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![NoName’s ‘Room 25’ is a space for raw, unwavering honesty [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/63481f96-room25.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Hip-Hop
I always have high expectations for an artist’s second album. After the success of Telefone and all the times I have listened to that album on repeat, I was almost nervous to press play on Room 25. But as soon as the title track “Self” began, the first sounds soothed my soul with their whimsy-tinged […]
![The Internet prove that they can pretty much do anything with new release ‘Hive Mind’ [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/985b7dd2-hive-mind-stream-album-the-internet.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Hip-Hop
“From Ego Death to their latest release Hive Mind, The Internet prove that they can pretty much do anything.” It’s their first album in three years and yet it feels like The Internet have stepped back in time. The cover of 2018’s Hive Mind looks like an 80’s hip-hop record and each track is bursting […]
Electronic
There’s less than a month before a couple hundred magical souls gather for the West Coast’s best-kept secret: Emissions, where the underground bass music community comes together for four days of 808 hits and the heaviest, stankiest bass you could possibly imagine. A journey far into the mountains leads you to the wildest town on […]
![Erykah Badu is absolutely extraordinary for her show in San Francisco | February 14th, 2018 [Event Review]](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1514525253161-7a46d19cd819?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&q=80)
Funk
As a chilly wind blew off the Bay, hundreds of people gathered at The Armory in San Francisco to see the sensational Erykah Badu. It was Valentine’s Day, and I arrived at The Armory while Thundercat was in mid-set, clad in all pink from head to toe. He was blowing minds with his intricate and […]
![Goopsteppa graciously ends 2017 with the release of album Wonders [Album Review + Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wonders1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Goopsteppa graciously ends 2017 with the release of album Wonders Album Review by Marissa Luna The music of Goopsteppa has always made me feel like I’ve traveled through the twists and turns of a narrow tunnel, only to emerge into a vastly beautiful cave. As deep bass mingles with the delicate vibrancies of otherworldly sounds, […]
![Melbourne hip-hop collective 30/70 celebrate genuinity and innovation on their second album Elevate [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/3070.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Funk
Elevate begins as a shimmer of sound that gently morphs into infectious and illustrious grooves. Like morning sun touching your closed eyes, the warmth of their sound is simultaneously soothing and energizing. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia 30/70 has carved the perfect niche for themselves in Australia’s flourishing future-soul scene, releasing their debut LP Cold Radish […]
Hip-Hop
Sampa The Great is a force of nature. She’s got charged and fiery lyrics, an earthly groundedness that denotes maturity and a true sense of self. Since Sampa Tembo dropped The Great Mixtape in 2015 off of Wondercore Island Records, she has gained the attention of bands like future soul pioneers Hiatus Kaiyote (she […]
Hip-Hop
With a penchant for jazz samples and an impressive history of harmonious collaborations, Tennessee-based hip-hop producer L’Orange gives listeners another peek behind the curtain into the world of his latest album The Ordinary Man, coming out on October 27 from Mello Music Group. In September, L’Orange announced his album, pairing the announcement with the theatrical […]
![JLEON unleashes his dynamic debut EP Nerve Damage on Sleeveless Records [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/21192650_1994525740790248_8436782153790444618_n-1.jpg?resize=600%2C315&ssl=1)
Electronic
Imagine that you just dropped acid in the middle of a rainforest. What sounds do you hear? Do you hear the incessant chirping of birds and occasional howls from a monkey, or do you hear something else? Cupping your hand around your ear, you strain to hear a sound so familiar, yet you never expected […]
![The pure magic of a genius: Pretty Lights’ incredible two-night run at the Gorge Amphitheatre | August 4th & 5th, 2017 [Event Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/gorge1.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Pretty Lights is one of those rare artists whose touch turns everything to pure gold. The golden radiance that permeates every sound in his music has an indescribable passion and energy to it that is infectious. What is so unique about Pretty Lights’ shows, besides the otherworldly lights and musicality are the people. There’s something […]