The lavish In the Loop 6x7” box set collects A-Trak’s remix work. Listening to all of them at once reveals that he often tried to please everyone, and also that he intermittently succeeded.
Texan singer/songwriter Jess Williamson ditches the bucolic sound of her stark debut for a haunted urban malaise that feels far more natural for her.
Kevin Abstract seems like an endearing alt-rock frontman in a rapper's body. On American Boyfriend, his sophomore album, he explores the insecurities and ravages of his high school years.
Aaron David Ross’s latest as ADR is composed of vocal samples, most scrubbed clean of any signifiers of human origin. The effect is amusing, even creepy, and recalls Holly Herndon or Katie Gately.
The outspoken Sex Pistols and PiL frontman talks about finding freedom in Captain Beefheart as a teenager, hating the Stooges’ long hair, forgiving Nirvana, loving Dolly Parton, and more.
As the breakout member of Lil Yachty’s Sailing Team, this Atlanta teen swings from carefree bubblegum rap to pensive modern R&B while remaining nothing but herself.
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On his latest, EDM titan deadmau5 continues to hint that he might have a better, richer album in him. Once more, he has not made it.
Jessy Lanza’s new EP features remixes from former collaborators and tourmates DJ Taye and DJ Spinn of Chicago footwork crew Teklife, Morgan Geist aka Storm Queen, and Leon Smart as DVA [Hi:Emotions].
Composer Peter Broderick manages to make simple, beautiful post-classical music with a distinctive personality. His new EP collects five tracks taken from a single day’s live recording in Berlin.
Dawn of Midi drummer Qasim Naqvi's latest EP unearths new, ambient-influenced grooves with a vintage Moog.