It seemed impossible, but the Pains of Being Pure at Heart have somehow found a way to sound sweeter and more innocent than they did on their self-titled debut. This slight change in direction didn’t sit well with me on first listen, though. I was a little disappointed to
A while back, I took on Mono/Poly’s debut album, Paramatma, in a video review. Overall, though the LP has some great ideas, it kinda spread itself thin by concentrating its efforts on a plethora of different sounds–you know, kinda like this. But that’s just all my
At SXSW, there were a lot of acts I ran into unexpectedly. Big K.R.I.T. was one of them, and I was way more impressed with that guy in person than I was on record. He’s got a new album dropping on the 28th, and this is
New video for the Siriusmo track “Signal.” I gave the electronic solo project’s debut album, Mosaik, a pretty positive review. Lotta great tracks on there, and more variety than your average album. Look for the LP on Monkeytown Recs. –
In my SXSW travels, I ended up meeting Boston MC Reks. It kinda developed into a long hip hop conversation, and I eventually asked him what shows he was going to. Out of all the rappers he listed, Mac Miller stuck out in my head. As popular as the guy
On their latest LP, the Strokes want to head in a new direction, but they can’t decide on one. So they use every track to obtain a different sound. Moments like “Under Cover of Darkness” embrace what’s best about the band’s past work, but “Two Kinds of
With heavy beats and a strong flow, Reks’ latest album is an extremely admirable piece of hip hop. It’s true blue lyrical homicide. Listen to iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit! WATCH THE REVIEW
This surprise trio has collaborated on a 12-inch split featuring two tracks: “Ego” and “Mirror.” Dig on both via the links below: Stream: Thom Yorke, Burial, Four Tet- Ego Thom Yorke- Burial, Four Tet- Mirror –
Peaking Lights, Indra Dunis and Aaron Coyes, have a new LP out via Not Not Fun titled 936. Coyes skills with a soldering iron with the haunting vocals of Dunis. have added up into some lovely, dub-laced dream pop worth listening to while taking a midnight drive down a deserted
