For those of you still obsessed with SBTRKT after his mesmerizing self-titled debut album, a new production team has come to further solidify this post-dubstep electronic genre. Disclosure continues this moody atmosphere of dark electronic music with inescapable hooks. The young UK duo have already garnered much attention thanks to their hit dance track “Latch,” which features Sam Smith, which has now peaked at number 11 on the UK chart.
After the stupendous insanity that is Mykki Blanco’s new mixtape, here comes Le1f, once again, with his own EP Liquid. Le1f has started to garner a reputation for his avant-garde rap, most notably due to his sexuality, one of the upcoming gay rappers of the NYC scene. His previous mixtape Dark York received some major hype, which has allowed the even more twisted beats of Liquid.
Let us begin by agreeing not to mention the obvious… the sister. Instead, let us celebrate the drastic evolution of an artist who had the tools at her disposal to adventure through the world of record label demands and ended it all with a signing to Grizzly Bear’s new label; Terrible Records.
A new breed of sex, r&b, and indie releases has been forming in music. The Weeknd has become the fully-developed realization of this new breed; an r&b singer’s lush voice over the sparse and innovative sounds that reference indie electronica and rock. Little is known about the man behind The Weeknd, except his name is Abel Tesfaye, with production by Jeremy Rose, Illangelo and Doc McKinneh.
Chromatics released a stellar LP earlier this year, but apparently that was not enough, so here they come with a free album that was “recorded November 2009 through December 2011, these songs were all mixed between 4 & 6 a.m,” according to Johnny Jewel. Running From The Sun is a downtempo affair, dreamy and atmospheric recording.
One of the most fascinating and talented members of Odd Future, Earl Sweatshirt has already formed a mythology in hip hop culture thanks to his boarding school exile after the release of his first album. Sweatshirt is by far one of the strongest rappers in Odd Future, working on his talent like Frank Ocean does on his singing, or Tyler the Creator does on crazy productions.