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R&B

Get Ready, Leon Thomas Is Making Waves + New Single “Favorite”

January 19, 2018 Henry White 0

Leon Thomas is a renaissance man. He kicked off an impressive career at 10 years old as Young Simba on the Broadway production of The Lion King. He then went on to star on Nickelodeon’s Victorious and probably should have won an Emmy for this banger. More recently Thomas featured on Issa Rae‘s outstanding show Insecure, appeared in Detroit, and […]

Indie Rock

Soccer Mommy Takes a Stand Before First Full Album

January 10, 2018 Henry White 0

Soccer Mommy proved she’s one of the many young acts to watch for in 2018 with Tuesday’s release of “Your Dog.” Nashville-native Sophie Allison first released music under the name Soccer Mommy with 2015’s Songs for the Recently Sad EP. She followed up with Songs from my Bedroom and For Young Hearts (I’m noticing a thematic pattern here). My personal […]

Euphoric

BØRNS and Lana Del Ray Form Dream Pairing on “God Save Our Young Blood”

January 2, 2018 Henry White 0

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BØRNS teases our appetites for his upcoming second project Blue Madonna with today’s release of “God Save Our Young Blood.” The track features everybody’s #wcw Lana del Ray. The surprise collaboration mimics the heartfelt tone of BØRNS’ debut album Dopamine but ditches its guitar heavy hits in favor of airy synths and a snare enlarged by 80’s-esque reverb. […]

Indie Rock

MGMT Drops Video for New Single “When You Die” & It’s A Trip

December 12, 2017 Henry White 0

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Anyone who’s been paying attention over the past few months knows MGMT is up to something. They made the festival circuit over the summer and recently debuted a video for their 80’s Dance-Punk single “Little Dark Age”. This track marked a pretty substantial departure from the almost childlike approach to psychedelia that characterized their early […]

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Hip-Hop

Is Yeezy Season Approaching? All Rumors Point To Yes

December 6, 2017 Henry White 0

Ok. I’m gonna keep this as brief as possible so I don’t overstimulate myself. Kanye has been popping up on features all year and rumors have been circulating for months now that he’s working on something big. It was a rough start to the year for Kanye. A brief hospitalization and a controversy involving a […]