Uuelz is in top form on his latest release, “2turnt”, featuring underground legend Dani Kiyoko. Fresh off the heels of stellar projects like ‘the dose’ in 2022 and “pain is currency” earlier this year, Uuelz adds this Geekersquad-produced entry to the in-progress “eturno” EP, a total of three tracks at the time of writing. “2turnt” … Continue reading Single Review: Uuelz – “2turnt”
Hot on the heels of their debut album and ANV7 entry, Inu’s recent song is a punchy pop-rock jam. A digital headbanger crafted with love. Inu’s music is a special blend of clean sound design with layers of guitar rhythms and drums – it always feels like a breath of fresh air. Recently, this sort … Continue reading SINGLE REVIEWS: INU – WITHOUT ME AROUND
Dreamcache releases an exciting self-produced pop anthem, a stylistic departure from much of his previous output this year A departure from the plugg and trap influenced tracks that have characterized artist/producer Dreamcache’s 2022 output, ‘Guilty’ is a brash, bitcrushed dance-pop song, produced by the artist himself. Dreamcache has had a fairly busy year, with the … Continue reading 2022 SINGLE REVIEWS: DREAMCACHE – GUILTY
iris day’s trajectory towards fully-fledged singer-songwriter continues with ‘crawl’, featuring LA SoundCloud stalwart Original God. Of the many artists that we have the pleasure of keeping up with at 108Mics, iris day has surprised me the most over the years. The days of ‘kuromi face tat’ far behind her, iris has been drip-feeding alt-rock influence … Continue reading 2022 SINGLE REVIEWS: IRIS DAY w/ ORIGINAL GOD – CRAWL
Xellfromhell of the collective 6ixtyworld, with fellow member Latobby, shows off his musical prowess with this catchy single released only ten days after his last full-length. Xellfromhell has had an incredibly prolific year, dropping singles and projects alike and collaborating with a wide array of his peers, particularly his fellow 6ixtyworld crew. From more aggressive … Continue reading 2022 SINGLE REVIEWS: XELLFROMHELL x LATOBBY – COME OVER
Haunted Mound signee Hackle drops his debut single, ‘Peterbilt’–featuring label founder Sematary and produced by Grimoire–a track coated in label-standard witch house and Chicago drill influence while still distinguishing himself from his label mates with his melodicism and infectious energy. Hackle (or Hackledown) has dropped his debut single with the witch-house influenced track “Peterbilt”, featuring … Continue reading 2021 SINGLE REVIEWS: HACKLE – PETERBILT FT. SEMATARY
Andrew Tran caught my attention about a year ago with his lofty single ‘bedroom walls’. I was absolutely entranced by the clean flow of raw emotion and the elegance that graced each song I discovered. His honest, melodic ballads have kept me coming back for each new release as he continues to sharpen his sound. … Continue reading 2021 SINGLE REVIEWS: ANDREW TRAN – 2FAST
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
Luton’s BXKS blends herself with a virtual world on the trippy new video for “This Don’t Boom”, using assured lyricism as a medium for transformation. UK artist BXKS is part of an artistic mesh that merges fashionably creative presentation and heartfelt music. At times it’s hard to tell where an individual’s core belongs when their … Continue reading 2021 SINGLE REVIEWS: BXKS – THIS DON’T BOOM
Amir Bilal delivers two minutes of nimble wordplay, a reminder of the power of rap for rap’s sake. Anyone with a laptop can create an entire universe around their projects. Free software is abundant and intuitive, meaning new creatives previously relegated to cassette demos or selling CDs in concert queues (both of which will probably … Continue reading 2021 SINGLE REVIEWS: AMIR BILAL – RAPS 4 GOOD HEALTH
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