• 8-bit

    Get Olde Second Wind by Crying I don’t know whether the point with Crying’s sound is to send people on a uniquely nostalgic trip back to the 90s, provide the weirdest backdrop for vocalist Elaiza Santos, or even a secret mission to get the world head banging to

  • clipse

    To say that King Push is trying to come back with a vengeance after the sterling critical acclaim of last years’ My Name Is My Name would be one hell of an understatement. Basically, you can still feel the hunger and desire in both Pusha’s voice and Kanye’s

  • Inspired by the cinematic and musical influences of “Kill Bill” and Wu-Tang, grime figurehead Dizzee Rascal hits us with a visually engaging and amusing video for his latest single “Pagans.” The song is composed of a deep, throbbing, pounding line of grime production perfectly suited for Dizze’s mid-pitched, rapidly

  • Inspired by the cinematic and musical influences of “Kill Bill” and Wu-Tang, grime figurehead Dizzee Rascal hits us with a visually engaging and amusing video for his latest single “Pagans.” The song is composed of a deep, throbbing, pounding line of grime production perfectly suited for Dizze’s mid-pitched, rapidly

  • album

    Ujubasajuba by Kairon; IRSE! Finland’s Kairon; IRSE! dropped their sophomore album here this past fall, and I’m incredibly happy this thing didn’t end up slipping by me while we still have some time left in 2014. The thick, blissful, and syrupy sounds of shoegaze are what you’

  • A catalog as wide and definitive as that of producer Blockhead is most definitely one to be lauded and respected. Having worked with the likes of emcees like Murs and Aesop Rock as well as with labels including Defnitive Jux and Rhymesayers is unquestionably nothing to sneeze at. So it

  • Full Of Hell & Merzbow by FULL OF HELL Powerviolence outfit Full of Hell has been making a name for themselves over the past few years with some pretty brutal full-length recordings, but their interests reach outside of the dismal worlds of sludge metal, grindcore, and hardcore punk. In a

  • indie

    These guys are almost here, I promise. The anticipation for their debut album brings to light one simple truth: Viet Cong know how to build hype the right way. A strong EP, quite a few scorching singles, and most importantly, quality music have the collective music world drooling for their

  • https://soundcloud.com/geonorth/a-sunny-day-in-glasgow-shut-your-mouth-its-christmas Back in June, the zestful noise poppers over at A Sunny Day in Glasgow delivered perhaps 2014’s greatest summer album, Sea When Absent. The Sydney six-piece’s refreshing shoegaze production rendered this the perfect beach music (on an overcast day). But now, a week

  • https://soundcloud.com/lastlizard/dickies-theme Last month, Alex Zhang Hungtai announced the laying to rest of his long-running and acclaimed no-wave singer-songwriter alias Dirty Beaches. The recently released Stateless was packed with gorgeous drones and was thankfully an elegant end for the project. There was a silver lining to this