“Stained Glass” is the second single released ahead of Real Estate’s fourth studio album and first in three years, In Mind. The light, airy guitar riff is nothing new for Real Estate fans, but there’s a layer of syncopated complexity that Martin Courtney & Co. have seemed to perfect since the departure of founding guitarist […]
Trampoline was one of our more jazzy adds this week, as Jidenna serenades us with a song about his love interest and his “romantic’ time with her. Despite the raunchy nature of the song, the lyrics are surprisingly thoughtful, as Jidenna raps about having relations with his muse while at the same time singing about how […]
The great streaming debate has raged on for over a decade now. While I could tell you the relative advantages of streaming vs. downloading (convenience, access to a huge library of music at any given time, the way it assists users in finding new music), I think it would be better to point out the […]
The latest collaboration between Calvin Harris, Frank Ocean, and Migos has been much-anticipated for weeks and has finally arrived with the release of “Slide” just five days ago. The track starts off with a soothing piano melody followed by a classic Calvin Harris California funk beat all leading into what sounds like a classic Frank Ocean song. Once Migos’ Quavo and Offset are added into […]
“My Emotions Are Blinding” is the latest single from the husband-and-wife duo Tennis. In line with their previous releases, this track is smooth and sweet, and seriously catchy. The lyrics poke fun at the overdramatic female trope who’s painfully obsessed with her man. Their upcoming album Yours Conditionally drops March 3. Tennis will be in […]
Interestingly enough, one of the first things you read about when you Google Niia’s musical career is her meeting Wyclef Jean in New York. After working with Wyclef, she then also worked with Lil’ Wayne and Akon. Since then, she’s performed at various venues such as VHI Soul Stage and on the Jimmy Kimmel program. […]
“Cool Your Heart”, the last single from Dirty Projector’s self-titled album, is a change in direction for the band, being the first release since the breakup with their ex-guitarist and vocalist Amber Coffman. Co-written with Solange and featuring D△WN, the track has a different feel, a lighter and brighter approach. Having a very sporadic and […]
Future’s self-titled album has a multitude of bangers, but today’s post is about the song “I’m So Groovy”. With a chill beat, signature Future lyrics, and the rhythmic “HMMM-HMMM” all gel extremely well, and it reminds us all that Future is indeed groovy. – Trent McRae
Last Sunday, February 12, 2017, 26.05 million people around the world gathered around their TVs expecting to be, once again, disappointed by the obviously manufactured and highly aristocratic sense of musicality that is the Grammy Awards. What they got, however, was an often funnier, more eventful, and certainly more political iteration of the Recording Academy’s […]