Stream: Bilal – A Love Surreal Combining elements of soul, R&B, funk, and electronic music, the new Bilal album is a futuristic fusion of sounds that reminds me of Prince, Erykah Badu, and some of Bobby Womack’s recent work. Stream the LP in full via NPR Music link
Bonobo drops another track from the forthcoming The North Borders, and this new cut features some soulful vocals from the none other than Erykah Badu. Listen to the track “Cirrus” here, and look for Borders on Ninja Tune at the start of April.
Some brutal, cutthroat, straightforward death metal from Terminate on this track from the band’s new album, Ascending to Red Heavens, which is out this week on Selfmadegod Records. Enjoy!
With “Domo 23” Tyler, The Creator essentially covers all the bases previous tracks like “Rella” and “Yonkers” already have–except with a bit more trap flavor in the beat. WATCH THE REVIEW
With monstrous hits of bass, detailed trap-style hi-hats, and an infectiously unique synth riff, if Baauer’s “Harlem Shake” isn’t a perfect banger, it’s pretty damn close. WATCH THE REVIEW
On her latest installment of tracks–which were formulated at the time of 2008’s Dragging a Dead Dear Up a Hill–multi-instrumentalist Liz Harris brings another collection of ambient-style folk tracks that are opaque, shadowy, and extremely emotive. WATCH THE REVIEW
On Pissed Jeans’ latest effort the band still sounds, uh, pissed. WATCH THE REVIEW
On Foals’ third full-length album, the UK rock band continues down the path they set for themselves on 2010’s Total Life Forever, favoring newfound maturity over the raw energy that made the band so exciting in the first place. WATCH THE REVIEW
Lightning Bolt’s more percussive half, Brian Chippendale, has a new album on the way via his solo pseudonym, Black Pus. “1000 Years” is the first track to drop from this forthcoming album, which is titled All My Relations and looking at a March release date on Thrill Jockey. It’
Thanks to the good people at Suicide Squeeze, two up-and-comers in the rough and wild world of garage and noise rock have a new split on the way. The 7″ single features new tracks from Vancouver’s Nü Sensae and Atlanta’s the Coathangers. Give a listen to both tracks
