Author: Graham Wall

Tooth & Nail Records have just added Mike Mains & The Branches to their roster. The band is currently on tour with John Mark McMillan, and they will be releasing a new song, titled “Endless Summer,” tomorrow. While an exact date has not yet been announced, their upcoming album When We Were In Love is slated for release in the near future.… Continued →

The Devil Wears Prada has signed to Solid State Records. The band is currently on their 10 year anniversary tour for With Roots Above and Branches Below, along with Fit For A King and ’68. You can find the tour dates posted on their website.… Continued →

Datin’s new song “Hell In The Hallway” is accompanied by a music video. The song is a candid and introspective look at his personal experience with divorce, and it’s taken from his forthcoming album of the same title which will be released September 28.… Continued →

New Zealand based producer, Sundance, has a new single out and it’s got a stellar lineup. “The Last Sunrise” features Adam L, Stro Elliott (The Roots), Sivion (Deepspace5), and DJ Sean P among others. Check out this most excellent example of jazzy hip-hop below. … Continued →

Armond WakeUp has a new video for “Revelation Is Revolution,” taken from Even If I Lose. This creative visual was filmed by Matelli Graves, and edited by Gabyo, whose clients have included Ralph Lauren, XXXTentacion, and Lil Yachty. Check it out below and be sure to catch the interview Armond had with RadioU last Friday.… Continued →

Watch Silent Planet‘s new music video for “Share The Body,” taken from their upcoming full-length When The End Began. The album will release on November 2nd and pre-orders are available here. This emotional song and video focus on opioid abuse, and accordingly, the music video contains a content warning.… Continued →

Azusa announced yesterday that they have signed to Solid State Records. Featuring members of SEA + AIR, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Extol, this band plays a very unique style of thrash. Check out the single “Interstellar Islands” below, taken from their forthcoming LP Heavy Yoke which releases November 16. Pre-orders are available on Solid State’s online store.… Continued →

Did you forget to drink your coffee this morning? Tech house artist Kareem Martin has just released his Unconventional Love single through Deeplife Records, and these high energy tracks are sure to boost alertness. You can stream the two tracks below and purchase on iTunes.… Continued →

Swedish electronic artist Digre released Helige Serafim av Sarov earlier this month, following up last year’s The Way of a Pilgrim. This dungeon synth EP can be streamed below, and it is available on cassette tape via bandcamp as well. Digre included the following blurb about the release: Holy Seraphim of Sarov was born around 1760 and died in 1833. He is one of the Russian Orthodox Church’s primary spiritual teachers who, after a strictly ascetic life in loneliness and silence, appeared as a prophet and a caregiver.… Continued →

Like jazzy hip-hop? Toronto’s own Jon Corbin just released “Go Hard” on LSTNFND Music, a song which celebrates work ethic and its spiritual implications in particular. You can check it out below, along with the instrumental. … Continued →

UK producer Imperial will be releasing Layers tomorrow on Illect Recordings. Blending instrumental hip-hop and chill electronica, this is a great album to complement August’s warmth. You can take a listen to this diverse instrumental album a day early over at The Find Magazine.… Continued →

Deeplife Records artist Micfreak recently released his single “Got Me.” Fans of house music will want to take notice, and you can listen to the original as well as the Ben A remix below. … Continued →

“Groovy” might be 60s slang, but James Gardin offers a fresh dose of it with his new song “Groove.” Produced by Terem, the track boasts psychedelic synths and a tight beat to back Gardin’s smooth vocals. The song is available on all digital retailers. … Continued →

“Can’t get a clear read when everybody’s joking / No emotion, emojis depict feelings / Crying is weak, hitting women is hard / There’s no role models, everybody’s a god.” If you like your hip-hop contemplative and experimental, there’s a lot to like here. Check out the music video directed by Travis Hayward below for this reflective, synth-heavy song.… Continued →

Nomis‘ new album Rhodes to Rome released today, an eleven track project which blends contemplative lyrics with mellow hip-hop stylings. You can find it on Bandcamp, Spotify, and iTunes. “Theory of Self (feat. Joe Ayinde),” one of the album’s singles, can be heard below. The song focuses on the perplexing topic of decisions and what they say about one’s identity, placed over an eclectic beat which features the fine sounds of the Fender Rhodes keyboard. … Continued →

Earlier this week, I shared “Eyedentity,” one of the great singles from Mind Over Matter. Today, the album was released on Illect Recordings. With creative production and smooth rhymes, it’s a summer release that hip-hop fans should keep on their radar. The press release reads: After three years of writing, developing, and preparing new music, Sareem Poems and Ess Be are back with Mind Over Matter. Releasing via Illect Recordings, Mind is the second full length project from the Lansing, Michigan-based MC and producer duo.… Continued →

