Lil Ugly Mane, the onetime underground rap iconoclast who’s taken a turn toward free-floating lo-fi indie rock, has been going through an intense period lately. This past summer, Lil Ugly Mane wrote a lot of troubling things in since-deleted Instagram posts and then cancelled a planned US tour. He did, however, play one show, at […]
Screamo Legends Orchid Reunite, Announce First Shows In 22 Years
One of the last remaining holdouts is no longer holding out. The fractured, chaotic hardcore punk bands who made up the late-‘90s screamo scene — the ones who basically invented screamo — are all getting back together. In recent years, we’ve seen reunions from bands like Pg. 99, City Of Caterpillar, Jeromes Dream, and Saetia. […]
Watch Beach Fossils Make Their TV Debut On CBS Saturday Morning
Earlier this year, Beach Fossils released Bunny, their first proper full-length album since 2017’s Somersault. Despite being around for more than a decade and despite being quite popular, the dreamy indie-rock band had never performed on television. That was rectified over the weekend when Beach Fossils appeared on CBS Saturday Morning for their TV debut. […]
Wishy – “Spinning”
The Indiana band Wishy has been around for a very short period of time, and they’re only now releasing their third single, but they’ve already made an impression. The group, led by singer-songwriter Nina Pitchkites and former Hoops frontman Kevin Krauter, landed on our Songs Of The Week lists with their first two singles, “Donut” […]
Sexyy Red Shares Nine New Tracks Feat. Chief Keef, Summer Walker, 42 Dugg, More
We didn’t get a lot of new breakout rap stars this year, but one person who did make a big jump to a national audience was Sexyy Red. This past summer, Sexyy Red’s freaky but blasé anthems like “Pound Town” and SkeeYee” went from meme-bait to straight-up crossover hit status, and Sexyy put in a […]
Keane Release The Song They Wrote For Love Actually 20 Years Ago
Love Actually, the cornball ensemble comedy about a bunch of British people falling into and out of love with one another, is now 20 years old. It endures as meme fodder, if nothing else. As it turns out, the British pop balladeers Keane, who were unsigned at the time, wrote a song called “Love Actually” […]
Beyonce “My House”
Here we go. Beyonce raises the roof and is balling out on her brand new single, “My House”. Powered by blaring trumpet horns and bass-knocking drums, Queen Bey unleashes fiery bars embodying resilience, pushing endless boundaries, and stunting to the max. “I’m done saving this money, tonight we gon’ ball out / You can catch […]
Smoke DZA, Flying Lotus Ft. Benny The Butcher, Black Thought “Drug Trade Pt. 2”
The trade continues. Smoke DZA and producer Flying Lotus re-up their “Drug Trade” with Black Thought with its sequel featuring Benny The Butcher. Over FlyLo’s same instrumental, DZA kicks off their “Drug Trade Pt. 2” with a new opening verse. “One time for the transpose sending me shit / All this assembly lit, ducking penalties […]
EP: Conway The Machine, Conductor Williams ‘Conductor Machine’
Conductor, we have a problem. Conway The Machine and producer Conductor Williams have finally released their much-anticipated collaborative project, Conductor Machine. Compiled with 7 tracks, the extended play was first introduced with the single “Flame” featuring 7xvethegenius back in September. Few months later, the Griselda rapper and his go-do beatmaker unleashed the remaining cuts including […]
Album: AZ ‘Truth Be Told’
Listen. AZ connects with producer Buckwild on his tenth studio album, Truth Be Told. With the legendary producer behind the boards, the Brooklyn rapper certifies his longevity on the previously released singles “Respect Mines“, “Goat“, “This Is Why”, and “How We Get It” featuring Fat Joe. The 11-track set also features “Reintroduction”, “One Of The […]