2012
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On Dark Time Sunshine’s latest LP, the abstract hip hop duo takes its Aesop Rock-inspired style and adds some blissful production into the equation. It kinda like the Postal Service of hip hop albums. Maybe you’ll like it! Check it out, my son. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Oddball MC Open Mike Eagle drops some new visuals for the track “Self-Medication Chant,” which comes off the dude’s latest album, 4NML HSPTL. It’s out now on Fake Four, and you can check a review of it here.
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Sacramento’s experimental hip hop heroes Death Grips finally release the second album they promised this year, NO LOVE DEEP WEB; however, it doesn’t seem to be according to the original plan, which was to have their new record label, Epic, put out the album sometime in the fall
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I dunno if she “runs New York,” but Angel Haze certainly shows more speed to her flow and punch to her lines than a lot of other femcees that have been making noise this year. You hear that at 2:21? Dang? REWIND! Hopefully, this is the start of a
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Some trippy, eye-massaging visuals from the new Matthew Dear album, Beams. The track featured above is “Earthforms,” which is one of the catchier tracks off the album that I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED. Peace to Morgan Beringer for creating the video.
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Converge drops a new track as the band’s October 9th release date for All We Love We Leave Behind draws nearer. Jacob Bannon’s vocals are feral, the guitar riffs are thrashy, and the gang vocals are pretty energizing as well. Stream to your heart’s content!
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With a dreamy, slow motion beat from XXYYXX, Milo brings a surprisingly calm demeanor to a new collection of lyrical abstractions and nerdy references. I’m loving the instrumental here. I’ve always thought XXYYXX’s stuff could use a bit more detail, but his usual simplicity seems to fit
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Dexter Strangeways is a London singer-songwriter with a promising album of demos uploaded to his SoundCloud page. He’s got a strong, confident swagger to his vocals and songwriting, which is rare for a lot of self-uploaded these days. Though he’s clearly young and just starting out, he’s
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Yet another band that’s been fairly absent since their previous LP in 2007, Oakland’s post-metal demigods Neurosis are back with their textbook brand of apocalyptic, sludgy metal paired with psychedelic textures. “At the Well” is currently streaming on NPR’s website and shows the band harkening back to
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Virginia’s grind veterans Pig Destroyer are firing on all cylinders after almost five years of relative silence. “Burning Palm” is the first song released for the excellent Book Burner, which comes out October 22nd on Relapse Records. In many ways, it’s an excellent preview of what’s to
