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...

Listening to Rewind The Mind's new single, "Come On With Me," is like being pulled into a room where the air itself is the color of marmalade. This Brighton outfit builds a foundation that’s both impossibly tight and wonderfully languid; the bassline functions less as an instrument and more as the steady, reliable metronome of your hips, while clean horns slice through the haze....