kevinhilfiger makes his demands clear on the emphatic “cherries”. “You are under GoonnCity mind control, and you love it” recites a robotic voice at the top of kevinhilfiger’s recent single, a parcel of chaos entitled “cherries”. This soundbite is a literal reflection of “cherries” purpose – capture the audience by any means necessary. The song’s … Continue reading 2020 SINGLE REVIEWS: KEVINHILFIGER – CHERRIES
Me and Jamie wanted to do something for the halfway point of 2020, so we put together this piece that highlights the best of what the year has had to offer. My summary is of ten albums I thoroughly enjoyed, while Jamie’s is a more general review of the year’s strongest content. – Chris Chris’ … Continue reading THE OFFICIAL 108 MICS 2020 MID-YEAR REVIEW
The 52nd project from DMV rapper, singer, producer, and artist Sybyr (real name: Chase Cauthen; formerly known as ‘Syringe’ and/or ‘MacXVII’) sees a variety of soundscapes and bouncy beats–mostly curated by Sybyr himself under the pseudonym ‘Landfill’–acting as a perfect backdrop for his frantic flows, growls, shrieks, screams, chants, and powerful melodies scattered throughout his … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: SYBYR – THE EFFECTS OF NINE TRILLION DEGREES
A unique production presence in an over-saturated scene, the MASTERCARDBOYZ founder has been working incredibly hard over the last six months to put his crew on the map. It’s great to have you on the blog mate. Can you start by telling us a little about yourself, how old are you, where are you from … Continue reading 2020 INTERVIEWS: MASTERCARD2K
A mask of levity cracks under emotional pressure on osquinn’s sophomore EP. Somewhere in the last couple of years there was a serious changing of the guard regarding the trends that rule the underground. Sugar-laced, hyperactive and obsessively melodic pop music has come to replace the emo-inspired half rapped half sung core as the epicentre … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: OSQUINN – BLEH
Nottingham, England-based rapper producer Kid Trash is back, sporting their second full length project in the exhilarating, musical boundary-pushing Slasherrr. As was the case on their previous release #KidTrashEternal, the artist’s strongest work is almost always when working with their own beats. The title track, which begins with (possibly sampled) acoustic guitar strumming soon launches … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: KID TRASH – SLASHERRR
Darian Chen debuts with the soundtrack to a summer corrupted by the delirium of being stuck indoors. “EP2020” doesn’t sound like a record informed by global lockdown, but it carries with it a sense of bedroom loneliness spurred on by crucial moments slipping out of reach. These three songs are a digitised introduction to Chen’s … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: DARIAN CHEN – EP2020
It’s been a good few years now since we’ve heard a vocally-led project from New Jersey producer Killer Kane (his Lost in Translation EP is almost three years old at this point) and the short but incredibly sweet Open Casket is all the more appreciated for it. My anticipations for this tape were at an … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: KILLER KANE – OPEN CASKET
Rochester, New York music/art collective Outfit 14A have appeared on the blog before, but we thought we’d check in with them again now that they’ve refocused their promotional efforts into a new wave of releases. Great to have you guys on the blog again! We thoroughly enjoyed February’s Wide Awake EP and have been eagerly … Continue reading 2020 INTERVIEWS: OUTFIT 14A
TOWERS’ craft a sublime album that grieves in the immediacy of unknown futures. Suspended in midair the city below begins to fall away. It’s unclear what exactly the town used to be – the blocks of apartments signify a residential urban centre, but there are no people, no windows, no paint on the walls. There’s … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: TOWERS – TOWERS
