Dead End Hip Hop and the Needle Drop team up once again for a review. This time, it’s focused on the new Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire mixtape, Lost In Translation. Here’s the description from Dead End Hip Hop’s YouTube channel: “Brooklyn MC Mr. Muthafuckin’ Exquire is starting to
James Blake’s new EP, much like his self-titled debut earlier this year, is loaded with ideas that, to me, don’t feel completely finished. Still, the guy draws up some interesting concepts–even as he attempts to focus more on building songs on voice and piano this time around.
La Dispute’s Wildlife is a fantastic and rewarding gauntlet of emotional rock music. Even if post-hardcore isn’t in your comfort zone, this album is worth a shot. WATCH THE REVIEW
Simply put, Wilco’s latest album is a huge rise in pop energy compared to the band’s last two releases, pumping out numerous catchy, straightforward rock tunes and ballads. WATCH THE REVIEW
On the Future Islands’ new album, they continue breeding the simple, bare, and dramatic style of synth pop that caught ears in 2010 on the group’s last album, In Evening Air. WATCH THE REVIEW
On his latest solo effort, legendary producer 9th Wonder invites some of his favorite MCs to spit over his beats and celebrate his relevancy as a fixture in hip hop. WATCH THE REVIEW
On his first official full-length album on Roc Nation, rapper and producer J. Cole takes the talents he’s been perfecting on past mixtapes and goes big time with them. WATCH THE REVIEW
On the Hunter, Mastodon’s sludgy take on progressive metal is sounding more accessible than ever. WATCH THE REVIEW
A hilarious video concept from Craft Spells on the track “Your Tomb,” which comes from the band’s latest album Idle Labor. Find a review of it here, and grab a copy on Captured Tracks. /via/
Ah, the new Opeth record. Was I expecting to like this? No. Was I hoping I’d like this? Yes! A big, fat “yes,” actually. I’ve never been an Opeth fan. Their melodic and almost overproduced take on death metal–and progressive metal, generally–just doesn’t have anything
