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A video from the up-and-coming rap clique Zoo Babies. As you can tell from video, these guys don’t take themselves too seriously, which is a refreshing trend in hip hop these days; however, it’s not like they’re out to make a joke of themselves either. Their new,
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Lo-fi jangle rock purveyor Mac DeMarco has just dropped a new video for the track “Ode to Viceroy,” which comes from his latest album, 2. The video here reveals the song to be an ode to Mac’s smoking habit, which he playfully embraces as he chain smokes from one
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Detroit drummer and producer Karriem Riggins releases a video for the Alone Together track “Summer Madness,” which actually features a few other instrumental moments from his latest album, too. Check a review of the LP right here. /via/
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Some heart-warming pop coming through on this new Plume Giant video for the track “We Got It Made,” which was shot and directed in New Haven, Connecticut. The song’s got a pretty joyous finish, and it’s honeyed throughout with some tight vocal harmonies that bring some nice personality
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Talented Philadelphia-based MC Lushlife has a new video for “Magnolia,” the opening track of his Plateau Vision LP from this year. In it, chunky cardboard cutouts of the song’s lyrics are worn on the heads of people in the various scenarios the song references. Everyone from arsonists to choir
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With an instrumental produced by Hostage and Kidnap Kid, here’s a video for the Lulu James track “Be Safe,” which comes from an EP she dropped earlier this year titled Rope Mirage. It’s a sweet piece of modern soul with a contemporary set of electronics backing it up.
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Blu & Exile drop a video for “Maybe One Day,” which comes from the recently reviewed Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them. Look for this LP on Dirty Science.
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A video from Los Angeles’ Fatal Jamz for the fast-rockin’ “Scorpion Chain,” which sounds like an interesting cross between the modern and messy punk energy of Jay Reatard with the over-the-top presentation of glam. Jamz has a debut album coming out on Burger Records and Gnar Tapes in November. Also,
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Hardcore punk outfit Code Orange Kids have what’s probably going to be a heavy, punishing debut full-length coming out on Deathwith Inc. very soon. I’m assuming it’ll be out this year, but Deathwish doesn’t exactly have the release date explicitly posted on its site, so… The
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Death Grips drops a gritty new video for the track “World of Dogs,” which I’m happy contains no images of penises. Anyway, the track comes from the experimental hip hop trio’s new album, NO LOVE DEEP WEB. Hear the album here, and check out a review here.
