| “I Fill a Void With the Pen”: Earl Sweatshirt’s ‘Sick!’ | January 25, 2022 |
On Earl's latest, he finds clarity in a world diminished by a sickness that's been here long before the pandemic.
| A Man Apart: On Steel Tipped Dove’s ‘Call Me When You’re Outside’ | January 20, 2022 |
Don't mistake this 20 minute project for a minor release. Steel Tipped Dove delivers this most concentrated (and essential) dose of his singular proclivities.
| The Retro-Futurist Evolution of YL | December 8, 2021 |
The latest project from Chelsea rapper YL exemplifies the kinds of rewards that can come from taking significant risks.
| On ‘Hidemi,’ Patrick Shiroishi Uses His Saxophone to Reckon With the History of His Namesake | November 9, 2021 |
On 'Hidemi,' Shiroishi pours generations of sound out of his saxophone, stretching towards a deeply felt and more unrestrained future.
| Miles Bridges Isn’t Just Another NBA Rapper | October 20, 2021 |
As the NBA seasons returns, Kevin Yeung celebrates Miles Bridges moonlighting as a rapper who would never be allowed within a mile radius of Adam Silver's NBA.
| Afternoon Bike Ride’s Hazy and Nostalgic Post-Meridiem Cruise | October 7, 2021 |
What started as a side project for the Montreal-based trio has blossomed into a purposeful self-titled debut.
| The Spectacle of Ye: Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ | September 7, 2021 |
Kanye’s latest doesn’t just take on the form of an album in our media ecology. It is an event we all take part in and help cultivate, Walker Armstrong writes.
| The Bug Delivers a Cleansing Fire After a Traumatic Year | August 24, 2021 |
Kevin Martin's latest project as The Bug is a celebration of loudness, bass, intensity and the human voice for its own sake.
'Bo Jackson' is at once a testament to Boldy and Alchemist's skill level and a declaration that few will ever reach their heights.
| 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.
