In the history of annoying journalism clichés, no one’s ever embodied a “rapper’s rapper” as much as Freddie Gibbs. When he’s not sharing vivid D-Boy recollections or laughing at fallen enemies, he’ll make time to own it. Otherwise, critics like me will prescribe it for him, noting a gravelly baritone that emits intensity and the […]

We’ve been hearing about FKA twigs’ new techno-inspired album for a very long time, and its release now looms imminent. The album is called EUSEXUA, and twigs recorded it with avant-dance producer Koreless. After sharing the title track and “Perfect Stranger,” twigs has now broken us off with another new track, “Drums Of Death.” I […]

Ever prolific rock ‘n’ roller Ty Segall simply never stops. This year, he released the double album Three Bells and the all-drums/no-vocals LP Love Rudiments. He collaborated with the Melvins’ Dale Crover and popped up on the Yo Gabba Gabba! reboot. That’s a lot, but it’s not enough. Now, Segall has a new band. In […]