Acclaimed Stockholm-based artist/producer/composer Joel Danell, who records as Sven Wunder, is rarely absent from his studio without good reason. But for the past several weeks, he’s dedicated nearly every day to preparing for his first live performances in the U.S., which begin Saturday (Sept. 20) in Philadelphia as part of Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist’s […]
Rap duo Armand Hammer (billy wods and ELUCID) has teamed with producer the Alchemist for a new album, Mercy, which will be released Nov. 7 through Backwoodz Studioz and distributed by Rhmesayers Entertainment. Mercy is the follow-up to the artists’ 2021 album Haram, which included one song co-produced by Earl Sweatshirt. Woods also recently released […]
Acclaimed Stockholm-based artist/producer/composer Joel Danell, who records as Sven Wunder but rarely performs on his own albums, will play the first U.S. shows of his career this fall while opening for Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist on their tour in support of the just-released Alfredo 2. The trek begins Sept. 20 in Philadelphia and runs […]
Back in June, SPIN published The 30 Best Albums of 2021 (So Far), rounding up everything from mainstream rock to experimental hip-hop. Six months later, we’re back with our year-end recap — and it’s interesting how, even though the stylistic balance has stayed consistent, the picks themselves haven’t. While this list also covers a lot of […]
Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist’s Alfredo has already been hailed as one of the best records of 2020 — thanks to some of the stickiest bars of the year — and its visuals only hammer that in more. The duo released their latest video for standout album cut “Scottie Beam” on Wednesday, which shows Gibbs pulled over […]