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A1 Beanz – “Digital Scale”

February 10, 2025

SoCal rapper A1 Beanz  brings the heavy snow with his newest coke rap single “Digital Scale.” With menace in his voice, the “dope rapper” talks guns, scales and sniff tests while icy, heartless piano paces the track’s beat. Beanz departs from the evocative lines to drop clever one liners like, “I did a line and now my eyes wide like Emma Stone.” “Digital Scale” also features a strong hook -with Beanz’ gruff voice demanding his counterpart “put the work on the digital scale – it’s all there!” “Digital Scale” goes perfectly within your Griselda playlists as Beanz has coke lines for days and charismatic vocals and adlibs that’ll stick between your ears immediately off the rip. Check out the music video on YouTube live from the trap house. The guns aren’t real but the rhymes sure as hell are. Listen to A1 Beanz on Spotify and check him out on our[...]

Glowry Boyz – “YEAH YEAH”

February 9, 2025

Berlin-based rap duo Glowry Boyz arrive with force on their sophomore single “YEAH YEAH.” The latest from Selassie and Anthony Wills follows up the swirling, epic “FREE FALL” with a good ole fashioned banger. Featuring pounding piano and knocking bass, “YEAH YEAH” is a great track for your workout playlist, channeling Neptunes and A$AP Mob between the production choices and the whispery ear worm chorus. “YEAH YEAH” is an anthem for self-certainty, resilience and decisiveness with bars that’ll have your ready to run through a brick wall. It also comes with a sharp music video that you can view directly on YouTube to get the visual component to the Glowry Boyz’ art. Check out more from the Glowry Boyz on Spotify and Soundcloud.Listen “YEAH YEAH” and more bangers from rising artists on our 2025 Spotify rap playlist.

Crack! Bang! Pow! – “Hey”

February 9, 2025

Crack! Bang! Pow! (hitherto known as CBP!) brings us their latest single with “Hey.” Other than figuring out the song was written by Bradley Peterson I….couldn’t figure out a lot here. Big lout energy is abound here with a punk aesthetic that clashes wonderfully into a glam rock vibe. Guitar aficionados will be satiated here and there’s nothing you can do about that.   You can hear “Hey” below courtesy of YouTube as well as Spotify and Apple Music. Fans of chanty/responsorial flavored punk rock would find a lot to enjoy here (minus the religion; sorry, just a recovering Catholic here). If you’ve ever gone into a mosh without showering or think that the British are the pinnacle of punk, you’ll be right at home here.   Crack! Bang! Pow! · Hey (SELF-RELEASE)

Rainbow City Park – “Fruitless”

February 9, 2025

“Fruitless” is the latest single from the Fruitless EP; Rainbow City Park’s latest release as of 2/4/25. Blistering guitars and drums assault the senses while lyricist Danielle Blankenship keeps us hooked with a perfect blanket of vocals. Inspired by the shoegaze greats – namely MBV and DIIV – “Fruitless” is a lovely addition to the overarching shoegaze canon, layered thick with emo-esque melodies that help it to go down just a bit smoother than its spikier contemporaries.   You can check out the track below on YouTube or add it to your Spotify playlist here. Be sure to check out the rest of the EP; well worth the twenty minute time investment. Anyone who enjoys a solid guitar solo that does some (but not all) of the heavy lifting will be in heaven.    

Frog – “JUST USE YR HIPS VAR. VI”

February 4, 2025

“JUST USE YR HIPS VAR. VI” is the latest from Frog off of their upcoming album 1000 Variations on the Same Song due out Valentines Day (February 14). Based out of New York, brothers Daniel and Steve Bateman have come back together for a rousing yet subdued indie album for the first part of the year.   Going with a dandy of a piano medley paired with drums, they play it close to the chest. It just exudes artistry, like your friend Ron’s bachelor apartment of yesteryear – complete with incense from his roommate and some obtuse dinnerware; never rising to ostentatious… but you’re still kinda jealous of that dinnerware. Fans of Bon Iver or Sufjan Stevens would find a lot to enjoy here. Why? Just because. You know I’m right.   You can hear “JUST USE YR HIPS VAR. VI” below from Soundcloud. The prior single “MIXTAPE LINER NOTES VAR.[...]

