You’ll find plenty of delights in today’s Pick Your Poison, with highlights coming from Anna of the North, SOFI TUKKER, and Spielbergs just to kick things off. Move further beyond the jump to discover even more tracks from Cara Hammond, Chaos in the CBD, Conan Gray, Daniella Mason, Giant Swan, Honors, Injury Reserve (ft. Code Orange & JPEGMAFIA), Nancy, and Two Feet.
Anna of the North – Dream Girl
SOFI TUKKER – Purple Hat
Spielbergs – Running All the Way Home
Let’s kick off September on a strong note, with new songs from Alessia Cara, Slotface, and Tim Ayre. Of course those are just the highlights, and you can find plenty more music after the jump from artists such as ATRIP, Bernard Jabs (ft. Iann Dior), Desert Sharks, DJ ST THOMAS, GRAACE, Ruel, Ryahn, SAYMYNAME & Riot Ten (ft. Milano the Don), and S-Type.
Alessia Cara – October
Sløtface – Stuff
Tim Ayre – Not Like It Should Be
A John Maus cover from Chicago’s own Deeper leads off today’s Pick Your Poison, along with other highlights from mxmtoon and Post Malone. Wait, hold on, Post Malone?! Yeah, I’m as surprised as you are. Maybe give the song a try and see what you think. Then keep going past the jump for more songs from Alec Benjamin, Beau Diako (ft. emawk), Dillon Francis, FEVA, Konradsen, Minor Pieces, Peach Tree Rascals, Redrago, and S-Type.
Deeper – Bennington (John Maus cover)
mxmtoon – dream of you
Post Malone – Circles
This extended edition of Pick Your Poison has some quality downloads from Blue Tiles, The Endangered Species, The Late Innings, Lowlight, and losLAUREN718. Stream a whole bunch of songs after the jump too, from artists like &ME, Big Sean (ft. A$AP Ferg & Hit-Boy), Dana Williams, Dominik Eulberg, J. Sparrow, Kemba (ft. Portugal. the Man), Kid Buu (ft. Lil Keed), Madison McFerrin, Michi, Party Pupils, Pusha T (ft. Kash Doll), and Tisoki.
Blind the Thin King – Cloak of Misanthrope
The Endangered Species – World Gone Mad
The highlights of today’s Pick Your Poison come courtesy of Gallant, Kindness, and Young Gravy & Chief Keef. But wait, there’s more after the jump! Don’t miss more music from Blake Rose, Blink-182 (ft. Lil Wayne), Brasstracks (ft. Kyle Dion), Cheat Codes (ft. Sofia Reyes & Willy William), Cones, Honest Men, Kyson, Stolen Jars, and Young Bombs (ft. GiGi).
Gallant – Sleep On It
Kindness – Raise Up (SIngle Version)
Yung Gravy & Chief Keef – Tampa Bay Bustdown
Some nice highlights today from artists like Djunah, Luke Temple (Here We Go Magic, The Microphones), and a RAC remix of a Tycho track. Cruise on past the jump for more music from 5K HD, Emergency Tiara, HELLBOUND!, Lindstrom, Mika, The Neighbourhood, Rachel K Collier, Vera Hotsauce, and more!
Djunah – Animal Kingdom
Luke Temple – Taking Chances
Tycho – Pink & Blue (RAC Mix ft. Saint Sinner)
Sometimes we get lucky and there are extended editions of Pick Your Poison two Mondays in a row. This is one of those times. Don’t miss downloads in this set from Blake Banks, Glass Spells, The Late Innings, Maria Neckham, and Simone White. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, you can discover streams from artists such as Arlissa, Big Gigantic (ft. Ashe), Casanova (ft. Fabolous), Chelsea Cutler, KRANE (ft. Malika), Max Styler (ft. Laura White), The Pendletons, PRETTYMUCH, Souly Had (ft. Delly), Swae Lee, Valee (ft. Calboy) and VERITE.
Galileo’s Fan – Arranging Time
Innes Wilson – A Whispered Goodnight
The Late Innings – Last Resort
Similar to a perfect storm, every now and then an edition of Pick Your Poison is so packed with quality tracks that it’s nearly impossible to only choose a couple to highlight. Today is one of those days, so even though I’m strongly recommending that you listen to the Alex Cameron, Anna of the North, and Brittany Howard songs below, you should probably just keep going beyond the jump and don’t stop until you reach the very bottom. That way, you can uncover gems from artists like Annabel Allum, Boris, Dance Yourself Clean (ft. LOLLIES), Darci (ft. Nessly), Jeezy (ft. Meek Mill), margo, Sui Zhen, Tourist, and more.
Alex Cameron – Far From Born Again
Anna of the North – Playing Games
Brittany Howard – He Loves Me
Let’s get at it with an extended edition of Pick Your Poison to help move your Monday along. Don’t miss downloads in this set from BLUNDERBUSST, LANDROID, Monster Rally, Samantha Sidley, and Simone White. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream new songs from ayokay, Bok Nero & Shizz Lo, Duke Dumont, Ella Eyre (ft. Kiana Lede), Joywave, The Knocks, Llovers, Megan Thee Stallion (ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign), Noble Oak, Powers Pleasant (ft. G Perico & Buddy), Tyzo Bloom, and The Wedding Present.
losLAUREN 718 – To Whom It May Concern (Dirty Version)
Samantha Sidley – I Like Girls
Ooh, there’s a new song from Maria Usbeck in today’s Pick Your Poison, and that’s something you should probably check out straight away. Also, if you’re not yet familiar with mxmtoon, now’s the perfect time to familiarize yourself with her unique talents. You can also discover another track from the slowcore band Peaer, who are starting to pick up some real attention thanks to their new album. There’s more music to discover after the jump, including tracks from Born days, Iannis Ritter & Christopher Schwarzwalder, Le Big Zero, Pizzagirl, Saint Jude, Skyler Stonestreet, Sophie Bom, THEY. x Dillon Francis, and Winona Oak.
