Unfortunately, the latest Yeah Yeah Yeahs album is one of those instances when the album’s lead single seems to be the best track, dwarfing nearly every other song on the album with ambition, glitz, and great songwriting. The rest of the album is a bit spotty, in my opinion.
On Ghostface Killah’s latest project, he’s working with composer and multi-instrumentalist Adrian Younge. Together, they create a fantastically conceptual album that’s loaded with all the b-movie thrills a Wu-Tang fan could ask for. WATCH THE REVIEW
On his latest full-length, Philly singer-songwriter Kurt Vile shows more ambition through his approach to psychedelic folk with longer songs, detailed instrumentation, and sublime production. WATCH THE REVIEW
On its latest full-length effort, Phosphorescent’s Americana tunes are sounding more mellow than ever due to some incredibly smooth, reverbed production. WATCH THE REVIEW
R&B enigma Janelle Monáe drops a new single, which features Erykah Badu on vocals throughout much of the track. It’s an incredibly funky number with a huge emphasis on synth chords that remind me of some of Prince’s best tracks to come out in the early
Metal experimentalists Wreck And Reference have a new 7″ on the way titled No Content, and the project has seen fit to drop one of the tracks from it via music video. “Absurdities And Echoes” doesn’t have the strong black metal vibes that came through on last year’s
A collection of tracks from East Coast beatmusic producer Lord RAJA, which have been assembled into a new, free EP titled Rubies. Loads of subdued grooves, atmosphere, and wonky textures on this thing. Enjoy! /via/
Co La is the pseudonym of Maryland music producer Matthew Papich. He’s got a new album on the way via the Software Label, and the tracks he’s dishing out sit at an interesting crossroads, incorporating samples, danceable grooves, and an extremely strange sound palette. Papich has an ear
All Our Masters in Suspicion EP (2013) by Birth of Flower Connecticut rock trio Birth of Flower drops a new track from their forthcoming EP, and the song shows and impressive change of pace in their style. Over the handful of years the band has been active, they’ve essentially
MGMT mysteriously drops a new single over the weekend titled “Alien Days,” which sees the band staying steadfast in their direction toward the more out-there sounds in psychedelic pop and rock music. After the release of Congratulations a few years ago, MGMT saw grimaces from fans of their previous pop
