6/10
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West Coast hopeful Vince Staples releases his debut album.
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Famed bass virtuoso Thundercat comes through with a star-studded mini album with The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam.
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Florida rapper Denzel Curry drops a double EP set, but gets no closer to a distinctive sound than he was on Nostalgic 64.
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While the songwriting isn’t amazing, Mutilator Defeated is easily the Oh Sees most diverse and high fidelity record in a while.
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Hot Chip embraces house music and takes some vocal risks on their new record.
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While I enjoy the creepy, subdued style of New York City rapper Ka, this new collaborative project with producer Preservation doesn’t seem to push his artistic vision beyond his last few projects. Nor does it capitalize fully on the Manchurian Candidate references.
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Cali alternative metal band Faith No More drops a comeback record.
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Jack of all musical trades Jim O’Rourke makes a colorfully arranged return to pop music with Simple Songs.
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Blanck Mass’ sophomore LP takes the noisy, texture, drone-laced production of Fuck Buttons, and lays it against a varied series of electronic music styles.
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Electronic music producer Holly Herndon’s latest release here is an expansion of the glitchy and abstract ideas on her last album, tossing some art pop tracks into the mix in the process.
