With the entire world bitterly torn in the midst of conflicts (and threats of conflicts) with a wanton regard for humanity and games of brinkmanship (but the good news is that net neutrality may be protected, so there's that)—we humbly present some of the latest buzz that you might have missed in between the headlines. Big news as Tim Presley and Ty Segall announced the new White Fence album Joy available July 20 from Drag City & shared the throwback modern mystic track "Good Boy" ; Death Grips delivered the menacing mania of "Black Paint"; Kanye West shared a preview of works in progress; Chromatics delivered the single & visual for the illuminating "Black Walls" with news that the highly anticipated album Dear Tommy will arrive this fall; Jay Rock delivered the champion style of "Win", co-written by Kendrick Lamar; Kevin Gates released the Chained to the City single that includes the new cuts "Change Lanes", "Vouch" & "Let It Sing"; Bay Area's Culture Abuse shared a listen to the single of electric natural harmony with "Bee Kind to the Bugs" from their upcoming new album Bay Dream available June 15 via Epitaph; Styles P graced the world with the rooftop hanging Benji Filmz video for the evening owning single "Heat of the Night" featured off the new album G Host; En Attendant Ana presented the world with the Gaspard Rolland, Matthieu Boulet & Léo Deville performance visual for the visceral anthem "The Violence Inside" from the album Lost and Found courtesy of Montagne Sacrée, Buddy Records and available worldwide June 29 via Trouble in Mind Records; posthumous Lil Peep track "4 Gold Chains" ft. Clams Casino emerges; Ryan Smith & the quintet bdrmm delivered a listen to the dreamy sleep walking & spirited single "The Way I Want"; The Rare Occasions delivered a dose of electric gravity with their single "Physics" featured off the upcoming album Into the Shadows available May 25; BUHU dazzled us with a listen to the doors of perception knocking single "All Eye" featured off the debut album Tenets available September 5 via FMF Records; Josh Pan delivered the electric jam "Wait For Me"; TWYN arrived on the scene with the sensational single "You Say" ft. Austin Paul available now via La Reserve; Mitski presented a look at the Zia Anger-directed video for "Geyser" with the announcement of the new album Be The Cowboy available August 17 via Dead Oceans; Arctic Monkeys delivered a look at the Ben Chappell & Aaron Brown video for "Four Out of Five";

Lykke Li delivered a look at the warm Clara Cullen video for "utopia"; DJDS announced the new album Big Wave More Fire available May 18 through Loma Vista & delivered an atmospheric listen to "I Heard" ft. The-Dream & Vory; LA's Silent Revival delivered their radical rocker "Just One Voice" ahead of their tour with Night Riots; Suuns shared a look at the Lorraine Price video of idle youth for the doors of perception track "Look No Further" off their Secretly Canadian album Felt as they prepare to head out on tour; Brighton duo Paper Hawk offered a look at the nature embracing Six Bells Production visual for the meditative "Trails" off the Folklore Sessions EP The Tide; Melody's Echo Chamber delivered the psych-sky-sailing mirage "Desert Horse"; KOYO announced an upcoming Download Festival performance and more with a listen to the new space-torpedo single "Jettisoned"; Dead Ceremony delivered the electro expressions of unbridled emotion on "All This Noise"; Houndmouth delivered a look at the snazzy Matt Fulks lyric video for their equally snazzy new track "This Party"; The Nude Party shared the wax-centric visual for the twanged-out gem "Records" from their self-titled debut album (produced by the Black Lips' own Oakley Munson) available July 6 via New West Records along with June tour dates with Sunflower Bean; MOURN delivered the sound and look at the most ecstatic holiday escape imaginable via the visuals for "Fun at the Geysers" off their upcoming album Sorpresa Familia available June 15 via Captured Tracks with news of an upcoming summer stateside tour; Brooklyn's POLLENS entertained us with their innovative new single of percussive pronouncements "$$$_PSA" amid US/QB tour dates; De’Anza shared the conscious awakening rhythm shuffle of "War" from the upcoming concept EP Cosmic Dream available June 29; Soft Science is readying their dream weapon of ethereal enlightenment Maps for release June 1 via Test Pattern Records; Don Q delivered a look at the high rolling, big baller status visual from Nerdy Rebel for "Words of Wisdom" ft. Pusha T off the album Don Talk via High Bridge The Label/Atlantic Records; Massage (ft. former The Pains of Being Pure at Heart member Alex Naidus) delivered the dream pop laden wonder "Lydia" off the upcoming album Oh Boy available July 27; Bay Area cult funk pop legend Prophet returned with the Stones Throw Records album Wanna Be Your Man & delivered a look at the video for "Insanity"  ft. Dam-Funk & Mndsgn; Sons of an Illustrious Father delivered the new electric single "E.G." off the upcoming album Deus Sex Machina: Or, Moving Slowly Beyond Nikola Tesla available June 1; Neko Case delivered a listen to "Curse of the I-5 Corridor" off the forthcoming album Hell-On available June 1 via ANTI-; Them Are Us Too announced the new album Amends available June 29 through Dais, the first after Cash Askew's passing in the Oakland Ghost Ship fire, sharing the heavy-hearted "Grey Water";  Reuben and the Dark's own Reuben Bullock invites you to join along on a skateboard trip to Barcelona in the video for “Dreaming” from the album Arms of a Dream courtesy of Arts & Crafts; Sam Evian offered a listen to the organic warmth of "Country" along with a viewing of the Darlene co-directed visual for the title track featured off the upcoming You, Forever album available June 1 from Saddle Creek;

