oiss EP by FOODMAN We’ve been following the Soundcloud of enigmatic producer FOODMAN for a while now, enjoying his colorful, oddball brand of juke and footwork music. We’re very happy to report that he has been fleshing out his ideas, and has recently dropped two meaty EPs that
On his biggest commercial release to date, enigmatic rapper Riff Raff brings a heightened version of the goofy, hilarious trap rap that he’s known for, but he doesn’t do it consistently
Freddie Gibbs and Madlib drop some visuals for “Deeper,” which was one of the lead singles off their new full-length together, Piñata. The video basically goes through the storyline Gibbs is rapping about in the song itself–except it doesn’t really look like that guy’s trying to be
The eeriest New York garage rock act is dropping a new single via Sacred Bones Records this month, which you can stream above. To me, this is a pretty refreshing track for Crystal Stilts. Not only does the performance seem a bit more coherent than some of the takes on
Watch: Wye Oak – “Running Up That Hill” Baltimore duo Wye Oak just released their fourth album, the subdued Shriek, which dropped all the guitar and swapped it for bass, accompanied by the usual (but toned down) drums and keys. Now, the duo have done a live cover for The AV
Shara Worden is one of my favorite voices in contemporary music, and I mean that both literally and figuratively. The latter because of her unique songwriting abilities and her way with creating slippery, pretty melodie sand make them sound so easy. The former because, well, that voice! Worden’s chops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6zU87xJoBk Back in April, Anthony talked some about “High Road,” the lead single of seminal sludge and prog-metal outfit Mastodon’s forthcoming record Once More ‘Round the Sun. The song had a sweet soaring chorus, managing to maintain the likable catchy quality of the
Denzel Curry enjoys the simpler–and nastier–pleasures in life, it seems. That’s what this new track of his seems to be about, anyway. Give this smooth, moody song a stream via the widget above, and check out a review of Curry’s latest project right here.
Up-and-coming lo-fi rock outfit Dub Thompson drops yet another song from their forthcoming album on Dead Oceans, 9 Songs. Truth be told, “No Time” has been floating around for a little while, I believe, but I’ve been warming up to the song a bit. The damaged aesthetic of the
Sub Pop’s Avi Buffalo is back with a new track and a forthcoming album titled, At Best Cuckold, which is dropping in September. Not sure if I could ask for a more off-putting, adulterous title, but the music itself is the opposite in that it’s absolutely pleasant. I’
