Rest peacefully. To commemorate the two year anniversary of his Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath Of God, Busta Rhymes revisits the LP with its unreleased video featuring Mary J. Blige. Directed by Colin Tilley and Busta Rhymes, the visual depicts Busta growing up and living an ordinary life from his days in school to […]
Video: Masego “Say You Want Me”
Masego back. Masego makes his return with his brand new single, “Say You Want Me”. It arrives alongside with a vibrant music video. Directed by Victor Alex Barco, the talented singer and musician serenades a particular interest with his sultry vocals, while celebrating Black beauty. “Let me get lost in the lost in the night […]
Video: Smino Ft. J. Cole “90 Proof”
Let’s get high. Smino kicks it with J.Cole in his long-awaited music video, “90 Proof”. Directed by Phillip Youmans, the clip centers Smino serenading his lady at the crib and taking her jewelry shopping, before Cole pulls up just in time for a backyard cookout with friends. “Don’t blame yourself for all the shit you […]
Envision – “Sacred Heart,” “Advent,” & “Holding Tomorrow” (Kingpin Cover)
Straightedge hardcore marauders Envision play chugging, riff-addled crossover thrash with intensity and conviction. They’ve got a new single out today featuring two new originals — “Sacred Heart” and “Advent” — plus an unlabelled cover of “Holding Tomorrow,” a 1991 single from Boston’s Kingpin. The three songs are dense and metallic as hell, without an inch […]
Stream Fleshwater’s Gorgeously Heavy Debut Album We’re Not Here To Be Loved
In 2020, two members of Vein.fm, singer Anthony DiDio and drummer Matt Wood, got together to start a new band that sounded nothing like Vein. On their excellent demo, the side project Fleshwater leaned into heavy and melodic stuff, coming up with their own take on the metallic shoegaze that’s been so awesomely dominant lately. […]
Mariah The Scientist – “Bout Mine”
The latest single from rising Atlanta R&B star Mariah The Scientist is here. On “Bout Mine,” Mariah floats over a lurching, shimmering WondaGurl beat marked by sharp staccato digital bass blasts. It’s a song about making things right and sticking to your word, with a video by Cam Busby that both complicates and elaborates upon […]
Hungarian Noise-Punk Band Balta’s Rendszerszintű Agybaszás EP Is Seven Minutes Of Insane Chaos
There are some records that sound great regardless of mood, circumstance, time of day, or what have you. Rendszerszintű Agybaszás is not that. The title translates to Systematic Brainfucking, which feels about right. La Vida Es Un Mus, the label that released this EP, describes the Hungarian punk band Balta as “feral,” and that seems […]
FaltyDL – “One Way Or Another” (Feat. Mykki Blanco)
Drew Lustman, the New England producer known as FaltyDL, has a new album called A Nurse To My Patience out next week. There are lots of guests on it, and so far he’s shared collabs with Julianna Barwick and Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard. Today Lustman is back with one last teaser track, a team-up with […]
Stream Spanish Hardcore Bands Crossed & Vibora’s Sick New Split Pena
The extremely heavy and intense Madrid-based band Crossed released their Morir album in April, and it ripped. Today the hardcore-ish combo is back with Pena, a new split EP in partnership with their fellow Spaniards Vibora. The record’s four tracks toggle between the two bands, as if you’re double-fisting some of the hardest drinks imaginable. […]
Gladie – “Born Yesterday”
We’ve been fans of Gladie, the Philly indie rock band led by ex-Cayetana member Augusta Koch, since the beginning. But the advance tracks from their upcoming sophomore album Don’t Know What You’re In Until You’re Out have been on another level. The ultra-catchy and energetic lead single “Nothing” was among our favorite songs of the […]