The Coathangers rocked the world with a listen & viewing of the Sam Odom directed live video for "Hurricane" from the upcoming release LIVE available June 1 via Suicide Squeeze; Lawrence brought a glimmer of hope with the single "Try" off their upcoming album Living Room; currently touring with Dirty Projectors, Buzzy Lee presented a glamorous & solemn look at the Stefan Weinberger video for "Walk Away" off the Future Classic debut EP Facepaint; J. Cole opened up in an interview with Angie Martinez; LA's Row expressed the desires and feelings for "Something More" from their upcoming EP; TJ Mizell delivered the latest summer anthem with "Seasons" ft. A$AP Ferg, JNTHN STEIN & SEBASTIAN MIKAEL; Restorations announced summer performances and the upcoming new Tiny Engines album LP5000 arriving this September; Brooklyn based rising star Nikki McLeod shared the powerful & vibrant single single "Deep Cry" featured off the forthcoming Quarrel EP available October 30 (to honor their mother's birthday); Nedelle Torrisi delivered a look at the lavish visual for "Rich Kids World" from Natalie Fält & produced by Women and Film featured off the album Only For You available May 18 via Frenchkiss Records; Dave Grohl along with daughter Violet Grohl covered Adele's "When We Were Young"; "Hoping for Palaestine" benefit concert June 4 to feature The Libertines, Patti Smith, Thurston Moore, etc; Camp Flog Gnaw buzz; Northside Festival buzz; The Great Escape festival buzz; Prince symphonic concert series announced titled "4U: A Symphonic Celebration of Prince"; the upcoming massive Beastie Boys Book will be available October 30 through Spiegel & Grau; biopic on Wiley is in the making; Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody trailer dropped; Rita Ora & Cardi B responded to the criticism of their collaborative track "Girls"; Cardi B & Offset sued by someone who wanted an autograph; T.I. busted for disorderly conduct; Phil Elverum is selling the first drum machine in history; the ridiculous "Laurel" v. "Yanny" debate; and we celebrate the life & works of legends Glenn Branca & author Tom Wolfe; and pop music has apparently become sadder.

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When the world becomes a whirlwind of vertigo-inducing weirdness; we look toward the endlessly developing pop culture narratives for a semblance of hope and some glimmer of discovered knowledge. Delivering a cornucopia of servings from the latest top buzz mills—we bring news that our hero Shannon Shaw delivered a look at the teddy-bear-band epic timeless visual from Hannah Lew and Aubree Bernier Clark for "Freddies n' Teddies" featured off the debut solo album Shannon In Nashville available June 8 via Easy Eye Sound; GRMLN delivered a look at the passionate & dreamy Cory Pratt for VIRGA video for early oughts hip-NYC styled single "War" off the album Discovery; Snuff Redux announced the new album Denim American available June 8 & unveiled the Laura Rodriguez-directed art house video for the caffeinated meditations of "French Press"; La Luz released Floating Features through Hardly Art with a viewing of the Ryan Daniel Browne video for "Mean Dreams" that delivers a performance piece of the absurd & surreal (not to mention from another alternate time or dimension); Tee Grizzley launched the album debut Activated via 300 Entertainment; Playboi Carti delivered the new unexpected album Die Lit; André 3000 celebrates Mother's Day with the new songs "Me&My (To Bury Your Parents)" & the epic "Look Ma No Hands"; Drake & Lil Baby delivered the new single "Pikachu"; Chad Valley dropped the new single "ABC" off the upcoming album Imaginary Music available May 25 via Cascine/Paper Bag Music; Jerry Castle brought the modern day misgivings pop with a listen & look at the video for "Lil Bit"; White Ring melted minds & souls with the smashing new single "Nothing" featured off the Gate of Grief album available June 22 via Rocket Girl; Ireland duo Saint Sister shared the dream world inviting single "Twin Peaks"; Nova Flares dropped the Hunter Saylor b/w video for the eternally atmospheric & cinematic "Krokodil Tears" off the upcoming self-titled EP arriving June 1 peep the Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks mini-doc titled Sparkle Hard: The Move; Sons of Bill delivered a listen to the spirited single of high soaring hopes of endearment on "Believer / Pretender" off the upcoming album Oh God Ma'am available June 29 FKA twigs opened up about the healing process after suffering from fibroid tumors; Hatchie brought the bright modern dream pop with the Joe Agius video for "Sleep"; Rizzla's album Adepta drops July 6 courtesy of Fade To Mind and dropped the track "Be a Boy" Milan's own Daykoda cast an organic array of rhythmic light with the release of Lucid Dreams via the French imprint Orikami Records; the artist formerly known as DJ Mustard is now "Mustard";

