and fuzzy pop gem "Enough Fun"; Nashville's own MONA dropped their dramatic and epic new single "Thought Provoked" off the upcoming album Soldier On available June 22 through Bright Antenna; Cozmic shared the sunshine-saturated sentiments with the big ultra-pop single "Not Ready for Summer"; playing Burger Boogaloo July 1, Subsonics unveiled the eye-blinking vintage looking video for "You Got Eyes" off the album Flesh Colored Paint from Slovenly Recordings; Krown & Lock delivered the club banger "Diplomatico" (Vernon Douglas PumpinDeep Dub); High Disciple (featuring members from Texas is the Reason, Jets to Brazil, 108) delivered a listen to their self-titled available June 1 via Ernest Jenning Record Co.; Ditches presented the subdued and smoky single "Setting In" featured off the San Diego group's upcoming album Not Your Mirror available in late 2018; Real Gone Music  are releasing the double LP set from Ben Folds Five titled The Complete Sessions at West 54th July 13;

Liz Brasher presented a look & listen at the rustic, radical and rugged jam "Hard Times On Me" performed live at JITVHQ in Los Angeles; Kevin Devine's digital split with Worriers as part of the Devinyl Splits: Unplanned Service Changes series available June 1 from Bad Timing Records sharing the Devine's brilliant ballad "Outstretched & Never-Ending" and the hymn in the key of good news flowing forever titled "No More Bad News"; Blushh delivered the latest ultra-amazing anthem from Shab Ferdowsi titled "I'm Over It" from the upcoming release Thx 4 Asking available June 15 via Yellow K Records; The Magic Numbers delivered the cool-motorcycle cruising visual of volition geared for the wild roads for "Ride Against the Wind" featured off the Outsiders album from Park the Van Records; GNUČČI gave us a karate lesson in kicking butts and believing in our own autonomy with the Sophie Vukovic video for "Little Girl" ft. Nire & Nani Castle featured off the album You Good I’m Good Let’s Be Great; Boston's AD.UL.T. annihilated our speakers with their blistering oddball ode "Pole Shift"  announced the upcoming EP A Dainty Bit available July 13; Foreign Poetry presented a look at the majestic town and country visuals for "MHL" by Apparat Lux from the forthcoming album Grace & Error on The Edge of Now available later this year courtesy of Pataca Discos; Gorillaz announced the new album The Now Now album available June 29; Sarah P.'s single "Golden Deer" ft. Hiras received a lyric video treatment from Dope Lyrics; Jeff Goldblum is slated to release a debut jazz album via Decca; Weezer covered Toto's "Africa"; Iggy Pop and Underworld collaborated on the new spoken-world track "Bells & Circles"; Ryan Adams' song for the station 105.5: The Colorado Sound; Belle and Sebastian announced a boat cruise music fest called The Boaty Weekender; Sub Pop's 30th anniversary celebration SPF30 with Seattle shows August 10-11; Goon's Kenny Becker along with Unscene's Jake Whitener announced the return of their curated Unscene Fest happening June 30 & July 1 at the Hi Hat in Los Angeles; Boiler Room launched the video site 4:3; Cage The Elephant's Matt Shultz will be curating Bonnaroo's "Happy Rooday!" hootenanny; Corona Electric Beach at Spring Awakening buzz; The Flaming Lips launched the podcast titled "Sorcerer's Orphan"; Vampire Weekend are back on Instagram; Mac DeMarco's turkey outfitted dance party; Kanye West's organization Donda's House Inc. is not apparently not in good standing; also the estate of Whitney Houston is "extremely disappointed" in Kanye's choice for the cover of Pusha-T's album DAYTONA; Pusha-T responded to Drake's "Infrared" response, "Duppy Freestyle" with "The Story of Adidon" that features the beat to JAY-Z's "Story of O.J."; Pusha-T discussed the Drake diss further, and the dialogues still continue; Bon Iver's manager Kyle Frenette withdrew his congressional candidacy; we wish SZA an expedient recovery; Charli XCX addressed the "Girls" controversy; BROCKHAMPTON kicked out Ameer Vann over sexual misconduct accusations; Kesha's legal entanglements with Dr. Luke continue; Kim Kardashian went to Washington; Wing Dam performed their final show at Baltimore's The Windup Space; and we celebrate the life and works of Anal C-nt's Josh Martin and Jonathan Fire*Eater’s Stewart Lupton.

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