'Bo Jackson' is at once a testament to Boldy and Alchemist's skill level and a declaration that few will ever reach their heights.
PIERI’s music is a reminder that attitude is a universal language.
| Don’t Die, My Dude: Isaiah Rashad’s ‘The House is Burning’ | August 10, 2021 |
Death looms large on Rashad's latest, but he’s chosen not to die -- experiencing the joy of reaching that decision and the understanding of how his actions could ripple out.
| Gloria’s ‘Sabbat Matters’ Pays Homage to the History of 60s Girls Groups, But Is Unlike Anything Being Made Today | August 5, 2021 |
Alexis Morel's passion for vocal harmonies and rock history shines through on the collaborative Gloria LP.
| Raving Through the End of the World: Go_a’s “Shum” | July 21, 2021 |
The Ukrainian Eurovision representative's song “Shum” is the sound of the spirits of the woods taking over while the human world is coming to a violent end.
Michael McKinney breaks down the various-artist cassette 'heartland,' and its cosmic grandeur.
Seattle continues to incubate outstanding hip-hop producers. Andrew Matson waxes about the city's latest, Upendo Moore.
Joel Biswas details billy woods and Elucid's new collaboration with The Alchemist, an album that puts the trio at at the center of the subterranean zeitgeist.
| There’s No Place Like Home on “EasterGunn Day 4” | April 9, 2021 |
Mach-Hommy returns to the Griselda fold as he and Westside Gunn tear the “Hollow Bones” instrumental to shreds. Douglas Martin investigates.
Israel Daramola examines that freeing feeling of giving in to how bad you're feeling courtesy of Julien Baker's ambitious new project.
