Stereogum — In interviews, Vince Staples tends to be extremely funny but also flinty. He doesn't like being put into proscribed roles, and he says things that, from a certain angle, are at least a little bit incendiary. In one recent video interview, for instanc... more info

Stereogum — Julien Baker appears to be cooking something up. Five and a half years after the release of Little Oblivions , her last solo album, Baker is once again getting active outside the context of her many collaborations. Yesterday, after posting a few cry... more info

Stereogum — Julien Baker is one of this era's defining songwriters, but she hasn't released a solo album in a long time. Little Oblivions , Baker's third solo LP, came out back in early 2021. Since then, Baker blew up as a member of boygenius. Last year, she an... more info

Stereogum — The first thing we learned about NYC-based singer-songwriter is that he's friendly with the Wednesday/MJ Lenderman circle of musicians that represents the current epicenter of his favored slacker country sound. When we learned about Hercules , Nels... more info

Stereogum — Tyler, The Creator dropped his concise and electric new dancefloor-ready album Don’t Tap The Glass on us Monday morning on just a few days’ notice. The night before the album’s release, he hosted a phone-free listening session in LA that t... more info

Stereogum — Today, Eminem releases his new Revival album. And since he's a popular rapper, he's now presenting a pop-up shop in his hometown, something that every popular rapper apparently has to do nowadays. The pop-up is going down at the Shelter, the legend... more info

Nialler9 — Chris Ward aka Tropics trades in lush electronic landscapes, the peak of which was the recent Popup Cinema EP in November. He’s just been announced to play Twisted Pepper on Friday February 1st. Tickets €12 plus fees available from usual outlets.... more info

XLR8R — UK artist Tropics has just shared the video for "Invitation," a tune from his recently released Popup Cinema EP for Svetlana Industries (stream that here), which takes us on a swirling journey on either a microscopic level or telescopic level, but i... more info

Prefix — Tropics aka Chris Ward is one smooth operator. His new Popup Cinema EP is a sensual blend ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/stream-tropics-new-beautiful-popup-cinema-ep/71501/ more info

XLR8R — It's only been a month since UK singer/producer Chris Ward (a.k.a. Tropics) announced he would drop his next EP, the heavily house-influenced Popup Cinema, via Svetlana Industries. We've since been treated to a remix of that record's t... more info