AUDIO: LL Coogi – “Play With Something Safe 3”
LL Coogi delivers a brash flow on five tracks on his new EP.
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AUDIO: Rat Bath – “Ragdoll”
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
Read moreAUDIO: {Else} – “Here Waiting”
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
Read moreVIDEO: JuggMan Jones – “Mask Up”
JuggMan Jones has effortless charisma in his most recent video.
Read moreAUDIO: Teddy Breihan – “The Bernie Symphony”
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
Read moreAUDIO: Lake FT. No B – “Unconscious Options”
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
Read moreAUDIO: King Bando Featuring Chicken P – “Not Them”
King Bando and Chicken P are completely unapologetic on a brash new drop.
Read moreAUDIO: Lennin Ledesma Featuring LiRoot & TJB – “Old Ways”
The trio of artists are all about bettering themselves on a retrospective track.
Read moreAUDIO: A Warmer Language – “A Warmer Language EP”
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.
Read moreVIDEO: T. Reese – “Last Day In”
T. Reese is celebrating his release with a new single and visual.
Read moreAUDIO: Wave Chapelle – “52”
Wave Chapelle completes his weekly drops for 2021 with a strong finale.
Read moreAUDIO: Billy Dreamer – “Already Dead/Living Rooms”
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
Read moreAUDIO: Thriftones – “Lovin’ Man/Addict’s Lament”
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”
Read moreB&E Weekly Jams Presented by Bublr Bikes: 12/28/21 – 1/3/22
Check out new music from Social Cig and Jacob Slade, Lake, Zonk Rolan and plenty more in this week’s playlist.
Read moreAUDIO: H. Kain Featuring Duch – “GOAT Talk”
H. Kain and Duch have no reservations when it comes to talking about the greatest.
Read moreAUDIO: Ave4 – “For The Muse”
Ave4 composes a record from the heart with an object of affection in mind.
Read moreAUDIO: Falling Flat – “Money”
Falling Flat manage to flex on a their version of a trap banger.
Read moreVIDEO: Jon Henry – “That Old Feeling”
Jon Henry feels larger than life on an old-school influenced track.
Read moreVIDEO: Gwapo Chapo & Big Ju – “One of Them”
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
Read moreAUDIO: Vanity Plates – “Over the Sound”
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
Read moreAUDIO: Social Cig & Jacob Slade – “I Swear It Evolves”
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
Read moreAUDIO: Slamhaus – “Bacon and Eggs”
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
Read moreAUDIO: Blacktop – “Changing”
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,”
Read moreAUDIO: Chit Chat – “Age/Sex/Location”
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
Read moreAUDIO: A Warmer Language – “Plasticity”
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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