Vince Staples — Vince Staples
Vince Staples, the gap-toothed veteran rapper out of Long Beach, is back in a way that is focused and refreshing with his fourth studio album, Vince Staples. His new effort is…
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Rachel Baiman chronicles turmoil, strength, and rebirth in sophomore LP, 'Cycles'
The past two years on this earth and in the United States specifically have been an emotional rollercoaster, with true successes and clear failures, utter destruction and hopeful renewal. Chicago-native…
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Ho99o9 Presents – 'TURF TALK: Vol. 1'
Under lockdown, many obscurities long buried have made a surprise comeback, necessitated by sheer boredom. The resurgence of the curated mixtape has been a highlight of this trend, and now…
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Sault – 'NINE'
After springing up out of nowhere with no backstory or profile to release two of the best albums of 2020, UNTITLED (Black Is) and UNITITLED (Rise), London collective Sault has…
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Flamingosis – Daymaker
Celebrating the release of his debut studio album Daymaker, Brooklyn-based electronic solo-act Flamingosis has spent the past several years innovating electronic music behind the scenes. Through an array of production…
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Uptown XO – Culture Over Corporate, vol. 3
Even with gentrification on the rise in the nation’s capital, Washington DC’s own Uptown XO has remained a dedicated champion and spokesman for the cultural heritage of his city. Whether…
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Jack Danz x Sk!nt—Delirium
In recent times, we have seen a resurgence of positive, upbeat hip-hop inviting the opening of chakras, minds and dancefloor expression. Thankfully, Jack Danz x Sk!nt have arrived in the…
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Sam Filiatreau—Sam Filiatreau
If you queued up Sam Filiatreau’s self-titled debut album and said “it sounds like this guy just disappeared into the American wilderness and converted someone's journal into an LP”, you’d…
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The Low Flying Panic Attack—You Know Nothing About War
Out now on independent Spanish label Faneca Music, two-piece indie electronic outfit The Low Flying Panic Attack celebrate the release of their debut studio album You Know Nothing About War.…
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Ace Hashimoto – 'Play.Make.Believe'
When I spoke to singer and producer Ace Hashimoto earlier this month about his upcoming album Play.Make.Believe, I spoke to a man who was making the album purely for personal…
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quami.xyz − No One Asked
Three years after his debut et cetera LP, we are still getting to know quami.xyz. His confessional penmanship and the lush production his partnership with dru.xyz sparked captures delicate insights…
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Babe Rainbow — Changing Colours
"Hippie" is a term that gets thrown around a little too lightly these days. When we think of patrons to the '60s counterculture movement, we think of Woodstock, an abundance…
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