With some diverse production and memorable hooks, UK pop duo AlunaGeorge come through with a relatively solid debut album. WATCH THE REVIEW
Despite his quiet demeanor, Ka might be one of the most intense, thought-provoking, and creative MCs you run across this year. WATCH THE REVIEW
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes third full-length album feels even rougher than last year’s Here. However, the band is going in a slightly more retro direction, embracing the sonic palate of 60s psychedelic pop. WATCH THE REVIEW
Rapper, producer, and recent Brainfeeder signee Jeremiah Jae has dropped a new mixtape titled, Bad Jokes. The tape features production from Jonwayne, Oliver the 2nd, and Flying Lotus, as well as from Jeremiah Jae himself. Above, you can stream the breezy title track. The whole mixtape is available for free
During a recent performance at The Stables in celebration of Sub Pop’s Silver Jubilee, recent signees clipping. performed two new tracks: “Jump” and “Or Die,” which are tracks I’m hoping make it to their first album on the famed Seattle label. Give a live to those live renditions
Yeah, I may be much crazier about Factory Floors previously released single, “Fall Back,” but “Turn it Up” is still captivating with it’s relentless grooves, stark minimalism, and odd vocalizations. The band’s new, self-titled album will be dropping on September 10th via DFA.
Ariel Pink and Jorge Elbrecht drop a smokey, psychedelic video for their recently released “Hang On To Life” single, which you might already know I love. The single is out now via Mexican Summer, and you can now stream the b-side below, “No Real Friend”:
Georgia-based Funk Volume MC Jarren Benton gives listeners a disconcerting look at urban life in his music video for “Life in the Jungle.” The video consists of two vignettes about robbery and drug use, culminating in nothing but an early grave. “Life in the Jungle” is taken from Benton’s
Brooklyn synthpop duo Holy Ghost! is back with a new song and music video taken from its upcoming sophomore LP Dynamics. “Teenagers in Heat” is a bouncy and catchy enough offering from the duo, accompanied by a neat take on the lyric music video. Cards inscribed with the song’s
Swedish singer-songwriter Mariam the Believer has shared the music video for Blood Donation cut “Invisible Giving.” The video certainly delivers on the repeated lyric “make a hole, make a hole,” with Mariam doing nothing but digging a hole for its nearly 8-minute-long runtime. Watch a review for this year’s