It’s time to shake off those Monday blues with an encouraging song from Sareem Poems & Ess Be. The blend of hip-hop, electronic, and soul makes “Eyedentity” a standout from an artistic standpoint, though the lyrics only accentuate this. In verse one, focusing around the image of a young black male, Sareem cleverly states: “Don’t use slang, you talk white / Hip hop ain’t the only music that you like / Metallica tees on you just don’t look right.” The song comes from Mind Over Matter, which the duo will release on June 15.… Continued →

Bush Baby has a new video for his single “Love Somebody,” which was released back in March. The song focuses on the theme of the prodigal son, conveyed through his creative hip-hop sound and a moving music video. “Love Somebody” can be purchased on Amazon, Google Play, and iTunes.… Continued →

The Devil Wears Prada just released a cover of “Sour Breath,” originally performed by American singer-songwriter Julien Baker. Check out the song below, and if you like what you hear, you can stream and download or even purchase a 7″ vinyl bundle on Merch Limited.  … Continued →

Emo-pop meets boom bap has never sounded so good. Theory Hazit has remixed Paramore’s classic song “The Only Exception,” taken from Brand New Eyes which released in 2010. Check out the original and the remix below. … Continued →

James Gardin is about to bring you some musical vitamin D with his video for “Complaining,” which premiered at Rapzilla earlier today. The catchy single was released through Illect Recordings (who are offering much of their back catalog for “name your price,” by the way) late last year, and you won’t want to miss out on this soulful hip-hop tune. “Complaining” can be purchased on Bandcamp and Apple Music.… Continued →

Though it has been posited that an emo revival has been occurring for the past eight years, there still remain to be many worthwhile releases from years prior. As the title of this piece indicates, I want to bring to the forefront some notable releases that I believe have been obscured in some way or another. Share your thoughts in the comments section on all things emo. 1. Stutterfly – And We Are Bled of Color (Maverick Records, 2005) The fact that Stutterfly metamorphosed into Secret & Whisper might surprise some.… Continued →

Don’t listen to this album if you want to feel happy. Lyrically and musically, this is moody alternative rock taken to its logical conclusion. Decade brims with melancholy: “All the beauty I ever wanted is going to fade away” (“Fade; Decay”); “…helpless in will, my body just gave up” (“Do You Wanna Find Out?”); “There’s no one on the road that I can call a friend” (“Closer”). Fighting Jacks like their vocals and guitars loud, making for some of the best rock I’ve heard in a long while on songs like “Fade; Decay” and “Come On Come On.”… Continued →

Just because some people use a lot of words does not mean that they say a lot. This linguistic dilemma has been expressed in popular culture through numerous means, from Miss Othmar in the Peanuts cartoons, to the less specific (and pejorative) title of “chatterbox” and its synonyms. Unfortunately, I feel that Indie Jones II falls into such a predicament. This is unfortunate because Ruslan actually has interesting things to say (hear his controversial song “Random Thoughts 4 (Shai Linne)”). Not only that, but he is particularly well spoken, as made evident by his album reviews on YouTube.… Continued →

Punk rock and pizza are similar in more ways than one. While the two can complement each other quite well, music – like food – requires a recipe. Unfortunately, Young Poet’s Thrive in a Modern Era tastes more like a dubious experiment than a well-made pizza pie. Opening song “Alizaren,” catches me completely by surprise with the spoken word akin to Being As An Ocean or Listener. I thought this was pop punk? Once “Better Hearts” comes on, I find out that it is … at least, for the most part, in retrospect.… Continued →

T-Bone has released a video for his new song “CHUURCH” which can be watched below.… Continued →

While his most recent album, Perception, was only released in October of last year, NF has already unleashed a new song and video which can be streamed below.  … Continued →

1. The Ongoing Concept – Places This is how you make a rock album. Whereas Saloon can be a bit too intense and Handmade a little reserved, Places finds the sweet spot. You can check out my five star review here. Favorite songs: “You Will Go,” “Off the Cuff,” “Domesticated” 2. Theory Hazit – IT’S WHATEVER The Portland, OR emcee and producer released an instrumental album (with the exception of an MF Doom remix album) every month this year. Simply put, he is a beats and rhymes wizard and IT’S WHATEVER is the album that kicked off 2017.… Continued →

The piano is, like many instruments, simultaneously loved and loathed. The player will tickle the ivories even when others prefer silence. On Presence, Vol. 2 Andy Hunter’s DJ equipment starts to sound strangely similar to a piano. The instrument is present on just about every song, not to mention other orchestral instruments ranging from a pizzicato to a violin. Of course, the electronics are still here, most pronounced in “Light” which has a mid-tempo drum and bass beat, but this album is just as orchestral as it is electronic.… Continued →

Armond WakeUp released a new single today entitled “The Hold.” This introspective song focuses on those things in life that can keep a person further from God, and it’s taken from his upcoming EP, 40 Days, which is entirely produced by Wes Pendleton. 40 Days will be released through Illect Recordings on December 8 and you can pre-order the EP for $5. … Continued →