Little Simz - A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons
Release Date: October 30th, 2015
Genre: Rap
Price: £9 GBP ($13.60)
For Fans Of: Kano, Goldlink, Earl Sweatshirt
Recommended Tracks: Wings, Tainted, Dead Body, Full or Empty?
Little Simz recounts her trials of being looked down upon in the industry for being a woman with one of the boldest and most confident hip hop records in quite a while. "Woman can be kings" is the hook and Simz proves this statement to be true with a soaring performance that flexes her techincal ability (Dead Body) with her genuinely touching songwriting (God Bless Mary). In a day and age where social issues are now at the media front stage, there are voices that need to be heard more than ever, and Simz is just one of those many people worth your time and respect.
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Saturday Morning Soundtrack - Saturday Morning Soundtrack
Release Date: Novemember 16th, 2006
Genre: Rap
Price: $9.00
For Fans Of: Eyedea, Sadistik, Aesop Rock, Eminem
Recommended Tracks: Aborted Birth Defect, Rope Burn, Unnoticed, Play Dead Til They Kill You
The Saturday Morning Soundtrack sounds less like a rap record and more like the journal of a man in a schizophrenic breakdown. Claustaphobic, industrial production pierces and stabs between absolutely horrifying and gloomy imagery of paranoia in one of the most genuienly unnerving hip hop albums of all time.
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The Saturday Morning Soundtrack sounds less like a rap record and more like the journal of a man in a schizophrenic breakdown. Claustaphobic, industrial production pierces and stabs between absolutely horrifying and gloomy imagery of paranoia in one of the most genuienly unnerving hip hop albums of all time.
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School of Seven Bells - SVIIB
Release Date: February 26, 2016
Genre: Dream Pop
Price: $8.50
For Fans Of: Purity Ring, Carly Rae Jepson, M83, CHVRCHES
Recommended Tracks: Ablaze, On My Heart, A Thousand Times More, Confusion
Written and recorded in memory of fellow member Benjamin Curtis, who had unfortunately passed just three years ago from lymphoma. The final record from School of Seven Bells explodes with a passion that simply cannot be captured in any other way except in death. Crisp production lends itself to Deheza's glossy vocals for a perfect blend of emotion as subject matter explores the pain that was Benjamin's illness. This album is a heartbreaking beast, so be prepared for a feels trip.
Rob Crow's Gloomy Place - Your Doomed. Be Nice.
Genre: Indie Rock
Price: $9.00
For Fans Of: Troubled Hubble, Team Sleep, Pinback, Heavy Vegetable
Recommended Tracks: Business Interrupts, Paper Doll Parts, No Shadow Left Behind, Red: Alone
Rob Crow's return to the indie rock scene after his... hiatus...
Your Doomed. Be Nice. also happens to be the first time Rob has performed with a band since his split from Pinback in 2012. What were given is a very odd indie rock record that emphasizes simplistic melodies that verge into more unconventional levels of presentation. As in, the record sounds very minimalistic. This is not a detraction, however, as Rob Crow and his merry group of a band know how to take the simplicity and drive it home with some of the catchiest hooks you'll hear from an indie record this year.
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Why These Coyotes - Why These Coyotes?
Genre: Alt Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Price: Free
For Fans Of: The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Fleetwood Mac
Recommended Tracks: A Man Before Time, Silver Shoes, Friendly Faces, The Wild
Some curious mixture of Pink Floyd and Bob Welch-era Fleetwood Mac. Very smooth and dreamy psychedelic rock that doesn't fear to lend itself towards crazier composition choices. For example, Friendly Faces starts off with a synthetic organ intro before delving into a slow moving guitar lead that carries the track through a dream-like trance before finding itself crashing into a heavily layered electric guitar solo that is just absolutely gorgeous. This is a record you'll have to check out yourself, but you won't regret it.
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