I feel like it has been dry for a bit with new music. I could be wrong and that the algorithm is screwing me over.

Does anyone know of some good stuff that has been released in the past month or so?

The new Wu joint is dope.

Peace
Doitall76

but there's always a New Music post in General Discussion every month that mista5k updates every week, very thoroughly.

i would start there if you feel like you're missing out.

he at least lists just about EVERYTHING that comes out each week, and there's some light discussion of the music. i'm always in there discussing the music at least.

I had always come here for the music discussion and thought that the General Discussion was for everything else. So, while I have looked over there in the past, I had always come back to the Lesson for music discussion.

Peace
Doitall76

It has been a little quieter, but here's some stuff on my list from the last month or so that I've listened to and plan on listening to again. (A few items might be from slightly earlier.)

Definitely light on hip hop.

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Emma-Jean Thackray - Weirdo

Natalia Lafourcade - Cancionera

Eli Keszler - s/t

Adrienne Lenker - Live...

Yukimi (of Little Dragon) - For You

Melanie Fiona - Say Yes

Gregory Uhlmann/Josh Johnson/Sam Wilkes - Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes

Jazz Spastiks/Godfather Don - Writer's Delight

Bon Iver - Sable, Fable

Gerald Clayton - Ones and Twos

Valerie June - Owls Omens and Oracles

Alex Isley - WHEN

Blu and August Fanon - Forty

Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson - What did the Blackbird Say to the Crow?

Sault - 10

Sam Gendel & Nate Mercereau - digi-squires

Femi Kuti - Journey through Life

Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas - Totality

William Tyler - Time Indefinite

Wu-Tang & Mathematics - Black Samson...

Satomimagae - Taba



Also, that new Erika de Casier surprise album ("Lifetime") from this week is pretty good on first listen, will go back for more.

I have some stuff on the "to check out" list, too, can post that later.

-thebigfunk

~ i could still snort you under the table ~

It's not even been that dry, but there hasn't been a ton jumping out at me.

Which makes me think my head probably isn't engaged in the right way, distracted by... well, everything, lol.

But some records I was really excited about just didn't hit.

Maybe we should start our Best-So-Far of 2025 post? Start sorting through everything.

That said: the Lafourcade album and the Thackray album, those two have already gotten a lot of play and they've only been out a few weeks.

I only just played through that Yukimi record for the first time but enjoyed it a lot.

-thebigfunk

~ i could still snort you under the table ~

Fly Anakin - Forever Dream
MIKE - Showbiz! (Pinball 2 also dropped today)
Alchemist, Larry June, 2 Chainz - Life is Beautiful
Black Milk & Fat Ray - Food from the Gods
Westside Gun - 12 and Heels Have Eyes
Curren$y & Harry Fraud - Never Catch Us
Previous Industries (Open Mike Eagle) - Evergreen Plaza
Henny L.O. and ewonee - Coldest Season Ever
Blu & August Fanon - 40


Some other stuff here and there I'm probably forgetting or haven't gotten around to yet (pretty sure Boldy James and Benny the Butcher have dropped 1-2 projects each?), but idk, the year has felt pretty cool to me so far.

Some veteran boom-bap/traditionalist/over-40 releases (Alc, Blu, Black Milk, Gunn, Wu), the younger dudes with the heavy sample based stuff I like (MIKE, Anakin, Henny L.O.), to the "art rap"/nerdy/weirder stuff (Previous Industries), etc.


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I don't like the beat anymore because its just a loop. ALC didn't FLIP IT ENOUGH!

Flip it enough? Flip these. Flip off. Go flip some f*cking burgers.(c)Kno

Allied State of the National Electric Beat Treaty Organization (NEBTO)

SWAVAY - BILLY2
Key Glock - Glockaveli
DDG - blame the chat
Le$ - Water Under The Bridge
Ray Vaughn - The Good The Bad The Dollar Menu
Westside Gunn - Heels Have Eyes
Wu Tang Clan - Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman
Blu - Forty
Deante Hitchcock - Good Things Take Time
Starlito - Regretfully
Saba - From The Private Collection of Saba and No I.D.
Slim Thug & Propain - Double Cup
Dough Networkz - Dis For The Project (Side A)
Black Soprano Family - The Outcome
REASON - I Love You Again
Dave East & Ransom - The Final Call
Black Milk & Fat Ray - Food From The Gods
Larry June, 2 Chainz & Alchemist - Life Is Beautiful
Central Cee - Can't Rush Greatness
DaBoii - Heart of A Lion
OHGEESY - Paid In Full
Tyga - NSFW

...couple others that are borderline but these got the most replay value for me.

so far. But it’s felt fairly slow to me on that front.

Little Simz and Rome Streetz/Conductor Williams are the upcoming albums with release dates that I’m looking forward to.

Hoping the Clipse and Jericho Jackson albums drop soon, too.

Banks has really found his lane in the 2020’s and it’s great to see.

Some hip hop I've been listening to.

MIKE - Showbiz!
Previous Industries - Evergreen Plaza
Premrock - Did you enjoy your time...?
R.A.P. Ferreira - Outstanding Understanding
Billy Woods - GOLLIWOG