A Perfect Circle fans have been excited about the return of this beloved band, and a new album feels imminent. Today the band have released another new track titled Disillusioned which is set to be released alongside their previously released track The Doomed on a limited edition 10″ vinyl. Listen to the track below:
They did it! As promised, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have achieved an incredible goal to release five albums in one year. The band released their fifth album of the year titled Gumboot Soup early this morning. Link below:
ARTIST: BROCKHAMPTON
ALBUM: SATURATION III
GENRE: Hip Hop/Alternative Hip Hop
RATING: 8/10
If you went through all of 2017 without ever hearing the name BROCKHAMPTON, then congratulations, you’ve been living under a rock. Hip Hop collective (or boy band, sorry guys) BROCKHAMPTON are by far the most genuine and exciting acts at the moment. These guys emerged out of nowhere and gave us 3 albums worth of quality material, and for some reason each album just gets better and better. Their third and final installment in what they call the SATURATION trilogy is their best album by far. You can sense the drive to outdo their previous album which outdid the album before that, and the group sounds hungrier than ever. Opening with BOOGIE, this album has an abrupt start with danceable production littered with police sirens and squawking synths and whatever the Hell else they worked into this manic beat. Each member provides a short verse that matches the aggressive energy of the production. “Break necks i’m the chiropractor” yells Joba, the group’s wildcard with multiple personalities. Sounding like a demented Jack White, Joba‘s verse proves to us that we can never assume that we have this group and each member’s style all figured out. Following this track the album never takes a break. Elements from a track are carried onto the next like sirens, rewind scratches, and muted trumpets. JOHNNY is at it’s core a very Hip Hop-centric track with some members providing very personal and melancholy verses that can make you feel while you dance, and that’s pretty much the atmosphere that this album contains throughout the record. It’s a dark and very Winter sounding album that tones down much of the flexing SATURATION II contained in favor of sincere introspection. Members that have gotten criticism in the past for being under utilized like Matt Champion, Joba, or Merlyn Wood all bring their A game proving they’re just as essential to the group as fan favorites Ameer Vann, Dom McLennon, and Kevin Abstract. This album can get aggressive like the track SISTER/NATION which features an Industrial heavy beat very reminiscent of Death Grips, and it also has it’s melodic moments like RENTAL which features beautiful vocals with auto-tune done the right way. Everything these guys do is done the right way. They take their large number of influences and build from them creating a sound that is their own. They prove that you can be both a musician and a music fan, and that it’s okay for the both to intertwine. While many tend to emulate their inspirations, BROCKHAMPTON utilizes them to form their own signature sound, and even after that they remain unpredictable. That’s an impossible achievement for most artists. This group should be changing the landscape of Hip Hop, but many are still unaware of these guys. Hopefully that will change next year. Until then, those of us who are familiar with the group are experiencing some of the best music to come out of the 2010’s.
Written By: Steven Sandoval
BROCKHAMPTON just won’t stop, and why should they? They’ve been on a roll. The group’s new and final installment in the SATURATION trilogy drops tonight, but despite the claim that SATURATION III would be their final album, the group have clarified on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 radio show that this will not be their final album. They also shared another new track from the album titled Stains. Just moments after the interview aired the group announced the release of yet another new studio album dropping next year titled Team Effort all over social media. It’s astonishing what these guys are doing, and it looks like they’re not going to stop anytime soon. Check out the promotional art for Team Effort below:
It’s actually going to happen. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are actually going to release their fifth album of the year soon, and the band have dropped two new tracks which will most likely appear on the album. Listen to the tracks below:
All Is Known:
Beginners Luck:
In two days BROCKHAMPTON will release their final installment in the SATURATION trilogy, and if you’re like me then you’re dying to hear this album, but don’t worry, the boys in BROCKHAMPTON got you covered. The group have released the opening track titled Boogie, and it’s got a bonkers music video to accompany it. The group have also released a beautifully shot short film titled Billy Star which is filled with new music. Check them out below:
Boogie:
Billy Star:
A new MGMT album is on the horizon, and the band have shared a new song which will most likely be featured on the album titled When You Die. It is accompanied with a hallucinatory music video that is quite disturbing. It’s not for the squeamish. Check out the video below:
Julian Casablancas is back with The Voidz, and they have a new album coming out early next year. In a humorous Horror themed trailer for the announcement titled The Voidz Initiate, the band also announces their name change, going from Julian Casablancas + The Voidz to simply The Voidz. Check out the trailer below:
Eminem shared the cover art for his upcoming album Revival earlier today, and now he has shared another track from the album. Untouchable is a 6 minute plus track that samples Cheech and Chong and features topical subject matter that touches on racism in this country. You can listen to the track below:
BROCKHAMPTON have revealed the cover art and tracklist for their supposed final studio album SATURATION III, and in true BROCKHAMPTON fashion, the cover features one of the group’s most prominent members Ameer Vann. SATURATION III drops December 15th. Check out the tracklist below:
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