Good Looks are one of those bands that blur the line between indie rock and alt-country, which means I am particularly susceptible to their charms, but please believe me when I say their debut album Bummer Year is impressive. If the sound of Wednesday covering Drive-By Truckers was appealing to you, this probably will be […]
Flock Of Dimes – “Go With Good”
Last month, Jenn Wasner announced a new collection of Flock Of Dimes tracks, Head Of Roses: Phantom Limb, which includes some demos, live performances, covers and new songs recorded around the time of last year’s full-length Head Of Roses. We’ve already heard “It Just Goes On” from it, and today Wasner is sharing another one […]
Kikagaku Moyo – “Cardboard Pile”
The Tokyo psychedelic voyagers and Guruguru Brain label masterminds Kikagaku Moyo are about to go on indefinite hiatus. But first, they’ll grace us with another platter of transcendent exploratory guitar jams and one last year of touring. The band’s fifth and final album Kumoyo Island is dropping in May, followed by several months of shows […]
Jockstrap – “Concrete Over Water”
The arty and ambitious London dance-pop duo Jockstrap has been on the come-up lately, and we posted their single “50/50” late last year. Today, they’ve followed that track with a vast, operatic new track called “Concrete Over Water.” The song is seven minutes long, and it vacillates back and forth between expansive-soundscape music and big, […]
Video: Tory Lanez “Mucky James”
From the desk of Tory. Tory Lanez gets a few things off his chest on his latest release. The track arrives following “Florida Shit” and is part of his Fargo Friday music series. Directed by himself and Stylo, the accompanying visual centers Tory stunting throughout L.A. while reflecting on both his newfound success and his […]
Video: Rowdy Rebel “Rowdy vs Rebel”
Baow! Rowdy Rebel faces off with his vices on the title-track to his forthcoming album, Rowdy vs. Rebel. Directed by Damien Sandoval, the matching visuals finds the GS9 rapper contrasting both his rapping and trapping lifestyles through various scenes from a lavish estate full of women to the rugged streets with his crew. The track […]
Video: IDK “Taco”
Fuck noise. IDK lets it rip on his new single “Taco, his first music since last summer’s USEE4YOURSELF album. Over a groovy and knocking beat by Kaytranada, the D.M.V. rapper riddles the track with his street-infused raps. The accompanying music video finds IDK in the projects in Southeast D.C.
Video: 42 Dugg, EST Gee “Thump Shit”
Free them boys. Fresh off the release of their Last Ones Left, 42 Dugg and EST Gee G thug it out in the project’s latest video. Directed by Diesel films, the CMG duo deliver murderous flows over a rattling production from inside the crib with their crew.
Video: Trae Tha Truth “Hope It Don’t Change”
Trae and Truth. Trae Tha Truth shares an emotional tribute to his daughter in the latest video off his recent EP, Life n Pain. Shot by Tru Films, the emotional clip finds the proud father arriving at an airport and venting on the balance of fatherhood and stardom. The visual also features footage of himself […]
Video: Doechii “Crazy”
Doe, you so “Crazy”. After dancing up a storm on her “Persuasive” single, TDE’s Doechii goes ham on the haters on her new single, “Crazy”. Over a boisterous production by Kal Banx, the Swamp Princess from Tampa lashes out on her naysayers with her raging flow. The accompanying clip finds Doechii baring all and wilding […]