Risley – “World Goes On”

February 4, 2025

Feline-christened four piece Risley brings us their latest downbeat jam with “World Goes On.” Portland based (of the PNW varietal), this four piece meanders at the perfect pace through the track but never leaves you wanting. Clocking in at just under four minutes, it feels like Bauhaus and Dinosaur Jr. had a lovechild with split custody. Bass guitar often gets overlooked for its flashier cousin, but does a lot of heavy lifting here by setting the mood. Don’t let the flashy guitar ruin the mood… Even though in all actuality, the lead guitar riff here is quite captivating.   You can hear “World Goes On” below from the band’s Soundcloud, as well as over on Spotify and YouTube. The rest of the album, Umbra Penumbra (January 24) is worth chomping into and would pair well with a pinot noir or a long drive home from work where you just keep[...]

Captain Brick – “NO BRAKES”

February 3, 2025

Reading, PA rapper Captain Brick is not one to fuck around. His latest track “NO BRAKES” is the soundtrack to his fondness for the best weed, best clothes, best women – all the vices that’ll scratch your itch. Featuring a menacing beat and Brick’s nasty delivery, “NO BRAKES” also flexes a catchy hook perfect for your gangsta rap playlists. New Jersey’s DreArtist also tears his verse up with one liners, warning his listeners “in seconds your life can go from a movie to a TikTok.” Check out more from Captain Brick on Spotify – and peep some more rising hip hop artists on our Underground Hip Hop playlist.    

Akete – “Last House on tha Block”

February 3, 2025

Rapper and multi-instrumentalist Akete finds inspiration with the classics – demonstrating as much on their latest single “Last House on tha Block.” Featuring boisterous horns of Steely Dan’s “Home at Last”, “Last House on tha Block” is bursting with liveliness. The up and coming Akete delivers an effortless freestyle to match that bright production – flexing rap skills,  life wins, and quippy one liners to flow through his freestyle. Hip hop in its purest form: “I’m not crazy, I don’t think I know karate. Can’t nobody stop me.” Take a listen to Akete on Spotify and check out the track on Soundcloud below. Akete · Last House on tha Block

The Feather – “All My Life”

February 2, 2025

Winning the award for one of the most wholesome songs you’ll hear this week, “All My Life” is not a Foo Fighters cover, but rather a song of sibling love by Belgian solo artist The Feather (aka Thomas Medard, of Dan San fame who are also worth a listen). This song is filled to the brim with vibrant synth and *impeccable* bass licks that will leave you in a puddle. Medard’s vocals along with the groovy effects (both electronic and visual in the video below) craft an impossibly catchy track.   You can see the music video for “All My Life” below from YouTube. You can add it to your synth heavy playlist(s) on Spotify. Keep your ears peeled for more after this and 2024’s “Invisible” album; you won’t be left wanting but you’ll certainly be hankerin’ for more.  

KOTE – “To Be Horrified”

February 1, 2025

“To Be Horrified” is the latest from mysterious musician (and possible time traveler and/or vampire/deity) Veronique Bertelle, better known as KOTE. Bertelle’s lyrics mesh well with the tight combo of drums, bass, and rhythm guitar and showcase a story of strength against the patriarchy. Speaking to their experiences, Bertelle had this to say:   “My name is Veronique Bertelle, but I am not me. I don’t live, nor have I ever lived, by your rules of space and time. I was born in the United Kingdom in the ’50s, in an era that already felt the first beats of a musical revolution. In 1984, I was reborn in Italy, a fracture in the timeline that redefined who I was. Until 1990, I lived between 1965 and 1975, moving between Los Angeles and El Cerrito. In those places, immersed in sound and experimentation, I walked alongside artists I intimately knew through[...]

