Pitchfork
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
There are many rappers out there who dig deep into their lives for heavy stories of pain and sorrow. The DMV rapper does this too, but he elevates the art form to a whole new level.
$TARFACE
The rapper’s slop-pop concept album is smug and complacent and depressing. Its very existence has made the world a worse place.
Flowers Powers
The rising duo of Leo Fincham and Rowan Miles keeps up the momentum with a mixtape that positions its creators as idiosyncratic, postmodern ’60s pop obsessives.
The Mild Temper
A six-CD box set from the Chicago experimental musician compiles several years of Bandcamp-exclusive releases, newly mastered by Jim O’Rourke.
The Needledrop
Arca - XXXXX
Arca returns to some of her old sonic stomping grounds while still pushing forward on XXXXX.