Michael Christmas is one of the frumpiest rappers I’ve laid on eyes on in a while. His look is pretty unsuspecting, but don’t make any assumptions based simply on that. His rhymes are pretty playful, clever. He’s definitely the kind of MC I could see an old
Singer/songwriter Lia Ices last record was 2011’s criminally underrated Grown Unknown. Since then she’s kept an almost impressively low profile, which seemed pretty normal for the artist who once reveled in her own general anonymity. But now she’s releasing a follow up, Ices, and with it
Stream: Orenda Fink – “You Can Be Loved” Omaha-based songwriter Orenda Fink, one half of Azure Ray, is getting ready to release her third full-length solo album. She already showed us first single “Ace of Cups”, and now a new one has arrived: “You Can Be Loved,” a dreamy, soft piece
Ab-Soul makes an unsuccessful move toward accessibility on this latest record of his.
Alternative pop outfit Alt-J drops a new track from their forthcoming LP, This Is All Yours. It’s a moody slow-burning ballad that asks for your patience. In the final third of the song, I came to realize this is a pretty cerebral piece of music. It asks a lot
Wisconsin native Zola Jesus (aka Nika Danilova) has released a new single from her forthcoming record, Taiga, and it points out all her strengths beautifully. On “Dangerous Days,” Danilova sends forth a surging beat and sweeping synths that grow to sound positively triumphant. Of course, the main draw is still
London-based singer-songwriter/producer FKA twigs came out with a short, but pretty awesome, EP last year entitled EP 2, the follow up to her debut EP (whose name you can probably guess). And now she is finally gearing up to release her highly anticipated debut full-length, fittingly titled LP 1.
The Liars guys have come forth with another conceptually brilliant video for their fantastic latest LP Mess, this time for face-melting highlight “Pro Anti Anti.” Check it out! Mess is out now via Mute, and I repeat: it’s awesome!
Hellfyre Club’s Open Mike Eagle drops his best album yet!
Glasgow electronic music producer Rustie recently dropped a new single titled, “Raptor,” and it sounds like the future. It’s like the soundtrack to Nintendo 64 racing games set in the year 3030. This cut is due for release on Rustie’s next album, Green Language, which is looking at
