Texas born singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves has long captured the hearts of contemporary country fans with an enchanting voice and stunning looks. In recording her newest album, Golden Hour, she set out to cross genres, documenting her growing personal life in the process. Her fourth release on Mercury Nashville Records diverts slightly from her country roots and … Continue reading Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour
New music roundups are a monthly recap dedicated to covering the latest music in a series of short, descriptive reviews. This month’s edition is packed with hip-hop, including the latest from eclectic NY rapper Princess Nokia, Chicago up and comer Saba, The Weeknd and more. Chuck Strangers - Consumers Park In contrast to other Beast … Continue reading New Music Roundup: April
After struggling to make the leap from mixtape acclaim to commercial success on their debut, Beast Coast trio, Flatbush Zombies, find solid footing on their latest album: the raw and psychedelic-tinged, Vacation In Hell. Though it suffers from a long run time, the Zombies' new project sees them returning to their grimy New York roots, achieving an … Continue reading Flatbush Zombies – Vacation In Hell
It's been all of 16 days since the release of Kali Uchis' debut album, Isolation, yet it feels like she's been the music media's favorite R&B child for much longer. This is partially true, as few artists were poised for a breakout year like Kali. She scored major guest spots on multiple acclaimed projects in … Continue reading Kali Uchis – Isolation
Desert sun, overpriced food and live music aren't the only recipe for an epic weekend, but a reliable one for sure.
Looking back on 2017, there is already quite a few indie records being remembered fondly. In the middle of that cluster is the sophomore effort from Julien Baker, Turn Out the Lights, an album that originally slipped through the cracks of my listening rotation. On her latest project, the Tennessee singer-songwriter showcases a promising pen, accompanied … Continue reading Julien Baker – Turn Out the Lights
An updated version of this post is available here. Spring is here and baseball season is upon us. In honor of the new season, I made a list of some of my favorite walk up songs for hitters and pitchers. Enjoy! Tracks deemed off-limits on this list for their cemented status as legendary walk-ups: AC/DC … Continue reading 20 Badass Baseball Walk-Up Songs
New music roundups are a monthly recap dedicated to covering the latest music in a series of short, descriptive reviews. This edition includes records from the last couple months, including new releases from electronic artists Nightmares On Wax and Nicolas Jaar (Against All Logic), new Bay area hip-hop quartet SOB x RBE and the highly … Continue reading New Music Roundup: February
Childish Gambino, Beach House, Gibbs and Madlib. The music outlook for 2018 translates to great expectations for lots of big names.
The sophomore effort from Santa Barbara duo The Shorelines is another psych rock triumph that finds a comfortable medium between surf and space.
Alongside all the laughs and jokes, Al Cameron is an artist with a penchant for crafting undeniably infectious songs.
Featuring records from Charles Bradley, Fleetwood Mac and more.
Counting down our ten favorite beats by legendary Detroit hip-hop producer, James Yancey.
New music roundups are a monthly recap dedicated to covering the latest music in a series of short, descriptive reviews. This edition includes a variety of hip-hop releases, including Evidence, Migos and Maxo Kream, the latest from California singer-songwriter Ty Segall, and the new record from folk-pop duo First Aid Kit. Evidence - Weather or … Continue reading New Music Roundup: January
A few rap projects from 2017 that I slept on, just discovered or didn't listen to quite enough.
Last August, on a podcast episode of Song Exploder, St. Vincent, formally known as Annie Clark, fondly recalled the creation of the lead single for her new album, "New York". In speaking about the song, she quoted, “It's the first song I've written that I thought, 'Oh this might be someone's favorite song.' I've never had … Continue reading St. Vincent – Masseduction
"I know I got the best album out, preach."
New music roundups are a monthly recap dedicated to covering the latest music in a series of short, descriptive reviews. This month’s edition includes new releases from BROCKHAMPTON, Charli XCX, Travis Scott and Quavo. and more. Brockhampton - Saturation III BROCKHAMPTON's third release in just over six months fulfills one of the most prolific short … Continue reading New Music Roundup: December
We spoke with the UK producer-rapper about his favorite tracks from his new project, how he started making beats, his go-to current artists and more.
From Kendrick Lamar to Fleet Foxes, here are my favorite albums of 2017.
At only 23 years of age, Archy Marshall has made a name for himself in music circles across the world despite his modest catalog. The ambitious London based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer has developed a unique blend of jazz infused punk rock that features elements of trip-hop. Since his humble beginnings of recording under … Continue reading King Krule – The OOZ
Best known for their breezy smash, summer-hit, “Pumped Up Kicks”, Foster the People have done it again with a heavy hitting record. The Los Angeles group is led by a musician who grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. Mark Foster credits the ultimate California band, The Beach Boys, with first piquing his interest in music and … Continue reading Foster the People – Sacred Hearts Club
P.O.S. (Stefon Alexander) is one of the founding members of the Minneapolis-based hip-hop collective known as Doomtree. The group is well-known as one of the most staunchly independent groups, and they formed their own record label and publisher (Doomtree Records and Doomtree Press, respectively) in the 2000s. With each successive release, P.O.S. gained more momentum … Continue reading P.O.S – Chill, dummy
Exceptional albums too good to overlook in our Best of 2017 series.
It's finally December, which means for the next couple weeks every publication will be unveiling their favorite songs and albums of the year. Even though so many of these lists are watered down with mainstream releases and big name artists, they are still a fun way to reflect on the year that was and have … Continue reading Announcement: Best of 2017 Series
New music roundups are a monthly recap dedicated to covering the latest music in a series of short, descriptive reviews. This month’s edition includes new releases from Angel Olsen, Chris Stapleton, Jaden Smith and more. Angel Olsen - Phases Angel Olsen's Phases is a collection of b-sides and unused tracks from the past few years of recording. … Continue reading New Music Roundup: November
Today I wanted to break from music content to share on an important current event. As many people know, members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are working to repeal the current legislation in favor of net neutrality. Net neutrality is the principle that internet service providers (ISPs) must treat all data on the internet the same, … Continue reading Fight For Net Neutrality
After numerous rapper-producer collaborative albums, North Carolina born beat maker L'Orange is back with his latest solo effort The Ordinary Man. Released on one of hip-hop's favorite record labels, Mello Music Group, his new project is another sample heavy tribute to old film and radio, a smooth orchestration of beats and bars, and perhaps his most accomplished … Continue reading L’Orange – The Ordinary Man
Featuring records from Angel Olsen, Tom Petty and more.
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