In April, internet pop powerhouse Arcuti spoke to us about his process, the future, and 24 hour days in the studio. “I’ve been good, especially recently. I’ve been working on a lot of cool ass shit” says New Jersey genre-bender Arcuti at the start of our call. It’s the start of spring, the true birth … Continue reading 2021 INTERVIEWS: ARCUTI
Jay Smooth’s debut EP feels like it was made out of curious necessity; he stumbles onto new potential over beats ripped from the internet. It’s worth remembering as artists in the wider scene trend towards unconditional fame that a lot of them started out freestyling over free beats on Youtube. Memories of scribbling in a … Continue reading 2021 REVIEWS: JAY SMOOTH – DON’T TAKE SHIT SERIOUS
Released on the appropriately named Hyperpop Records, Button Maker’s latest, self-titled EP is a treat for longtime fans of her incredibly progressive brand of pop music. Producer entirely by Button herself, these five tracks offer a greater degree of diversity than the Demon Pop founder has ever presented us with before. ‘Arsonist’ begins as typical … Continue reading 2021 REVIEWS: BUTTON MAKER – BUTTON MAKER
A double helping of NYC grit, ‘Ain’t Bout It’ is yet another impressive effort from two of the city’s hardest-working artists. 2021 has been a year of reinvention for Shies. He’s been working hard on re-releasing his most iconic songs on streaming services, outfitting each with new artwork to reflect the increased level of quality … Continue reading 2021 SINGLES REVIEWS: 200 SHIES & TRIPPJONES – AIN’T BOUT IT
There are many amazing groups forming in the underground scene right now, but none have more potential than GENDERGRIND. Sporting a roster containing many of the most exciting artists making Hyperpop-adjacent music in 2021, the uncompromisingly bold collective have delivered their first full length release in the conformity-smashing BINARY KILLER. Lead single ‘Run It Back’ … Continue reading 2021 REVIEWS: GENDERGRIND – BINARY KILLER
8485 puts her best foot forward on “plague town”. These songs paint a wildly vivid image of suburban drama and spiritual examination. “plague town”, the new EP from pop evolver 8485 and executive producer blackwinterwells, is a display of excellence through and through. 8485 tears through wonderfully written songs with a mellow blade, production is … Continue reading 2021 REVIEWS: 8485 – PLAGUE TOWN
Rapper-composer Material Girl pushes hard in multiple directions on “Drujjha”, creating a matrix of moments that canter between vague and affecting. Philadelphia artist Material Girl dropped one of last year’s most arresting records with “Tangram”. It refers, in title and content, to an ancient puzzle based around arranging set shapes into patterns. The tracks of … Continue reading 2021 REVIEWS: MATERIAL GIRL – DRUJJHA
Two songs daily, from the archives or the cutting edge. Continuing this weeks trend of intentionality, todays pair of tunes exhibit keen control over sound. The first is from an artist known as tris, from her catalogue as discarded. Under this former alias, tris lays down “miami”, a stereo-focused lofi beat that rocks on through … Continue reading DAILY DOUBLE: DISCARDED + 64N746R3M71N
March had some of the year’s best releases yet, and to make up for having very little time for writing over the past few weeks I’ve decided to do this retrospective review of three of my favourite projects from that month. All of these releases deserve your attention, each was released by an artist operating … Continue reading MARCH MADNESS: A RETROSPECTIVE
baewxlff’s latest single is an excellent showcase of the artists’ lyrical ability and production prowess Baewxlff is a rapper and producer from Tampa, FL that has recently dropped a self-produced single by the name of “rain”. A fair portion of his back catalogue shares the alternative boom-bap influences present throughout this song, although ‘rain’ is … Continue reading 2021 SINGLE REVIEWS: BAEWXLFF – RAIN
