Category: Albums

  • Why You Should Spin: Revengeseekerz by Jane Remover

    The cover art is a great descriptor of this album already as Jane Remover pushes the edge forward on how noise and dance music can be implemented. The whole album is fire. Revengeseekerz is a blaze and leaves a trail that marks their spot on the rager map. They have repurposed rager music and EDM…

  • Why You Should Spin: Hit It! by vianova

    This metalcore outfit from Berlin, Germany is made up of brothers and a vocalist that caught my attention since I was combing the metalcore world for sick riffs. What I found in Hit It! was not just the mean riffs and unhinged screaming I was looking for, but unconventional methods used to deliver their metalcore…

  • Why You Should Spin: Let God Sort Em Out by Clipse

    Legendary hip-hop duo, Clipse has made a comeback after a sixteen year hiatus from their previous album. The group is made up of two brothers Pusha T and Malice whom are each talented in their lyrical prowess that it was caught in line of sight of one of the most influential producers, Pharrell Williams. Williams…

  • Why You Should Spin: Rammana by Salin

    A girl in Bangkok, Thailand named Salin Cheewapansri, had such a strong affinity to music that she would dip her toes into drums after being entranced into grunge music. Later, Salin would do many gigs in the streets and in the studio and then would move into the States and eventually in Montreal, Canada where…

  • Why You Should Spin: Animatronics by Rolando Simmons

    An electronic artist hailing from Sweden, Mattias Östling who goes under the moniker of Rolando Simmons, has caught my ears when entering the mystifying world of IDM. And in this subgenre being so broad and boundary pushing, the cerebral experience he provides here in Animatronics is such a treat for any voyeurs in experimental electronic…

  • Why You Should Spin: Bleeds by Wednesday

    I first heard about this band from North Carolina through the Brooklyn Vegan blog and saw this quirky and somber album cover that looks like it’s from Where the Wild Things Are. The creature on the cover looked like they needed a hug, so I wanted to give them a listen! Wednesday has been around…

  • Why You Should Spin: Loner by Barry Can’t Swim

    I first heard about this electronic Scottish producer and at the same time, entranced after listening to his track “Sonder”, from his debut album, When Will We Land? It was such a beautiful house cut with these lovely piano melodies, a nostalgic saxophone segment, and African vocals. It made the track breathe and is very…

  • Why You Should Spin: Phonetics On and On by Horsegirl

    If being carefree has manifested in sonic form, then this album would be it. It came out last February on Valentine’s Day. A coincidence on the release day? I like to think not, since they do talk about love. On that note, there is much to love on here with its sunny disposition and charm.…

  • Why You Should Spin: Black Star by Amaarae

    An album I have anticipated and happily welcome as her sophomore album, Fountain Baby, was such a huge hit for me and others. Amaarae is such a bold, daring pop figure that pushes the genre over new thresholds. What made Fountain Baby so great was her utilizing her tantalizing pitched vocals along these afrobeats that…

  • Why You Should Spin: Death Hilarious by Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

    That’s a lot of pigs. This metal outfit from Newcastle, England bellows out, not only raise their fist into the air, but vent out their wrath and their woes in their most recent album released this year, Death Hilarious. Not going to lie, I was browsing bands and their amusing name stuck out like a…