By Jason Herring, November 6 2014 —
“You can run the jewels or lose your fingers,” spits Killer Mike on the heavy track “Oh My Darling Don’t Cry,” a line that serves as a mission statement for the second collaboration … Read the rest
By Babur Ilchi, October 30 2014 —
Childish Gambino’s STN MTN / Kuaui creates a cohesive storyline that runs through a mixtape and an EP. The STN MTN mixtape reflects on Gambino’s time growing up in Atlanta, before transitioning into … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, October 30 2014 —
During their first two records, Danish punk rockers Iceage constructed a distinct sound characterized by fast, chaotic songs that owe a great deal to seminal punk bands like Hüsker Dü. On their new … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, October 23 2014 —
London electronic producer Aaron Jerome, better known as SBTRKT, released his sophomore effort, Wonder Where We Land, on Oct. 7 following a wildly successful debut album.
In 2011, SBTRKT rose to fame with … Read the rest
By Sonny Sachdeva, October 23 2014 —
From Canadian folk-hero Dallas Green and longtime pop-icon P!nk (Alecia Moore) comes the hauntingly beautiful rose ave., the result of the duo’s surprising new project, You+Me.
Overflowing with feathery harmonies that wind in … Read the rest
By Hayden McBennett, October 16 2014 —
Flying Lotus’ You’re Dead! is a modern, sprawling and visionary fusion of jazz, R&B, hip hop and electronic music.
The first track bombards you with saxophone and percussion, which forms a disorienting and … Read the rest
By Alexander Kim, October 16 2014 —
A Winged Victory for the Sullen is an ambient, neo-classical duo who create instrumental soundscapes of droning synths, melodic strings and sparse piano. Their work makes you want to use words like ‘celestial’ … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, October 9 2014 —
With three years passing since the release of Radiohead’s 2011 album The King of Limbs, new music from the band has become more and more coveted.
Though it’s not a Radiohead album, fans … Read the rest
By Louie Villanueva, October 9 2014 —
This Is All Yours, alt-J’s follow-up to their platinum-selling and Mercury-Prize-winning debut, An Awesome Wave, continues the band’s inventive style of British indie-rock.
Without bassist Gwil Sainsbury, This Is All Yours feels like … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, October 2 2014 —
Aphex Twin — the pseudonym of electronic musician Richard D. James — has been on hiatus for the past 13 years. Luckily for his fans, his new record, Syro, was released Sept. 22. … Read the rest