Artist: James Blake Album: Overgrown Label: Republic Release Date: April 9th Genre: Electronic RIYL: Flying Lotus, Four Tet, How To Dress Well Grade: B+   James Blake is an artist that has, over the course of his career, become increasingly difficult to categorize. In 2010 he debuted with his The Bells Sketch EP, a tiny… Read More

In the past two weeks, “brostep” figurehead and former Warped Tour small-fonter Sonny Moore, aka Skrillex, has played SXSW and received major coverage on the hipster tastemaking sites Pitchfork and Stereogum. So, some questions: What’s going on here? Is the indie music sphere warming up to Skrillex’s bowel-movement-esque bass drops and cheap caffeine high aesthetic?… Read More

SO yeah, you liked James Blake? Then you copped that Frank Ocean? Basically, R&B is the hippest genre on indie scene right now and these bros from Toronto are about ONE SECOND from blowing up all over your skinny jeans. They even sample Beach House. And leave out vowels! The Weeknd – House of Balloons