Corey Abernathy, a.k.a. Notch Phoenix, is a New Jersey-based rapper-songwriter. He’s also part of a Philadelphia Hip Hop collective called QLC (Quarter Life Crisis). His main influences are Missy Elliot and hip hop and R&B music from the ‘90s and early 2000s. When you listen to Notch Phoenix’s music you can feel that he has no limits. He even describes
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Sidarriss Wallace a.k.a. Seraph X is a rapper from Oakland, California. With his songs composed of relevant similes and metaphors, Seraph X is here to change the rap game. When you hear his songs, you may be reminded of the works of Eminem, Lil Wayne, and Jay-Z. These artists are his musical influences and dream collaborators. Seraph X describes his
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Chillhop artist Ian Ewing has been steady with new tracks all year. His latest feels like a sunset over the water, smooth as a bedtime charm. True to its name, the tune shimmers with a sensation of personal enlightenment, adorned with cool colors for the cover art. We dig the groove that Ian Ewing has been lately, and look forward
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The rapper and producer pits himself against, well, himself on a new project.
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Industrial-cyberpunk electronic artist Sylvagus dropped another tune yesterday, and it has the futuristic tension he’s known for. It sounds like a robot going on an absolute rampage in search of something, destroying everything in its path. Don’t get in its way. Sylvagus sure knows how to make a track true to what he names it.
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Jameel Mason is the driving force of modern hip hop. Furthermore, his new release ‘Quarantine Mami’ is spreading like wildfire across the global scene, and it is evident to see why. It is a track which excites from the get-go. Fusing modern hooks with reflective elements, Jameel ticks all the right boxes and many, including myself, cannot seem to get
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Julia Leisen is a young and talented musician based in Cologne, Germany. On top of her incredible vocals and performance skills, Julia sets herself apart with versatility. The young singer is a member of several bands making music different genres. The band Reinakustisch is an acoustic pop jazz cover band that gives the well known contemporary hits a fresh funky
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When the heavy hip-hop beats mix with deep lyrics in a flawless flow, nothing can stop the artist from rising to the top. That’s what 1200 Slim did with his new manifestation of a modern version of classic Hip-Hop called “TikTok”. The lyrics are overflown by creativity and skill mixed with a harsh, brutal honesty layered over one of the
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Art rock band Xposed 4heads’ latest is a fun dance-pop tune about running around hiding from authority. The robotic-alien chorus repeatedly shouts for us to watch our backs because “they’re” setting traps and stopping at nothing. It’s delightfully vague yet vigilant. You can hear how much fun the band likely had with this one; Xposed 4heads has been running for
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Indie rockers Daydream Retrievers are out with the second single from the new batch they’ve been working on. It’s a slower tempo, downbeat tune that carries a bleak message of life’s cyclical nature. You win some, lose some, and just keep meandering through this absurd world. It’s a song that feels relevant right now. With a desert-like drone fading the
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Hip hop artist Mykell X is out with another tune – this one he questions whether or not wealth is worth the absence of authenticity – or “soul.” It’s got a groovy bass line and a passionate delivery from X about his visits to the devil. The rapper poses valid questions of being a young artist navigating the industry and
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Djent-metalcore band I, Manifest are out with yet another track – their fifth of the year. This song has a brutally low pitched riff that rumbles under vocalist Robert Strauss’ shrieks about money and power. It speaks to living under an oppressive system where money feeds greed and selfishness while others are left to suffer, grasping for a chance at
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Hip hop artist JV Harris is back. The new joint is produced by Mantra and co-written by Twon Lamar. Harris raps about being gaslit and taken advantage of someone; he’s realized that he and this person haven’t been on the same page and now he’s getting his emotions out. It’s a track that hearkens to victims of manipulation, which can
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Hip hop artist and producer Regal dropped his “Incredible Feeling” tape not long ago and here he’s out with a visual shot in Hawaii with the song “Flames Bond.” The rapper is shown hanging out his car window going through an illuminated tunnel, as well as out on a purple-tinged beach sunset. The video is edited with bullet holes in
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Ben Slowey talks to the Knaaves vocalist and co-owner of X-Ray Arcade.
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Yo Dot and Plaga return with another single following “SC2”.
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Hip hop artist Tommy Conquest’s new single is a flex but a playful one, over a piano-sampling beat. He raps about not putting himself in a box, being a nice guy but not finishing last, being an academic, and being part of the new wave of rappers. “Stilo” means “style” in Spanish – he may be a newer artist on
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Grunge pop duo CRLSS are out with a new record. In visceral display and soaked in reverb these songs reflect powerlessness, past traumas, nostalgic pain, and self-deprecation. Vocalist Ryan King has said this is his proudest work yet; he truly basks in guitar-driven neo-psychedelia that well accommodates his tortured lyrics about insidious demons. Like past releases, there’s plenty of electronic
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Melvv’s newest has a futuristic pop beat that feels like an adventure through a neon wonderland.
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Both songs bring a relentlessly tortured, hellish energy from vocalist Tom Olwig.
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Blues-folk project Old Wolves dropped a single this past week and it’s two songs. As the title suggests, the songs feel like a trek through dense forest in the middle of the summer. We follow Joe Zumpano’s rich voice through that forest as he shares tales of visits with the devil. Old Wolves has a new record out next week
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Sample laden rap—crate digging, dusty drums and loops to perfection—has returned with Chameleon Lifestyles Simulation, the recently released Long Player from Farr Well.
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“Love Cards”, the latest effort from Grapefruit Sound Lab and Amuka, is one of those tunes that grows on you during first listen.
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The imagery for J’Moris’s recent video is singular, timeless, striking.
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R&B artist Iesha K’s latest tune is a slow jam where she warns that love with someone feels *dangerous*. She’s careful about her own feelings because this person “knows exactly what to do” and is her weakness. Iesha K shares a powerful sentiment of irresistible intimacy and we look forward to what she does next. In addition, she’s dropped a
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