Download: Run The Jewels – Self-Titled Interestingly enough, one of 2013’s best hip hop albums came from one of that year’s oddest pairings as well: El-P and Killer Mike. R.A.P. music was an all-out assault with El-P’s bold production, and Mike’s hefty voice and conscious
Sun Araw releases this video and track as a premiere on Chocolate Grinder. The song is a meandering guitar-pedal jam without forward momentum, a lazy summer afternoon refracted through Sun Araw’s psychedelic lens. Percussive clicks, synthesizer washes, and what sounds like a very-manipulated insect noise cycle through the piece,
Diarrhea Planet release their second single off of I’m Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams on Infinity Cat. For most of the duration of the song, the focus is on the vocals, with an arpeggiated guitar providing a bed for them. At 2:48, the song turns into a guitar-jam,
Action Bronson and Harry Fraud release another song together after dropping the Saab Stories EP. It’s more of the same from both–Action humorously combining unbelievable acrobatics, drugs, misogyny into food and Harry Fraud flipping some song that has probably been played on many different yachts. Thanks to Stereogum
Kevin Gates releases this track off of upcoming the Stranger Than Fiction LP. The song takes Drake and Noah “40” Shebib’s nocturnal vibe and confessionalism, and combines it with propulsive drums and real-gangster talk. Kevin Gates is a promising addition to hip-hop’s storytelling tradition, and, as the LP’
Metz release this single through Adult Swim’s Summer Singles series. This song is another noisy thumper from Metz, featuring an ascending riff that sounds as if it is gliding up the neck of the guitar. The vocals take secondary importance to the sonic assault, which is as thick and
With underground super producer Lee Bannon, versatility is the name of the game. I can’t believe how many different sounds come out of this guy, and this latest track is an energetic and sincere tribute to the sounds of jungle and drum ‘n’ bass. Enjoy! /via/
Electronic dance music duo Disclosure drops some great visuals for one of my favorite cuts of their new record, Settle. The track “F For You” not only has one of the catchiest vocal refrains of this year, but the bass line is equally infectious. Catch a review for settle below:
The tracks of experimental music producer Daniel Lopatin, a.k.a. Oneohtrix Point Never-, are difficult enough to make heads or tails of on their own–much less in the form of a three-minute excerpt accompanied by incredibly abstract visuals. Right now, Lopatin’s next album, R Plus Seven, is
Mac Miller’s followup to Blue Slide Park is an improvement on all fronts. While it’s not gonna be one of my favs for the year, Mac is seriously reaching for the potential that I’ve felt he’s had for a while with creative production choices, better flows,
