Together or separately, New York’s Your Old Droog and Atlanta’s Tha God Fahim are two of the most prolific artists on the entire rap underground. Fahim and Droog have made a lot of songs together over the years, and they kicked their partnership into another gear last year. In 2021, Droog and Fahim both released […]
Warpaint – “Champion”
Warpaint back, baby! It’s been nearly six years since the shimmery, harmony-rich Los Angeles quartet released Heads Up, their last album. The band has never fully gone away. Last year, for instance, Warpaint released a couple of one-offs, covering Gang Of Four on a tribute album and writing a new song for an HBO show. […]
Video: Method Man Ft. Iron Mic “The Last 2 Minutes”
Meth Lab season is upon us. Method Man clocks in with another two minutes of heat in the video for his recent collaboration featuring battle rapper Iron Mic. As the feds move in on his meth lab location, the Iron Lung and the Iron Mic trade gritty bars full over an eerie beat at a […]
Earl Sweatshirt “2010” The Tonight Show
Ear brings the remedy to late-night TV. Coming off the heels of the release of his album Sick!, Earl returned to the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (Jan. 24). Back by his DJ and a projected screen full of animation from his album’s theme, Earl gave a live rendition of his come up […]
Video: Gucci Mane Ft. Lil Durk “Rumors”
1017 and OTF connect. Gucci Mane and Lil Durk reunite on their new collaboration “Rumors”. Directed by Jerry Productions, Guwop and Durkio bring their menacing raps over a Tay Keith-production while mobbing with their crews at an Atlanta convenient store.
Video: Denzel Curry “Walkin”
Bang bang. After a brief hiatus, Denzel Curry’s “Walkin” to the first single off his forthcoming album, Melt My Eyez, See Your Future. Produced by Kal Banx, Denzel details his journey through life’s struggles and perseverance. Along with the release, the sci-fi western video trails the rapper through a post-apocalyptic desert before his confrontation with […]
LEYA – “Glass Jaw” (Feat. Julie Byrne)
LEYA, the NYC-based duo of harpist Marilu Donovan and violinist/vocalist Adam Markiewicz, have collaborated with artists like Eartheater, Actress, Liturgy, and Brooke Candy. And now they’re announcing an upcoming tour and dropping a new track with singer-songwriter Julie Byrne, the watery “Glass Jaw.” Byrne shared the following statement/poem she wrote the day the collaboration took […]
Franz Ferdinand – “Curious”
Franz Ferdinand are releasing a 20-track greatest hits album called Hits To The Head in March. It includes some new songs, one of which — “Billy Goodbye” — dropped last fall. Today they’re sharing another one of the fresh tracks, a danceable and romantic number called “Curious.” Alex Kapranos explains the song’s premise: What’s the […]
MJ Lenderman – “Hangover Game”
When Jake Lenderman is not playing guitar in the incendiary Asheville indie rock band Wednesday, he’s releasing his own Southern-fried indie tracks under the name MJ Lenderman. He’s about to follow up his excellent 2020 debut Ghost Of Your Guitar Solo with a new LP called Boat Songs, dropping in late April via Dear Life. […]
Tomberlin – “idkwntht”
If you’ve been keeping up with Tomberlin on social media over the past few months, you’ll know that the Artist To Watch alum has been busy at work on the follow-up to her debut album At Weddings and 2020’s Projections EP. Today, Tomberlin is releasing a new single, “idkwntht” — that jumble of letters stands […]