A frenetic, zany, kooky, scatter-brained, etc. track from lo-fi electronic musician Lockbox. “Brainhead” appears to be the result of a caffeine high stacked on top of a sugar rush, propelled by a constant skittering beat and loaded with countless fleeting synth textures over the course of its action-packed three-and-a-half minute
Folk legend Linda Perhacs has a similar MO to fellow folkie Vashti Bunyan. Both released a seminal folk album in 1970, and then virtually disappeared from the scene. Bunyan popped up again in 2005 with the lovely Lookaftering. Now, Perhacs is following up her debut, Parallelograms, with a sophomore LP
Hellfyre Club drops a video for one of the biggest bangers on the rap collective’s new mixtape Dorner vs. Tookie. Listen in for clever verses from Open Mike Eagle, VerBS, Nocando, KAIL, Busdriver and Rheteric Ramirez. Enjoy! Also check a review for this Dorner/Tookie compilation below:
Trickling vibraphone, lithe strings, and a delicate but assertive voice, this new Tara Jane O’Neil track, “Elemental Finding” makes me officially excited for her new LP, Where Shine New Lights. Every note is perfectly placed, and there is a quiet drone that washes underneath throughout, and the song ambles
Open Mike Eagle has put out a new video for his song “Password,” which landed on his Sir Rockabye. mixtape this past July. The candid videography complements the track’s lyrical themes dealing with the lack of internet privacy but also the oversharing of people in the modern age as
Check out this new music video Killer Mike made for R.A.P. Music cut “Ghetto Gospel.” Seeing a Bible-wielding, glasses-clad Killer Mike in his best Church clothes was something I really would’ve appreciated back in 2012, but better late than never! A gentle reminder that R.A.P.
A generational war is waged in the new video for Savages’ “Strife,” which comes off the band’s great full-length debut, Silence Yourself. This is the second video the band has released that’s been inspired by a moment in a novel. In this particular instance, it’s Albert Camus’
SPLITT CASSETTE WITH BBIGPIGG by DESIGNER // BBIGPIGG Listen to some abrasive, experimental, lo-fi noise rock on this new split between Designer and Bbigpigg. While the mix and production here isn’t that friendly to the ears, these two projects are incredibly eccentric, groove-centry, and hilariously absurd. The herky/jerky quality
Even though she has firmly planted herself as a wonderful, talented indie-folk singer/songwriter, Marissa Nadler’s has not found a larger audience. It’s quite a shame, and her most recent releases attest to that. She has a new record on the way, though, and has just dropped a
Previously mentioned Scottish hip hop outfit Young Fathers have dropped another track from their forthcoming album, Dead. The album is looking at a release via Anticon on February 3rd, and you can stream this new single via the widget above. Enjoy, and check out a review of the trio’s
