In the past couple years, the amorphous, genre-imploding Brooklyn collective Standing On The Corner have gained more notoriety thanks to some pretty big collaborations. They had a hand in albums like Earl Sweatshirt’s Some Rap Songs, Solange’s When I Get Home, and Danny Brown’s uknowhatimsayin¿. But they’d already garnered a fair bit of acclaim for […]
Hear Ellis Cover Taylor Swift, Dinosaur Jr., & The Used On New EP
A few months ago, the Ontario musician Linnea Siggelkow, who releases music under the name Ellis, released her debut album, Born Again. Today, the Best New Band honoree has returned with an EP consisting of three covers. “I haven’t been feeling very inspired to write lately. The world is feeling equally chaotic and slow, my […]
My Morning Jacket Announce 'The Waterfall II'
My Morning Jacket last released an album of new material in 2015. If you don’t remember, because you know, the world has changed, that one was titled The Waterfall. And now, part two is on the way. The group will release The Waterfall II this Friday (July 10) via ATO Records. In a release, the band was inspired […]
Guided By Voices Announce New Album 'Mirrored Aztec', Their 30th, & Share New Single "Haircut Sphinx": Listen
Guided By Voices are the perpetual motion machine of American indie rock — a band so ceaselessly and dauntingly prolific that they’ve now got their very own subscription service. Last year, Guided By Voices released three albums and ended things with a 100-song New Year’s Eve set in Los Angeles. Back in February, they dropped […]
Wye Oak – "AEIOU"
It’s been a little over two years since Wye Oak’s last album, the characteristically great The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs. Starting last year, it seemed like the duo of Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack were kicking off a new era for their project — standalone singles “Fortune,” “Fear Of Heights,” and “Walk […]
Svalbard Announce New Album 'When I Die, Will I Get Better', Share New Single "Open Wound": Listen
The British band Svalbard make supremely heavy music that doesn’t fit comfortably into any genre. It’s oceanic, crushing, often beautiful stuff that hasn’t yet gotten the attention it deserves. Svalbard tend to get called “hardcore punk,” but that definition doesn’t quite fit. Their songs are too long and majestic, and they’re recorded too cleanly. They […]
Brothertiger's "Livin'" Is A Shot Of Chillwave Refreshment For Your Deadbeat Summer
It’s oppressively hot outside, so how about some chillwave? In the throes of this pandemic-crippled deadbeat summer, the lead single from Brothertiger’s upcoming LP does indeed hit the spot. Brooklyn-based John Jagos, who once studied at my alma mater, has a vast catalog to his name, including last month’s Fundamentals, Vol. 1, a “collection of […]
New Music: Tory Lanez, Kevin Gates “Convertible Burt”
Pull up. Hopping out the whip is Tory Lanez and Kevin Gates with their contribution to the upcoming, Road To Fast 9 mixtape. Over a trunk-rattling beat, Tory Lanez stunts on his haters and gloats his new independent status. Riding shotgun is Kevin Gates, who keeps it G in the streets with his standout verse. […]
New Music: Juice WRLD Ft. Halsey “Life’s A Mess”
For the better. It has just been announced that Juice WRLD’s posthumous album Legends Never Die will be released this Friday (July 10). On the bittersweet record, the late rapper and Halsey lean on one another as they journey through some of life’s struggles and pain.
New Video: City Girls Ft. Doja Cat “Pussy Talk” | Rap Radar
Welcome to the jungle. City Girls let their lips do the talking in their frisky music video co-starring Doja Cat. In the raunchy clip, they flaunt their assets in their seductive business attire while working at the office. They glam up at a gaudy dinning table filled with ice-out dinnerware and then twerk in golden […]