Zay Gatsby pairs soulful, interesting sound-design with breathless bars and clean-cut vocals for this scene-setting, story-telling and motivational album New Reign.
Albums
A creatively impressive, engaging collection, which all at once pays tribute to the tones & styles of yesteryear, and effectively tips its hat to the rising wave of lo-fi ambiances that’s currently sweeping the online world.
Driving with equal parts emotional grit & unwavering confidence, Bad Habits is a hard-hitting album that focuses as much so on self-belief & motivation as it does personal honesty, struggle & realness.
Hypnotic riff work & lightly doubled vocals loaded with seductive depth guide us through a deeply poetic, intriguing opening track as Head Fake’s new EP hits the scene.
Seven original tracks make up the synth-soaked, distorted cinematic dreamland that is before the fog covers me – the brand new album from SESPOOL.
Philadelphia twin brothers Drppy Jay and sintelstax feature throughout this album of heartache, struggle, depression, love, and the heavy impact of a tumultuous 2020.
There’s something to be said for striking a fine balance between a naturally curious & complex writing style, and the simple weight of satisfying, hard-hitting hip hop & musicality on the whole. Alternate Realities strikes that balance faultlessly.
The whole thing is loaded with imagery, unity, passion, and somewhat mysterious reflections on modern life.
Stylishly blending nostalgic hip hop tones with the literal nostalgia of a cassette release, Sampo Ikonen celebrates two years of indie production with high quality rappers throughout this superb new album.
Yes And No Band have a certain endearing humility about their music, and indeed regarding their online presence. The songs mean something very real & powerful, which is clear…
An interesting, introspective and often scornful album, but one that seeks to make sense out of interactions and difficulties within various relationships.
While the music is blissfully easy to let play of its own accord, there is a specific underlying theme & indeed fantasy world at work between the tracks.