Beam me up Scotty. Photo: Burak Cingi Travis Scott returns to the top of the Billboard 200 charts with his latest and fourth album, Utopia. It secures the third-biggest week of 2023 for any album and the largest for any R&B/hip-hop or rap release. Billboard reports Utopia earned 496,000,000 equivalent album units with 252,000 in album […]
Slaughter Beach, Dog – “Summer Windows”
The Philadelphia band Slaughter Beach, Dog recently played the Newport Folk Festival, where they got together with their buddy Craig Finn, from the Hold Steady, to cover Neil Young’s “Barstool Blues.” Now, Slaughter Beach, Dog are getting ready to release their new LP Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling, and we’ve already posted the early tracks “Strange […]
Taking Meds – “Life Support”
Next month, the NYC-via-Rochester band Taking Meds will release Dial M For Meds, the new album that they recorded with Converge’s Kurt Ballou. Taking Meds’ style is a gruff, passionate take on pop-punk, and we’ve already posted the impressive early singles “Memory Lane” and “Outside.” Today, they’ve shared the new track “Life Support,” which frontman […]
Video: Key Glock “Chromosomes”
One, two, three, four… Key Glock puts the pedal to the metal in his new video, “Chromosomes”. Directed by Chris Villa, the high-octane clip centers the Memphis rapper boasting his wealth in the midst of various vehicles burning rubber and a group of eye-candy. “Yeah, I really, really get it while these niggas hustling backwards […]
Video: Trippie Redd “Left 4 Dead”
Shit ain’t the same. Love doesn’t last on Trippie Redd’s latest single, “Left 4 Dead”, which comes with its music video. Directed by Glenn Michael, a vulnerable Trippie vents on a break up and the consequences of taking love for granted from his very own burial ground. “Wish it could fade, ooh, you left me […]
Ashley McBryde – “Cool Little Bars”
Last year, the great country star Ashley McBryde got together with a bunch of her country-industry peers on Lindeville, a concept album about the lives of people in a fictional small town. It was one of my favorite records of the year, and it really showed what McBryde is capable of. Next month, she’ll follow […]
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – “Inwards” (Big Country Cover) & “The Clearing Of The Land”
Lately, rather than releasing full-length albums, Ted Leo has been posting music to Bandcamp in small batches. Mostly these have taken the form of monthly EPs. The August edition is just two tracks long, but both of them are quite nice. The A-side to this exercise is a cover of Big Country’s “Inwards,” which brims […]
Video: Rowdy Rebel “Rob Who?”
Got ’em! Rowdy Rebel gets his revenge in his new video, “Rob Who?” Directed by Jal, the visual depicts the Brooklyn rapper ordering a hit on the individual who stole his chain. “If you think niggas got up on me, kill the noise, you out of line / Niggas really tried that shit, they would’ve […]
DJ Premier Ft. Westside Gunn, Rome Streetz “Runway”
That ‘ol real shit. Producer DJ Premier links with Griselda on the “Runway” for his latest single featuring Westside Gunn and Rome Streetz. Backed by Preem’s signature boom bap sound and scratches, Rome Streetz sets it off with his witty bars. “In Queens like Prince Hakeem with your queen, lamping / I’m handsome, white girls […]
Ez Mil Ft. Eminem “Realest”
Fresh off his new deal with Shady, Aftermath, and Interscope records, Ez Mil releases his major label debut single, “Realest” featuring Eminem. Co-produced by Eminem and Ezekiel “Slashmouth” Miller, the Filipino lyricist-based out of Las Vegas swaps bars with Slim Shady. “I done got hit on the head, barely survived that shit / Minus a […]