Things are moving along smoothly in the CyphaDen Music camp, as Taiyamo Denku has another single for us. “NoBody” is from the upcoming CyphaDen album, “Plant The Seed”, which will be released on March 14th. Denku is doing his part to keep lyricism and backpack hip hop alive, and he does just that on “NoBody”. Produced by fellow CyphaDen collaborator
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The Wave is back, as Wave Chapelle laces us with a new banger in “Audible”. Wave steps his game up on this one, bringing the energy on his verses over production from Maajei Vu. This track escaped the studio, but there’s much more on the way, as Wave is currently working on the sequel to 2013’s “It’ll All Make Sense”.
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Watch with caution, but New Found Glory are back in the form of their new video, “Happy Being Miserable”. The track is the first single from their new album, “Makes Me Sick”, which comes out April 28th via Hopeless Records. Without saying too much, the video involves a sweet reference to “Stand By Me”, but it also kind of looks
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Your Friday just got a hell of a lot better, because Abby Jeanne’s new album, “Rebel Love” is the soundtrack that you need for the rest of the day. Over the course of ten tracks, Abby brings a soulful blend of jazz, indie, R&B, and a touch of hip hop style together to form a wonderful piece of work. There’s
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Sometimes, the person behind the keyboard might have a little bit of talent, as well (some of us have been known to produce beats, or maybe spit some bars in their car when nobody is around). In the case of CT, the Milwaukee native is going beyond the blog on his recent release “Not Bad For A Blogger”. Released through
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Portland’s Icarus The Owl is a band that knows how to work hard, and that hard work is paying off for them. The band sold over 10,000 copies of their debut album on the 2009 Vans Warped Tour, have completed over 20 tours, and plan to put out their fourth album on Will Swan of Dance Gavin Dance’s label, Blue
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IshDARR’s “Broken Hearts and Bankrolls” was released at the tail end of 2016, and we’re already getting new music from him with “Said It All” featuring King Canis. The CCM collaboration is definitely a hype builder, and we’re definitely anxious to see what Ish has in store for the rest of this year. There’s an underground buzz generating for Ish
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Catching a band as the proverbial rollercoaster of success is climbing for them is a great feeling. With one listen to Atlanta natives Revel In Romance, it’s apparent that they have what it takes to become an emerging artist on the national scene in the very near future. We caught up with frontwoman Saxony Raine to talk about the band,
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As a Valentine’s Day present, EDubbs dropped a double release on Tuesday. “Euphoria” was produced by Nor’Ledges and “Fantasy” is Thundaa’s handywork. The idea of a double track is often passed on by artists today, who are generally more focused on Soundcloud numbers than putting out quality music. Putting the two tracks together under a unified theme, though, shows some
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Loco Los and Pizzle take a synth-heavy, autotuned left turn on their latest track, “3 Piece”. The track, spontaneously released on Tuesday, is a bit of a new direction for both artists. Los is fresh off of producing EPs for Zach Williams, and the duo had previously linked up for “Layup” in September of last year. Both artists seem to
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we have the premiere of new music from King Chuck. “Lonely” is an anti-Valentine of sorts, discussing the stress of being on and off in a relationship. The track is produced by TheBeatPlug and LeauxFi, and features Chuck spitting gospel over a beat that features samples of both Janet Jackson and Martin. The track
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When discussing genres like progressive rock, the use of visuals can help a band out tenfold as opposed to more mainstream genres. However, in the case of Long Island based band Time King, both their new single, “Main Street” and the video for it are absolutely stunning, and the two compliment each other well. Filmed by Nico Moreno, the video
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While Atlanta has long been known as a hotbed for hip hop, Georgia as a whole should be recognized as a southern hip hop mecca. A strong case in point is Bernard Jabs, a young rapper from Tifton, GA with a banger of a new single in “On Purpose”. Jabs goes in on the track, over some tough trap production
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It’s one thing to tell your story and let fans into the lives behind the music they love, but Russian pop punk band Wildways take that one step further in their new music video for “Don’t Go”. The clip takes you behind the scenes of the band once known as Sarah Where Is My Tea, showing you their lives from
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Straight out of Norway, Sigrid is a pop singer with a chip on her shoulder on her latest single, “Don’t Kill My Vibe”. An anthem of sorts, the track is the perfect angsty track to talk about on Valentine’s Day. While the hook is emotional, the verses are more melodic, demonstrating that Sigrid has the vocal chops to deservingly graduate
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With the swagger of a professional boxer, Texas artist D. Brooks displays some bravado on his latest track, “Show Me My Opponent”. With a bass-heavy track that is in true southern hip hop fashion, D. Brooks stunts on the competition lyrically. Brooks also shows off his ability to switch flows on the track, speeding it up when he needs to.
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AWillThaGreat has shown a great deal of progression over his recent releases, and that build up is on full display with his new EP, “Do It Yourself”. With eight tracks, and a dynamic supporting cast around him, Will gets off on this project. A large part of the vocals on “Do It Yourself” is exactly that; solo work from AWillThaGreat.
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LeanBeatz is no stranger to flexing on a track, and he does just that on his new release, “Ask For”. This time around, however, Lean brings along fellow Milwaukee artist Munch Lauren to make things extra smooth, with a laid back flow that feels like the hip hop version of a humblebrag. As per usual, the song sounds a little
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While C.M.P. won’t be releasing his “Renaissance” mixtape until March 14th, he’s previewing the tape with the release of a new track, “Rules”. Over the course of a little more than three minutes, C.M.P. gets his message out and then some with a combination of rapped and sung bars. Religious artists often get pigeonholed due to their subject matter, but
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SAFS Crew’s Young Daa recently put out a couple of well-performing singles, and that build up culminates in the release of his new EP, “Based On A Young Story”. Led by new single, “Bentley”, which also recently received the visual treatment, Daa solidifies his name on this EP. Complete with features from 1n3 and Slugga G, as well as a
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Vinyl Theatre are preparing for the follow up to 2014’s breakout Fueled By Ramen release, “Electrogram”, and they’ve begun the hype machine by premiering not one, but four new songs. “My Fault”, “New Machines”, “30 Seconds”, and “The Island” are available today to anyone that preorders their new album, “Origami”. Essentially, the four freebies serve as not only an introduction
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Joey Burbs is back with a brand new single, and this one invokes more of an R&B feel than his previous track, “Conversations”. “Margarita” throws R&B, hip hop, and pop into a blender and the final product is incredibly smooth. Produced by Rascal, the track is very well written, and showcases Joey Burbs’ skills in a variety of genres. The
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Milwaukee artist Ralphael is preparing for the release of his upcoming project, “InTroverT” this spring, and to kick things off, he recently offered up the visual to single “Goldie Flow”. Both the track and video are smooth, with production that you can ride along to, as Ralphael does in style in the video. We can expect to see more on
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While we have many young solo artists coming up in Milwaukee, there’s definitely less groups than there used to be. Enter Y&G, which stands for Young & Gifted, who recently put out their latest single, “Private Party”. The track features Y&G artists Johnny Cage, Zae Curry, and Liam Tatum, and showcases the sound of the collective. While there is definitely
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Milwaukee/Atlanta artist Yung Satori is back with new visuals, this time for his new single, “Potion”. The shift in style for Satori is in full effect, as “Potion” is a trippy, drugged out track about coping with life’s issues the hard way.The track is yet another collaboration with frequent producer Maajei Vu as well, who has been just as instrumental
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