Jacob King – Drink From a Fox’s Head

January 31, 2025

Buffalo-based music scene staple Jacob King released two singles under his solo name earlier this month and it’s full to the brim with freak-folk psych-pop elements. Jacob King may be a familiar face/name, as he’s been gaining much buzz with his project T.T.T.T., as well as numerous stints in different bands throughout the local scene (most recently with Hal & Pals and Cramps tribute act, Side Stitches). The new batch of singles highlights King’s dexterity as a musician and ability to chameleon his style.   The first song, “Drink From A Fox’s Head,”  has a sun-soaked start that leans heavily into the more psych-y elements of the release, showcasing a bit of a Blind Melon tinge with some Burger Records parallels. Let’s hope the lyrics are a metaphor, as the chorus has King wailing “I drink my tea from a Fox’s head…” That’s just gross if it’s true and it’s[...]

Two-Man Giant Squid – “Weird Recordings (you’ve got some)”

January 29, 2025

Brooklyn post-punk act Two-Man Giant Squid released their driving new song “Weird Recordings (you’ve got some)” earlier this week. The track is the lead single off the band’s forthcoming self-titled album, out March 7, 2025 via Mint 400 Records.   The band started as a faceless solo bedrom project from Mitchell Vonikur, eventually fleshing out to a live fivetet. The new single is about the frustrations of the creative process, letting dead ends take up too much time and effort. Not everything has to be perfect, it’s important to embrace creativity and the voice-in-your-head isn’t always right.   “Weird Recordings (you’ve got some)” has the post-punk rawness of Parquet Courts, the crescendo indie groove of early Modest Mouse, and the franticness of LCD Soundsystem when they are giving Nancy Whang a rest. Check it out below.   Weird Recordings (you’ve got some) by Two-Man Giant Squid

Avery Friedman – “Flowers Fell”

January 29, 2025

Brooklyn indie artist Avery Friedman debuted her first single “Flowers Fell” yesterday and it’s been on repeat all morning in the buffaBLOG HQ. Although Friedman’s sound is well developed and deep, she only started playing live shows in July 2024. In a chance show-share encounter, Friedman gained the attention of Sister.’s James Chrisman, who eventually went on to record and produce the singer/songwriter’s debut album, New Thing.    “Flowers Fell” is the lead single off of the album, and is about the changing of the seasons and growing through art. In esssence, the song is inspired by the falling of the leaves, which in turn feed the ground, which make stronger environments. This is a metaphor for growing as an artist with experiences, heartache, and failure. These all make a person stronger in the end. Check out the single below and keep your eyes peeled for New Thing, out on[...]

Buddy Wynkoop – “Electric City”

January 29, 2025

Oregon art punk project, Buddy Wynkoop, have a new single that’s bound to get you to the dance floor. The four-piece formed in 2019, surviving the COVID-19 pandemic and seemingly emerging stronger as a project. They are a current staple of the lauded indie scene in Portland. “Electric City” is an amalgamation of some of the most noteworthy art punk acts. Their new single “Electric City” combines IDLES’ punky staccato semi-spoken delivery, with the bleep bloop playfulness of LCD Soundsystem and first wave nods to DEVO. “Electric City” is the first single off the forthcoming album Better Than Botox, set for release February 20, 2025. Mark it in your calendar. In the meantime, get a taste for the band that’s selling out venues in the pacific northwest below. Electric City by Buddy Wynkoop

Mark the Aquarius – “SEV ONE SIX”

January 28, 2025

Buffalo’s very own Mark the Aquarius is back on the scene with “SEV ONE SIX” – a timely anthemic single for the city as we rebound from a particularly disappointing end of season. Filled with swagger, Mark’s venomously delivers himself and the city as the “Us” in an “Us Against the World” conflict. His intense wordplay is the strength of the track, dropping fervent city, wrestling, and Sway references in the same breath. “SEV ONE SIX” features bombastic production – giant MOP-style horns and swirling strings, matching and elevating the intensity. The “SEV ONE SIX” music video features vintage Buffalo scenes intermixed with Mark’s local performances – check it out for a nice nostalgic experience. Listen to more from Mark the Aquarius on Spotify and check out him and more up and coming artists on our Underground Hip Hop Playlist.