8/10
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Leviathan comes through with what’s surely to be one of the most dense, grand, experimental, and hellish black metal albums this year. I’m also talkin’ this album out with Dead End Hip Hop’s Myke C-Town.
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Former Bomb the Music Industry! frontman Jeff Rosenstock releases an explosive and smart solo effort, pulling from pop punk and existential crises for inspiration.
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Toronto rapper Drake unexpectedly and suddenly releases a new project. What his reasoning was is up for debate, but what’s clear is Drake’s sounding more confident than ever on a series of somewhat minimal, dark, moody, trap-inspired pop rap beats with contemporary R&B change-ups.
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New York’s Your Old Droog drops a clever, rock-themed rap EP that’s got my psyched for his next move.
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J. Tillman, aka Father John Misty, comes through with a grand, funny, and gorgeous sophomore release under this recently embraced pseudonym of his.
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Hellfyre Club’s Open Mike Eagle follows his excellent 2014 LP up with a solid EP.
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Zs’ latest album shows the band taking a more stripped back approach to their hypnotically repetitive approach to experimental rock, jazz, and drone.
