VIAL "LOUDMOUTH" REVIEW
On LOUDMOUTH, VIAL are both the bullied and the bullies, and I am unequivocally HERE for it.
Read MoreKnucky "POV" Review
Dropping before the heat started to kick in, Knucky gives us a sizzling sample of what’s to come around the Twin Cities this summer. The Southside emcee and founder of YOUNGTRIBE ENT delivers a 6 track project including production from Andre Mariette, Pablo, Rich Lee, Mr. Parker, and engineered by Eric Griffen.
Read MoreFreshVS Sellers' "Fresh Beats" Review
The Mill City Collective seems to have an early harvest this year. Before the ground was even thawed the Minneapolis-based group had the soundwaves heating up. Reed Benjamin’s “RXB” in late February produced the first crop of ripe fruit. A month and a change later, FreshVs Sellers pulled the roots out of the ground giving us some Fresh Beats.
Read MoreKILOFRAX "TRAVELING" REVIEW
Traveling truly feels like a trailblazer in both native sampling and creative instrumentation. The duo’s incorporation of vocal melodies, intimate recordings, and unique rhythm patterns makes the project feel both curated and sequential when listened to in its entirety. Clocking in at five tracks totaling 15 minutes in length, the personalities behind the EP, Ash Wood and Miles Irwin, leave no room for filler as they swiftly bend the sounds of our world to create their own.
Read MoreHAEEAH "NUMBERS" EP REVIEW
Numbers is an artistic expression of Haeeah’s experiences with life, love, emotions, and relationships of all types along her journey thus far. Haeeah’s style is slow and methodic, bouncing back and forth between traditional singing and rapping. She lyrically illustrates a journey from a gray sense of hopelessness into rediscovering her sense of purpose and appreciation for all the wonderful things and people in her life.
Read MoreCapaciti's "Mannequins" Review
With more than 3 separate decades in the game, Dave Capaciti is opening the vault and adding another LP to the stack. One-half of the group earlybirds and member of HECATOMBS, Capaciti serves an LP with smooth synthetic bangers while mixing his high octave, gravelly vocal inflection in Mannequins. Being at such a ripe age, you would assume fatigue would set in for the emcee, but it’s the contrary.
Read MoreWASTE "PRAY FOR NOTHING'' REVIEW
Pray For Nothing clearly captures a moment that is fraught with conflict and distrust. Born from a time and place of massive upheaval and civil unrest, this album is the embodiment of rage that many have felt boiling deep in their souls.
Read MoreREED BENJAMIN "RXB" REVIEW
One of the busiest artists in the Twin Cities recently added to his growing number of EPs. Reed Benjamin released “RXB” on February 22. Initially set to drop on Valentine’s day, Reed chose to forgo the February 14th release date in favor of an 8-day delay in order to fine-tune the final mixes and tracklist.
Read MoreLANUE "LANUE" ALBUM REVIEW
Lanue manifests feelings of simple delights and triumphs and also warns about overcomplicating things that we truly cherish.
Read MoreJUSTIN COURTNEY PIERRE "AN ANTHROPOLOGIST ON MARS" EP REVIEW
Justin Courtney Pierre’s new EP, An Anthropologist On Mars, is deep and dynamic. It gives a snapshot of an internal search for meaning and purpose in a seemingly barren wasteland. JCP manages to squeeze a vast progression into a measly 12 minutes. Don’t be fooled by the short timestamp, be prepared to stick this album on repeat!
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