Roundups

  • VICE Album Reviews, August 21: Brandon Flowers, Sam Smith, GB and More | www.vice.com
  • New Albums & Music Reviews | Pitchfork

  • New this week

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    Westside Whimsy Jhené Aiko
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    Para cuando sean mayores Camilo
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    album cover: Distance in Static

    Distance in Static Bonobo
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    album cover: SEDITION

    SEDITION Nine Vicious
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    album cover: STARBOYZ

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    Today's new articles

    Sept. 15, 2026

    • Album Review: Organized Rhyme by Fat Joe | Shatter the Standards
      • With his twelfth album, Fat Joe folds the deaths of his mother, his father, and a brother into the crime talk he has run since Represent, and the grief makes every boast believable.
    • #NDA - Album by Trippie Redd | HotNewHipHop
      • Trippie Redd has just come through with his second album in just a few weeks, as he gives us "#NDA," an alternative to "NDA."
    • Organized Rhyme - Album by Fat Joe | HotNewHipHop
      • Fat Joe just came through with his brand-new album "Organized Rhyme," and it showcases the artist's impressive longevity.
    • Podcast: "Distance In Static" von Bonobo | ARD Sounds
      • Wer bei elektronischer Musik automatisch an einen DJ denkt, der drei Stunden lang vor einer LED-Wand Knöpfe drückt, sollte sich Bonobo genauer anhören. Hinter dem Namen steckt der britische Musiker und Produzent Simon Green, der seit über zwei Jahrzehnten zwischen Club und Kopfhörerwelt wechselt. Downtempo, Electronica, Jazz, Soul, Hip-Hop? Bonobo vereint all das. Simon Green alias Bonobo: "Der Titel ist ziemlich abstrakt, aber 'Distance in Static' geht für mich vor allem darum, in die Leere und in den Lärm hineinzuhören, um dort irgendeine Bedeutung zu finden. Darum, in Dingen, mit denen man nicht vertraut ist, Strukturen, Klänge, Schönheit und Ähnliches zu entdecken. Das ist eigentlich die Idee dahinter." Mehr zu diesem Album auf radioeins.de: https://www.radioeins.de/musik/cd_der_woche/distance-in-static-bonobo.html
    • Jhené Aiko Releases WESTSIDE WHIMSY Album | Broadway World
      • Jhené Aiko released her new album WESTSIDE WHIMSY, featuring collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, Larry June, Ab-Soul, Tyga, and OHMA. The project serves…
    • Lim Young Woong celebrates 10th anniversary with a giant 'IM HERO 10' billboard in New York Times Square | FAN N STAR
      • A large advertisement celebrating Lim Young Woong’s 10th anniversary since debut was displayed in Times Square, New York, USA. This advertisement, organized by the fan club ’National Hero Era,’ was prepared with the combined efforts of about 30 local fan clubs across the country. From midnight on September 9 to midnight on September 11, local time in the United States, the 10th anniversary of Lim Young Woong’s debut was announced through the massive electronic billboards TSX and Broadway Beacon in Times Square. The billboard featured an image of Lim Young Woong along with the phrase ’IM HERO 10.’ In the heart of Times Square, where tourists from around the world and New York citizens pass by, a message celebrating Lim Young Woong’s 10th anniversary since debut was delivered. This project drew even more attention as Lim Young Woong is scheduled to release a new song through the special digital album ’IM HERO 10,’ which includes a track titled ’New York.’ Fans commemorated the 10t
    • Horkýže Slíže – ...a ČAROVNÉ SLOVÍČKO? Slíže neztrácejí šťávu | frontman.cz
      • Po více než třech dekádách na scéně by člověk mohl očekávat, že se kapela začne opakovat, případně že její charakteristický rukopis začne působit jako vlastní karikatura. U Horkýže Slíže se ale podobné obavy zatím nenaplňují. Naopak. Album ...a ČAROVNÉ SLOVÍČKO? ukazuje nitranskou čtveřici jako kapelu, která přesně ví, co jí sluší, a přitom stále dokáže své osvědčené ingredience podat svěže. Novinka přichází po pěti letech od Alibaba a 40 krátkych songov 2 a představuje v určitém smyslu návrat ke kořenům. Experimentálnější polohu předchozí desky střídá přímočařejší punk-rock, tvrdší kytary, živelnější rytmika a především výraznější pocit, že písně vznikaly proto, aby se hrály nahlas. Kapela ostatně materiál připravovala společně ve zkušebně a na výsledku je to znát. Nahrávka není přeleštěná ani přeprodukovaná. Má v sobě něco z garáže, zkušebny a hlavně koncertu. A přesně tam Horkýže Slí
