Los Angeles-based producer Nosaj Thing, known for his work with Kendrick Lamar and Kid Cudi, teamed up with new MC on the block, Chance the Rapper of Chicago, on the hip-hop-meets-chillwave track “Paranoia.” Nosaj’s soft-edged production, laden with tonal melodies compliment Chance the Rapper’s mixed pace verses and vocal range. “Paranoia” critically examines the Windy City’s rampant gun problems from a first-person perspective, giving an …
Mount Kimbie, aka British electronic duo Dominic Maker and Kai Campos, has fast become one of the most respected modern alternative acts since the 2010 debut LP Crooks & Lovers. That album came out on the brilliant Hotflush Recordings, while the follow up Cold Spring Fault Less Youth (which is due on 27 May 2013) is set for release on the British institution that is …
Since the demise of The Beta Band almost 10 years ago, its lead singer Steve Mason has been steadily delivering music in the guise of King Biscuit Time and then, under his own name, he released Boys Outside in 2010. His new album, Monkey Minds In The Devil’s Time, sounds like it might just be his best work to date. Lyrically, there’s a sense that …
