Nick Thorburn, the man behind Islands (and The Unicorns, RIP now who will cut our hair?) releases this new cut off of upcoming LP Ski Mask. The song, a slightly funky piano-pop song with existential lyrics, follows the path of much of Islands’ older work. Any worries about too much
If you were to tell me that one of my favorite tracks of the year so far would prominently feature a sample of the Rolling Stones song “Gimme Shelter,” I would say that’s ridiculous. Damn, if New York hip-hop duo The Underachievers didn’t turn it into one hell
A collaborative review of the new, self-titled Run The Jewels album, which is newly formed–uh, somewhat–duo of El-P and Killer Mike. WATCH THE REVIEW
D.C. rapper Billy Woods comes through with a Blockhead-produced project that might be more autobiographical than he lets on. WATCH THE REVIEW
New York rapper Joey Bada$$ follows up his infamous 1999 mixtape with a collection of tracks that feel more like a sequel from Pro Era’s recently released PEEP: The aPROcalypse mixtape. Still a solid effort, though. WATCH THE REVIEW
There are certain singers that can just make you feel like you floating off your chair when you listen to them with the sheer quality of their voice, Alela Diane has just done that for me. She has all of the qualities of a smokey blues singer that one would
Death is always stalking you waiting for the right moment to take your life–at least that’s what Harm’s Way wants you to think. Of course they do this with the visuals presented in this new video of theirs, but the music here speaks to this same sort
Death is always stalking you waiting for the right moment to take your life–at least that’s what Harm’s Way wants you to think. Of course they do this with the visuals presented in this new video of theirs, but the music here speaks to this same sort
Smith Westerns have taken it upon themselves to recreate The Ramones’ music video for “I Wanna Be Sedated” for their latest music video. Of course, “Idol” itself doesn’t fall into the realm of The Ramones and is the Smith Westerns brand of light fun indie pop, but seeing them
Tanner Olin Smith (4 song tape) by T.O.S. Tanner Olin Smith is delivering some lo-fi goodness with some groovy and strung-out guitar riffs. Embracing a low-quality style of recording, Tanner has a discernible mood that goes along with the wall of hums and guitar hard strums that fill