Newscast, featuring members of Dream Cult, delivered the entrancing single "Blur" that is about to be your emotive anthem for the weekend; Sevdaliza delivered a radical rendering of the track "Human" in Portugeuse with "Umana"; Gold Connections delivered their debut album Popular Fiction via Egghunt Records; Chrisy Hurn with Basement Revolver delivered the expressive and ethereal single "Baby" from the upcoming album Heavy Eyes available August 24 via Sonic Unyon/Fear of Missing Out; wifisfuneral praise that ultra-fancy life in the video for "Knots" ft. Jay Critch; Jonwayne delivered a listen to the introspective autumn exposition on "Last Last Fall" ; Frankie Simone delivered a bright pop love song to her wife on "Blow My Mind" as the LOVE//WARRIOR EP will be available June 1 through Infinite Companion Records; Launder shared a view of the Robbie Barnett-directed video for "Annie Blue" starring Caroline Hebert + Thackary Olsen; Nana Adjoa delivered a look at the lyric video for the evocative & spirit awakening "Part Of It" directed by Max Westendorp featured off the upcoming Down at The Root (Part 2) EP; Dua Lipa released the liberating summer sensations heard on the single "IDGAF" (Rich Brian & Diablo Remix); Arca's super fancy headphones ; Deeper brought us all the "Feels" with their awesome new jam from the upcoming Fire Talk self-titled album debut available May 25; Gel Set's wild Sara Drake video for "Banana Split" off the 2MR release Body Copy; Lexington's RYVOLI shared the cello-string shining & shimmering new single "Roots" from their Theories EP available July 13; Maps & Atlases got our heads ringing with the bright pop lyric video for "Ringing Bell" from the forthcoming album Lightlessness Is Nothing New available June 1; the Recording Academy's new female advancement task force to include Sheryl Crow & Common; Total Control delivered a look at the arty Eddie Clemens video for "Luxury Vaccuum"; Nine Inch Nails announced the new album Bad Witch available June 22 & a tour; Justice announced the new live album Woman Worldwide available August 24 via Ed Banger/Because Music; Jungle delivered video for "Happy Man" and "House in LA" off the 12" release available June 22 via XL Recordings; Christina Aguilera brought the world the single "Twice"; Spaceface, The Flaming Lips' Jake Ingalls, took us to the places between the asphalt & the heavens with "Sky and the Road"; Rett Madison strummed the reflective meditations of matriarchal influences and more on "Mother's Girl"; Saint Marilyn delivered the big-mouth synth striker "Jaws" featured off the Tangle EP available May 25; Oakland's Cruel Diagonals, aka Megan Mitchell, shared the psychic electro pop of "Render Arcane" off the upcoming album Disambiguation available July 13 via Drawing Room Records, debut album release party happening July 20 via Adobe Books; Navy Gangs shared a listen to the electric single of decorum titled "Housekeeping" from their debut album Poach (mixed/mastered by Delicate Steve) available August 3 via Modern Sky; Swimming With Bears delivered the lyric video for the relaxation pursuing single "Take It Easy"; John Mayer & No I.D. delivered the new single "New Light"; Megan Davies delivered the earnest & emotive video epic for "Doesn't Matter" directed by Patrick Mason; Norty delivered the world wandering high-flyer "Alien Eyes" and the sunny holiday dance jam "Leelanau" off the upcoming album The Years Are Fleeting available June 29 on Young Heavy Souls; Evidence took us through a chill tour of LA in the Todd Angkasuwan video for "Bad Publicity" ft. Krondon with production from Nottz; Clebs delivered the innovative electronic-organica of "I'm Here" off the upcoming EP of the same name available May 25 via Jass; Vacation rocked us with the single "Action Road" featured off the forthcoming album Mouth Sounds #2699 available July 27's from Bloomington's own imprint Let's Pretend Records;

