ROSE QUARTZ

After a year long delay and a closure to his legal dramas, a new R. Kelly album is almost upon us. Firstly, Double Up was a monster. Kells piled on the absurdity by the tonne, emulating monkey noises for ...

Fuck, Chad VanGaalen is all class. I wish I could be this supremely nonchalant when I’m doing everyday shit which calls for nonchalance, like taking pictures of dogs in the park or making small talk ...

More more more from perennial RQ faves Tonstartssbandht, whose new LP Dick Nights is another glorious eruption of weirdo whoops & marginal meanderings; fried chicken mythos and fourth-dimension blissing. ...

You might get the impression from Afxjim's name that he's some pop culture-recycling ADD freak, but you'd fortunately be wrong, because instead of mashing pop songs up with rap for people with no attention ...

Floating, sweetly psychedelic pop from Wellington’s Signer, more electronic dreamscape than glow-fi/hypnagogic pop/chill wave or whatever we’re calling it (can it not be chill wave?), despite Signer’s past association with Ariel Pink and Panda Bear. ...

Another new track from Auckland’s perennially brilliant Surf City. Autumn winds back the tropical vibe they experimented with on the previously-blogged Zombies in favour of a cavernous, blissed out ...

From Strong Island, NY, duo Hoodie Allen (Steven Witz on the mic + Obey City on beats) are the new purveyors of summertime block party hip hop. Meshing that throwback 90s feel with a modern twist, they're ...

Hey who is Luke Perry and how come I'm in Los Angeles or is it Miami - night time in the city and it's full of palm tree holograms and neon martini signs w/ flashing olives. Oh it's a party, Luke Perry invited me, it's pretty cool, it's at a place called The Peach Pit. ...

So “Larry Gus” is Greek citizen Panagiotis Melidis and Larry Gus is like a pun on the Greek word for throat, larigas. Wordplay! His label website says his music is inspired by the rural environment ...

I'm crammed in a packed library feelin real stressed/sleep-deprived but couldn't resist posting this new video from fave solo San Franciscan dreamscaper Rangers. Rangers' Joe Knight has a "10 song 'pop' ...

This track from Philly's Bermuda Bonnie reminds me of the music in the haunted house part of Super Mario Land 2 for Game Boy, which is obviously a vibe win straight off the bat: classic platform gaming and hilariously "spooky"/catchy 16-bit jams? YES PLS. ...

We're getting to the business end of the season(s) now, it's true, but just for kix here's a compilation of tunes new and old to enrich and enhance your experiences in these ultra-poetic quarters. Autumn ...