Oakland legend Del the Funkee Homosapien swept in this week with a new tape, which he promises is the first in a trilogy of free tapes to be released this year. Entirely self-produced, and entirely dependent on P-Funk samples, West Coast Avengers finds Del doing lots of what he’s always done: shouting out wack rappers, [...]
Imagine seeing a beautiful girl in a bar…lets call her Harriet. Sure the fact that Harriet is easy on the eyes, with shimmering keys and anthemic vocals, is reason enough to go and talk to her. She sings about sleeping with your mom, and you realize…you’re starting to fall for her. But than you discover [...]
After the excitement and commotion in the newness of the year passes, it’s a dreaded few weeks of purgatory; a period of reconciling the lingering effects of the year barely passed with the swirling sweet nothings from the year to come, as you wait for it to finally take off one way or the [...]
Albumin is the 2011 full length debut of Atlanta electro producer heRobust alias: Hayden Kramer. In forty five minutes of track time lush synth patches and red-lining, gooey beats take you through a stunning range of jams that are both completely unorthodox and wholly addictive. And there all certainty ends. heRobust’s self-labeled genre is “wonky” [...]
Critic Jon Carroll once said Levon Helm was “the only drummer who can make you cry.” I can only forgive Carroll for leaving out so many great drummers because at the time of this remark, Questlove had not been around yet to give Carroll a tutorial in the expressive potential of a simple, repetitive groove. [...]
The 11/11/11 release of Alabama duo G-Side’s stellar fifth album iSLAND was quickly overshadowed by lots of folks thinking deeply about Drake’s Take Care. It’s a shame, because since their second album, Starshipz and Rocketz, G-Side have produced polished, engaging albums. Each successive release feels like they are on the precipice of greater recognition and [...]
There is a magic to Sigur Ros. Their explosive melancholy is deep and powerful. Their soaring vocals and summiting sonicscapes are simultaneously light and ethereal. Bow teased guitars and resounding bass tow a tenuous line between a transcendent grace and a foreboding apocalypse made manifest in sweeping suites of eerie Post-Rock. The band’s latest live [...]
It’s been two years since we’ve heard from the Jersey boys of Real Estate. Their self-titled debut album was released on Woodist Records back in 2009, falling right in line with the wave of lo-fi surf rock that continues to permeate indie music. Since then, the band signed to Domino Records, bid farewell to drummer [...]
“Pursue happiness with diligence.” Sage words from Mastodon in the form of a haunting mantra repeated over the epic groove that closes out The Hunter, the band’s fifth studio release and their most complete album yet. It’s been twelve years of hard touring with their explosive neo-metal so take some hard earned advice from the [...]
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