Maria Usbeck – Obscuro Obituario
mxmtoon – blame game
Peaer – Have Fun!
As I work to recover from four long days of Lollapalooza magic, please absorb a fresh collection of new songs as part of today’s Pick Your Poison. Right off the top there are tracks from courtship., Chicago’s own Deeper, and also Chicago’s own Vic Mensa. There’s even more music after the jump, including cuts from Blood Cultures, Fink, JACKNIFE, Kemba (ft. Eric Bellinger), Lil West (ft. Calboy), LP Giobbi, Mike Posner (ft. Wiz Khalifa), Paco Versailles, and UV Rays.
courtship. – Amy, Run for the Hills
Deeper – Run
Vic Mensa – Let U Know
Lollapalooza 2019 officially kicks off today! If you’re going at any point this weekend and need a little guidance about what artists to see, please don’t hesitate to consult my preview guide. I’ll be hanging out in Grant Park all weekend, so if you happen to spot me be sure to say hello. Now then, today’s Pick Your Poison features some really fun and really interesting songs from artists like Chiiild, Noah Cyrus, and Oh, Rose. I’d strongly encourage you to keep going past the jump for even more new music thanks to Bear Grillz (ft. KARRA), John Gabbana, Matt Muse (ft. Joseph Chilliams & Mon’Aerie), Napoleon Gold (ft. Haiva ru), Penguin Cafe, Roland Tings (ft. Mild Minds), Rynx (ft. Kiesza), SAFIA, and Tyzo Bloom (ft. Lenachka).
Chiiild – Count Me Out
Noah Cyrus – July
Oh, Rose – Baby
And we back, and we back, and we back…for yet another year of Lollapalooza. I haven’t missed a single day of the festival since it settled in Chicago back in 2005, so 2019 will mark my 15th year in a row of this madness in Grant Park. No, I’m not sure when I’ll finally decide to scale back and start skipping days or the festival entirely. Yes, I’ve slowly become older than most of the people who attend Lollapalooza these days. But the combination of age and experience leads to wisdom, which is something I’m happy to share with anyone planning to spend time at the festival this upcoming week/weekend.
The most basic advice I can give is to know your limits and practice rigorous self-care whether you’re in Grant Park for one day or all four. Drink lots of water (more than you want/need to), wear sunscreen and bug spray, and don’t be afraid to find a spot and sit down for a bit. The number of people I see collapse due to exhaustion, dehydration, or too much alcohol/drugs every year just makes me shake my head. Wear comfortable shoes (NOT flip flops). Avoid bringing a bag or purse if you can, because there are separate security lines at the entrance for bags vs. no bags and I’ll give you one guess as to which one moves at least 3x faster than the other. If you absolutely have to bring a bag, make sure you’re aware of the Allowed and Prohibited Items list before packing it. Also be very mindful of the bag’s size, shape, and number of pockets because there are restrictions on those things too. These might seem like a lot of things to remember, but the good news is that most of them are common sense anyway. Just be smart about it, and you should be fine.
But what about the music? Navigating sets from 180+ artists over four days isn’t easy by any stretch of the imagination, and the best advice I can give you for scheduling is to map out your day in advance and avoid going from one end of the park to the other too often. The walk end-to-end through Grant Park takes about 15 minutes wading through clusters of people, and you’ll exhaust yourself quickly by doing it more than 2-3 times per day. If you’re facing a difficult time slot conflict between two or more artists, you’d be best off just picking the one at the stage closest to where you are at that very moment. Simple enough! Not familiar with enough artists to fill your schedule for the day? Let me try to help with a list of five performances you shouldn’t miss on each day of the festival. Here we go:
An extended edition of Pick Your Poison is exactly what the doctor ordered for a steamy summer Monday. Don’t miss downloads in this set from Emily Breeze, LANDROID, The Late Innings, Lowlight, and Memory Keepers. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Big Sean, Clairo, filous (ft. Ashe), Honors, Julio Nickels, Lil Tijay, Lukas James, OTR + WYNNE, Peaer (ft. Shamir), The Revivalists, Russ, and Tank.
Emily Breeze – Work (Radio Edit)
Dive into today’s Pick Your Poison, where Big Sean, IDK, and Trippie Redd (ft. Lil Duke & Lil Baby) deliver some very fun tracks to kick things off. Toss in some extra songs from A Picture Made, BURG, Cones, FRANKIIE, The Gerbils, Marion Belle & Sam Mehran, Nemke, Paul Jacks, and salute, and you’ve got yourself about an hour’s worth of new music.
Big Sean – Overtime
IDK – 24
Trippie Redd – Mac 10 (ft. Lil Duke & Lil Baby)
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