Brooklyn hip hop trio Flatbush ZOMBiES has just shared a new song and video titled “Blacktivist.” The track is set to appear on an EP later this year, but along with the video, it is part of a larger video installation by Mario Pfeifer that can be viewed until October
FIDLAR’s new album is like listening to a white, lazy, spoiled, drug-addled twentysomething indignantly whine to his parents about how hard his life is.
YES! Jay Rock’s much-anticipated sophomore album 90059 is being released digitally tonight by Top Dawg Entertainment. Until it’s made available for you, check out this video for cut “Vice City,” which features the rest of Jay’s Black Hippy posse.
As previously mentioned, Philly singer-songwriter Kurt Vile has an upcoming album called b’lieve i’m goin down due out September 25th via Matador. Now, in this video for new single “Life Like This,” you can embark upon a trip with him through director Adam Avilla‘s animated world. Enjoy!
The Wonder Years’ latest album is well-mixed and performed, but does little beyond continuing to play out every tired pop punk and emo cliché in the book.
Last night on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Kendrick Lamar performed a medley of four songs from his recent masterpiece To Pimp a Butterfly – “Wesley’s Theory,” “Momma,” “King Kunta,” and “u.” Previously, Kendrick appeared as the final musical guest of The Colbert Report, performing an awesome unreleased track:
Soldiers of Fortune, an anti-supergroup comprised of members from Oneida, Home, and Chavez, is releasing its second album Early Risers on November 6 via Mexican Summer. Judging from this lead single “Nails,” these guys are gonna come through with a set of the year’s most freewheeling, DGAF jams. Enjoy!
San Francisco screamo band Loma Prieta is back with a new album called Self Portrait, out October 2 on Deathwish. Watch the video for new single “Love” up there and here’s a gentle reminder that the group’s 2012 effort I.V. is stellar:
Thot eNhançer (ep/single) by DedekindCut Today, the producer formerly known as Lee Bannon released a new single and EP under the pseudonym DedekindCut. Enjoy Thot eNhançer above and find some quick thoughts on Bannon’s latest project, Pattern of Excel, in this past month’s YUNOREVIEW.
Iron Maiden’s lengthy 90-minute epic doesn’t bring the compositional or sonic ambition fans might assume due to the large run-time.
