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  • 2012

    My buddy Zach at We Listen For You suggested this band from his back yard of Kentucky, Murals. Their new LP, On A Passing Cloud, didn’t really hit me at first, but a return listen has me enjoying quite a bit about their sound. Folk is most definitely a

  • 2012

    Meet underground rapper Haleek Maul. He’s got a new mixtape titled Oxyconteen. It’s available for a free download from Merok Records. A lot of experimental hip hop has come out in the past few years. It’s funny to think of how different the underground rap scene in

  • 2012

    Faustian Echoes by Agalloch When I first heard Portland metal outfit Agalloch was going to be dropping a new EP, I didn’t think for a second the release would basically be a single, 21-minute track. The band certainly lives up to the grandiose assumptions that comes with a track

  • 2012

    Freddie Gibbs and Madlib have released a collaboration EP titled Shame, this is the title track off the collection. Everything about this recording makes it sound like the two were having a good time. Over a soul-sampling beat, Gibbs tells a story of infidelity and sleepin’ around.

  • 2012

    Teengirl Fantasy has put out new track “Motif”, while still sounding like themselves, they’ve also gone a bit more shoegazey on this track. Initially it sounds very non-beat driven, but a steady dance rhythm comes in at around the one minute mark and gives the song some direction. Its

  • 2012

    From Argentinian dance producer Mati Zundel‘s recently released LP Amazonico Gravitante comes “El Alto de la Paz,” a track that features the vocal talents of Canadian resident Boogat. The album hit the shelves on March 20 via ZZK Records, and can be snatched over at the label’s website.

  • 2012

    Dirty Projectors drop another track from their forthcoming LP, Swing Lo Magellan. This track, and the previous one to be released, are taking the Projectors’ sound in a noticeably sweeter, poppier direction. While it’s nowhere near as hard-hitting as their earlier material, there’s something sneaky about how these

  • 2012

    A new track from the forthcoming Holograms album, which is self-titled and dropping via Captured tracks on July 10th. The band hails from Sweden and showcases a noisy, chaotic post-punk vibe. After a handful of listens to this album, I have to admit it is a bit similar to the

  • 2012

    Dropping July 2nd on Error Broadcast, here’s a track we’re premiering from the upcoming H-SIK EP, Cocody. Originating from the Ivory Coast, French music producer H-SIK combines elements of African music and hip hop with the jittery and relentless rhythms of footwork. He executes this infusion with some