Anthony Naples - Fog FM

June 14, 2019

I first became aware of Anthony Naples’s presence on this planet in 2016 when he and Four Tet played the infamous 714 Club in Philadelphia. The audio that evening was terribly overblown; the most subtle and melodic of Four Tet’s …

AURORA - A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) (3SR)

June 7, 2019

Chock full of sample-able material, haunting atmospheres and booming anthemic storms, quirky Norwegian pop singer Aurora’s new album A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) is a rallying cry that wakes us back up to the light of love …

Robag Wruhme - Venq Tolep

June 7, 2019

Robag Wrhume is back with his third album, Venq Tolep. It’s been eight years since his second album, Thora Vukk, and fifteen years since his first album, Wuzzelbud KK. I’m not sure how pertinent that information …

Bon Iver - Hey Ma/U (Man Like)

June 3, 2019

Over the years, Bon Iver has carved out of the Indie Pop genre a space for what I call Highly Attractive Music. I find their body of work so soul-wrenchingly addictive that I can’t say anything bad about it. I listen to it with a …

Jai Paul - Do You Love Her Now/He

June 1, 2019

The enigma Jai Paul returns in funk-forward splendor, emphasis on the theatrics of splendor; for its effect is not one of splendor, but one of a shadow hoping to surpass that thing from which it is cast. The man has really pigeonholed …

Dave DK - Chicama EP (3SR)

May 31, 2019

Having been an impactful German for so long, Dave DK finally released a great new EP under Pampa—which we love—called Chicama EP, presumably after the small coastal town in northeastern Peru (Puerto Chicama) where …

Tiga & The Martinez Brothers - Blessed/Cleopatra Remixes

May 31, 2019

The worst season (summer sucks) is upon us and the blessings of the Blessed EP are beginning to fade into wistful nostalgia (summer sucks), but here arrives a moment of rest, a moment of oasis, a moment of respite. Minimal …

Flying Lotus - Flamagra

May 24, 2019

I admire the fearlessness with which Flying Lotus approaches his creative work. It is indulgent to use instrumentation the way he uses it on his much-anticipated sixth album Flamagra. Expressing thoughts this …

Tyler, the Creator - IGOR

May 17, 2019

Tyler’s back with one of his new Creations. It’s fine. Long time and even intermittent fans will notice a stark departure from the idiosyncrasies that brought the rapper to prominence in the first place, and in their stead, he …

slowthai - Nothing Great About Britain

May 17, 2019

Why does it matter where we come from? When do we get to break free from our past? Does anything change once we’ve broken free? Is it bad to cling onto an idea of self or place even if it differs from reality? How long does it take …