Hardcore punks Peroxide have a new single out, recently included on Cactus Club’s Vol. 1 compilation tape. It’s a minute-long jam that calls to fight for what’s right and for everyone’s right to happiness. That sixty seconds is still more than enough time for Peroxide to bang and rumble for liberation. Support your local DIY scene and support Cactus Club!!
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Producer-rapper duo of Faded Francis and Keenan Hennessy recently collaborated on their “Rite of Passage” EP, and they have the visual for “Won’t Go Back” to go along with it. Shot by Following Sounds, the artists are shown rapping against various nature backdrops including water, forest and sunset. The elements are a perfect spiritual component to the duo’s sentiments on
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You should really ready yourself before venturing into the work of art known as The Coneologist, Oneo Fakind’s latest album.
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Dizmation, who’s set to drop his latest LP Sea Area Forecast exactly one week from today, is many things.
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Producers Tommy_Emo and Tombo teamed up for an instrumental EP that they feel goes well with the snow. The two artists play with feathery textures that find home under moonlit skies and meadows of icy wonder away from bustling urban development. It’s five colorful tracks that thrive in the shadows rather than escape them; “Park Place” concludes things with some
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Experimental drone artist Space Whaler has a new EP out this week, featuring two ten minute-long pieces. He incorporates field recordings of the elements as they interact with droning guitars. It’s patient and relaxing yet intensely studies the detail of each soundscape, finding tranquility in petite water streams and eroding rocks. Once it gets warm out, this EP would be
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Chicago-based hip hop artist Core REX has his highly-anticipated new album out. Corresponding with the striking artwork, REX shares an elegant exhibition of artful rap cuts that convert broken emotions into cries for love. He expresses in the intro that creative expression is all we have to cope with the internal and external evils of consciousness, and he elaborates on
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By Deuce Now, as just about any and every true music aficionado knows, there are singers and there are vocalists. One listen to “Girl in the Song”, the first cut on the forthcoming Long Player Wallflower by Amanda Easton, and all doubts as to which one the young woman is floats away with the marvels of her voice. Quite simply,
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There’s a couple of thematic elements that immediately leap out of Keen Garrity’s new album Get Big that characterize her work as a whole.
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Tropical-psychedelic-house producer Plaid Hawaii has his first new single out in two years. Featuring Jailbreak, the song finds itself comfy in the clouds, conjuring imagery of a dance party in the sky. It’s a song that helps us forget about the coldness here on the ground for just five minutes, yearning for the warmth of love and community that we’ve
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Dylan Finley, the Unknown King, teamed up with Flow Monroe for a new single. Finley kicks things off by introducing the song like he’s entering a wrestling match. The two rappers bring their flashiest flexes like they’re in the ring showing off to the crowd. It’s a joint that was clearly a ton of fun to make, bringing a solid
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Hip hop artist Wave Chapelle concludes his “Red Pack” series with a joint produced by Menebeats. Chapelle raps about putting food on the table and getting the numbers up. He takes care of business by doing things big and putting the work in. This EP has been Wave Chapelle recognizing that his work ethic is not an option in the
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Vectors of Resonant Prescients is the solo indie rock project of Kevin DeMars. His new record is composed of instrumental tracks originally written for his old band, Foreign Lawns, back in 2015. He dusted them off the shelf and decided to put them out into the world, five years later. The songs are done using the American primitive guitar method,
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Hip hop artist Renz Young’s latest EP is three tracks. “The Pace” is about chasing different things than others are while “Hesitate” touches on distractions and “No Love to Spare” finds Young reflecting on how far he’s come with proving haters wrong, only planning to continue. This body of work succinctly encapsulates Renz Young’s work ethic and vision. He’s gotten
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Darkwave artist Stacian is a Milwaukee native but now resides in Nashville. She released a new EP recently on Death Decay Magic, consisting of three shadowy tracks encompassing leftfield techno, minimalist philosophy, and industrial punk textures. The third track is a reworking of the first by Black Light Smoke. It’s music that takes fear and weaponizes it as power, finding
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Dream pop artist Scott Starr of Fever Marlene’s latest single is a stunning, colorful jam about feeling incomplete without someone. Featuring starlit synths and cinematic production, the song chases after the person that you dream of but got away. With imagination fueled by sharp honesty, it’s perfect for a midnight car ride. This is Scott Starr’s first release of 2021;
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Experimental electronic artist Rod Stench has a new record out today. Consisting of meticulous sample-heavy cuts, Stench penned these compositions while trying to make sense of 2020’s chaos. He incorporates mind-fucking samples to paint interesting scenarios including kidnapping the senator, pig grunts, chasing ambulances, sweating at night, and kisses. Amanda Huff appears on “Ambulance Chaser” and John Bebeau contributes samples
Read moreEssex rapper and songwriter, Untold Poet is back with potentially his boldest and most potent track yet, ‘Don’t Understand’. It is a release which cements the rappers name in rap history, and his honest approach leaves a long-lasting impression. Furthermore, the BBC Introducing Essex ‘Sound Of 2021’ artist grips here with him venting about what he feels about the world
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Brixton based acoustic singer-songwriter, Josiah Mortimer is fresher than a bag of apples with his latest four-track EP, ‘This Town’. The EP which is out now is a genuine reflection of the world currently. Josiah speaks about the city’s beautiful view without crowds which has unfolded due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. Speaking of the lockdown, the entire EP is a
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R&B artist Ernie Z has his first visual out, to his song “Agree on Love.” Shot by Gonzales Visuals, Z appears in his apartment with his girl, decorating the Christmas tree. He sings of their relationship being imperfect as she goes out with another dude to go see the Christmas lights. The video ends on a poor note with her
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Hip hop artist Satori IV dropped a new EP this past week. With four tracks, the rapper is talking to a girl, looking to keep her comfortable. He wants her by his side as he racks up money, and that becomes a central theme of this project. His delivery never gets aggressive here; he keeps a good head on his
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Hard rockers Black Belt Theatre have a new EP out, featuring two originals and two covers. The title track and “Fast Times in Brookfield” come with blistering power that puts you in a massive arena. You could also find yourself on a long road in the middle of the desert, who knows. The covers are of Ace Frehley’s “Rip It
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Odd Person, one of several of August Traeger’s experimental projects, has a new EP out on Poverty Electronics. Carving a path through intelligent dance music, harsh noise and techno, Traeger explained on Bandcamp that the sounds here were created by feeding corrupt MIDI data to VST synths. There’s visuals attached to each track as well. This is some true computer
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Heaven is on earth, proof? Listen to Freya Alley’s latest release, ‘Big Wild World’. The Lithuanian born singer hypnotises here with a stunning performance which is impossible not to relish. Now residing in London, Freya pushes into the underground of dark pop with an ambient flavour which charms from the first second. ‘Big Wild World’ opens with a multifaceted piano
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Stunning with an instant funky charm, ‘Got This Feeling’ by Thomas Atlas is as potent as upbeat tracks come, it is awe-inspiring! Born in Birmingham in the mid-90s, Thomas grew up listening to some of the worlds finest blues and funk tracks and his early listening experience has taken a toll on his musical style. He brings a nostalgic feel
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