As mentioned in a previous TMG post, the band Cibo Matto has reunited after a 15 year hiatus with a new release Hotel Valentine out today February 14, 2014. The sounds on Hotel Valentine sees Cibo Matto blending their usual Shibuya-kei, trip-hop, and indie pop sounds with bass heavy, electronic, funk, and synth-pop sounds. For fans of Cibo Matto this album has nostalgic elements from their older material, but is also refreshingly new at the same time. Cibo Matto talks about the concept behind Hotel Valentine, reuniting …
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In support of last year’s not-a-big-deal super anticlimactic dope album Doris, Earl Sweatshirt is hitting up the planet including special guests. Wearld Tour looks like it’s leap froggin’ between the U.S., New Zealand, Australia, and Europe. Shows are already sold out in Australia, Norway and Denmark. Peep the dates below. After the dates watch the visual for the single “Hive” featuring Casey Veggies and Vince Staples. A highlight on that cut is the second verse with a reference to 2Pac’s “Brenda’s …
The supergroup Slaughterhouse just squeezed out “Party” a banger for the lyricist lovers. As the title suggests, it’s not a bunch of heads on a yacht swinging champaign bottles in the air. Royce Da 5′ 9″, Crooked I, Joell Ortiz and Joe Budden lace it, but Crooked’s flow patterns always got me rewinding. Just when you think he’s all rhythm and no pen, you start doubting your assumption and have to back track. Royce usually gets credited for the hottest …
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