The Billings, Montana band hey, ily have an extremely online shapeshifting sound that will appeal to you if you dig hyperactive chiptune-adjacent emo bands like Crying and Glass Beach. “Intrusive Thoughts Always,” the lead single from their debut album Psychokinetic Love Songs, morphed from poppy emo to saucy jazz to proggy thrash metal. The next […]
Stream EST Gee & 42 Dugg’s New Collaborative Album Last Ones Left
42 Dugg, from Detroit, and EST Gee, from Louisville, are two of the biggest and most exciting underground rappers to break through to the mainstream in recent years. 42 Dugg made a big impact with the Lil Baby collab “We Paid” in 2020, and EST Gee followed him with the big album Bigger Than Life […]
Stream billy woods’ Stunning New Album Aethiopes
As one half of the duo Armand Hammer, billy woods has been responsible for some of the best rap music I’ve heard in recent years, including the 2021 Alchemist collab Haram. But billy woods also makes some truly powerful music outside of the context of Armand Hammer — like BRASS, his 2020 collaborative LP with […]
Praise – “Hotline To Memory”
Praise, the great melodic hardcore band from Baltimore, went silent for way too long. After releasing their Leave It All Behind EP in 2016, Praise went six years without coming out with any new music. Next month, though, Praise will return with the new LP All In A Dream, and they’ve already shared the title […]
Stream Vince Staples’ Reflective New Album Ramona Park Broke My Heart
Less than a year ago, the great Long Beach rapper Vince Staples released his short, insular self-titled album. Before that LP came out, Staples said that it was the first of two albums that he was planning on releasing in 2021, and he wasn’t far off. Today, Staples has followed that self-titled record with his […]
Alex G – “Main Theme”
A few weeks ago, Alex G announced he’d scored Jane Schoenbrun’s new movie We’re All Going To The World’s Fair. The soundtrack drops on April 15, and the movie, a coming-of-age story about a teenage girl who gets involved in an online role-playing game, is out the same day. So far, Alex has shared “End […]
Sharon Van Etten – “Starman” (David Bowie Cover)
In a little less than a month, Sharon Van Etten will release her new album We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong. Van Etten has already shared the singles “Porta” and “Used To It,” and she just dropped the LP trailer a couple of days ago. Today, though, Van Etten released a new song that […]
Video: Papoose Ft. Fabolous & Jermaine Dupri “I Got A Plan”
Y’all know what this is. Papoose, Fabolous, and Jermaine Dupri are focused in their Street Heat Film feature presentation. Directed by Will C and Tana, the trio unleash their fearless raps over JD’s roaring beat from the streets to a neon-lit set and a hallway full of plaques. The track is off Papoose’s October EP, […]
French Montana Canada Dry Ad
Haan! Canada Dry and French Montana have just announced their new partnership. To coincide with the deal, the soft drink brand and rapper release their ad, “Big Comfy”. Directed by James Larese and scored by Harry Fraud, the spoof music video stars Montana as an infomercial actor advertising green fur slippers before transitioning French’s Friday […]
Mike Summers, XV ‘Ultraviolet’
The boys are back. Grammy award-winning producer Mike Summer reunites with XV on “Ultraviolet”, the first offering off Mike’s forthcoming album. Over Mike’s soulful production, the Wichita MC delivers his furious flow full of endless bars and wit. Says Mike Summers “I have wanted to drop a project of my own for years and I […]