Mr Little Jeans – Pocketknife
Norwegian indie-pop vocalist, Monica Birkenes first made herself known with her Mr Little Jeans project in 2010, when her Angel EP was released by Neon Gold, boasting three tracks including a cover of...
View ArticleSZA – Z
Last June, Top Dawg Entertainment president, Terrence “Punch” Henderson, announced the label would be signing two new artists, joining the roster already populated by Ab-Soul, ScHoolboy Q, and Kendrick...
View ArticleArum Rae – Warranted Queen
After a few strolls through her Warranted Queen EP, Arum Rae’s blend of jazz and soul vocals fed through luscious electronic environments feels strangely familiar. The former Berklee College of Music...
View ArticleDoe Paoro – Ink on the Walls
For her first release since 2012’s vibrant Slow to Love, New York vocalist Doe Paoro has noticeably upgraded both her production quality and vision as an artist. She sounds more confident behind the...
View ArticleLykke Li – I Never Learn
The rule of three seems to be important to Lykke Li. The Swedish vocalist announced her third album, the final piece of a trilogy, to conclude an unofficial storyline beginning with her debut. Each...
View ArticleTiny Ruins – Brightly Painted Ones
For having a namesake concerned with the decay of time, Tiny Ruins are surprisingly industrial lyricists. Hollie Fullbrook, the delicate singer-songwriter in charge here, paints cinematic backdrops...
View ArticleFlashback: The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come For Free
“It was supposed to be so easy” Mike Skinner whines with the intonation of someone facing minute hardship for simultaneously the first and billionth time. Just a few years earlier, Skinner – the...
View Articleclipping. – CLPPNG
The term “clipping” is inherently detrimental in the science of sound. It occurs when an amplifier is pushed beyond its capability, practically shoving sound out while wrecking itself in the process,...
View ArticleSingles Club: Putting a Face and Story to the Music
The self-described “part record club, part music journal” music subscription service, Singles Club, utilizes the strengths of both digital and physical formats to share talented artists on the rise. By...
View ArticleWhite Lung – Deep Fantasy
White Lung sounds like a rare defect, like something incurable or romantically foreign. Given the pummeling wall of sound emitted by the Vancouver-based punk band, breathing seems like a luxury even...
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