the needle drop
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After a series of mixtapes I casually enjoyed, Mac Miller’s sound gets sweeter on his full-length debut, Blue Slide Park. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Though King Krule’s debut EP is kind of undercooked, some of the tracks and ideas here are pretty stunning. Can’t wait to see what this UK singer-songwriter brings in 2012. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Aside from a few new sounds, Crystal Stilts really hasn’t progressed its sound past In Love With Oblivion. But for fans, that may not necessarily be a bad thing. WATCH THE REVIEW
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A video for one of my favorite tracks from the new My Brightest Diamond LP, All Things Will Unwind. Find the album on Asthmatic Kitty records. Check out my review of the album here.
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A video for one of my favorite tracks from the new My Brightest Diamond LP, All Things Will Unwind. Find the album on Asthmatic Kitty records. Check out my review of the album here.
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On Drake’s latest album, the Canadian rapper and singer embraces what makes him unique, and sounds great doing it. There is a noticeable hunk of filler on this LP, though. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Back in October, news about the new Crystal Stilts EP, Radiant Door, dropped. The release is officially dropping next week, but it’s available for streaming right now. Yes! Let’s do it!
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On Pianos Become the Teeth’s sophomore LP, the band sports all the qualities I look for in a screamo group. However, they stop short of separating themselves from many of the bands in this style. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On Parallax, Deerhunter member Bradford Cox pulls together one of his most cohesive solo releases yet. And strangely, his sound is starting to resemble the output of his main band’s. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On their latest album, Oakland’s Ghoul offers a gory and sorta hilarious set of tracks that feel like extreme metal’s equivalent to a Toxic Avenger movie. WATCH THE REVIEW