• 2014

    https://soundcloud.com/massappealrecs/fashawn-golden-state-of-mind-feat-dom-kennedy Palm trees, low riders, Death Row Records circa 1996, doo rags and button ups, a signature West Coast sunset and beautiful women of all hues come to mind when listening to the latest release from Fresno, CA’s Fashawn with “Golden State of Mind”. Released

  • 2014

    When Kendrick Lamar dropped his latest single a few weeks ago, the hip hop world felt itself once again in an uproar, potentially getting a glimpse into the music from one of the most anticipated followup albums in years. But things quickly took a polarized turn as many fans clearly

  • 2015

    Stream: José González – “Every Age” Swedish singer-songwriter José González hasn’t released a solo record since 2007’s lovely In Our Nature, but he hasn’t stayed completely silent. He has released two records with his band Junip, which are certainly worth looking into. But now he’s back on

  • Mainstream America got its first exposure to Father John Misty’s (Josh Tillman) haunting vocals and effortless stage presence on David Letterman. The word “angelic” is thrown around liberally when folks discuss the Fleet Foxes camp, and it’s always done deservedly so. Most often done in reference to Robin

  • 2014

    Last month, Pennsylvanian noise-rockers Pissed Jeans reissued their 2005 debut album Shallow on their current label Sub Pop. Definitely check this re-release out if you’ve been digging the group’s recent output and want to witness the genesis of their “power dirge” ways. Above you can watch the music

  • 2014

    After the success of his Alternate/Endings full-length earlier this year, I think it’s safe to say music fans and critics alike have accepted Lee Bannon‘s sudden transition into the world of drum ‘n’ bass. The West Coast producer is now backing that move up with a new

  • Hellfyre Club‘s Open Mike Eagle revises the introductory track to his new album, Dark Comedy, delivering some new, impassioned bars over an Exile-remixed version of the album’s original beat. As much as I enjoyed Dark Comedy, I actually prefer this version. Mike’s delivery is much more gripping

  • The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die take their dynamic approach to emo and fuses it with spoken word on this new collaborative EP.

  • Venezuelan producer Alejandra Ghersi, a.k.a. Arca, has been having a great couple of years. Back in 2013, she was a featured co-producer on Kanye’s last record, and her gorgeous production on the new FKA twigs album is too stellar for words. With all this newly acquired buzz,

  • 4ad

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS87mPfD_yI&feature=youtu.be Ariel Pink has just shared a fittingly chilling and tragic video for “Picture Me Gone,” taken from his upcoming “solo debut” pom pom. The track might just be Ariel’s most mature and moving track yet, expressing with