Honey sweet thing. Shelley FKA DRAM brings “Chocolate Covered Strawberries” for his latest release. In conjunction with Nigil Mack’s ‘Drink Sum Wtr’ single series, the bedroom banger finds the singer getting intimate with his lady and a couple of chocolate treats. This marks DRAM’s first solo record since last year’s self-titled album, Shelley. He can […]
Options – “Toast”
I don’t remember why I followed Chicago audio engineer Seth Engel’s band Options on Bandcamp, but I’m glad I did because the lead single from their new album is good. The song, “Toast,” leads off the forthcoming Swimming Feeling on a catchy yet pleasingly disjointed note. There are bits of Cars-style power-pop and emo in […]
Watch FKA Twigs Debut New Song “Killer” In Tiny Desk Concert
At the beginning of this year, FKA Twigs reemerged with a mixtape called CAPRISONGS. True to the mixtape nature, it was a looser, more laidback collection than what we’ve heard from Twigs in the past, which perhaps suggested it was a transition to something else on the horizon. In the past couple days, she’s also […]
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – “Contra Mundum” & “Penny Candle”
The explosive and conceptual Austin rockers …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead will return with their new album XI: BLEED HERE NOW next month. They shared two tracks upon announcing the album, and today they’re back with videos for two more, “Contra Mundum” and “Penny Candle.” The band’s Conrad Keely directed […]
Serengeti – “Sufjan Dennehy” (Feat. Sufjan Stevens)
Way back in 2006, the Chicago indie rapper Serengeti released Dennehy, an album on which he embodied the character of Kenny, an arch Chicagoan stereotype (“Favorite actor Dennehy, favorite drink O’Doul’s/ Bears, Hawks, Sox, Bulls!”) as a way to “answer to common complaints about hip-hop” and “to put the fun back in hip-hop.” Sixteen years […]
Stream Sauce Walka’s Wild New Mixtape Al Rage Walka
Houston rap maniac Sauce Walka isn’t really an albums artist. Sauce Walka puts out a lot of mixtapes — four last year, in fact — but they’re usually afterthoughts. Instead, the best way to experience Sauce Walka’s music is one song at a time. Sauce maintains a busy schedule of dropping new music videos on […]
Video: Nardo Wick “Riot”
Bang bang. Nard Wick brings the “Riot” music with his new single and video. Flanked by Trademark on the beat, the Jacksonville rapper mobs with his fellow shooters at a undisclosed location while unleashing a bevy of threats for his oops. “Riot” comes off the heels of Nardo Wick’s previous release, “Krazy Krazy“.
Video: Kevin Gates “Intro”
Khaza coming soon. Hot off his “Super General Freestyle,” Kevin Gates releases the video to the opening track off his Khaza album, due June 17. Accompanied with a black-and-white video, the intro finds Baton Rouge rapper kicking off the forthcoming project with his brolic flow and his street-oriented raps.
RZA, Bobby Digital “We Push”
Bong bong. RZA brings back his alter-ego, Bobby Digital, for his new track “We Rush”. Featuring and co-produced by Stone Megga, the Wu veteran unleashes his razor sharp lyrics over a hip hop and indie rock-infused instrumental. The track is off RZA’s upcoming new graphic novel and soundtrack, RZA Presents: Bobby Digital and The Pit of […]
NLE Choppa “Apart From You”
Love is in the air. NLE Choppa wears his heart on his sleeve on his emotionally charged record, “Apart From You”. Over a subtle trap beat with delicate keys, the Memphis rapper busts his vocal chops on his love record dedicated to his girlfriend, Marissa. The track arrives on the heels of his menacing release, […]