A hilariously strange video from No Monster Club involving a car, a lip-synced dog, and a catchy chorus. Yeah, the lyrics are bit cliche, but these guys definitely have a tune on their hands. This track comes from the new Popical Island compilation, which can be streamed here.
Nintendo and Kush by Real Soul A series of instrumentals from up-and-coming producer Real Soul titled Nintendo and Kush right here. While this instrumental album’s embrace of drug culture might come off a bit gimmicky at first, there are some nice fusions of hip hop, jazz, and electronic music
Another track drops from the forthcoming Fergus & Geronimo album, Funky Was the State of Affairs. Surprisingly, frontman Andrew Savage sings with a faux English accent on this one after a short, introductory moment titled “Planet Earth Is Pregnant For the 5th Time” that fronts this new album. A lot
On this new Mission of Burma album, the Boston band continues to advance their old sound, and it’s pretty enjoyable–well, to me, anyway. WATCH THE REVIEW
With producer Ryan Lewis, XXL freshman Macklemore dropped some of my favorite hip hop songs of last year. His video for the track “Wings” even made it on the top of my favorite music videos of 2011 list. Macklemore is gearing up to release a full-length album with Ryan lewis
My introduction to Louisiana rapper Hopsin was this video, which was pretty hyped at the time thanks to a few jabs at Tyler, the Creator. I was impressed with the flow, but thought the dude’s style was a little too cartoony, gimmicky, and Eminem-inspired. While I feel like Hopsin
melancholy and the infinite shadness by Shad Canadian rapper Shad is as clever as he is entertaining to listen to. I guess you could say his wit is why he’s interesting to listen to. The dude dropped an album I wasn’t too hot on a few years ago,
After breaking up for a short bit, Menomena are back in duo form, and they’re gearing up for a September 18th release of their next album, Moms. A track from it is streaming above, and it’s an emotionally affective piano tune that morphs into a heavy psych jam
Aesop Rock’s latest album shows him on top of his lyrical game, and taking on production duties as well. WATCH THE REVIEW
Sweden’s Holograms aren’t the most original band on the block, but their take on post-punk is enjoyably passionate, catchy, and dark. WATCH THE REVIEW
