A previously unreleased Steely Dan cover of Joni Mitchell’s Blue song “Carey” has been unearthed. As The Dan Vault‘s YouTube channel points out, the radio host Steve Acri played the Continue Reading
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Austin blog-rockers Voxtrot broke up in 2010, but they’re back this year. Voxtrot are heading out on a reunion tour later this summer, and they’re also getting ready for the Continue Reading
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Brendan Murphy is the frontman of the Hamilton, Ontario metalcore warriors Counterparts, and he’s also the leader of End, a sort of metallic hardcore supergroup. The other members of End Continue Reading
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The final advance single from Mitski’s Laurel Hell was “Love Me More,” a poppy new wave track that spent its runtime piling on jittery tension, in part through a dizzying Continue Reading
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As the old cliché adage goes, there’s nothing new under the sun; word to J. Cole. This goes for life in general and especially hip-hop. In the genre’s four decades Continue Reading
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Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided Continue Reading
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There's a few experiences in a rising hip-hop artist's career that likely appears on their bucket list of goals, with XXL Freshman being one of them. The celebration of the game's Continue Reading
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Next month, Sonagi — the Philadelphia band led by Closer’s Ryann Slauson — will release their debut album Precedent. They shared “Ambivalence” from it already, and today they’re putting out Continue Reading
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The second installment of Randall Poster’s five-volume, 242-song, birdsong-inspired compilation For The Birds is upon us. Arriving a month after Vol. 1, which featured such talents as Beach House, Beck, Continue Reading
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Nick Cannon is never far away from the mic. Over the course of two decades, he’s built a hall-of-fame-level entertainment career as a rapper, actor, TV show host and radio Continue Reading
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There’s an emphasis at the end of Jeleel’s name and songs for a reason. His presence on the mic is just as commanding as it is off. When it comes Continue Reading
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Next week, Carlos Hernandez is releasing a new Carlos Truly album called Not Mine. We’ve heard “108th,” “New Growth,” and “Vessel” from it already, and today he’s back with one Continue Reading
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It’s Doechii season, don’t you see it? With the motion that the Tampa, Fla. rapper has had over the last few years, there is no ducking this 2022 XXL Freshman. It's Continue Reading
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The newest starting lineup of XXL-approved rising artists is here, as the 2022 XXL Freshman Class has finally been unveiled. This year, there are 12 promising prospects, including Nardo Wick, Doechii, Continue Reading
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Today (June 14), XXL has officially unveiled the 2022 XXL Freshman Class. The 2022 XXL Freshman Class includes rappers from across the U.S. Big30 and Big Scarr both serve up their raps Continue Reading
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In a few weeks, Naima Bock (formerly of Goat Girl) is releasing her debut solo album, Giant Palm. She’s shared a bunch of tracks from it already — “30 Degrees,” Continue Reading
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New Zealand indie-rockers the Beths are back with news of a new album, Expert In A Dying Field, their follow-up to 2020’s Jump Rope Gazers. The band started recording it Continue Reading
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Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also Continue Reading
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Consequence and Kanye West have a long history. Way back in the early and mid-’00s, Consequence guested on several Kanye tracks — “Spaceship” from The College Dropout, “Gone” from Late Continue Reading
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Back in April, Miya Folick released her first new song in three years, “Oh God.” That was the first preview of a forthcoming EP. Today, she’s back with another song Continue Reading
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