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...

Leicester’s genre-defying trio 9 o’clock Nasty has shared a released called "BEAST", offering the eighth dizzying glimpse into their forthcoming LP "Chaos". Pete Brock, Ted Pepper, and Sydd Spudd the self-dubbed aristocrats of punk thrive in the deep end of the human psyche here. The track relies on an angular, staccato post-punk melody that frantically steps up and down. It drags you directly into...