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August 21st is almost here, which means the release of DOOM’s new collaborative project with Jneiro Jarel is almost here as well. JJ DOOM’s new LP, Key to the Kuffs, from what I understand, will be nothing but straight spitting from DOOM and production from Jarel. “Rhymin Slang”
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A wonderfully smooth and soulful new single from UK pop singer Jessie Ware. She’s got a debut album on the way titled Devotion, and it’ll be out on the 20th of this month. Hear another track from the forthcoming LP here.
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One of the most charming singer-songwriters on the Secretly Canadian roster, Jens Lekman, has a new album on the way in September titled I Know What Love Isn’t. It’s looking at a September 4th release date. “Erica America” is an endearing little tune, loaded with delicate strings and
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Toronto jazz fusion trio BADBADNOTGOOD caught on tape covering TNGHT at Mad Decent’s Block Party. A perfect storm of awesome, if you ask me. I wonder if a cover of this will make it onto BBNG’s next album. Hmmmm…
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Given that hip-hop culture has long glamorized alcohol use (and even abuse), I have to give props to Kendrick Lamar for dropping this new song. Despite what its catchy chorus might suggest, Lamar’s new single “Swimming Pools (Drank)” is a cautious, dark, and surprisingly personal indictment of alcohol use,
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With a new album from Dirty Projectors out now and records from Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear on the way, the upper-tier indie scene this year is looking a lot like it did in 2009. Grizzly Bear’s new single “Yet Again” is the second track to drop from their
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Simon Joyner, one of the darker singer-songwriters to come out of the 90s, has a new album on the way this August titled Ghosts. “Vertigo” is the first track to drop from it, and it’s quite good. Simon is really pushing the instrumentation on this one–especially with the
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To be completely honest, when it comes to the work of singer-songwriter Conor Oberst, I can’t help but feel like I’ve grown out of his work a little bit. I used to be pretty passionate about his overly emotional songwriting years ago, but it’s not something I’
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Mount Eerie’s last album, Clear Moon, definitely took drone and repetition to the forefront for the longtime musical project of singer-songwriter Phil Elverum. Phil is now gearing up to release his second album of 2012, Ocean Roar, and “Pale Lights” is the first song to drop from it. The
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A new track from the forthcoming collaborative album consisting of rhymes from the metal-faced MC known as (MF) DOOM, and production from Jneiro Jarel. Check the track list for the LP below, and look for this thing to be released on the 20th of August. 1. Waterlogged 2. Guv’nor
