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Blackhaine’s Armour II combines Rainy Miller’s disorienting, ambient and drill soundscapes with reflective and dreamlike lyrics that are his most personal and reflective to date
Blackhaine’s music has, throughout the years, captured a dark, cloudy, and rainy aesthetic, portraying the misery and poverty of theContinue Reading
I Told Bessie is ELUCID’s most complete album to date, combining cacophonous and experimental soundscapes with some of his most sharply written raps yet
There’s something special to me about albums named or dedicated after loved ones not with us physically anymore. They oftenContinue Reading
700 Bliss’ debut album Nothing To Declare is a bold, punchy and hypnotic album capturing the dark and eerie energy of our corrupted world
700 Bliss consists of Philadelphia-based experimental artists Moor Mother and DJ Haram. I have been a fan of the formerContinue Reading
Jeshi’s Universal Credit is a harrowing debut album, studying the financial struggles of working-class families poignantly over colourful, hard-hitting production
I’m gonna say it here and say it clear – Jeshi is the new champion of UK hip-hop. The London-basedContinue Reading
A few thoughts on Kendrick Lamar’s striking, contradictory and thematically dense new album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Well… what to say about this monstrous album that hasn’t already been said and analyzed to shreds, eh? Kendrick LamarContinue Reading
DEATHFAME is an incredible body of work, combining an eclectic sound with Quelle Chris’ unique concepts and surreal, dystopian lyricism that makes for an animated, engaging listen
Pretty much every year Quelle Chris has dropped an album in the past five years, I’ve had it in myContinue Reading
With A Light for Attracting Attention, The Smile have crafted one of the most beautiful, melodic and poignant albums of the year so far
Well, we’re in the year 2022 and Thom Yorke is still going strong and making consistently great music. From theContinue Reading
Obongjayar’s intimacy and vulnerability shines through on his debut album Some Nights I Dream of Doors
Nigerian, London-based artist Obongjayar has been making some of the most futuristic soul you’ll hear. With the raw tribalism inContinue Reading
With Hundred Year Darkness, AJ Suede and Small Professor deliver an eerie and captivating body of work that both striking and memorable
Seattle emcee AJ Suede and Philadelphia-based producer Small Professor have released a stellar new album titled Hundred Year Darkness. I’ve beenContinue Reading
Defcee and BoatHouse’s For All Debts Public and Private is an eerie yet vibrant body of work that is among the more cohesive projects to come out this year
Chicago emcee Defcee has been on my radar for a little while now, but really became a fan of hisContinue Reading
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