The fiercely independent, Idaho-raised rapper nick! channels a deeply overstimulated, restless frequency on his new EP, "GEEKED!". Born in 2006 and building a fervent following entirely without industry co-signs, he occupies an interesting lane in new-wave underground hip-hop. His music sounds precisely like the brain chemistry of an internet-raised creative processing the blinding speed of newfound success. He writes and produces melodic, hard-hitting rap...

Honey VHS has delivered their debut record, "With Pulp," and I have to confess, listening to it feels entirely like having your internal temperature abruptly recalibrated. Formed just last year in 2025, this Brooklyn-based independent alternative and folk-rock crew bypassed modern, glossy studio wizardry entirely. Cameron Roberts, Luca Moneti Schliemann, Jasper Grigsby-Schulte, Joe Bailey, and Pele Greenberg chose instead to record these songs live...