Two years ago, the Massachusetts band Restraining Order released their full-length debut This World Is Too Much, and it ruled extremely hard. Restraining Order play fast, feverish, supremely catchy 1982-style hardcore; they’re the rare present-day band who might’ve once made sense on a bill with Minor Threat. They play so fast, in fact, that their […]
Aeon Station – “Fade”
Next month, the Wrens’ Kevin Whelan will release Observatory, the first album from his new project Aeon Station, which he started after work on the Wrens’ much-delayed Meadowlands follow-up stalled out. We’ve heard “Queens” and “Leaves” from it already, and today Whelan is back with another single, “Fade.” In an interview with Consequence, Whelan talked […]
Horsegirl – “Billy”
We made Horsegirl a Band To Watch on the strength of just three songs, and guess what? Now they have four. The Chicago teenagers are back today with a new single called “Billy” to be released on a 7″ with a vinyl-only cover of the Minutemen’s “History Lesson Pt. 2.” Released today with a lo-fi […]
Snow Ellet & Quarter-Life Crisis – “Cannonball”
Chicago musician Eric Reyes makes fuzzed-up, emotive pop-punk under the name Snow Ellet. He released his debut EP Suburban Indie Rock Star earlier this year, and then he dropped an expanded edition of that record a few months later. Today, there’s a new Snow Ellet single called “Cannonball.” It’s not a Breeders covers. On Twitter, […]
Maxwell – “Off”
Like his ’90s neo-soul peers D’Angelo and Erykah Badu, Maxwell, mercurial master of smoothly sexy spaced-out R&B, operates on his own timetable. In the past 25 years, Maxwell has only released five studio albums, and they’re all lush and idiosyncratic bangers. Two of those five albums have been parts of a planned trilogy, but Maxwell […]
Video: Run The Jewels “Never Look Back”
Run The Jewels experience the Night Of The Living Dead in their new video. Directed by the John Hillcoat, Killer Mike and El-P are centered in a town during a zombie invasion. The horrifying clip features a murder of a man, his wife’s terrifying escape, and Run The Jewels’ confrontation with the the flesh-eating creatures. […]
Video: Tory Lanez “Lady Of Namek”
Tonight’s the night. Tory Lanez pleads for love on the first single off his upcoming ’80’s-inspired project, Alone At Prom. Over the retro dance groove, the Toronto star introduces his alter ego, Ashton Rain and hopes to rekindle a flame. In the nostalgic visual, a jheri curled-Tory croons over a heartbreak of his high school […]
Video: DaBaby “Roof”
Raise the “Roof” with DaBaby and his new video. Hot off the release of his Back On My Baby Jesus Shit Again!, DaBaby tears the “Roof” off for the EP’s first music video. For the OG Parker and London On Da Track-produced banger, DaBaby hits his hometown of Charlotte where they turns up with the […]
Kanye West On Drink Champs
Ye stirs up surprising controversies during his Drink Champs interview. After much-anticipation, Kanye West made his appearance on the Drink Champs podcast. During the first two-and-half-hour interview with host N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN, Ye spoke on a wide range of topics from his Donda album to his beefs and everything else in between. Ye discussed […]
Dot Demo Ft. Pop Vasquez “Pink Himalayan Salt”
Demo season has begun. Bronx rapper Dot Demo is sprinkling the final touches on his 93hunnit project and releases his new single, “Pink Himalayan Salt” featuring Pop Vasquez. Over Don The Jeweler’s elegant piano, Demo and Pop Vasquez bring their hustle and flow mannerisms with their keen bars and delivery. 93hunnit will be released on […]