Aadae brings the classic afro-funk and high-life vibes of her Nigerian heritage into play.
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Listen/review: Jonti - Sleeping and Falling
Whether or not our comparisons are barking up the wrong tree is totally besides the point, this is interesting stuff.
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Album Review: Tusks - Dissolve
This journey finds new horizons when heard late at night through headphones with nothing but the candidly expressive instrumentation piercing the stillness of the night.
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Listen/review: Shopping - The Hype
When your band is called Shopping and you pop this kinda stuff in a song called ‘The Hype’ it all begins to feel suspiciously zeitgeisty.
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Listen/review: Ancient Ocean - Rift Valleys
This thrilling eight minute piece by Ancient Ocean has all the hallmarks of great ambient composition.
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Listen/review: Kiasmos - Blurred
This incredibly understated and beautiful song from Icelandic duo Kiasmos is one of the more impressive electronic pieces to have come our way.
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Listen/review: Fanshore & Tropic - Sunlight
A definite relish for the more elemental funk sampling of nineties rap.
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Listen/review: The Souljazz Orchestra - Dog Eat Dog World
It’s hard not to get swept up in the Ottawa group’s emancipatory joy.
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Listen/review: Keyon Harrold - Wayfaring Travel
“Wayfaring Traveler” proves that Harrold is an artist always pushing music forward, and we had better take note.
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Listen/review: Devoted ft. Billionaire - Santa Fe
Warm synth lines, subtle percussion and a dream-like tempo form the backdrop to a story that is essentially about love misplaced and romantic dreams arrested.
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Listen/review: Wretch 32 ft. Donae'o and Kojo Funds
The closest he’s come to a quad-core banger.
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Listen/review: Leland Sundries - Greyhound From Reno
There’s something atavistic about Leland Sundries’ cerebral punk n’ roll approach
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Video Premiere: Mutss ft. Relly - RIP GUS
It carries an everyday authenticity that’s incredibly rare and inspiring to see.
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Listen/review: A.Forte - B.I.C. (Black is Cool)
Forte is visionary in his everydayness and wears his influences on his sleeve, but in his easygoing and fun nature he offers a thought-provoking new perspective to the rap game.
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Listen/review: The Steoples - Roles
A dreamy captivating entry into the Stones Throw canon.
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Listen/review: Mahalia - Sober
We’re all still holding out for the kind of fortnight-long swelter that Mahalia’s first official single ‘Sober’ seems destined to soundtrack.
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Premiere: The fin. - Afterglow (FEWS remix)
An experiment in form and formlessness that presents ‘Afterglow’ in a totally new light.
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Listen/review: Sudan Archives - Come Meh Way
It’s free-spirited fun that drips sonic perfection at every seam.
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Monica Riskey - Bleeding Betty
Let it wrap around your head softly - you’re gonna wanna kvell over this one.
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Listen/review: Dynesti Williams - Balcony
Dynesti uses music, lyricism and dance as a form of ascension, channeling the darkness of her subject matter into something invigorating and beautiful to behold.
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