You look at his name hard enough, you science the title of his most recent Extended Player (that’s Open-Mindedness), or check for any of the promotional photos for this project, and you can tell just where my man Aura Blaze is coming from.
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Hip hop artist Maalik F has a new video out shot by CTM Films. F drops bars about chasing checks without breaking sweats, riding in a spaceship, rolling like the Goodfellas, and feeling like Frozone. He’s going to get what he’s after no matter what, flexing confidence over complacency. All of this is accompanied by shots of him getting tattooed,
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Reggae-surf rockers Hot By Ziggy have a new single out – a solo by Alex Radish. It’s a jam about sticking things out and seeing what happens. With crashing melody and two wicked solos, Hot By Ziggy get their surf on, looking ahead to the future with “Through To The End.”
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Experimental percussionist Mike Neumeyer just keeps them coming. His latest release is the start of a new series, where he plans to gradually add more and more objects/instruments to the production. In addition to the marimba, he strikes bells and chimes, giving this piece a sense of wonder with sharp pensiveness. It’s a nine-minute track, giving Neumeyer plenty of time
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After the spectacular release of “WNDR”, Nova gholar drops another great song featuring N.E.P.H.E.W.. “FRDM” is a beautiful creation that shows the artist sharing deep insight into his own mentality. The song, like “WNDR” and his other songs, reflects Nova’s much cherished heritage that we are all eager to see more of. Nova began writing lyrics and crafting his own
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Those who are fans of rap—as distinguished from fans of rap music—will have a field day perusing through the most recent release from J Ru.
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Shle Berry kicked off the New Year with another single to continue her recent streak. She’s rapping about being in her own lane, hesitant to trust others from past experiences, recognizing that many people are only looking to use you for their own personal gain. She confronts the fakeness and superficial bullshit here while ultimately coming out on top knowing
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Spooky country core band Rat Bath dropped a single for New Year’s. Cathartic and spirited, “Ragdoll” encompasses an aggressive personification, seeking retribution after being treated like someone’s toy. The song gallops to the hook of “have you come to sew me shut?” while crashing with another hook “how dare you!” with visceral might. Rat Bath have a full-length record coming
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Hard rock band {Else} are out with their third album, in which they take an experimental-acoustic direction. It’s a project exploring the highs and lows of humanity, navigating both pessimism and optimism with one foot in front of the other. Mixing industrial and electronic elements, there’s additionally a few instrumental tracks, as well as contributions from Molly Zembrowski on Track
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Classical composer Teddy Breihan is out with a symphony depicting the rise and fall of Bernie Sanders, who spoke to the American people with compassion about the brokenness of capitalism but ultimately could not spark revolutionary change in Washington on his own. Part One maintains hope and optimism, Part Two builds tension through a sense of fierce navigation (like Bernie
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Hip hop artist Lake enlisted No B for one last single to close out the year. The chorus finds Lake getting so high he can’t feel his feet and he starts thinking he might need help. He’s thrown aside his old ways and since found a new lane, so he invites you to choose which version of himself you fuck
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Mystic pub rockers A Warmer Language released their debut EP today. It’s three songs – one of which we heard last week (“Plasticity”) – and they all take a theatrical approach to lyrics that conjure palpable scenery. “Melody” touches on themes of fate and destiny while “Into the Void” seems to be about embarking on a risky endeavor with someone.
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Punk rockers Billy Dreamer have a two-piece out to close 2021. It wasn’t long ago when they dropped “Fuck Snapple/BYOG” so clearly they’re on a roll. Rowdy and rambuctious, the band tackles depression and isolation with “Already Dead” while similarly jumping on the dead ends of one’s mind in “Living Rooms.” It’s a quick ass-kicking that dwells out of a
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Psychedelic-Americana rockers Thriftones dropped a two-piece to close the year. The first song “Lovin’ Man” is a jangly tune about fancying someone and wondering who’d be their lover if not you; the second song “Addict’s Lament” is self-explanatory and touches on the vicious cycle of coming down and getting high. With a melancholy atmosphere cloaking vocalist Matt Davies, “Addict’s Lament”
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“Bleib Doch” is the latest release from boy band Team 5ünf. The single is a German cover of the song “ Stay Another Day” originally performed by East 17. As always, Team 5ünf demonstrates their ability breathe new life into a well known classic. Team 5ünf‘s Jay Khan teams up with Sammy Naja to produce an album for Team 5ünf.
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“Cali Girls” is the latest single by Alexis Kings and a vivid display of the band’s unique ‘retro meets contemporary’ sonic style. The quintessentially British alternative rock band have unveiled the ideal song to raise excitement before the release of their upcoming EP. Served with funky, cool, feel-good, and trippy vibes, “Cali Girls” is an extremely solid release both in
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Hip hop artist Gwapo Chapo enlisted Big Ju for a new TeeGlazedIt-shot video. The duo take a ride in an SUV and go to the club, dropping bars full of casual flexes about taking up space and being in a different lane. They take notice of you if you’re beefing on the Internet or over women, but that’s not what
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Indie rockers Vanity Plates are out with their first new single in over three years! Vocalist-guitarist Alex Shah shares sentiments that feel vividly familiar as we keep getting older in spite of the pandemic putting our lives on different tracks – hobbies becoming chores, doing what you say you’ll do but feeling selfish about it, growing distant from those once
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Indie rockers Social Cig and Jacob Slade teamed up for a single to close out their mutually-fruitful years of output. Parker Schultz sings about life’s transitional hurdles; it can be weird and uncomfortable at first when people move around and you get older, but evolving doesn’t mean dissolving, which he drives home as the point here. It’s a coming-of-age song
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Electronic artist Slamhaus released a new single this week. He confronts relationship issues that don’t seem to change, using “having some bacon and eggs” as a metaphor for just doing his own thing in spite of the imminent tensions. With robotic vocals and psychedelic rock riffage, Slamhaus takes us soaring in his world one last time before the end of
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Dream pop artist Blacktop is out with a new record. As the title suggests, Austin Wood reflects on evolving with the world and his surroundings over these six songs. Whether he’s crazy for his lover with “Better For You” or starting over after a breakup with “Getting to Know Myself” or struggling to make sense of it all with “June,”
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Chit Chat are a new twee punk trio consisting of Harrison Colby, Carmella D’Acquisto, and Jeremy Ault. Their debut single is out now and it’s catchy as hell; it’s about the feeling of really wanting to talk to someone attractive but you feel you need to hide the true you. So naturally, you rock out about it. Inspired by UK/Irish
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Mystic pub rockers A Warmer Language are out with their debut single. It’s a jubilant one inspired by Irish spirit, with excited and playful lyrics featuring the duet of vocalists Danielle Renee and Jeremy Swenson, encouraging you to go in for the kill. The galloping melody is backgrounded with sunny piano and crashing percussion, making for an irresistibly danceable ditty
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Experimental artist Kinth has a new album out. Mixing acoustic and electronic elements, these seven tracks feel like a canvas of emotion through difficult times. Themes in the lyrics and song titles range from enduring pain to police brutality to the gradual abandonment of Earth by the rich to waiting on love to persevere, coupled with lush and layered soundscapes.
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Hip hop artist Genesis Renji has the video out to “Gone Baby” from his fantastic project “E.D.E.N” from earlier this year. Directed by Underdog Productions and starring Emerald Monet, the visual features Renji and his woman experiencing the peaks and valleys of their relationship; first they’re shown out having fun together and everything feels right, but they eventually start bickering
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