    • Paris Paloma Explores Her Artistic Process: “The Fatal Flaw” Review | The Courier | Sept. 14, 2026, 8:58 p.m.
      • With Halloween wrapping its creepy fingers around the corner to silently peer at us, it’s important to find an album that properly suits that mood. Balancing her usual mix of art history references and feminism-focused lyrics, Paloma delivers a well-rounded sophomore studio album, “The Fatal Flaw,” that’s sure to lull you into this autumn season....
    • Review: Westside Cowboy – 'It Goes On' | The Alternative | Sept. 14, 2026, 12:25 p.m.
      • 'It Goes On' has the potential to coast on autopilot, but creativity of Westside Cowboy saves their debut LP from stagnating
    • Rebecca Black - Age of the Exhibitionist | The Needle Drop | Sept. 14, 2026, 12:12 p.m.
      • Rebecca comes through with a very well-assembled pop album that could use just a little more of her own spin on these sounds.
    • Distance in Static – Bonobo | Critique de salon | Sept. 13, 2026, 3:45 a.m.
      • Sorti le 11 septembre 2026 On aime suivre la musique du producteur britannique Bonobo (l’alias musical de Simon Green) depuis plus de 10 ans, donc quand on voit passer un nouvel album de sa p…
    • ALBUM REVIEW: Who Loves The Sun - Chat Pile | Distorted Sound Magazine | Sept. 12, 2026, 6:33 p.m.
      • James Palaczky reviews the new album from sludge/noise outfit Chat Pile! Read his review of 'Who Loves The Sun' here on Distorted Sound!
    • El homenaje sonoro que Camilo ha compuesto a sus hijas (en) 'Para cuando sean mayores' | EuropaFM | Sept. 11, 2026, 11:58 a.m.
      • El cantante Camilo ha compuesto su quinto álbum con un propósito muy especial: dedicar todo el disco a sus hijas. En Para cuando sean mayores, el colombiano trata de dejar un rastro con el que las pequeñas puedan dirigir sus pasos en cuando lleguen a la adultez. Camilo presenta 'Para cuando sean mayores': "Para mí sería imposible no tomar una foto de mi rol de paternidad"
    • Chat Pile: Who Loves the Sun | Spectrum Culture | Sept. 11, 2026, 5:06 a.m.
      • Chat Pile’s sludgy take on metal and post-hardcore is full of clang and roil, and it suits the themes exactly, making Who Loves the Sun the perfect soundtrack for the apocalypse as it approaches in that classic Hemingway fashion: slowly, and then all at once.
    • “Who Loves the Sun” is more like “Who Loves Hell”  | The Daily Campus | Sept. 10, 2026, 10 a.m.
      • Today, you expect metal music to be nonexistent due to the immense popularity of pop, hip-hop and numerous other genres. However, American band Chat Pile disproves this by releasing their newest al…
    • Amelie Lens releases debut album "AURA" on EXHALE label - Melodic Dancers | Melodic Dancers | Sept. 7, 2026, 7:35 p.m.
      • From underground clubs to festival stages, "AURA" captures a decade of raw energy, emotion and late-night technoAmelie Lens has released her debut album, "AURA", via her own EXHALE label.The 11-track record stays close to the Belgian artist’s sound, mixing high-energy techno with acid and hard techno influences. It features recent singles whatever you do, our frequency and run, her collaboration with Belgian singer Angèle, who is the only featured artist on the album.For Lens, "AURA" is more tha
    • ALBUM REVIEW: Marilyn Manson – One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2 - | - The Live Wire Music Media | Aug. 20, 2026, 5:17 a.m.
      • Review by Clea-marie Thorne This is the Manson record I have been wanting to hear. There is something wonderfully familiar crawling through 'One Assassination Under God - Chapter 2'. It is there in the grime, the gothic melodrama, the industrial guts, the hooks that really should not be as catchy as they are and that
    • Inside Arriba La L: An Interview With Genre-Bending Band Ladrones – Off Record Media | Off Record Blog – Spinning the Underrated. | Aug. 19, 2026, 3 p.m.
      • There is no easy category for Ladrones—and the Guadalajara group would not have it any other way. Blending crushing nu-metal guitars, trap flows and regional Mexican melodies, Ladrones have carved out a sound that reflects both their hometown and their musical roots. Formed in 2021 by Alzada Records founder Alan Ledesma, guitarist and producer José

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