Meiko delivered a more mellow cover of Rick James' "Super Freak"; Keys N Krates presented the Nathan Boey video for "My Night" ft. 070 Shake that turns an introspective bus ride into a cool club on wheels; Bernice delivered the outer-space soaring single "He’s The Moon" from the upcoming album Puff: In the air without a shape available May 25 from Arts & Crafts & started the ASMR podcast Soft Chew; Paige Calico delivered the vintage styled Ethan DeLorenzo & Alia Payne video for the meditative single "Country Mind"; Vancouver's Yung Heazy offered up a look at the eccentric & romantic video for "Cuz You're My Girl" from Lester Lyons-Hookham & Sarah Judge featured off the debut album Whenever You're Around I Hate Everything Less available June 1; Samara Lubelski released the album Flickers At The Station through Drawing Room Records; Delta Sleep delivered the enthusiastic Devin Yüceil video for "El Pastor" off the upcoming Big Scary Monsters album; Donald Glover performed "Superstition" with Stevie Wonder, Kelly Rowland & Jessie J; we're still rocking out to Teenage Burritos' Something To Cry About, courtesy of Volar Records/Burger; POPTONE, Bauhaus's Daniel Ash & Keven Haskins, shared the video for "Go!" off the self-titled album available June 18 via Cleopatra with a tour in effect now; Gruff Rhys delivered the new song "Limited Edition Heart"; Steve Rifkind of Loud Records revealed that Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) will be remade with nine emcees; Lil Wayne is celebrating one decade of Tha Carter III with the upcoming Lil Weezyana Fest; Interpol released a doc reflecting on 15-plus years of Turn on the Bright Lights; Tycho presented the Poolside remix of "Horizon"; Desert Daze 2018 buzz; Grimes shared a glimpse of the "working titlez" for her upcoming album; PC Music's A.G. Cook remixed Grimes' "Flesh Without Blood" titled "Flesh Without Musk"; producer Detail accused of physical and sexual assault; Lindsey Buckingham opened up about being dismissed from Fleetwood Mac; Chris Brown in more trouble; Spotify removed both R. Kelly and XXXTentacion's music on account of their new Hate Content & Hateful Conduct policy; Hayley Kiyoko, Kehlani, Phem & more shared some critical thoughts on Rita Ora's "Girls" ft. Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX; TIDAL under fire for allegedly inflating their stream numbers; we remember the life & works of Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison.

Stay tuned for more litanies of ongoing stories and current compilations of creative contributions via Week in Pop's News department.

In our never-ending survey of pop culture evolutions that materialize and shift before our very senses—we provide the latest collection of buzz from the international hubs with first a listen and look at Death Grips' new sensational anarchic pop statement "Streaky" off Year of the Snitch; Donald Glover conquered the world yet again with the stunning Hiro Murai video for the equally stunning Childish Gambino track "This Is America"; NxWorries [the powerhouse action team of Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge] delivered a look at the Robin Velghe & Andy Baker animated video for "Lyk Dis" off their collaborative debut album Yes Lawd! available now via Stones Throw; FKA twigs dropped the third installment of AVANTgarden; Desiigner released the new EP L.O.D.; Marlowe [dynamic duo of L’Orange & Solemn Brigham] announced their upcoming self-titled arriving July 13 via Mello Music Group and presented the Jon Webb and Zach Kashkett video of esoteric aesthetic illuminations "Lost Arts"; Rae Sremmurd delivered the anticipated triple disc threat SR3MM; Beach House continue to mesmerize with their new single "Black Car"; DEZORAH's Danica Salazar & company shared the consciousness & sensory expanding "Aware" from the upcoming Creando Azul EP available May 25; NYC's Samia shared the DIY Hyper House visual for "21"; Kacey Musgraves shared the grand Courtney Phillips video for "Space Cowboy"; V.V. Lightbody offered a look at the polychrome luminescent video from Rachel Winslow & Adam Luksetich for "Fig Leaves" from the album Bathing Peach available June 15; Work Drugs delivered the serenity of "Sweet Surrender"; Cautious Clay, aka Joshua Karpeh, presented a privy look at the Alex Gallitano co-directed video for "Cold War"; Yonatan Gat released the album Universalists via Joyful Noise; Solomon's Seal brought the world the beautiful acoustic echoes heard & seen in the Joseph Sol Giffard Tutt & Dave Bird video for "O, My God";  Detroit legends Death's incarnation as The 4th Movement are having their self-titled reissued by Drag City on June 22; Wand presented a look at the video for "Pure Romance" off their upcoming Perfume EP available May 25 from Drag City; Will Oldham streaming a year from his extensive catalog oeuvre every Monday morning at 11am CST; Sun June shared a listen to the evocative & restless awakenings of "Slow Rise II" from the debut album Years arriving June 15 via Keeled Scales; Anne-Marie's 90s time-machine track & video for "2002"; Travis Scott dropped the single "Watch" ft. Kanye West & Lil Uzi Vert; Lil Durk delivered a look at the JerryPHD video for "Granny's Crib" with bars & visuals that mixes the ATL's based/Chicago raised emcee's past & present off the Just Cause Y'all Waited EP; Torey Lanez brought some shining indulgences with the video for "B.I.D" off the album Memories Don't Die; Protomartyr delivered the new single "Wheel of Fortune" ft. Kelley Deal & announced the Consolation EP available June 15 from Domino; Numb.er are enjoying a May residency in LA at The Echo & dazzled us with the algorithmic, anarchic digital-downer "Numerical Depression" from the upcoming album Goodbye available May 25 from felte; Rihanna revealed details regarding her upcoming album & more; Trevor Powers, fka Youth Lagoon, delivered the single "Playwright" via Baby Halo; Future Islands dropped the new fresh single "Calliope"; The Split Seconds dropped the billion dollar question we continue to ask ourselves with the lyric video for "Where Have All the Good Men Gone" from the upcoming album Counterfeit Reality available June 8;

