• 2014

    Arca’s latest record is certainly abstract, but not quite as genre-bending and trend-setting as the music she’s been releasing for the past two years.

  • https://soundcloud.com/drag-city/jessica-pratt-back-baby With a voice like Janis Joplin minus the cigarettes and guitar playing like an angel with problems, Jessica Pratt seems to be a rising contender in the folk rock world. Pratt’s original and peculiar approach is simple, but allows her to enter a completely

  • Liars released their single “I’m No Gold” on November 4th, a song that was originally featured on their innovative LP from March titled Mess. The single will be accompanied by 2 b-sides and 3 remixes as well. Mess’s dark, electronic, and extremely heavy dance jams turned more than

  • 2014

    UK hip hop artists Jehst and Strange U team up for a new single titled “Dolph Lundgren.” It’s a bit of grimy, clever hardcore hip hop with loads of enthusiasm and clever bars. These guys are also on a UK tour, which you can check the dates of right

  • Download: Da Mafia 6ix – Here Sum Evil After dropping one of the grittiest mixtapes of 2013, and an unexpected ICP collaboration, Da Mafia 6ix is back with a new project titled Hear Sum Evil. They’ve also got a commercial full-length coming through next year, but there’s reason to

  • 2015

    https://soundcloud.com/polyvinyl-records/the-dodos-competition-2/s-WHF19#t=0:00 Indie-rock duo The Dodos have had a nice little trajectory, breaking through with their second record, Visiter, and following that up with nicely produced variations on their themes, with slightly hit-or-miss results: 2009’s Time to Die was a little forgettable,

  • 2014

    https://soundcloud.com/massappealrecs/fashawn-golden-state-of-mind-feat-dom-kennedy Palm trees, low riders, Death Row Records circa 1996, doo rags and button ups, a signature West Coast sunset and beautiful women of all hues come to mind when listening to the latest release from Fresno, CA’s Fashawn with “Golden State of Mind”. Released

  • 2014

    When Kendrick Lamar dropped his latest single a few weeks ago, the hip hop world felt itself once again in an uproar, potentially getting a glimpse into the music from one of the most anticipated followup albums in years. But things quickly took a polarized turn as many fans clearly

  • 2015

    Stream: José González – “Every Age” Swedish singer-songwriter José González hasn’t released a solo record since 2007’s lovely In Our Nature, but he hasn’t stayed completely silent. He has released two records with his band Junip, which are certainly worth looking into. But now he’s back on

  • Mainstream America got its first exposure to Father John Misty’s (Josh Tillman) haunting vocals and effortless stage presence on David Letterman. The word “angelic” is thrown around liberally when folks discuss the Fleet Foxes camp, and it’s always done deservedly so. Most often done in reference to Robin