Blanco is back. Millyz keeps his Blanco series moving with the release of its sixth installment, Blanco 6. On this time around, the Massachusetts-bred rapper releases 18 tracks where he reflects on the struggles of life, the come up, recent success, and everything else in between. He showcases his sharp lyricism and his sultry vocals […]
Album: THEY. ‘Nu Moon’
It’s a Nu day. After nearly a year in the making, R&B duo THEY. finally released their long-awaited album, Nu Moon. Locked in at 14 songs, producer Dante Jones and lead vocalist Andrew “Drew Love” Neely kicked off their new journey with the first single, “Blu Moon” and the emotionally-driven record, “Set Me Free“. The […]
Luscious Jackson’s Vivian Trimble Dead At 59
Vivian Trimble, the keyboardist and co-founder of Luscious Jackson, has died. The band shared the news of Trimble’s death on Facebook, writing in a statement that Trimble had been battling cancer for several years and passed on Tuesday due to a complication she developed on Monday. Trimble was 59. Here is the band’s full statement: […]
The Album Leaf – “Prologue”
Later this month, the Album Leaf (aka producer Jimmy LaValle) is releasing his first new album in seven years, Future Falling. Its first two singles, “Near” and “Afterglow,” featured Bat For Lashes and Kimbra, respectively, and today he’s back with one more song, “Prologue,” which naturally serves as the opening track to Future Falling. “Prologue […]
Luh Tyler Is The Coolest Teenager In Rap
Even decades after Bobby Bowden retired from coaching the hometown Seminoles, Black boys in Tallahassee are growing up quickly. At 16, Tallahassee’s own Luh Tyler dropped “Law & Order,” a track so smooth that it should play over Deion Sanders highlights. In a voice that is high in pitch but rich in timbre, Tyler raps, […]
Kali Uchis Shares Previously Unreleased “In The Lobby” For Today’s 5th Anniversary Of Her Debut Album
Kali Uchis’s debut studio album Isolation came out five years ago today, and to celebrate she’s sharing “In The Lobby,” a previously unreleased track that was recorded around the same time. Since putting out Isolation, Kali Uchis has released two more full-length albums, one of which was Red Moon In Venus just last month, and […]
Video: Blxst Ft. Roddy Ricch “Passionate”
Sheesh. Blxst and Roddy Ricch do not forget where they come from in their new video, “Passionate”. Directed by Blu and Mayowa, the two West Coasters pay homage to the rags to riches upbringing from a plush estate in the Hollywood Hills. “And I put that on my mama, I ain’t gon’ raise a bastard […]
Video: A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie “Water / Money Conversations”
BX stand up. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie delivers a two-for-one in his new music video for “Water” and “Money Conversations”. In the clip, the HighBridge rapper makes his rounds throughout his stomping grounds of the Boogie Down Bronx. “From the Bronx, I got it tatted, my nigga, look / I don’t do no G-Wagen […]
Andy Bell & Masal – “Tidal Love Conversation In That Familiar Golden Orchard”
The latest project from Ride’s Andy Bell is a full-length collaboration with the Essex-based harp and Theremin duo Masal, which came about after Masal opened for Bell in Chelmsford last year and they bonded over their love of Promises by Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders. “After hearing it, I felt there was something in that […]
The Haxan Cloak Shares Score For Netflix’s BEEF
Later this month, the Haxan Cloak’s Bobby Krlic has a score coming out for the new Ari Aster film Beau Is Afraid, but before that, he has a different score for us. He composed the music for the new Netflix series BEEF, which was created by Lee Sung Jin, stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, […]