iKON’s Bobby has returned with his third album and a dramatic new hairstyle. He’s also paired with Japanese artist Chanmina, trading blows over the banging Harmless. The song brings him back toward cathartic, confrontational hip-hop. Bobby has always pulled off this style well, and Harmless‘s… Read More »Song Review: Bobby (iKON) – Harmless (ft. Chanmina)
Before NCT’s “infinite” expansion comes to an end, the project has one more debut to unveil. NCT Wish is their first Japanese unit, though their track Wish has been released simultaneously in Korean. The immediate success of RIIZE has proven a hunger for SM Entertainment… Read More »Song Review: NCT Wish – Wish
Gray Matters The making of Ludicra’s The Tenant One of America’s first black metal bands was also one of its most adventurous. The Bay Area’s Ludicra carved a unique identity for themselves in that stylistically restrictive subgenre. These five crows left of the murder flew… Read More »Ludicra – The Tenant
Care for a break from the pulverization of just about every record we feature? You may have an important communique that requires focus, or you’d like something to replace the passive-aggressive spa music the world’s yogis and mindfulness app developers have apparently agreed we all… Read More »Album Stream: Je est un Autre – ‘Flatworm Mysticism’
While Jimmy Montague was obviously joined by session players to round out the horn-laden 70s style on his last record Casual Use, there was a sense of loneliness to that album. It’s clear in the opening line of the record (“spending all my hours in… Read More »Album Review/Artist Interview: Jimmy Montague – ‘Tomorrow’s Coffee