Last night, Jay Rock premiered another cut from his sophomore album 90059. “Easy Bake” features labelmates Kendrick Lamar and SZA (the latter also appears in the recently shared title track). Listen in above and look out for 90059 September 4 on TDE.
Today, Big K.R.I.T. celebrated his birthday by giving us this new track “86.” Enjoy and wish the man a happy birthday! In related news, come October K.R.I.T. will be embarking upon his “Kritically Acclaimed” tour – find dates for that here.
A minute of mayhem from guitarist Bill Orcutt and drummer Jacob Heule, taken from their new record Colonial Donuts, out October 16 via Palilalia. Cover art game on point!
The Weeknd’s new album takes a lot of stylistic risks, experimenting with not just alternative R&B, but soul, rock, and pop. However, few of these forays into other genres pay off, and they leave the album feeling pretty inconsistent and directionless.
Baltimore’s Dope Body drops a short but exciting album of new material based off noisy, intense improvs.
Here’s another glimpse of Julia Holter’s upcoming LP Have You in My Wilderness, out September 25 via Domino. Enjoy!
On September 4, New Orleans ambient musician/minimalist composer Duane Pitre will conclude a trilogy of albums on Important Records with Bayou Electric. Up there is a serene clip from it; happy listening!
Minneapolis MC Prof comes through with a hilarious video for his latest single, “Bar Breaker!” The track, produced by Aesop Rock, appears on his forthcoming full-length Liability, out October 16 via Rhymesayers Entertainment.
As previously mentioned, Detroit post-punk trio Protomartyr is releasing its third LP, The Agent Intellect, on October 9 via Hardly Art. This is the second single from the project; check it out and let us know if you’re hyped!
Boiler Room has debuted the title track from Orah, the new EP by Berlin-based deep house producer John Roberts, out September 7 via his Brunette Editions imprint. Enjoy!
