Adorned with joyous brass and a faultless delivery, “Be Fine” is a stellar effort from Commonminds. It’s the 12th track from his 12-month project XVI.exe. The 17-year-old NY-based act has been honing
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Based out of the New York/New Jersey area, 23-year-old hip-hop producer Killer Bee shows tribute to glistening old-school hip-hop on his new tape Otaku, “influenced by a variety of great hip hop
Obscure Sound presents the top ten albums of 2016.
The Top 20 kicks off with albums #11 to #20 taking the spotlight.
The top albums of 2016, with albums #21 to #30 featured.
Albums #31 to #40 are covered as we continue the top 50 albums of 2016.
We feature the top 50 albums released in 2016, starting with numbers 41 to 50.
“MY 45” is the debut single from multi-instrumentalist Lane Mueller, aka Candy Cigarettes. He dropped his debut full-length this past May, which is one of the more impressive introductions this year. The
New Albums
Brooklyn-based artist Sanford: returns with the expansive Big Tent Revival, a self-produced record that picks up exactly where his previous effort, Extinguished
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The project Hunki Dori embraces a lushly absorbing, atmospheric minimalism on the album Ciclo. Warm, detailed productions excel with gorgeous soundscapes, also
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Philadelphia-based band Cigarettes for Breakfast embrace bedroom-project origins with their excellent colour wheel EP, a follow-up to their acclaimed 2025 sophomore LP
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Falmouth, MA-based solo artist SMIC unveils a lifetime of musical exploration on the home-recorded album loge. The release marks a forty-year milestone
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