New York Post — The new wave icons swoop into NYC on Sept. 17. more info

Stereogum — In March, Guillermo Scott Herren, the veteran producer and multi-instrumentalist known as Prefuse 73, released his album New Strategies For Modern Crime Vol. 1 . You didn’t think he was kidding with that Vol. 1 business, did you? He wasn’t. Next month, Prefuse will follow that album with its second half, New Strategies For Modern Crime Vol. 2. He’s not done telling you about those strategies. more info

Stereogum — Though Illuminati Hotties’ last album was 2021’s Let Me Do One More (which was our Album Of The Week), Sarah Tudzin has been busy. Among other commitments, the LA musician was heavily involved in the boygenius album (winning a Grammy for her efforts), mixed Cloud Nothings’ new record Final Summer , and produced the forthcoming Guppy LP Something Is Happening… Today, Illuminati Hotties are back with the aptly titled track “Can’t Be Still,” a taste of their next album. more info

Stereogum — Washed Out’s last album was 2020’s Purple Noon . Today, the chillwave polymath is announcing its follow-up, Notes From A Quiet Life, and releasing the lead single, “The Hardest Part,” which comes with a video made with the text-to-video AI tool Sora. more info

Stereogum — Last year, Blur’s Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall released their debut album as the WAEVE, a project that got started during lockdown. Today, they’re back with their first new single since then, “City Lights,” which they introduced in a statement as such: “The city lights bestow a unique magic on everyone – the beautiful and the grotesque, the angels and the devils – shining and seductive, one and all… Who wants to love you and who wants to destroy you?” Listen below. more info

Stereogum — A Toronto restaurant has been flooded with attention after it was mentioned in Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track “Euphoria.” On the song, Kendrick puts on a Toronto accent and mentions the Chinese spot New Ho King, which is on Spadina Avenue in Toronto. “I be at New Ho King eatin’ fried rice with a dip sauce and a blammy,” he raps. more info

Stereogum — Nicki Minaj’s Brooklyn shows at Barclays Center this week have been filled with guest stars, including an appearance from her fellow former Lil Wayne protégé Drake. (I miss the YMCMB era, how about you?) The fun continued Wednesday with none other than Cyndi Lauper. more info

Stereogum — While headlining the second Coachella weekend last month, Lana Del Rey brought surprise guest Camila Cabello to the stage, and the two of them performed Cabello’s recent single “I LUV IT.” Given that fans were hoping for a rumored Taylor Swift appearance, plenty were both baffled and disappointed when they got Cabello instead. It probably didn’t help that “I LUV IT” couldn’t possibly sound less like a Lana Del Rey track. This led to some theories among Del Rey fans, and Del Rey herself has now gone on the record to shut that stuff down. more info