Ears Wide Open: FRTNK
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Style-shifting indie hip-hop trio FRTNK (“Fourteen K”) release a new EP titled “Perplex City” later this spring.
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Ears Wide Open: Kidä
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Twenty-year-old Egyptian-Italian artist Kidä exudes a certain off-kilter, unconventional prowess on her first two singles, no matter what hyphenate you use to describe them.
Stream: Karriem Riggins, ‘4Es’J & Oddness’
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Drummer/producer Karriem Riggins’ new album “Headnod Suit” is out Feb. 24 via Stones Throw Records.
Stream: Matt Martians, ‘Diamond In Da Ruff’
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The Internet’s Matt Martians releases his solo debut “The Drum Chord Theory” on Friday. Have a slice of psychedelic funk.
Stream: Syd, ‘All About Me’ and ‘Body’
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Syd, the frontwoman of the neo-soul and R&B outfit The Internet, is set to release her debut solo album “Fin” on Feb. 3 via Columbia Records.
Stream: Wes Period, ‘Everything Is Trees’
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“Late Bloomer,” the long-awaited full-length from Wes Period, is finally out. The Los Angeles rapper has a bunch of other things going on too.
Ears Wide Open: Sidizen King
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Sidizen King’s playful fusion of electro-pop and hip-hop is a perfect for his quick flow and crisp lyrics. His latest single features The Strike’s Chris Crabb.
Outside Lands: From Radiohead to the Muppets, thrills aplenty
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Highlights from the weekend’s Outside Lands in San Francisco included Radiohead LCD Soundsystem, Air, Duran Duran, Chance the Rapper, Lionel Richie, Ryan Adams and Vince Staples — plus, some puppets doing cover songs.
Video: Old Man Saxon, ‘The Perils’
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Old Man Saxon raps about life on the streets … living on them, actually. “The Perils” was written when his home was the in the back of a Ford Explorer.
Stream: Azad Right, ‘Enough Of You’ and ‘Special’
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Rapper/producer/label executive Azad Right captivates with his latest two singles, including “Special,” on which he gets straight to the point.
