Detroit’s very own Slum Village return with their eighth studio album, Yes!, which is scheduled for release June 16 via Ne’Astra Music. Almost the entire record features beats from none other than the late J Dilla, who was an original member and producer of the group. The current Slum Village lineup comprises T3, Illa…
Sweet, yet serious; sassy, but sincere. These are just two of the contrasts one can use to describe Valley Hush’s exceptional new EP Don’t Wait. The second record from producer Alex Kaye and vocalist Lianna Vanicelli — following last September’s To Feel Small — is a multidimensional offering that demonstrates the wide range of…
If you didn’t catch Theo Parrish’s live tour last year, then you’re in luck, as the Detroit-based techno producer is putting out a 12″ of the show under the alias The Unit. Due out later this month via Wildheart Recordings, the two-track release was recorded during a scheduled date and features a cover of…
Jamaican Queens introduced us to their turbulent pop two years ago with the release of Wormfood. After garnering acclaim and winning over new fans on national and European tours, the band started working on a follow-up. The resulting album, Downers, is a drug cocktail equal parts elation and depression with heaving, fuzzy synth lines…
Los Angeles-based chanteuse Tinashe’s sultry, swaggering R&B anthem “All Hands on Deck” just got a little hotter with an added verse from Detroit rap darling DeJ Loaf. The third single from Tinashe’s 2014 debut album Aquarius had already received some significant buzz, thanks in part to a previous remix that featured Iggy Azalea…
Kembe X, a self-proclaimed (former) teenage rap phenomenon, hails from the South Holland suburb of Chicago. His debut mixtape Self Rule was released back in 2011 to some acclaim; since then, he and his crew — The Village — have been ramping up to Talk Back, a new mixtape that will be released this…
In what should be a highly auspicious announcement for Midtown Detroit, particularly following recent developments on the new arena for the Detroit Red Wings, Shinola founder Tom Kartsotis has partnered with Detroit-native Jack White to purchase the building that currently houses the Shinola Flagship store at 441 W. Canfield in Cass Corridor. This deal…
Next month, Jake Gyllenhaal will star in an Antoine Fuqua-directed boxing movie entitled Southpaw and very likely garner a great deal of praise for his performance. At one point, however, Detroit’s very own Marshall Mathers was tapped to play that role. Eminem is no stranger to acting; his turn as the lead in 8…
Since releasing their first official single “Waves,” Detroit’s ‘cosmic-trap’ duo Gosh Pith have been sharing new material every few months. Each successive track they’ve put out has garnered considerable praise from taste-makers throughout the blogosphere, and with the release of “Vietnam Junkie” Josh Smith and Josh Freed have completed the six-song collection that comprises their debut EP, Window. Better still, they’ve made…
If you caught Shigeto’s dazzling set at this year’s Movement Electronic Music Festival and were hoping to hear some new music from the virtuoso drummer and producer, then you’re in luck. The Ann Arbor native has just announced the debut album from High Risk, a jazz quartet the Ghostly mainstay formed in collaboration with…