A guy I know once told me that being a nerd was cool, because it meant that you were really passionate about something. That’s certainly true for Manus, ...
On July 27, 2017 / By Staley SharplesDubbed out psychedelia to chill out to after work. Of note: Noah Issa created every single part of this track from start to finish, right down to the ...
On July 17, 2017 / By Staley SharplesHuge tune from i-DEE, Shiftee, and Tate Kobang to power you through the rest of your work day. Put this on some headphones and crush those spreadsheets, y’all. ...
On July 14, 2017 / By Staley SharplesHefu’s first release on U.K. label Liquid Ritual, “Cruex,” brings mysticism to the club. Multi-layered countermelodies skim across the track’s reflective surface, pooling serenely mysterious sounds together for ...
On July 13, 2017 / By Staley SharplesSo Durand is your new favorite producer, you just don’t know it yet. He’s making music that I wish Sinjin Hawke and Cashmere Cat were still putting out; ...
On July 11, 2017 / By Staley SharplesEase into Monday with BLOOKAH’s jazzy nudisco EP, Own Two. Dilla vibes meet atmospheric synths in this laid-back sampler of BLOOKAH’s imaginative sound. Stream on Soundcloud or Spotify. ...
On June 12, 2017 / By Staley SharplesHood Joplin’s first video, “My Chain B”, is an absurdist comedy set to a fast paced bop. The video, directed by Steve Kim, is bizarre in all the ...
On June 8, 2017 / By 1833Jahn Rome debuts “Help?” with us. He says, “I think it’s important to depart from this chip-on-the-shoulder attitude that so many ‘conscious’ artists have. I don’t want to ...
On June 6, 2017 / By Staley SharplesTrying to figure out if coupe is cool slang for “ass”. Regardless, this song goes. ...
On June 2, 2017 / By 1833Kaixen adds an air of bouncy danceability to this ethereal emotive song. ...
On May 31, 2017 / By 1833Chicago’s David Ashley has a delivery that is reminiscent of drill though it’s decidedly more deadpan and his lyricism contains richer detail and presents a personality that is contrasting but not dissimilar ...
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