Listen: Tame Impala – Let It Happen

Tame Impala’s 2012 psych-meditation Lonerism cemented them as part of the upper echelon of indie rock, and rumors of their approaching third album have already begun to pop up. Well, earlier this week the band ...

Listen: Denai Moore, “I Swore”

From Little Dragon to Jessie Ware, Sampha to Ezra Koenig - SBTRKT has sought out and collaborated with some of the most solid up and coming voices.  Well, let's not break with tradition. Introducing: Denai Moor...

Ty Segall: Manipulator

Take early Bowie, T. Rex and the Stooges and mix it with the pure emotion of garage bands like The Kingsmen and The Troggs and THAT my friends is what you get with Ty Segall's upcoming double album release, Man...

Listen: Karl X Johan, “A Better Tomorrow”

Stereogum just premiered the latest track from Karl X Johan (the Stockholm duo of band mates Kalle Jönsson and Johan Tuvesson).  A Better Tomorrow is a full blown, roll down your car windows, crank the volume, ...

Listen: Phoria, Emanate

The first time Phoria caught my attention was last year with the release of their 2nd EP, Bloodworks.  Particularly their hit single, Red. Well, the band has been ramping up in preparation for the releas...

Watch: Vic Mensa, “Down On My Luck” music video

As one of the 12 apostles of XXL's 2014 freshmen class, Vic Mensa has a lot to prove.  His 2013 release Innanetape scored him a VIP spot in this group, next to Chance The Rapper and Ty Dolla $ign but it also me...

Listen: Kwabs, “Something Right”

Another stellar artist joining the ranks of this new brand of R&B/Neo Soul.  Kwabs is the moniker of 23 year-old Kwabena Adjepong, the son of Ghanian immigrants raised in South London. He first caught my at...
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The War On Drugs : Lost In The Dream

Philidelphia-based Kurt Vile and Adam Granduciel have always had a close relationship.  They used to play in the same bands. From 2005 - 2011 Granduciel was mainstay in Kurt Vile and the Violators, and Vile in ...