Lav's Music Corner

Jimmy Edgar is an experimental electronica producer, conceptual artist, and fine art NFT grifter, sure why not. He's been around for well over a decade at this point but found a new audience as a Sophie collaborator in the hyperpop scene and his 2021 album Cheetah Bend  was met with a level of critical success. LIQUIDS HEAVEN  the album comes paired with a new line of NFT sculptures built from deconstructed medical equipment. Review by Lav: I will not talk about NFTs in this review. I will not talk about NFTs in this review.  I hate NFTs. I will not talk about NFTs in this review.  Jimmy Edgar is great. Not only is he a strikingly unique producer who absolutely refuses to limit himself sonically, but he's also a great curator of talent. Last time we heard from Jimmy Edgar was just a year ago when he dropped Cheetah Bend , not only a very solid experimental electronica record but one that featured some unexpectedly brilliant collaborations with SOPHIE, Danny Brown, Ma...

Last best new songs of October, here's hoping my year-end lists will come out on time.  5.  I Killed Captain Hook  - Unknown Mortal Orchestra I had a pretty negative reaction to this when I heard it for the first time as it very purposefully sounds like a demo but it seems like it's genuinely the next single of this UMO era. While it's nowhere near as good as last year's That Life  the presentation did grow on me, particularly after really digging into the song's instrumental bridge where every little nuance of guitar sound is put up front and center behind the thin crackling distortion.  Listen 4.  Feedback  - La Roux (Feat. Baby Tate) Yeah, I'm just as surprised as you are. La Roux is back and her new single is an R&B banger with a Baby Tate verse that honestly kinda rules. That sentence feels randomly generated. There certainly isn't any new territory broken on the song but I am genuinely shocked at how comfortable La Roux sounds on it. This is ...