Swave indie rockers the Walkmen are gearing up to release a new album on June 5th via Fat Possum. The title: Heaven. The title track is streaming above. This will be the band’s 7th full-length album, and the Walkmen’s discography, for me, has been a journey of highs
Extra Life is an experimental music outfit whose new album, Dream Seeds, has been gaining some good press on a handful of blogs I follow. Every time I’ve come across a post on the band’s music, I’ve tried it; hoping that it would finally start to resonate
With three producers and about 30 MCs, Quakers delivers a ton of material on its full-length debut. However, in my opinion, it emphasizes MC quantity over quality a bit too much. The beats are solid, though. WATCH THE REVIEW
Theophilus London drops a new single, and features A$AP Rocky on it. As many of you may know. I wasn’t completely in love with London’s full-length debut, but expected better days for this guy, for sure. However, this new single has me on the fence. It seems
Featuring Roc Marciano and Masai Bey against some Willie Green production, here’s a new Billy Woods track titled “Body of Work.” Woods is an East Coast MC whose delivery on this track reads more like abstract slam poetry than it does rap. The jazzy flute solos placed into the
No Youth by Wreck And Reference One of the heavier industrial albums I’ve listened to in a while, No Youth by Wreck and Reference, is the followup to the project’s 2011 album, Black Cassette. Hailing from California, Wreck and Reference are infusing heavy, doom-esque moments into otherwise spacious
Isle Of Dogs by Tigercats Isle of Dogs is the most recent output from the London-based act Tigercats. This collection is a fun listen, with well-constructed pop songs that are a step above standard fare. The eager vocals are a treat, and the drumming makes sure that the album is
Swedish electropop duo Niki & The Dove are just a few weeks away from releasing their debut album, Instinct, via Sub Pop Records. In anticipation, the group has made available this new single, titled “Tomorrow.” The track begins with a set of soft, plinking synth tones, then promptly makes way
A track has been released from the upcoming Record Store Day release of John Cale remixes from his Extra Playful EP. This Tim Hecker track is an ambient song filled with layers of humming synthesizers at multiple tones, hitting some really dark frequencies in order to create a heavy atmosphere.
Thundercat has released a new video from last year’s the Golden Age of Apocalypse, which is clearly inspired by internet culture. It features Thundercat and a woman walking through a suburban neighborhood arm in arm as they sing and witness a bunch of strange people doing…strange things. A
