Avant Garde Hip Hop songs

Sounds like: Madlib, Shigeto

Where have Jason and I been this week? This Indie Shuffle timeline is looking bare of our reviews, which is why I'm getting this song up today. Depen...

tiedye ky

Yellow

Sounds like: Made in M, Birocratic, Un Blonde

ambient tom misch beat connection bearcubs chill beats

Sometimes I search for days and days before I find a song that has that certain something. Sometimes I try to break down what exactly I'm listening fo...

Snoh Aalegra

Sometimes (GOVI Remix)

Sounds like: Exmag, Reva Devito, Masego, MNDSGN

remixes soul r&b remixes laidback hip hop sample-based

Snoh Aalegra is a vocalist we've mentioned before, but "Sometimes" is the first time she has truly caught my ear. The original tune off her album FEE...

thenobodies

andy warhol

Sounds like: Life on Planets, MAAD, Ayelle, MIKKNA

soul future beats future R&B future autotune

Have you wondered why lower-case everything is a thing? My theory is that people are just worn down. I never use capital letters when I'm feeling indi...

Vulture St Tape Gang

First World Problems Solved

Sounds like: Anderson .Paak, Hiatus Kaiyote, Taylor McFerrin

funk neo-soul jazzy beats funky anderson .paak

Fuck gun toting, we've got a gang of vultures wielding tapes. Can you even wrap that around your mind -- wait, no, can you even wrap your mind around ...

Lossless

Full Raichu

Sounds like: Oghorse, Odd future

hip-hop rap future beats Odd Future avant garde

Avant-garde might as well be the new norm. In a world where nothing is familiar, new approaches are the only way to head into the future. Lossless is...

Leo Kalyan

Fucked Up

Sounds like: The Weekend, The xx

R&B soul the weeknd experimental pop dark pop

Leo Kalyan, a queer Muslim artist out of London, is making more than just music. He's painting pictures of his soul with each new track he releases. ...

Tricky

Sun Down (Ft. Tirzah)

Sounds like: Portishead, Massive Attack, DJ Shadow

hip-hop downtempo trip hop minimal dark electro

Tricky is an artist who, in my opinion, is about as under-appreciated as they come. A core member of The Wild Bunch, the undisputed Bristol-based fore...