Jeremie Pennick, or better known by his stage name, Benny The Butcher, is a rapper from Buffalo, New York. Rory Quigley, or known as Harry Fraud, is a producer and composer from New York. You may remember my review of a recent Benny the Butcher project, but he teams up with the well known producer, Harry Fraud. Harry Fraud has worked with plenty of people, but the most recent one I reviewed was probably with Curren$y. The Plugs I Met 2 is the first project where they have collaborated on every track.
The first track from the project is When…
Sasha Dza, or more commonly known as DZA, is an electronic artist and producer from Vladivostok, Russia. I haven’t been able to pull a lot of information from this artist, but I found him through a new albums list in April from the Genius website. Since this is his solo work, he also collaborates with Nana the Shrimp and Mumiy Troll. Bascar marks his latest studio album.
The first track from the album is Firmware Installation. Judging by the title of this track, you might be able to tell that this is just a quick, one-minute introduction to the album…
The Antlers are an indie rock band from New York. The band has had a few members come and go along the way, but has always been a project of Peter Silberman. While never having commercial success, their fans favorite (and probably a cult classic) would be Hospice which has many hidden meanings behind it. The Antlers disappeared for a bit after their 2014 album, Familiars, but have returned seven years later with their sixth studio album, Green to Gold.
The first track we have from the album is Strawflower. The track starts with some silence, but then a drone…
Real Estate is a five piece indie rock band from New Jersey (now in New York). I had originally reviewed their fifth studio album, The Main Thing about a year ago. I was surprised to see that they were releasing a new project, except as an EP since it was so close to their previous project. Half a Human marks their latest EP.
The first track from the EP is Desire Path. This is exactly what I would have expected from Real Estate to start off the project. You get your layer of different guitar instruments, but you also get…
Selena Gomez is an actress, singer and songwriter from Texas. Some younger millennials may know her from the TV series, Barney & Friends, but she has also played some other prominent roles in television shows in the last decade. She was also in a group called Selena Gomez & the Scene, where you may know some of her tracks, such as Naturally. Other than that, she started her solo career in 2013 with Stars Dance. Now she has an all Spanish EP titled Revelación.
The first track from the EP is De Una Vez. The EP started off the exact…
Grouplove is an alternative rock band from California. You may have seen the review of Healer, which actually came out a year ago. Grouplove surprised nearly everyone with this release since they usually wait awhile before releasing new music. While this is only nine tracks long, they really put the high energy tracks onto this album. This Is This marks the bands’ fifth studio album.
The first track from the album is Primetime. I was definitely not expecting the album to start out this way, especially with what we received on Healer. At least this track made me excited for…
Arab Strap are a Scottish indie rock duo consisting of Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton. While they got their start in the 90s and early 2000s, they broke up in 2006. They reunited in 2011 for a reunion show, but quickly disbanded after that. They again reunited in 2016 and started to tour a bit. Now, 16 years after their previous album, we finally get a new album titled As Days Get Dark.
The first track from their album is The Turning of Our Bones. It opened up exactly as I would have expected, expect with some more hints of…
Mikael Temrowski, or better known by his stage name, Quinn XCII (92) is a singer and songwriter from Detroit. You may remember him from a previous review of mine, A Letter to My Younger Self. He has now arrived with his fourth studio album, Change of Scenery II. This is actually a follow up to his 2015 EP titled Change of Scenery.
The first track from the album is We Made This Album In Newport. Judging by the title, you can probably tell that this is just an introduction to the album, and it’s also just under a minute in…
Shante Scott Franklin, or better known as Curren$y, is a rapper and owner of the record label, Jet Life Recordings. While originally being a founding member of Young Money Entertainment, he later created his own label in 2011. Curren$y seems to never sleep since he is always creating new mixtapes, EPs, albums, you name it. Collection Agency marks Curren$y’s tenth studio album.
The first track from the project is Kush Through The Sunroof. I was expecting something a bit more loud and adventurous to start off the project, but it’s pretty minimalist with the piano part. We also have some…
Cloud Nothings are an indie rock band from Cleveland, Ohio. The frontman of the band is Dylan Baldi and he is joined by three other members. The band originally started as a solo project, but he eventually got other help in 2010 when performing live. After a career spanning over a decade, Cloud Nothings release their seventh studio album, The Shadow I Remember.
The first track from the album is Oslo. The track opens up with some rhythm guitars followed some a light piano part. After a minute through, the tone of the track quickly changes. The piano cuts out…
