Spotlighting Twin Cities' Music from the Basement Up.
Usually an EP is released for one of 3 reasons: a first release to show their personality, to release b-sides and or songs the band couldn’t use, or in 4th Curtis’s case: to show that they are ready to take the world by storm. Released on November 29th, 2019, Invisible Ax shows 4th Curtis at their strongest.
Read MoreA reflective and thought provoking EP, “Little Invisible Yesterdays” by PRGRPHS is an examination of memory and perception. The crux of the album is that memories get smaller yet more significant the more we collect and eventually we have so many they essentially become invisible, a point that is established by starting off each of the two songs with audio clips from old family videos.
Read MoreChanneling early nineties punk/alternative, PARTITION’S “Prodigal Gun” is more than just a fully loaded entendre, it’s a powerful force that doesn't let up until the very last note on “Freudian Slip” screeches and fades out.
Read MoreWith his third EP release of 2019, St. Paul’s very own OKnice gives us a winter themed project. With cold beats and cold bars, this EP is one of my favorite projects that came out last year. With production from Mikal Jones; OKnice bring a short and sweet project that is packed densely with hot content.
Read More“Phony” is five fantastic tracks of passionate vocals on the cusp of ripping your heart out, balanced perfectly by restrained distortion threatening to break loose at any moment.
Read MoreIf I were to describe the sound of “I, BDaMan” with one word, it would be “classic.” The Minneapolis emcee who is also one half of the duo S.O.S. (Speed of Sound) released this solo project on November 30th. BDaMan stays true to the classic feel of the essence of Hip-Hop while dipping his toes outside of the conventional ways of the genre.
Read MoreBittersweet lyrics hidden in distorted guitar hooks and crashing drums, Vial’s “Grow Up” will having you singing along to their emotional venting for just under twenty straight minutes. Toxic exes, perpetually negative and overly dependent friends, and Mercury in retrograde; “Grow Up” deals with gloomier side of adulthood.
Read MoreEvoking the endless energy of a childhood sugar buzz, each fuzzy-alt-pop track of “Try Again” is like listening to flickering memories of my younger carefree self, running full speed and out of control through sunlit days.
Read MoreWith a heavy serving of East Coast vibes blended with silky Latino instrumentation, Mic Dos packs plenty of content in the twenty two minute run time that makes up his newest release “Concrete Trees.” The New York native turned to a nomadic emcee that has also resided in Georgia and Illinois, but settled in Minneapolis and brought his charismatic flow and tight bars with him.
Read MoreIt’s 2019 and NATL PARK SRVC has been incredibly busy putting out three fantastic EPs: “Oliver” (March), “Psychic Friends Fair” (August), and “The Future is Now” (November). Both “Psychic Friends Fair” and “The Future is Now” are impossibly hooky EPs, with riffs that will grab your attention and have vocal lines that will have you humming a week later.
Read More