New Backxwash album proves to be heavy, suffocating
Zambian-Canadian rapper Backxwash (âDaddy Issuesâ) released her fourth full-length album âHIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERINGâ on Oct. 31. This concludes a trilogy of albums in which Backxwash reflects on her past while embracing a neo-gothic…
BONESâ new album presents fans with amusing anecdotes
Ladies and gentlemen, the self-proclaimed, âGod of the Undergroundââ has returned, providing his fans with a brand new collection of tracks after an agonizing seven weeks of inactivity. The release of â2MillionBluntsâ marks BONESâ fourth project to come down the…
Taylor Swift fills out Billboardâs âHot 100,â undeniable talent
Taylor Swift. Love her? Hate her? Feeling indifferent? Whatever your answer is, you can not deny her success. Said success that became wholly indisputable this past week when Swift became the first artist to claim every top-ten spot in the…
Carly Rae Jepsen charts new territory with âThe Loneliest Timeâ
Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen (âDedicatedâ) released her sixth studio album âThe Loneliest Timeâ on Oct. 28. The album is consistent with Jepsenâs stylistic disco-esque synth pop, though She said that she wanted to âbroaden the spectrum of what the…
Prolific rapper Westside Gunn ends mixtape series with â10â
As the old saying goes, all good things must come to an end. People are not immortal, careers do not last forever, corner stores from childhood do not stay open for eternity and according to Westside Gunn (âOcean Primeâ), the…
Loyle Carnerâs âHugoâ asserts UK hip hop sceneâs relevance
When one thinks of the current state of the UK scene, the usual suspects are bound to pop up. Household names including Ed Sheeran (âPerfectâ), Harry Styles (âWatermelon Sugarâ), Arctic Monkeys (âDo I Wanna Know?â) and Adele (âSomeone Like Youâ)…
a-ha swaps â80s synth for nature sounds in new album âTrue Northâ
The Norwegian new wave band a-ha (âTake On Meâ) released their latest album âTrue Northâ on Oct. 21, following a short film of the same name released last month. Both were recorded and shot with the Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra…
New Freddie Gibbs album asserts rapperâs dominance
Sept. 30 delivered an ungodly amount of new music to the doorstep of hip hop heads around the globe. However, an argument can be made that the most impressive of the releases came in the form of Freddie Gibbsâ (âDeath…
Red Hot Chili Peppers make strong return with âThe Dream Canteenâ
The Red Hot Chili Peppers (âCalifornicationâ) released their second album of the year âReturn of the Dream Canteenâ on Oct. 14. Similar to its predecessor âUnlimited Love,â the album is a whopper of a record containing 17 brand new songs….
The 1975 spreads love in âBeing Funny in A Foreign Languageâ
Indie-pop band The 1975 (âIâm In Love With Youâ) released their fifth studio album âBeing Funny In A Foreign Language,â returning with all of the genre blending sounds we have come to expect from them. The album was originally teased…
