Czarface + MF DOOM: Bomb Thrown

Hip-hop supergroup Czarface (7L, Esoteric and Wu-Tang Clan member Inspectah Deck) have teamed up with masked rapper MF DOOM for the potent “Bomb Thrown” from their upcoming collaboration Czarface Meets Metal Face! Booming and gritty, the song makes mention of Spiderman and Atari while also sending support to A Tribe Called Quest via the line, “very necessary like a Q-Tip Grammy rant.” Perhaps not for …

Twin Shadow: Brace

Featuring Rainsford, “Brace” appears on Twin Shadow’s Caer—the first LP to be released since the band’s tour bus accident, and frontman George Lewis Jr’s subsequent reconstructive hand surgery. It may borrow those pulsing synths from Art of Noise’s “Moments in Love” and chords from Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin,” but the complete track is entirely Twin Shadow. The song undulates seamlessly from verse to chorus, and …

Lou Phelps feat. Jazz Cartier: Come Inside

Canadian rapper Lou Phelps joins forces with KAYTRANADA (who also happens to be his brother) and Jazz Cartier for the buoyant bop “Come Inside.” Seemingly crafted for a summertime outdoor dance floor, the tune is bouncy and sunny. Phelps borrows some lines from Missy Elliott’s “I’m Really Hot” and name-checks Rick James, while maintaining a smooth, effortless flow.