By Troy Hasselman, September 20 2019 —
JPEGMAFIA refuses to log off. The extremely-online art-rap provocateur hasn’t toned down his vitriol one notch on All My Heroes Are Cornballs, his follow-up to last years Veteran. While his music has disparate … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, April 13 2019 —
While nostalgia has always played a role in singer-songwriter music, it seems to have grown as a trend over the last few years. From Frank Ocean’s mining of his own past on 2016’s … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, April 4 2019 —
Through their three releases, PUP have made a name for themselves as a pop-punk band that goes beyond the three power chord ex-girlfriend diss tracks that characterize so much of the genre. With … Read the rest
By Carlie Vassos, March 8 2019 —
Hozier is back to delight our ears with his booming and effervescent voice on his first full-length album since 2014. Wasteland, Baby! promises listeners a soothing blend of musical styles across 14 tracks, … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, June 27 2018 —
Gary, Indiana sits about 15 minutes from Chicago’s dicey south side. About a third of its homes are vacant and its cultural exports can generally be grouped in three categories — headlines, The … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, June 13 2018 —
On the uncharacteristically slapdash ye, Kanye West mused, “Screamed so loud, got no lungs. Hurt so bad, I go numb.” Eight years before, on his career-defining Man On The Moon II, Kid Cudi … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, June 8 2018 —
Pusha T – DAYTONA
The unreleased debut album by the Clipse, Exclusive Audio Footage, was supposed to be released in 1999. Recording sessions began as early as 1996, meaning Pusha has now been … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, June 1 2018 —
One the one hand, Kanye West’s intemperate mood swings make it near-impossible to objectively critique his lyrical content. On the other hand, by this point — two decades into his undeniable reign as … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, April 26 2018 —
On the one hand, in a branch of rock as prone to cliché as stoner metal, it might have been laying it on a little thick releasing your first studio album in 15 … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, April 26 2018 —
For over a decade, Liz Harris has been creating a lot with a little. As Grouper, Harris generates music that’s breathtakingly sparse, with echoed guitar strums and an analog hiss providing a minimal … Read the rest
