What is a mixtape? The answer might be uncertain in 2023 when albums, mixtapes, playlists, and “projects” all seem interchangeable. But Paramount Plus is looking to break down the format with its new documentary, Mixtape. Featuring interviews with mixtape legends like Lil Wayne, Jadakiss, ASAP Rocky, The Game, and many, many more, the doc attempts …
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Indie Mixtape 20: Palehound Find Their Crowning Achievement On ‘Eye On The Bat’
photo by Tonje Thilesen El Kempner, guitarist and vocalist for Palehound, has had a lot of achievements in their life. They’ve released three acclaimed albums since 2015, four if you include their collab with Jay Som’s Melina Duterte as Bachelor, and they’re about to embark on a lengthy tour with Jimmy Eat World. But, in …
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Indie Mixtape 20: Little Dragon’s ‘Slugs Of Love’ Is Their Finest Work Yet
Photo by Delali Ayivi Swedish indie dance pop group Little Dragon keep soaring to new heights. Following up on 2020’s widely claimed (and very excellent) album New Me, Same Us, Little Dragon were inspired by their decades of friendship for their upcoming album Slugs Of Love, which drops Friday. The 11-track effort was recorded in …
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Indie Mixtape 20: Beach Fossils Remember ‘It’ll Be Okay’ On Their Dreamy New Album ‘Bunny’
Photo by Hana Mendel It’s been nearly five years since dream pop pioneers Beach Fossils dropped their last album, 2017’s effort Somersault, which traded in their signature hazy guitars for buoyant keys and lush arrangements. But with their latest album Bunny, the band veered back towards their shoegazey roots with dreamy guitars drenched in reverb …
Indie Mixtape 20: Babe Rainbow Leans Groovy On Their Psych-Rock EP ‘Fresh As A Head Of Lettuce’
Photo by Maclay Heriot Babe Rainbow is here to answer the question: “What would putting on refraction sunglasses in a field of wildflowers sound like if the feeling were a song?” The psych-rock band’s dreamy sound is easy to glean by checking out the photos on their Instagram page, which includes sunny film photos, yellow-tinted …
Wiz Khalifa Surprises Fans With A New Mixtape, ‘See Ya,’ Ahead Of His ‘High School Reunion Tour’
Wiz Khalifa is busy preparing for his High School Reunion Tour with Snoop Dogg, but not too busy to share his surprise mixtape, See Ya. The mixtape arrived today featuring 25 new songs with guest appearances from Chevy Woods, Lil Vada, and Young Deji. Wiz had been teasing a project for a while, dropping songs …
Indie Mixtape 20: Bonny Doon’s ‘Let There Be Music’ Is Understated And Thoughtful
Photo by Andi Kerr Like many of us, Bonny Doon were moved by Waxahatchee‘s music. But unlike many of us, they were actually invited to collaborate on the singer’s hit 2020 album, Saint Cloud, and act as a backing band on her subsequent tour. “The experience raised the ceiling on our imagination,” says vocalist/guitarist Bobby …
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Moneybagg Yo’s New Mixtape ‘Hard To Love’: Everything We Know So Far
Getty Image As Uproxx‘s April cover star, Moneybagg Yo laid out what could be expected from Hard To Love. “I’m more vulnerable on this project than I ever been because of what I went through in the last two years,” he said. “I experienced a lot and endured a lot. I went through a lot. …
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Indie Mixtape 20: Stuck’s Latest LP ‘Freak Frequency’ Is Unhinged And Political
Photo by Alexa Viscius “A whole new dark age!” Stuck vocalist Greg Obis shouts in “The Punisher,” the opening track on the Chicago-based band’s latest album Freak Frequency. It sets a tone for the project as a whole, which, according to Obis, is about “the inverse relationship between the slowly declining US empire and the …
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Indie Mixtape 20: Miya Folick Sings Her Feelings On ‘Roach’
Photo by Jonny Marlow It’s been five years since Miya Folick arrived on the indie rock scene with her acclaimed debut album Premonitions. But in the time since, Folick was dealt some pretty big blows. After going through a gnarly breakup and quitting drugs, Folick’s father sadly passed away suddenly. Faced with grief and the …
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Indie Mixtape 20: Alex Lahey’s ‘The Answer Is Always Yes’ Is Perfectly Tongue-In-Cheek
Photo by Pooneh Ghana Life can be endlessly absurd. So it’s better to embrace the absurdity than to deny it. That’s exactly what indie rocker Alex Lahey is doing on her forthcoming album The Answer Is Always Yes, which drops Friday. Coming off the success of her previous releases, The Best Of Luck Club and …
Indie Mixtape 20: Mega Bog Brings The Magic With ‘End Of Everything’
Photo by Amanda Jasnowski Pascual There’s a moment on Mega Bog’s seventh studio album that perfectly encapsulates the catharsis End Of Everything has to offer. It arrives at the last few seconds of “All And Everything,” where a cinematic build of instrumentals is unleashed with a blood-curdling scream courtesy of bandleader Erin Birgy. Aptly titled, …
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