This week, two of the year’s best rap albums get deluxe expanded editions. Polo G’s Hall Of Fame — an instant classic, at least to me — has now been re-released as Hall Of Fame 2.0, a double-disc-length collection with 14 new tracks. On this release, all the new tracks are at the front of […]
Thundercat – “Satellite” (Feat. Genevieve Artadi & Louis Cole)
Issa Rae’s HBO series Insecure, currently wrapping up its fifth and final season, has featured a lot of great music over the years. Raphael Saadiq and Solange both helped out with the soundtrack. Artists like SZA and Rico Nasty have contributed original songs to the show. And now so has Thundercat, whose new track “Satellite” […]
Cordae – “Sinister” (Feat. Lil Wayne)
Cordae released his Just Until… EP in April as a teaser for his forthcoming sophomore LP. We’ve since learned the album will be called From A Bird’s Eye View. It’s supposedly coming soon, and today it yielded a new single, the Lil Wayne collab “Sinister.” The beat comes from Hit-Boy, who gets a shout-out in […]
Stream Florida Melodic Hardcore Band Method Of Doubt’s Great Debut Album Staring At Patterns
When a mostly unfamiliar band can come through with a record that absolutely knocks you on your ass, that’s worth celebrating. Up until now, I only knew the Florida band Method Of Doubt — apparently named after René Descartes’ concept of deep philosophical skepticism — as a name on flyers. But Method Of Doubt just […]
Stream Rid Of Me’s Excellent Debut Album Traveling
We can argue all day over which PJ Harvey album is the best, but there’s no question which one is the hardest. Harvey recorded 1993’s Rid Of Me with Steve Albini, and it’s a raw, frenzied record that drinks deeply from the crusty chalice of early-’90s noise rock. The new Philadelphia band Rid Of Me, […]
Stream Australian Hardcore Band The Chain’s Nasty New Self-Titled EP
Right now, there’s a whole lot of great punk and hardcore coming out of Australia; bands like Geld, Speed, Primitive Blast, and Jalang have been making some truly excellent music. The Chain, from Perth, absolutely belong on that list. The Chain have been around for a few years, and they released a 7″ called Bitter […]
MFnMelo & Squeak – “Mood Swing” (Feat. Pivot Gang)
In August, Squeak, a DJ and producer who was part of the Chicago rap crew Pivot Gang, died at the age of 26. Shortly before his death, Squeak and the Pivot Gang rapper MFnMelo released the collaborative EP #EnRoute. Now, MFnMelo is getting ready toe release a deluxe edition of #EnRoute, and it’ll be the […]
Anxious – “Growing Up Song”
Anxious come from the hardcore scene, but their fired-up melodicism sounds more like emo or pop-punk. The young Connecticut band signed to Run For Cover and announced their debut full-length Little Green House, produced by Chris Teti of This World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, a little over […]
Boy Harsher – “Give Me A Reason”
At the beginning of next year, Boy Harsher are releasing The Runner (Original Soundtrack), the duo’s next album that also serves as a score for a short horror film that they made. We’ve already heard “Tower” from it and today they’re back with another new track, “Give Me A Reason,” which is shadowy and sensual.” […]
Cults – “Beach Ball”
Few indie bands represented the early ’10s like Cults, aka Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion. Their debut self-titled album and its ’60s girl group-inspired lead single “Go Outside” basically defined an entire New York City aesthetic, one that definitely involved American Apparel T-shirts and shows at Union Pool. Anyway, today Cults have shared a previously […]