Author: Ike Nabuife
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Biting The Hand That Fails To Feed You: Chat Pile’s Cool World
Genre: Sludge Metal // Rage Therapy Rock // Doomer Metal Rating: 8/10 Contrary to what you might assume from the title, Chat Pile’s fresh album Cool World crash lands as a response to a very torrid and ‘uncool’ world. A world where our lesser evils ridicule protesters of the current genocide while apologizing for those…
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The State Of Pop: When The Bubble Pops
Part 1 of an AROUSE special series Does pop music really not hit the same? Or do you just miss being 13 years old? Nostalgia – the world’s greatest spice – enriches even the worst struggle meals. The sounds that permeate your formative years inform and develop the palate you’ll carry for the rest of…
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Getting LOST and Found in Tyler, the Creator’s CHROMAKOPIA
Genre: Psychedelic Hip Hop // Millennial Villain-Era Rap After his vagabond sabbatical on the pastel CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST narrated by the deafening DJ Drama, the LA-native non-conformist scours for a home in the illustrious sepia land of CHROMAKOPIA — all-the-while trying to investigate where he comes from along the way with guidance…