Phixel’s Shapes & Colors was an incredible release: it dabbled in a myriad of genres and sounds in its exploration of an artist whose experience with life has given her greater wisdom than many of her contemporaries. Less than a year since the album’s release, Phixel has gifted us a deluxe edition that presents leftovers … Continue reading 2021 REVIEWS: PHIXEL – SHAPES & COLORS (DELUXE EDITION)
8485’s latest song moves with the tides; voices breach the waves of electronics, but begin to drown in an immensity of sound. It might be too late to say 8485 is the next big thing in underground music. Her songs distill trending genres with a brutal emotional edge. On “itmakesmesosad” her voice floats like pollen, … Continue reading 2021 SINGLE REVIEWS: 8485 – WHIMPER W/ BLACKWINTERWELLS
Dream Catalogue, the label behind some of the greatest vapor and dreampunk records of all time, finds itself in a strange limbo. It’s still solid, existing as a “destination” for underground vapor culture, but its fourth dimension, the neon-drenched tesseract covered in scrawled kanji and low-res photos of megacities, has passed on. Late last year … Continue reading 2021 REVIEWS: W U S O 命 – PAINTED WITH VOICES
More so than anything else that they’ve released, cnri’s ‘lightroom’ is a product that rewards attention to minute, almost painstaking details. Brimming with tension from the outset, the song is a labour of love from another of Marble Club’s incredible young talents. A eerie dirge of a track, ‘lightroom’ thrives on an ominous guitar loop … Continue reading 2021 SINGLE REVIEWS: CNRI – LIGHTROOM
Returning in 2021 with a name change and a more determined artistic mindset, Charlotte rapper Kaos the Baker has delivered one of his standout musical works with ‘My Nubian Goddess Wit th3 Loccs Go Liv3 For th3 Br3ad So Tap In’. An AKB2 Entertainment and Jewelry Rap Productions team up, the song is produced by … Continue reading 2021 SINGLE REVIEWS: KAOS THE BAKER – MY NUBIAN GODDESS WIT TH3 LOCCS GO LIV3 FOR TH3 BR3AD SO TAP IN
A sprightly alt-rock banger, Cam Kron’s ‘Over??’ provides an authentic take on a genre that’s sadly absent in the oversaturated world of 2000’s scene nostalgia. For a start, this song’s instrumental is legit. The looped guitar may not be anything new, but the live sound of the drums gives the song a satisfying crispness that … Continue reading 2021 SINGLE REVIEWS: CAM KRON – OVER??
Yung Leo has been an artist to watch for a while now, and Days B4 ET [pt. 1] is yet another reason to keep an eye on his musical output. At only three tracks long, this all too brief EP offers the same brand of ethereal trap (I’m borrowing that phrase from its genre tags) … Continue reading 2021 REVIEWS: YUNG LEO – DAYS B4 ET [PT. 1]
Jaypluss’ flow is smooth and stereoscopic on “Salvation” On “Salvation” Jaypluss spins his hometown of Charlotte around and documents whatever catches his line of sight. “It’s bag season, I ain’t talking bout no Birkin either, I just wanna feed you this music that’s coming through your speaker” he begins, taking an intimate seat with the … Continue reading 2021 SINGLE REVIEWS: JAYPLUSS – SALVATION
As members of up and coming internet collective Gendergrind, Big Dimp and Boxkitty are currently minor players in one of the most powerful music scenes of the past decade. DimpKitty may be brief, but it solidifies its creators’ importance and suggests that they have the potential to make a huge splash in an already overcrowded … Continue reading 2021 REVIEWS: BIG DIMP & BOXKITTY – DIMPKITTY
A morose Valentine’s Day banger, ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ is Wave Noir’s dramatic return after a nine month absence from the music game. Employing the vocal talents of past collaborator John Alone on its hook, the track is a welcome burst of serotonin that many of us need at this time of the year. ‘Please let … Continue reading 2021 SINGLE REVIEWS: WAVE NOIR & JOHN ALONE – BONNIE & CLYDE
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