Thrupence - Rinse Repeat

Thrupence - Rinse Repeat

It doesn’t matter. You can follow instruction or dive right in, either way once you hit play on Thrupence’s latest single you will be rinsing the repeat button. The Melbourne producer’s track is a tough one to rinse out. We’ve had it on a steady spin cycle since its release and it’s still not dry.

Bilby - Stingray

Bilby - Stingray
If you didn’t gather it from his name, Bilby is a unique creature. The Sydney emcee floats on the wide spectrum between jangly guitar pop and ambient cloud rap. With his stream of consciousness flow, the man affectionately known as Blinky Trill has delivered an unusual project that is part jest, part social commentary, and 100% free of charge. Sample Botanicals here.

JuJu Rogers & Bluestaeb - Get Lost

JuJu Rogers & Bluestaeb - Get Lost

Juju Rogers understands the balance required to deliver his message in a world frequently overwhelmed by work, politics, relationships, and stress. Sometimes that means a breather from it all, a moment of escapism. On December 2, Rogers will drop LIT the follow-up to his outstanding 2015 album From the Life of a Good-For-Nothing. Take his advice: grab the album, grab your headphones, and get lost.

Saba - Bucket List

Saba - Bucket List

Chicago’s hip-hop scene is in the midst of a resurgence and the latest artist to step into the light is Saba. His new project stands up against the city’s most notable 2016 releases, earning him a place in the conversation with acts like Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa, Noname, Joey Purp, Alex Wiley, and Mick Jenkins. At the very least, that’s something to tick off the bucket list.

Lossless - Full Raichu

Lossless - Full Raichu

Brothers Hand Mirror didn’t get the recognition they deserved. People slept on HTML Flowers and Oscar Key Sung’s four EPs. Four years on from their last, the duo have regrouped as Lossless. On November 4, they’ll release their self-titled debut album for all the Snorlaxes out there. ‘Full Raichu’ is an electric reminder of what’s to come.

DIET. - VB

DIET - VB

When you think diets, you immediately think less. Something bland, safe, and ultimately unsustainable. Well, forget high protein, low carb, or paleo, Melbourne’s got a new DIET. The five-piece is adding weight to the belief you can live on jangly, washed out guitars alone. Is that nutritionally sound? Probably not. Still, it’s difficult to dispute the results so far.

Blu & Fate - Oblivia (ft. Milo & Open Mike Eagle)

Blu & Fate - Oblivia (ft. Milo & Open Mike Eagle)

Blu has a history of great partnerships. While he will forever be linked to Exile – in the same way you can’t mention Guru without Premier – the West Coast emcee has gone on to release collaborative projects with Ta’Raach, Mainframe, Nottz, Bombay, Madlib, and now the relatively unknown, Fate. Their EP Open Your Optics to Optimism shows Blu hasn’t lost a step almost ten years since his defining debut.

Remi - Outsiders

Remi - Outsiders

The outsider label is one Australian hip hop artists are accustomed to. For every case where the shoe fits, there’s an equal number of acts making their own footprint. Or is it the footprint that earns the outsider label? Remi’s not getting tied up in semantics. On Divas and Demons he unpacks his trials without the sheen of ego. Categorise that as you please.

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