Bladee to drop new album Sulfur Surfer on May 20

Bladee to drop new album Sulfur Surfer on May 20

The Drain Gang CEO returns. Gus Reichwald Bladee has announced his new album Sulfur Surfer, arriving imminently on May 20. The lead single, “Blondie” is out now. Listen below. The project was produced by close collaborator Whitearmor and includes a feature from the English experimental group Current 93. The project will follow up Bladee’s 2024’s…

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No, Drain Gang aren’t breaking up

No, Drain Gang aren’t breaking up

“Everyone can chill w the narratives there is 0 drama or anything, XOXO” Pierre Mouton On Monday night, Drain Gang fans around the globe were shocked to see that Bladee and Ecco2k had unfollowed each other on Instagram. Thaiboy Digital and other collaborators also unfollowed Ecco2k, leading to speculation of possible beef. Frightened for his…

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Bladee shares 2025 world tour dates

Bladee shares 2025 world tour dates

The “Martyr” tour covers Australian, the United States, Canada, the U.K., and Europe. Bladee. Photo by Hendrik Schneider.   Bladee has announced a massive series of 2025 tour dates. The Martyr world tour, partially named for his recent three track EP Ste the Beautiful Martyr 1st Attempt, begins in July with four dates in Australia….

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#The 50 best songs of 2024

#The 50 best songs of 2024

The 50 best songs of 2024 From “Not Like Us” to “Nasty” and “Slut Me Out 2” to “You a Stepper,” these are the songs we had on repeat this year. By Alex Robert Ross, Cady Siregar, Jordan Darville, Raphael Helfand, Steffanee Wang, Wale Oloworekende, Shaad D’Souza, Lucas Villa, Colin Joyce, Emma Madden, Vivian Medithi,…

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#The 50 best albums of 2024

#The 50 best albums of 2024

The 50 best albums of 2024 From Brat to Bird’s Eye and Cold Visions to Queridão, these are the albums we couldn’t ignore this year. By Alex Robert Ross, Cady Siregar, Jordan Darville, Raphael Helfand, Steffanee Wang, Wale Oloworekende, Shaad D’Souza, Lucas Villa, Colin Joyce, Emma Madden, Vivian Medithi, David Renshaw, Walden Green Every album…

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#The album that sparked the Drain Gang revolution

#The album that sparked the Drain Gang revolution

Five years ago today, the Auto-Tuned Swedish antiheroes’ breakout collab album Trash Island introduced them to a world beyond their cult following. Left: Thaiboy Digital. Photo by Fredrik Andersson Andersson. Middle: Bladee. Photo by Arcin Sagdic for The FADER. Right: Ecco2k. Photo by Daniel Sannwald.   “The world is a trash island,” Stockholm enigma Bladee…

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