 Jealous of the Birds presented an electrified listen to the synthetic structures of "Plastic Skeletons" off the The Moths Of What I Want Will Eat Me In My Sleep EP available July 13 via Hand in Hive;Bay Area's Tanukichan, aka Hannah van Loon, delivered a look at the self-directed video for the dreamy "Lazy Love" off the Toro Y Moi (aka Chaz Bear) produced debut album Sundays available July 13 via Company Records; OMB Peezy delivered a look at the visual for the street eco-system track "Soulja Life Mentality";  Sarah Mary Chadwick sent us the meditations on time passages on "Five Months" from the album Sugar Still Melts In The Rain available May 11 via Sinderlyn; Phantastic Ferniture [Julia Jacklin & company] delivered a look & listen to the cool new jam "F-ckin 'n' Rollin" off the self-titled available July 27 via Polyvinyl; Lil Baby shared a look at the big balling block party video for "Southside" off the upcoming Harder Than Ever available May 18; Future offered up apex interests on the new track "My Peak" ft. Chance The Rapper & King Louie; Frankie Cosmos presented the Tom Scharpling video for "Apathy"; Dirty Projects shared the visual for "Break-Thru" off the upcoming album Lamp Lit Prose available July 13 from Domino;  The National debuted "Light Years"; So Stressed graced us with a look at the visual for the new single "Cream & Gold" off the upcoming album Pale Lemon available June 22 via Ghost Ramp; Charli XCX debuted the new single "5 in the Morning"; Mac DeMarco delivered some sweet & eccentric new jams; Sarah P. shared an expressive & evocative cover of Nine Inch Nail's "Right Where It Belongs"; A$AP Ferg & Elle Fanning's radical remix rendition of "Moon River"; What So Not released the "Beautiful" ft. Winona Oak remix EP; Dear Nora shared a song that embodies the feeling of our crazy current times with "Simulation Feels" off the album Skulls Example available May 25 via Ordinal; Eleanor Friedberger released Rebound; FORM Arcosanti dropped the comp in conjunction with WeTransfer; performing at 88rising's Head In The Clouds Festival this September, peep the visual for Joji's "Yeah Right"; House of Vans buzz; Justice returned with a look at the video for "Stop"; Grimes & Elon Musk are apparently an item; Nicki Minaj announced the new album Queen available June 15 & rolled out the flashy videos for "Chun-Li" directed by Steven Klein & "Barbie Tingz" directed by Giovanni Bianco; Death Cab for Cutie announced a new album & a tour; Suede announced the new album The Blue Hour available September 21; Tenacious D announced that there will indeed be a Pick of Destiny 2; FYF Fest 2018 canceled; The Weeknd announced XO/BAPE collabo; Bob Dylan launched his own whiskey; Toronto Raptor's "Global Ambassador" Drake on notice for foul courtside language; 03 Greedo sentenced to 20 years; G-Eazy opened up about his big bust-up in Sweden; the R. Kelly abuse allegations continue; Gibson Brands, Inc. filed for Chapter 11; we remember Tony Kinman; and we're still continuing to unpack & decrypt Kanye West's head-scratching Charlamange Tha God & TMZ interviews.

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