Lav's Music Corner

While I've been doing a lot more of watching Coachella sets than listening to new music this weekend, I still took the time to lay out some of the best new songs released this week. Enjoy <3 5.  About Damn Time  - Lizzo Lizzo had quite a big weekend releasing this highly anticipated new single which came with an announcement of the similarly titled album and a performance of the song on Saturday Night Live . While the song itself may not quite live up to those expectations it is a catchy and dancy flavored piece of throwback funk pop with more than a spoonful of confidence mixed in.  Listen 4.  Something Changed  - Interpol After a rough lead single Interpol are back on track with this song which does their methodical and creeping brand of post-punk much more justice. When the slick guitar riff and kick drum open up the chorus it makes for a wonderful moment that harkens back to so many highlights from Interpol's discography.  Listen 3.  Hatefuck  - Pussy Riot (Feat. Slayyyt

The Flaming Lips are an Oklahoma based psychedelic, indie and alternative rock band who have been releasing material frequently since the mid 1980's. On top of an extensive catalog of side projects, collaborations and covers albums The Flaming Lips have released 16 studio albums, including 3 in the past 4 years.  Review By Lavender: While everybody loves classic Lips records like Yoshimi  and Soft Bulletin  the band has managed to avoid the pitfalls of other major indie artists late in their career and have consistently released studio albums with something to offer. Records like Embryonic  and The Terror  proved that the band still had creativity even while pushing 25 and 30 years of existence but even their weakest record from this period 2017's Oczy Melody  had some notable highlights and stands above some of their now washed contemporaries. They have mainly achieved this by channeling all of their underwhelming and uninspired music into other projects, from lackluster cover

Interpol is a legendary post-punk revivalist and indie band whose debut album Turn On The Bright Lights  is widely considered one of the best albums of the 2000's and one of the best modern post-punk albums. The band instantly received veteran indie status after releasing an excellent follow-up project two years later and have since released a handful of projects of varying quality. The groups last project before Fine Mess  was 2018's Marauder  which was met with poor reviews from both critics and fans.  Review By Lavender: Interpol's 2002 album Turn On The Bright Lights  is an undeniable masterpiece and worthy on its own of the bands legend status in indie music. Since then the band has released five more studio albums which range from excellent, ( Antics,   El Pintor ) to underwhelming, ( Interpol , Our Love To Admire ) to the straight up boring Marauder  released last year. Given that the lead single and title track of this EP was the most energetic and explos