The Swedish band Little Dragon have never fit into any particular genre. Their sound is frisky and playful and funky, and it mixes up pop and jazz and indie rock and R&B in unshowy and intuitive ways. As a result, Little Dragon can collaborate with just about anyone, and it won’t feel forced or clumsy. […]
Stream Mindforce’s Insanely Hard New Album New Lords
Mindforce are back, baby! It’s a celebration! The Hudson Valley hardcore greats released their debut album Excalibur back in 2018, and that record has never stopped kicking ass. At this point, we can probably acknowledge Excalibur as a classic of modern hardcore. After that record came out, Mindforce said they’d never make another full-length. They […]
Cam’ron & A-Trak – “Ghetto Prophets” (Feat. Conway The Machine)
Seven years ago, the Harlem rap great Cam’ron and the Montreal turntable wizard A-Trak had plans to release a collaborative EP. A couple of singles came out, and they were pretty good, but we never got the EP. Now, Cam and A-Trak are making up for lost time, and they’ve got an album coming out […]
Watch Death Cab For Cutie’s Kimmel Concert And Stream Their New Album Asphalt Meadows
Death Cab For Cutie’s new album Asphalt Meadows is out today. It’s my favorite new release by these guys in a long time, in part because it finds the band and producer John Congleton discovering powerful new extensions of the Death Cab sound all these years later. There are still a fair amount of down-the-middle […]
Ab-Soul – “Moonshooter”
The LA rapper Ab-Soul is a bit of an enigma, and he seems to disappear and reappear whenever it suits him. Right now, it’s been six year since Ab-Soul released Do What Thou Wilt., his last album. Earlier this year, Ab-Soul came out with “Hollandaise,” his first new single in a couple of years. Today, […]
Hear TOPS And Sean Nicholas Savage Cover Each Other On New Arbutus Comp
Arbutus Records, the influential Montreal indie label that helped to launch Grimes, Braids, Majical Cloudz, and many others, has just put out its 100th release. It’s a self-referential comp called The Arbutus Record on which artists on the label cover other artists on the label. That includes, on back to back tracks, Sean Nicholas Savage […]
Video: Plies “Loading”
Loading… Coming off the heels of last week’s “Be Yourself“, Plies uploads more music and releases his new video, “Loading”. Decked out in Burberry and lounging in his souped-up convertible, the South Florida rapper gets deep and addresses his gripe with today’s culture. Big Gates raps, “Ya’ll niggas tend to fall in love with different […]
Rich Homie Quan “Risk Takers”
Rich Homie Quan risks it all on his new single, “Risk Takers”. On the daring track produced by DunDeal, the Atlanta rapper reflects on the dangers of his come up in the streets. The track follows his previous “Krazy” single and are both off his upcoming project.
Fredo Bang “Bee Crazy”
That shit be crazy. Fredo Bang goes loco with the flow on his new single, “Bee Crazy”. On the track, the Baton Rouge rapper doesn’t hold back on his opps as he raps “I can’t wait to see him / Tell a bitch bet / You a stop from my lil’ block my niggas can’t […]
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Talking To Yourself”
This past summer, between the release of singles “Western Wind” and “Beach House,” we got word that Carly Rae Jepsen would release her new album The Loneliest Time in October. Today she’s back with our next taste of the album, “Talking To Yourself.” Although the prior singles branched out stylistically, this song finds CRJ leaning […]