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Mason – “Flaws” (produced by FortuneWest)
Songwriter/rapper Mason and producer FortuneWest have teamed up again for the forthcoming EP Gods We Were, the second EP from the duo (after the release of Free Spirits a year ago). Their new track “Flaws” is a spar...
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SK – “The Breather”
“The Breather” features Sierra Leone-based hip-hop artist Sheik aka SK touting his flow over an evolving psychedelic beat, showing bursts of stylistic ingenuity throughout. The inclusion of brassy-like synths around...
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Premiere: Twinkles – “In My Dreams”
With a haunting piano lead quickly accompanied by strings and synth trickles, “In My Dreams” is enthralling from the get-go. Fluid vocals flow smoothly over the piano and synths, with the bridge around 01:10 marking...
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Metabards – “Prometheus”
On “Prometheus”, NYC-based Metabards combines a striking upright bass lead with a dose of Eastern-tinged hip-hop, complemented sharply by Tianya’s seductive vocals. With her moving croon and the combination of...
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Best Albums of 2014: Top Ten
The top ten albums of 2014 are revealed! Check them out, along with the other top 40, inside.
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Culture Culture – “Pouring Down”
Synth-poppers Culture Culture come from the city of Atlanta, a city with a rich musical history that contains a multitude of genre-based success. Hotlanta has produced some of the best hip-hop stars of the past few decades (Out...
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Khary Durgans – “Love & Anchors” ft. Smithsoneon
I first posted about up-and-coming rapper Khary Durgans a few months ago with his song “Sorry Khary“. This time around, Khary drops the title track off his upcoming release, Love & Anchors, which drops officiall...
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MP3: Tape Sounds – “Cosmosis”
The spaced-out work of Tape Sounds, AKA Massachusetts-based Nate Kellogg, presents experimental electro-psychedelia with steady synth-pad backdrops and alternating leads, the latter often projected through fastidious guitars or...
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MP3: OWK – “Shine”
Raleigh-based producer CGMUZIK handles the beats for OWK (James), an aspiring rapper from South Philly. The latter's location renders the samples on OWK's debut EP, SPTMBR, appropriate. Extracted from gems of Philly soul, the b...
