![A. Chal - 'Ballroom Riots' [EP + Video]](/thumbs/post/485x231/girl-tree22.gif)
A. Mazing is what this is. Polymath Alejandro Chal, better known by his stage name A. Chal, has just dropped what may be one of the best EPs of the year. We're only two months in, and the blogosphere tends to talk up music to the point of off-shooting its quality, but this really is good stuff. The seven-track EP, titled Ballroom Riots, plays out like the emotional wringing out of a man unable to escape the endless party culture that once nurtured him. All he has left is to document his escape from ballroom riots...
Odd Future's newly awarded Grammy winner Frank Ocean is rumored to be 10-11 songs deep into his next album, but here we have an older record that's new to most of our ears. "Eyes Like Sky," is apparently a leftover from the channel ORANGE recording sessions. Rumor is that the guitar-laced track with a folk-feel didn't make the cut due to the lack of depth it has but that has no meaning to those eager to hear more music from the Odd Future member. Play Frank Ocean...
2012 marked a time that was dominated by R&B revival, with artists like Frank Ocean and The Weeknd taking the reigns in transcending a mere novelty to occupy mainstream space. In doing so, the artists managed to niche out an unexplored sub-genre that has recently been referred to as...
The members behind Brooklyn-based Follow Me serve up today's Daily 2%, taking us back just ten years to the days of AOL, PS2, Elian Gonzalez and the height of success for one of the decade's most beloved hip hop girl groups, TLC. 2000 was the year they released "Unpretty", further cementing their...
It wasn't so long ago Memphis native Juicy J revealed the artwork for his upcoming "One Of Those Nights," featuring The Weeknd as he preps the release of his Taylor Gang/Columbia Records debut, Stay Trippy.The Toronto crooner throws out a hook and a verse on this new record, which marks the twos...
“Don’t Say No” opens with some classic R&B thumping like D’Angelo is about to lick his lips and start whisper-singing, but just then, Shlohmo turns up the cloudy lo-fi texturing and unleashes his new age, unconventional R&B genius. How to Dress Well lays down the vocals--airy and...
It has been some time since we got some new music from XO affiliated Julian Cruz besides a few weeks back when the Canadian crooner dropped a teaser video of him in the studio working on new material. Yesterday we got the first glimpse at that new work in the form of the lustful record titled,...
![The Weeknd - Twenty-Eight [Video] (NSFW)](/thumbs/post/320x152/the-weeknd7.png)
In the video for “Twenty-Eight”, a bonus track added to his Trilogy compilation last year, The Weeknd places his tortured essence on display once again amongst newfound fame and the strippers who follow him for the ride. Nabil Elderkin, who delivered Frank Ocean’s “Pyramids” video in...
![Daily 2% - Chilled and Ready to Serve [Follow Me + TLC]](/thumbs/post/320x152/girl-bed7.png)
