Rest In Peace. Papoose pays his respects to the lives lost on his annual Obituary series. From DMX to Young Dolph, to Biz Markie, John Madden, and Betty White among others, Pap salutes some of entertainment’s greatest icons who passed away in 2021. R.I.P.
Live – “Lightning Crashes (Perfume Genius Remix)”
Perfume Genius has begun 2022 with a remix of “Lightning Crashes” from Live’s 1994 alt-rock classic Throwing Copper. It is in some ways a radical reworking, and in other ways not so much — which is to say Mike Hadreas has expanded the song to seven and a half minutes and turned it into a […]
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – “Trying To Find A World That’s Been And Gone: Part 1 (Demo)”
Noel Gallagher just finished writing the next High Flying Birds album, and he’s given us all a peek behind the curtain. “Trying To Find A World That’s Been And Gone: Part 1” is a demo for the forthcoming LP, which will be Gallagher’s first full-length since 2017’s Who Built The Moon?, though he’s released four […]
Video: Le$ Ft. Freddie Gibbs “Chrome Lips”
Pull up. Le$ is riding with Freddie Gibbs in his E30 album’s new music video. Directed by Directed by Jorgey Films, the clip finds the through riding through Houston in their vintage automobiles and posted up on rooftops and locations within the city. Aww yeah.
Skillz Ft. Koron Don “2021 Rap Up”
The End Of An Era. After 20 years of his annual “Rap Up” series, Skillz bows out gracefully with his final one. Over JAY-Z’s “Encore”, the rap veteran gives his take on some of 2021’s noteworthy moments from politics to hip hop culture, and everything else in between. The visual features clips of headlines, his […]
Bun B, Cory Mo Ft. Talib Kweli, David Banner, Tobe Nwigwe “Hesitate”
Mo Trill coming soon. Bun B and Cory Mo don’t hold back on their new single featuring Talib Kweli, David Banner, and Tobe Nwigwe. Over a hard-hitting production, Bun B, Cory Mo and their fellow veterans reference perseverance, religion, Black excellence, and freedom. “Hesitate” is the first single off Bun B and Cory Mo’s forthcoming […]
Stream Zegema Beach Records’ 54-Track Screamo Comp ZAMPLER #18 – ruin your life
All year long, the Nanaimo, British Columbia-based Zegema Beach Records and their offshoot Tomb Tree Tapes serve up a staggering amount of screamo and related sonic pummeling from around the world. From time to time, they flex a bit by piling a wealth of those bands onto compilations called Zamplers. The 18th volume, out today, […]
Röyksopp – “(Nothing But) Ashes…”
The Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp declared 2014’s The Inevitable End their final LP but promised to keep making music in other formats. They’ve made good on that pledge in the interim, most recently a series of rarities published under the name Lost Tapes throughout 2019 and 2020 — the kind of archival project that suggested […]
Stream Parannoul Side Project Mydreamfever’s Powerfully Serene New Album Rough And Beautiful Place
The mysterious DIY emo auteurs are letting the side projects fly! The week before Christmas, Sputnik of the cult-beloved Swedish “sparklepunk” project Weatherday released the great forgetmenot EP under the alias Five Pebbles. Now Parannoul, the one-person project out of Seoul that built a ravenous underground following last year, is here with their own change […]
Stream Claire Rousay’s New 1-Track Album sometimes i feel like i have no friends & 2 Collabs With More Eaze
San Antonio’s Claire Rousay is becoming one of the most prominent names in ambient music, and over the past year she has kept her listeners well supplied, most famously via last spring’s acclaimed A Softer Focus album. This past week Rousay, who we included on our most recent Best New Bands list, released a new […]