Skipping Rocks by Oddisee DC hip hop producer Oddisee has a new album of instrumentals out that tributes his favorite spot in the capital city: Rock Creek Park. With both samples and live instrumentation, Oddisee tries–and succeeds, really–at recreating what the place means to him through song. Stream
Connecticut rapper Apathy brings a modern feel to the classic sounds of East Coast hip hop on his latest album, Honkey Kong. Though this LP doesn’t experiment or step over any major boundaries, it does come with a lot of consistency, quotable lyricism, and solid beats. Despite a few
A new video from Dublin-based rapper Lecs Luther. He’s got a look that I’m sure a lotta people are going to compare to Odd Future–specifically Tyler, The Creator. But beyond clothes, I’m not really seeing what they have in common. His relaxed, repetitive flow and odd
A new video from St. Vincent’s forthcoming album, Strange Mercy. The track is “Cruel,” and the visuals match the title perfectly. The outfits throughout the video are fun and retro, but the actions are enough to make one wanna avoid family life. It’s best to just stay single
The past few years have seen an influx of British female singer-songwriters of the folk pop variety, but Laura Marling stands out in the pack as a little more credible than the rest. The startlingly young songstress has a new video out for “Sophia,” a contemplative folk song with warm
“Wastoid Girl” is my favorite track on JEFF the Brotherhood’s new album We Are The Champions, so when I found out that the band had made a video for it, I was pretty psyched. When I found out that the video featured the band’s two members driving around
On September 13th, black metal experimentalists Wolves In the Throne room will be dropping a new album via Southern Lord: Celestial Lineage. And to be honest, I wasn’t sure if I was gonna be looking to this one. I wasn’t a fan of the band’s output since
A live video of the Drums playing what seems to be a track from the band’s forthcoming album, Portamento. On YouTube, it’s listed as episode one of “Visionmento.” A weird play on words, but the video is still fun. Hopefully, more episodes are on the way soon. This
After years of being known as a member of Little Brother and the Foreign Exchange, Southern rapper Phonte is dropping his first solo album, which will be titled Charity Starts at Home. Dig a track to drop from it above, which features production from Little Brother cohort 9th Wonder and
MP3 Teasing toward their full-length debut, Civil Civic has dropped another track from it. If you’ve been into all of the fuzzy drum machine rock the duo has put out thus far, this new track, “Street Trap,” should hit the spot. With a driving bassline and shimmering guitars, the
