2012
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The experimental, dreamy R&B project known as How To Dress Well hasn’t always been a favorite of mine. If I remember correctly, my review of its debut album was pretty negative. If there was anything I came away liking from the album, it was the musical vision
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Portland electronic music producer Massacooramaan’s debut EP, Dead Long Time, has some pretty impressive juke and footwork productions on it. The opening track is an all-out banger, featuring some pretty energetically sequenced shout samples with a myriad of intricate rhythms twittering away in the background. This EP is out
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On his 10th album, Nas delivers a slightly modernized version of the same ol’ same ol’. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Atlanta rapper Killer Mike recently recorded a live in studio session for Yours Truly for “Untitled,” a highlight track from his new LP R.A.P. Music, one of the better hip-hop albums of the year. Watching Mike rap in this video is truly a sight to behold; his flow
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Just in time for my return from the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago this weekend, Hot Chip have released a new video for their In Our Heads cut “Look At Where We Are.” Although they didn’t play this track during their set on Saturday, their sunset-backdropped performance did reveal
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Baroness lightens their sound a bit, but still comes through with an ambitious double album with Yellow & Green. Keep it epic! WATCH THE REVIEW
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Lifting some endless atmospheres from the Submotion Orchestra, this new Buckamore track and video is most likely gonna be the darkest piece of hip hop I’ve heard this week. The dude has a full-length album on the way, and keep in contact with him on Facebook here.
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Self Titled by False Light False light is conjuring nothing but blast beats and corpses on this new EP of theirs, which is available as a free download right now on Bandcamp. Try it out via the widget above.
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Electronic music producer John Tejada gears up for another album release via Kompakt. The release date: September 10th. The title: The Predicting Machine. The first track to drop from it is streaming above, and is a lushly produced piece of dance music. The beat’s got a vintage flavor, and
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Some absolutely Earth-shaking death metal coming from Massacre on this new “Succumb to Rapture” 7″, which is set for a July 30th release via Century Media. Though this track is new, the band isn’t. Massacre’s place in the world of death metal isn’t large, but their catalog
