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.
Kelela, a second generation Ethiopian-American, stealthily asserted her way on the music scene in 2013. I remember getting hip to her music around 2014 while scouring Spotify’s many playlists for new deep cuts to add to my ever growing playlist. Kelela’s musical roots are influenced by the styles of popular UK genres including grime, house, … Continue reading Kelela – Take Me Apart
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
When people think of Paramore, they’ll probably associate with them in one of two ways, the emo punk-rock band who made a name for themselves in the early 2000’s with their alternative, Warped Tour vibes, or as the pop-rock band with super catchy hooks and cheerful sound. Needless to say, this Tennessee originated band has … Continue reading Paramore – After Laughter
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.
Music blogs may not be as trendy as they were five or six years ago, but for all the nerds out there like myself who spend hours on end, scouring the internet daily for something new and fresh, a cool website goes along way. These days, great content is available in so many forms. Whether … Continue reading 4 Music Publications You Should Know
One way or another, each tape on this list made a significant impact on me and grew my affinity for hip-hop in a big way.
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 King Krule, Lil Uzi Vert, Open Mike Eagle and more. Alex Lahey - I Love You Like A Brother A lot of the appeal in punk-pop and alternative … Continue reading New Music Roundup: October
As the days get darker and the weather gets colder, there are certain types of albums I like to take off the shelf. I say that relatively speaking, as here in LA it's still 90 degrees on a daily basis. Regardless, Halloween is right around the corner and although many celebrations went on this weekend, … Continue reading 10 Rap Songs to Put You in the Halloween Vibe
Rapsody is very much a 'rapper's rapper'. Over the past few years she's been steadily gaining lots of praise from her peers for her prowess as an MC, even though until this year, she had yet to come out with a fully realized album. I think there's been a number of factors that have played … Continue reading Rapsody – Laila’s Wisdom
Eight great, low key projects that may have slipped by your ears this year.
In a world where everybody is so passionate about stating and defending their opinions online, there aren't many people, let alone artists, that are tackling present day situations as humorously and entertainingly as Alex Cameron. On his second studio album, Forced Witness, the Australian singer-songwriter comes through with a daring artistic statement that is strangely irresistible. … Continue reading Alex Cameron – Forced Witness
Behind all the goofiness lies a guy who not only has slick guitar skills, but is also deeply passionate about the craft that goes into being an artist.
This week, music lost another one of its true rock heroes in Tom Petty. He embodied the essence of rock 'n' roll in every such way, with a catalog spanning dozens of classic hits over multiple decades, including "American Girl", "Learning to Fly" and "Free Fallin" to name a few. The news of Petty's passing … Continue reading Recent Deaths of Rock Heroes Filling the Generation Gap for Millions of Music Fans
With a voice so delicate and enchanting, the live results are scary good.
Their already majestic aura ascended into what seemed like another universe, specially created for their performance.
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 Alvvays, Daniel Caesar, Neil Young and more. Action Bronson - Blue Chips 7000 Action Bronson is back with his follow up to 2015's Mr. Wonderful, a project that had … Continue reading New Music Roundup: September
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