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Object of Affection – “Half Life”
Proof that there’s still more life left to give in the hardcore scene’s continued fascination with reworking ‘90s alternative rock waves
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White Reaper – “Pink Slip”
It’s taken them some time to get here, but being late hits all the marks right now on the latest preview off the Louisville rockers’ new album, ‘Asking for a Ride’.
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Recommended Album: MIKE – ‘Beware of the Monkey’
Dazed breakthroughs are laid over a masterclass cool collage of R&B, funk, soul that feels like the NYC rhymer is allowing himself to breathe in fully with everything he carries in his heavy heart.
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Rae Sremmurd – “Torpedo”
The latest single from the brothers Sremm drops with a motive to be blared in the afterhaze of a NYE ball drop,
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Fucked Up – “Found”
The scenery is beautiful, but its known history makes it muddied and ugly, with Fucked Up’s anthem being its collision between both.
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HIRS Collective feat. Nø Man, Thou & JJM – “Sweet Like Candy”
Needless vanity is purged on the latest preview from the hardcore collective’s new album, ‘We’re Still Here’.
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+Artist Favorites 2022: Luke Koz of Russian Baths
The guitarist and vocalist from the brooding Brooklyn noise-rock band shares his favorite music from 2022.
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babyfang – “GOAN GO”
babyfang sees the end of the world coming, and says, “Lets do this thing…” on the early highlight from the Brooklyn punk band’s debut album, ‘In The Face Of’.
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Knifeplay – “Is it Snowing, Wherever you are?”
In the grand tradition of Yuletide melancholia and it being the loneliest time of the year, the Philly dreamworkers offer a new indie playlist standard in a sigh fit for the season.
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The Best Rap Albums of 2022
2022’s best in the rap game, from the alternative underground scene to those big, artful blockbusters that etch new markers in its culture.
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Recommended Album: SZA – ‘SOS’
SZA zeroes in on her singular finesse in modernist R&B with hot takes on the holy trinity in ultra-honesty of sex, heartbreak, and esteem on her long-awaited sophomore LP.
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+Artist Favorites 2022: Kate Meizner of Jobber
The guitarist and vocalist from the Brooklyn indie rock ‘n wrestling enthusiasts shares her favorite music from 2022.