Chicago drummer, producer, and all-around musical genius Makaya McCraven has been widely heralded as one of the leading lights in jazz today. Universal Beings, the 2018 album that cemented that reputation, is the subject of a new mini-documentary out today, and McCraven has shared a companion album of leftover material from the same sessions. McCraven […]
Hidden Mothers – “Beneath, To The Earth”
The Sheffield band Hidden Mothers have a grand, clangorous sound. It’s somewhere between black metal and post-hardcore, and it also draws from shoegaze and goth and screamo. If you’re into the bands who exist at those different intersection points — Deafheaven, Envy, Infant Island, Svalbard — then Hidden Mothers offer a whole lot to like. […]
Murda Beatz – “Doors Unlocked” (Feat. Ty Dolla $ign & Polo G)
Canadian rap producer Murda Beatz has already worked on a number of releases this year, including Lil Wayne’s Funeral, Lil Baby’s My Turn, and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s PARTYMOBILE. And now he’s teaming up with longtime collaborator Ty Dolla $ign and melancholic young Chicago sing-rapper Polo G, who recently put out the album THE GOAT, for a new […]
New Music: Russ “Still”
Racks in the mail, shoutout UPS. It’s still Russ everyday on his new weekly drop, produced by himself. Over his jubilant beat, Russ raps hunger as an independent artist, riches, and laughs in the face of his haters. Hate ’em if you want. “Still’ comes a week after his previous track, “Can’t Be Me“.
Hinds – "Spanish Bombs" (The Clash Cover)
Hinds are one of Spain’s foremost rock exports, and now they’ve covered one of the foremost rock songs about Spain. Fresh off the release of their very fun new album The Prettiest Curse, the poppy Madrid garage band have delivered a gleefully noisy take on the Clash’s London Calling classic “Spanish Bombs,” a song about […]
New Music: Guapdad 4000 Ft. TyFontaine “Choppa Talk”
Locked and loaded. Not letting off the trigger from his Rona Raps, Guapdad 4000 lets it spit with another round. Accompanied by TyFontaine, Guapdad 4000 brings more of an aggressive tone with his rapid flow. Duck down. “Choppa Talk” follows Guapdad’s previous release “Orgasm Full Of Pain” featuring Deante’ Hitchcock.
New Music: GASHI “Lies”
Don’t leave me now. GASHI’s pretty life is upside down for the latest single off his 1984, dropping August 7. On the tender ballad, GASHI finds misery and lies of a broken heart, while pleading to his lover. You ain’t got to lie, girl.
Travis Barker & Run The Jewels – “Forever”
Run The Jewels just released their monstrous, long-awaited album RTJ4 last month, and that should be enough Killer Mike and El-P verses to sit around and process for a while. But today, we get a couple of new ones. Run The Jewels have teamed up with Travis Barker, the Blink-182 drummer and moonlighting rap producer, […]
PHONY – "Waffle House" & "Turnstile Effect"
Neil Berthier spent most of the past decade leading the emotive New Orleans indie band Donovan Wolfington. He’s since relocated to Boston and started a solo project called PHONY, which will soon release its second album, Knock Yourself Out. He announced the album earlier this summer with lead single “Waffle House,” and today he follows […]
Mastodon Announce New Collection 'Medium Rarities', Share New Song "Fallen Torches": Listen
Right now, the long-running Atlanta prog-metal greats Mastodon are working on a new album, and they’ve also reportedly got a song on the soundtrack of the forthcoming cinematic epic Bill & Ted Face The Music. But the band has also left a trail of stray tracks over the years, and they’ve just announced that they’ll […]