Kendrick Lamar released the dazzling Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, his first album in five years, today. He didn't share much about it before dropping the whole thing and one of the surprises, deep into the album, is "Mother I… Read More
Happy Friday, The 13th! After two straight weeks of reviewing 10 new albums, the Indie Basement release faucet slows to a trickle with two new releases: Kevin Morby's This is a Photograph (one of his best records yet), and Gentle Sinners… Read More
This has been a huge week in the music world! Sunny Day Real Estate and Saetia reunions were announced, the first new My Chemical Romance song in 8 years was released, and two of the most anticipated albums of the… Read More
Like Kendrick's last three albums, there's a lot to unpack on this new album and repeated listens are necessary to do so. This is a first-listen review. Kendrick Lamar is just built different. After five long years without a new… Read More
Like Kendrick's last three albums, there's a lot to unpack on this new album and repeated listens are necessary to do so. This is a first-listen review. Kendrick Lamar is just built different. After five long years without a new… Read More
“When you’re lost, I’ll be there…” What is this feeling coming over me? This sense of joy? This ecstasy? Elation? No. It’s…euphoria. One decade after rightfully claiming the crown for Sweden as the winner of Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with… Read More
Having just played Saturday Night Live last weekend, Arcade Fire returned to 30 Rock on Thursday to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. They performed WE's "Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)" and made it a very clubby… Read More
Jazz drummer and composer Antonio Sánchez has a new album on the way. SHIFT (Bad Hombre Vol. II) is due out on August 26 via Arts Music, and it includes a wide cast of artists joining him, including regular collaborator… Read More
Kendrick Lamar's first album in five years, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, is finally here. He prefaced it earlier this week with "The Heart Part 5," the latest installment of his non-album track series "The Heart," and both the… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Limp Bizkit, $not, WARGASM, Scowl @ Madison Square Garden Built to Spill, Wetface, Blood Lemon @ White Eagle Hall Freddie Gibbs, MIKE, Redveil @ Irving Plaza Rina Sawayama, HANA @ Terminal 5 Weird Al Yankovic, Emo Philips… Read More