Audioface: Music News, Reviews, & Culture

On the eighty-eighth episode of Audioface:

Reviews: "A Deathrace For Love" by Juice WRLD, "Hyperion" by Gesaffelstein, and "Lux Prima" by Karen O & Danger Mouse

New singles of the week: "Lo/Hi" by The Black Keys, "King James" by Anderson .Paak, "Numb Numb Juice" by ScHoolboy Q, and "Sunflower" & "Big Blue" by Vampire Weekend.

And now, R. Kelly's public meltdown, already in progress. Meek Mill gets real on prison abuse. RIP Keith Flint of the Prodigy, and "father of surf-rock" Dick Dale. The Deathrace For Love review. Sean recommends eclectic pianist Kelly Moran. Sam Smith makes LGBTQ+ history. YNW Melly pleads not guilty to a murder he probably committed. The Hyperion review. The MJ documentary "Leaving Neverland" sends shockwaves throughout the entertainment industry. Killer Mike and other rappers drop knowledge on top of the legal system. Woodstock turns 50 this year. The Lux Prima review. And how Kanye West chose slavery.

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Plus: .Paak is back sooner than we thought.

On the eighty-seventh episode of Audioface:

Reviews: Little Simz' "GREY Area", Hozier's "Wasteland, Baby!", and The Japanese House's "Good At Falling"

New singles of the week: "Falling Back" by Roosevelt, and "Strange Froot" by TOKiMONSTA featuring Ambré.

Anderson .Paak is returning with some big annoucements. The GREY Area review. MGMT is touring, and Bohemian Rhapsody is getting censored. The Wasteland, Baby! review. A 12 year old is detained for selling CDs in a mall, and Jaden Smith makes a real difference. The Good At Falling review. Travis Scott is up for Audioface's most notorious honor.

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Plus: A Fight For De La's Soul

On the eighty-sixth episode of Audioface:

Reviews: Solange's "When I Get Home", 2 Chainz' "Rap or Go to the League", and Weezer's "Black Album".

R. Kelly gets bailed out of jail and goes full R. Kelly. The When I Get Home review. De La Soul fights the perennial fight against their former record label. 21 Savage launches his financial literacy campaign for young adults. The Rap or Go to the League review. Should Ariana Grande play this concert in Manchester? BBC plans to release their own Michael Jackson documentary, as "Leaving Neverland" premieres to shocked audiences. The Black Album review. And Future's a no-show to NPR's Tiny Desk.

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Offset is antisemitic.

On the eighty-fifth episode of Audioface:

Reviews: Kehlani's "Now We Wait", Lil Pump's "Harverd Dropout", Feed Me's "High Street Creeps", Offset's "FATHER OF 4", and Gary Clark Jr's "This Land"

New single of the week: "Only Child" by Tierra Whack

It's been a long time coming, but R. Kelly is finally behind bars. The While We Wait review. Florida prisons steal inmates' music. Facing prison, 6ix9ine sings like a bird. Lil Pump cries about his jewlery before being arrested again. The Harverd Dropout review. Mac Miller recorded an unreleased album with a hip hop legend, and an SNL sketch upset Offset. The High Street Creeps review. Ariana Grande and the Beatles share something in common. The FATHER OF 4 review. RIP Peter Tork of the Monkees. The This Land review.

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Plus: Dan's Potter House

On the eighty-fourth episode of Audioface:

Reviews: Czarface Meets Ghostface, and HOMESHAKE's ”Helium"

New singles of the week: "Thotiana Remix" by Blueface feat. Cardi B, and "New House" by Rex Orange County

Cardi B thanked a dead man for her flowers. On the same night, she deleted her instagram. 21 Savage is released from ICE custody on bond. The Czarface Meets Ghostface review. Sheck Wes faces abuse allegations, while deadmau5's big mouth gets him in trouble again. 6ix9ine might avoid his hefty recommended jail sentence...on one important condition. The Helium review. A rapper is shot by the police and no one is talking about it, and R.E.M. hands Trump an L. A discussion on this Variety article on how Soundcloud rappers get created -- not discovered. (And an end-of-episode bonus: Dan discovers his Harry Potter house)

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