A triumphant sophomore effort, BATTLESCARS is everything that you could want from an experimental pop album in 2022. Choosing to open the album with thunderous instrumental cut ‘19’, aydan makes it very clear that they’ve levelled their sound up from their first full-length 18. A year older and wiser, the singer-producer now explores sounds in … Continue reading 2022 REVIEWS: AYDANISDEAD – BATTLESCARS
STOMACH BOOK’s first album heralds a new direction for modern emo, bringing a fiery, painful energy to the scene. The Indiana-based artist is ready to show the world her unhinged, cathartic sound. I first met STOMACH BOOK a couple years ago, the internet bringing us close together despite the physical distance between us. It was … Continue reading 2021 REVIEWS: STOMACH BOOK – STOMACH BOOK
“drive-by lullabies” is anxious and impulsive with a core of vulnerability; it carries the pain of growing up in the spotlight with a sardonic smile. Trying to really get “drive-by lullabies” takes some reckoning. The long-awaited debut album from quinn – formerly known as osquinn, cat mother, and a loose handful of other names well-known … Continue reading 2021 REVIEWS: QUINN – DRIVE-BY LULLABIES
cloud container’s approach to sound is inquisitive – he refreshes the tested formula of lofi hip hop by exploring music’s fundamentals. “ps2” buzzes and hums along like a stray mosquito, tormented by lights flickering behind glass. By its creator’s description it’s a power noise piece, and while “ps2” travels with subtle pulsing energy it carries … Continue reading 2021 REVIEWS: CLOUD CONTAINER – SPB / PURE SOUND
On his first project, Wave Noir is already an artist with a very distinct identity. The anti.net rapper gets introspective on seven beautifully nocturnal tracks, each of which contributes equally to the nostalgia-driven, lockdown-inspired narrative. Wave has been on my radar for a while now, his guest appearance on John Alone’s ‘Kid Rap’ being the … Continue reading 2021 REVIEWS: WAVE NOIR – ECLIPSE
Yeat’s new album is expansive, powered by fiery ballistics and his erratic personality. Yeat’s name is everywhere. Not even a month ago the California rapper let loose “Gët Busy”, lighting social media and mass curiosity with the instantly iconic bar “this song already was turnt, but here’s a bell”. As the bells cascade, it’s tempting … Continue reading 2021 REVIEWS: YEAT – UP 2 MË
Earl Dawgit has become known for his zany, emotive and highly experimental pop rap bangers, many of which were found on his magnum opus Cartoon World. With just six weeks passed since the release of this beautifully constructed set of tracks, he’s decided to hit us with another one of his greatest songs to date. … Continue reading 2021 SINGLE REVIEWS: EARL DAWGIT – SMILE ON MY FACE
At just under two months old, WXNDER$ latest EP already feels timeless. “LORD WXNDER$”, the most recent EP from Houston rapper WXNDER$, is covered in dusk. WXNDER$ emphasises intimacy with his steady, weighted, confident flow, like a chat on the motorway in the quiet early night. His lyrics are laced with conversational branches like “I … Continue reading 2021 REVIEWS – WXNDER$ – LORD WXNDER$
Chances are you’ve been paying attention to Raegun, as her magnetic endeavours have amassed a cult following in the past year. Her latest release, ‘fed up!’, is no different as she blesses listeners with a perfect end-of-summer sound that personifies putting your heart out on your sleeve. I’ve been mutuals with Raegun for a while, … Continue reading 2021 SINGLE REVIEWS: RAEGUN – FED UP
nineishuman mumbles through a deep, unstable panic on “nyn, as a human” “nyn as a human” opens with “org4ns”, growing slowly in a gospel swell. Strings sink gradually, pushed underwater by the lossy pressure of sampling. nineishuman, or nyn, is gravelly and morose. “Don’t need my organs, my heart, you can take it” gives the … Continue reading 2021 REVIEWS: NINEISHUMAN – NYN, AS A HUMAN
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