Mercury Records signee, Cris Cab has dropped his debut single “Good Girls” featuring Big Sean. This single is co-written by Pharrell and produced by Wyclef Jean. “Good Girls” was featured on Cab’s debut EP Forward, but Cris made some edits and got Sean Don spitting on the track. This will most definitely be on my…
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Rita Ora- “No Church In The Wild” (Acoustic Cover)
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Roc Nation’s signee, Rita Ora, covered Kanye West’s and Jay-Z’s “No Church In The Wild” during her acoustic live BBC Radio1 set. Vocals are on point and the guitar solo is dope. Definitely worth a listen. via EarStyle
Mac Miller- Thugz Mansion (2Pac Cover)
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Mac Miller stopped in the BBC 1xtra Live Lounge during his stay in the UK and recorded a cool cover to 2Pac’s “Thugz Mansion”. Mac changed the track up by playing the acoustic guitar to remake this famous hit. Catch Mac on tour this summer with Chiddy Band, Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Chevy Woods and Wiz…
Stream The Shins “Port Of Morrow” In Its Entirety
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
The Shins are releasing their first album in 5 years on March 20th. The first single “Simple Song” has gotten nothing, but positive reviews. The rock band is letting their fans stream Port Of Morrow a week ahead of its release on iTunes. The Shins will always be one of the top indie rock bands in…
Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Lupe Fiasco & More
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
On February 28th, Robert Glasper dropped his fourth album entitled Black Radio. On this experimental album, Glasper fuses jazz with hip hop, R&B and even a touch of Rock. Features include Lupe Fiasco, Erykah Badu, Ledisi and Mos Def Yasiin Bey. The jazz pianist did an applaudable job on Black Radio and delivered an interesting…
Album Stream: Fun. – “Some Nights”
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Now that it has been around a week since the release of fun’s sophomore album, Some Nights, we have heard mixed reviews on the album. By now everyone knows Fun’s viral single “We Are Young” featuring one of my favorite pop singers, Janelle Monae. Some Nights may have a lot of autotune, but all I have…
Bon Iver- “Towers” Music Video
by Anthony Porcelli •
Grammy-winning indie band Bon Iver just released a music video for “Towers”, one of my favorites off their sophomore album. As CoS pointed out, the main character seems to be taken from the cover of Led Zeppelin IV, which I thought was really cool. I love seeing new indie bands paying homage to the classics.
EP: Yelawolf & Ed Sheeran- “The Slumdon Bridge”
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
We heard about this collaborative EP a couple weeks back and today Yela & Ed Sheeran let go the full 4 track EP. It is great to see two genres coincide on Slumdon Bridge. Shady Records rapper, Yelawolf does a nice job on each track with simple yet good melodies by Ed Sheeran and beautiful…
Indie Bands You Should Know: GROUPLOVE
by Anthony Porcelli •
I hear a lot of different Indie bands with catchy songs on the radio, and every time I hear one I like to give their whole album a listen. It is very rare that one of those bands has a listenable album all the way through; GroupLove is an extreme exception. Not only is their…
Cris Cab- “Echo Boom” (Mixtape) *Must Download*
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
The BBC hosted and highly anticipated new Cris Cab mixtape Echo Boom is officially out. Echo Boom consists of 12 original tracks with features and production by Pharrell, Wyclef, Melanie Fiona, 88-Keys, Supa Dups, and more. The 18 year old Miami native is really taking off, swiftly gaining momentum this year after his cover of Black and Yellow. In…