In 2008, the producer Andy Butler launched his adventurous, euphoric dance project Hercules & Love Affair, and he had help. Butler’s friend ANOHNI co-wrote and sang on five songs from Hercules & Love Affair’s self-titled debut, including the monster single “Blind.” ANOHNI and Hercules & Love Affair didn’t work together again for nearly 14 years […]
Montaigne & David Byrne – “Always Be You”
Perhaps you’ve never heard of Montaigne, an Australian art-pop artist who’s released a couple of albums and who represented her homeland at the Eurovision Song Contest last year. If that’s the case, don’t feel bad. David Byrne, elder god of art-pop, had never heard of Montaigne, either. But when Montaigne reached out for a collaboration, […]
Loop – “Fermion”
Robert Hampson formed the spiral-eyed London rock band Loop in the mid-’80s, and the band lived a chaotic life for a few years. Hampson was the only permanent member of Loop, whose furiously fuzzed-out chug drew on space-rock and krautrock. Loop released three albums before breaking up in 1991. Years later, Hampson put together a […]
Video: Too $hort Ft. Lil Duval “Big Sexy Thang”
Believe in miracles? Too $hort and Lil Duval cater to the ladies with their new party anthem, “Big Sexy Thang”. Interpolating Hot Chocolate’s 1975 hit “You Sexy Thing”, the complimentary video finds the Oakland rapper and comedian hitting the stage of a wedding reception and getting the female attendees fresh.
Conway The Machine Ft. Wallo267 “Stressed”
Conway The Machine takes on the stresses in life on his new single featuring Wallo267. Backed by Beat Butcher and Daringer’s gritty beat, Conway details the pressures of fame and questions loyalty among friends before Wallo267 narrates a closing remark. “Stressed” is the latest drop from Conway’s major label debut, God Don’t Make Mistakes dropping […]
Hannah Diamond – “Staring At The Ceiling”
We haven’t heard too much from PC Music personality Hannah Diamond since the release of her debut album Reflections three years ago. That changes today, though, with the release of “Staring At The Ceiling,” which is streaming now. In the lead-up to “Staring At The Ceiling,” Diamond shared a TikTok previewing the glitching, warped track, […]
Pusha T Crowns Best Coke Rap Song Of All Time
Ughhk! Pusha T takes the hot seat in the latest episode of Complex Brackets to crown the dopest rap song of all time. Firing up the iPads, the “Diet Coke” rapper and host Brian “B.Dot” Miller choose their top coke rap songs wiseley from B.I.G.’s “10 Crack Commandments” and UGK’s “Pocket Full Of Stones” to […]
Video: Ace Hood “Free”
Ace Hood offers self-healing with “Free”, the latest single off his upcoming M.I.N.D. EP dropping Friday (Feb. 25). Over a dance-infused beat reminiscent of a ‘80s synth-pop track, Ace weighs on traumatic experiences that occur in today’s society. The accompanying video finds the rapper lying on motionless in a capsule and centered troubled scenes including […]
Conway The Machine Ft. Wallo “Stressed”
Conway The Machine takes on the stresses in life on his new single featuring Wallo. Backed by Beat Butcher and Daringer’s gritty beat, Conway details the pressures of fame and questions loyalty among friends before Wallo narrates a closing remark. “Stressed” is the latest drop from Conway’s major label debut, God Don’t Make Mistakes dropping […]
The Dead Tongues – “Dust” & “Ticket”
The last we heard from Ryan Gustafson’s Dead Tongues project was in 2020, when he released Transmigration Blues. In the interim, he went a long time without thinking about music — five months without even picking up an instrument. At a certain point, he was going to purge anything tied to his life as a […]