Favorite Tracks:
What Do You Mean You Have To Talk To Me at This Late Date
Datsu: Hikage No Onna
6 Day Working Week Is a Pain
Itekoma Hits is one of the best punk records of the decade. This group of amazing women from Japan came together to create something so hard hitting, gritty but so god damn catchy and fun at the same time. The group has this great sense of togetherness and they use it to turn you on your head as a listener. While angular guitars, chunky bass and blistering drums hit ... read more
Favorite Tracks:
Crown for Kings
Sunday School
18 Wheeler
With any genre of music, there comes a time when new artists try to re-capture the old sound that once was. A lot of the time it comes off as nostalgia pandering or they’re just out of their own ideas and that’s very much the case with the current Boom Bap revival. However, certain artists always come along and do the sound justice and the whole Griselda crew are a prime example of how to do it right. Clocking in at just ... read more
Favorite Tracks:
Education
Freestyle Shit
Palmolive
Forgot about me huh? I’m back and reviewing Bandana, which is a great example of less is more. This nor piñata are trying to change the rap game by any means, they simply show how well the genre can be done at its core. Freddie grew a lot flow wise here, Madlib throws way more variety at him and Gibbs always manages to pull out some clean flows over them. Again, he’s not doing anything crazy with his lyrics in terms of ... read more
Favorite Tracks:
The Climb
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Heroes
Flying Lotus has undoubtedly been one of the most interesting artists of the last decade. From pioneering the now thriving Wonky genre to pushing jazz and electronic into the future, he’s made some of the best and most forward thinking music around. Needless to say just like most I’ve been itching to get my fingers on this for five years now and I can’t say I’m too thrilled with it. Flylo himself said this is a sequel to his ... read more
Favorite Songs:
Jet Black
Chosen One
Make It Better
Yet another home run for cheeky Andy. His last album was a fantastic look at his rapping abilities over stylistic G Funk beats and his newest fleshes out his incredibly sultry R&B/soul side. This album is the perfect example of taking a vintage sound but updating it to a modern context perfectly. Many of the instrumentals on here are reminiscent of the golden era of soul in the 70s but they’re fused perfectly with modern recording ... read more