Adrian Crowley shares a bit of psychedelia indie with 'Northbound Stowaway'; Human Impact offer dirty industrial rock on 'Recognition'; DJ Muggs and Rome Streetz go old-school hip-hop on 'Ace of Swords'; Kele of Bloc Party shares a hypnotic guitar loop on 'The Heart of the Wave'; afrobeat meets hip-hop on 'Cosmosis' by the late Tony Allen featuring Skepta & Ben Okri; Chronixx cries for peace (and legal ganja) on psychedelic reggae 'Safe N Sound'; former post-hardcore band Trophy Scars deliver an Americana-blues song 'Father: Part I'.

"Okereke’s writing on ‘2042’ feels like his boldest to date. This is a vital touchstone in documenting the lives of those who must negotiate multi-faceted racial and sexual identities against a backdrop of continuing division. It’s the social commentary that makes this experimental album feel vital and unifying" - NME says in a review of Kele […]

A great selection of songs released this week, chosen by Brooklyn Vegan (some were mentioned here before, so we're skipping those): cloud rap pioneer Clams Casino is back with a new song 'Rune', his album 'Moon Trip Radio' is out next week; Brooklyn rapper Junglepussy is in Halloween mood with 'Spiders'; former Titus Andronicus member Amy […]