Irish-born electronic singer-songwriter Róisín Murphy has been taking a break from music since the (admittedly long) tour following her great 2007 LP Overpowered ended. It’s been a little sad for her fans (re: me) to go so many years without news of any real plans of her return. For
Merrill Garbus’ tUnE-yArDs project just released one of the best records of the year so far in Nikki Nack. And now, to our glorious benefit, she has done a KEXP session. The video includes four of the best songs on the record, including “Water Fountain” and “Real Thing”, and finds
Trash Talk’s latest album might have ferocity, but the music does little to capture the hardcore punk imagination.
I’m gonna review this new Filthy Frank album. But first, let me take a selfie.
The new Roots album is easily the band’s dreariest album yet, but it’s also their most inconsistent.
The new Tobacco album is one of the most demented sonic adventures I’ve gone on this year.
The UK’s Vallenfyre brings together a slew of different death metal styles on this sophomore record of theirs, and feeds them through some incredibly heavy, pummeling production.
When it comes to lyrics and songwriting, White Women is Chromeo’s most inconsistent release yet.
Singer/songwriter/bassist Meshell Ndegeocello doesn’t get enough respect. She had some low-level visibility a few years ago when she released her first couple albums, but has since faded into a small niche where her small but ultra-devoted fanbase follows her every move. I only really got invested in
TDE‘s Ab-Soul drops a new track titled “Stigmata,” featuring some dramatic bars from New York’s Action Bronson and a closing verse from Asaad. Every time a new cut drops from this dude, I just get more psyched for the full-length project he should be dropping this year.
