By: Staff – To celebrate the release of Vancouver-based alternative hip-hop duo Rushden & Diamonds’ new album, 2020 (Redux), the duo curated an exclusive Spotify playlist entitled Confident Vibes, featuring the best in 1980’s R&B, City Pop, Smooth Jazz and Vaportrap. Check it out here! Michael Rushden (Emcee/Vocalist, Sampler, Graphic Designer, Songwriter) The Whispers – “Keep … Continue reading
By: Staff – Renowned producer Wax Tailor, in collaboration with US Rap sensation D Smoke, has released his latest single “Keep It Movin’”, a solar banger with electro-funk accents. The track was recorded during the quarantine from both sides of the Atlantic and is not only a feel-good song but also a combativeness anthem. D … Continue reading
By: Staff – Stop the presses! Twenty years in the making, the Gorillaz ALMANAC is the very first annual by Gorillaz, published this October in partnership with the renowned Z2 Comics. Inspired by the great British tradition of the hardback annual, the Gorillaz ALMANAC is a full colour, one-of-a-kind, fun-packed, 120+ page, sideways homage to … Continue reading
By: Staff – El-P, perhaps best known as one half of powerhouse rap duo Run the Jewels, recently announced an extensive reissue campaign of his full solo catalog via Fat Possum Records. Unavailable for nearly a decade, January 2020 marked the digital release of I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead, on streaming services for the very … Continue reading
By: Staff – Emerging artist Mindset is back with his new single “Hotel in Hell”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “Hotel in Hell” in Mindset’s second single to be released, following up his debut single “Empty Vial”. Throughout the record, Mindset expresses the infinite life span of his sentiment toward both past and … Continue reading
By: Staff – Run The Jewels, the lauded duo of El-P and Killer Mike, have shared the long-awaited details of their feverishly anticipated new album, Run The Jewels 4. Set for release on June 5th via Jewel Runners / RBC Records / BMG, this eleven song, 40-minute powerhouse is their most ferocious and focused effort … Continue reading
By: Staff – Run The Jewels have shared the music video for their new single “Ooh LA LA” (feat. Greg Nice & DJ Premier), the first from the ferociously anticipated new album RTJ4. Shot in early March, just prior to the impact of Covid-19, the video was already a commentary on class divisions & capitalism, … Continue reading
By: Staff – Mykki Blanco has spontaneously dropped a brand new song “Patriarchy Ain’t The End of Me” on her SoundCloud. The playful catchy bop about rising up above the patriarchy, which she notes was “written as if it were a scene from a musical with radical feminist strippers,” to give the world more of a taste … Continue reading
By: Staff – Starting April off right, Thundercat has shared his new song “Innerstellar Love”, the latest single off his new LP, It Is What It Is, out tomorrow on Brainfeeder. The new track features contributions from longtime collaborators Flying Lotus, Kamasi Washington, and percussionist Ronald Bruner Jr., none other than Thundercat’s older brother. An intergalactic … Continue reading
By: Staff – Tri-Cities rapper Karma Knows is back with a new video for his track “Palmtrees”, which you can watch exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. The track appears on his latest EP, Juice, that dropped back in January, and features the lead single “Ring Alarm,” and bar-heavy driven title-track. With guest verses by long-time collaborator and friend Nobi, … Continue reading