KXSC Interns review new tracks from JPEGMAFIA, Edith Frost, The Raveonettes, Hannah Cohen, Patsy Cline, la lune, & Destroyer!
Read More“What’s next in music is first on SoundCloud,” the platform proclaims; sometimes that first is a somehow pitchy mumble rap set over an ‘experimental’ drum mix. But, sometimes, you find something interesting and innovative.
Read MoreCaroline’s debut taught me that the best releases are not whole; they need tension within themselves that can be continually unfurled in catharsis. Unfortunately, the “Total euphoria” of this track doesn’t pay off as much as it tries to.
Read More“This is ridiculous for a photographer to experience this kind of attention, you know? So the fans have been coming out and, I mean, this has been amazing. Just all so kind. Everybody's just been amazing. The sweetest, kindest people, man, it's really been incredible.”
Read MoreLandon White interviews photographer Jonathan Rach on Nine Inch Nails, photography, and filmmaking
Read MoreQuiet Light is a tour de force; Houston native Riya Mahesh has not only produced five albums and two EPs in three years but has done so while being a full-time medical student.
Read MoreThe bubbly backing synths are subtle: entrancing and catchy while creating space for the lead vocals. Bladee’s grittier sound grounds Oklou’s airy lyrics–this isn’t just a song but a conversation of trust between the two.
Read MoreEthel Cain’s musical craftsmanship reached new heights on Perverts. On January 8th, the Florida native dropped the highly anticipated follow-up to her 2022 debut, Preacher’s Daughter. The nine-track “project” breaks the 90-minute mark, with individual songs spanning over fifteen minutes.
Read MoreIf a breakdown is the disassembly of a riff/groove to its heaviest, most primal instincts, Spineless takes theirs to a different level. The sheer force of Spineless’s instrumentals is so violent that it seems like even the microphones struggle to contain it.
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Central Cee finds himself in the upper echelons of rap music, rubbing elbows and collabing with the likes of Drake, 21 Savage, and Lil Baby, but his first full-length album CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS shows the extent of Cench’s shortcomings.
The idea for Eusexua began during her nights of sneaking out to raves in Prague between shooting days of Rupert Sanders' 2024 remake of The Crow, which she starred in alongside Bill Skarsgard. It was this club scene where Twigs began theorizing about Eusexua, a phrase she’s since coined. She turns to examples and anecdotes of the feeling when defining it. She outlined it as “the pinnacle of human experience,” in an Instagram post. In interviews with Jake Shane for his podcast, Therapuss, and Chioma Nnadi for British Vogue, she’s described it as “the feeling just before an orgasm,” and “when you’ve been kissing a lover for hours.”
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