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Today at 5PM we'll be continuing our weekly livestream, where we can all hang, chat, and listen to these records together live. All that action will be going down in our Discord, so make sure to join the only email with an afterparty.
This week on the HiFi ↓
9 tracks you should know this week:
Erika de Casier - Little Bit
“Erika is a recent obsession of mine. Her albums have been on repeat for the last two weeks, but this track sums up her sound for me. a beautiful take on 90s soul music w/ some modern touches.” -DeiVonte, Socials
Lewsberg - Out And About
“i've been into the new Lewsberg LP. kinda feels like a band entirle based around the John Cale VU stuff, everything sounds like a muted ‘lady godiva's operation’” -Seany, Ops
Sam Gellaitry - UNDER THE ILLUSION EP
“Sam gets back to club after a fun endeavor into a more pop-leaning sound. ‘ALONE’ and ‘THINK I KNOW’ are the standouts to me!” -Jai, Content
1tbsp - Moth Love
“new 1tbsp just dropped, soooo stoked for his Halloweekend set” -Mia, Socials
English Teacher - R&B
“loving getting into english teacher after we announced them, especially this track” -Mo, Marketing
YHWH Nailgun - Castrato Raw (Fullback)
“new YHWH nailgun is outta control” -Baxter, Booking
LOR - Kingdom Falling
“some great trance for a rainy day” -rsnrsnrsn via discord
MJ Nebreda - Arepa Mixtape
-Austin, Booking
Natanya - Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometimes
-Chance, Ops
i've been into the new Lewsberg LP. kinda feels like a band entirle based around the John Cale VU stuff, everything sounds like a muted "lady godiva's operation"
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Kawaii metal
by Payton
It’s safe to say that kawaii metal is having a moment this year. In June, Lil Uzi Vert’s PINK TAPE brought a number of rock and metal groups into the mix, leaving many critics scratching their heads. Tucked away at the end was a collaboration with BABYMETAL – the Japanese group widely considered to have started the kawaii metal movement and the biggest band in the scene today. The unique mixture of J-pop and heavy metal that BABYMETAL popularized has become a quiet favorite within the alternative music community in the states – so much so that viral YouTuber Poppy released a whole album inspired by it in 2020 – but now that style is being exposed to an even wider audience of rap fans. In anticipation of Halloween, we collected some of the spookiest kawaii metal tracks with an edge of cuteness that’s so sweet it’ll rot your teeth.
BABYMETAL - Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!
Poppy - I Disagree
NECRONOMIDOL - Witching Hour
XTEEN - Living Dead Doll
BiSH - GiANT KiLLERS
Fruitpochette - 暴虐-Parasite
Bring Me The Horizon - Kingslayer (feat. BABYMETAL)
The unique mixture of J-pop and heavy metal that BABYMETAL popularized has become a quiet favorite within the alternative music community in the states
Curated Playlist ↓
Currently on tour for her latest album “SPELLLING & The Mystery School” – the Bay Area pop experimentalist presents an enchanting playlist of Folk, Soul, and Psychedelic sounds.
