New York MC Jean Grae brings some heavy wordplay and a stand-out video to go along with it. Jean Grae has already established herself as an MC to watch after working with artists like Talib Kweli–someone who she is easily comparable to. With “Kill Screen,” Grae shows she can
The new tracks for the upcoming P.O.S album We Don’t Even Live Here have production that feels startlingly original and could hold their own as purely electronic songs. The beats thus far have been the work of Doomtree producer Lazerbeak who showed just how talented he is
Meowtain by Meowtain <a href=”http://meowtain.bandcamp.com/album/meowtain”>Meowtain by Meowtain</a> Lo-fi pop and rock outfit Meowtain has some pretty noisy and eccentric tunes on their new, self-titled Bandcamp release, and “Species” is one of my favorite tracks from it. Over some
The vile, putrid, and ultra-distorted Massachusetts hardcore punk band Hoax has a handful of badass EPs out that should definitely be checked out by those who like their punk abrasive. The track above, “Discipline,” is from the group’s third EP. The track comes off so tortured and lo-fi, it
Bowler Hat Soup by Kiran Leonard Kiran Leonard is a self-recording multi-instrumentalist of much versatility. A trip though the several releases on his Bandcamp page will reveal the young songwriter feels comfortable toying with the sounds of pop, rock, jazz, prog, and electronica. Bowler Hat Soup is easily one of
Śmierć w miękkim futerku by Niechęć Polish alternative jazz outfit Niechęć has its new album streaming via the widget above, and it ‘s a pretty nice blend of improvisation, aggression, and a driving rock sensibility. Though I wish the recording felt a bit more, well, organic and natural, these guys
A video from Los Angeles’ Fatal Jamz for the fast-rockin’ “Scorpion Chain,” which sounds like an interesting cross between the modern and messy punk energy of Jay Reatard with the over-the-top presentation of glam. Jamz has a debut album coming out on Burger Records and Gnar Tapes in November. Also,
New York synth pop outfit Holy Ghost! has a new track out titled “It Gets Dark,” which is getting a vinyl single release on DFA Records. It’s the first piece of new, original music the band has dropped since its solid full-length debut last year, and I’m absolutely
Hardcore punk outfit Code Orange Kids have what’s probably going to be a heavy, punishing debut full-length coming out on Deathwith Inc. very soon. I’m assuming it’ll be out this year, but Deathwish doesn’t exactly have the release date explicitly posted on its site, so… The
A track from the Daredevil Christopher Wright, which comes from a new 7″ split with Cuddle Magic. Despite the daring and self-absorbed name, this Wisconsin trio is actually not a man named Christopher Wright who fancies himself as a daredevil–ironically or not. The band is actually fronted by brothers
