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Over the past decade, BLOND:ISH has emerged as one of the most genre-blurring artists in electronic music. In the five years since going solo under the BLOND:ISH moniker, Bakos has redefined herself as an artist – where she was once a mainstay at late-night raves, you’re now more likely to see her performing beachside sets in the mid-afternoon. And when not behind the soundboard, she runs a crypto fund and a non-profit dedicated to reducing the amount of plastic waste produced by music festivals.Following a rare after-midnight set at Circoloco’s Halloween weekender, produced by Teksupport at a Brooklyn warehouse, Bakos discussed curating a set, her approach to production and what the BLOND:ISH project looks like today.How has the BLOND:ISH project evolved over the past few years?It evolved...

As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.This week’s lineup is led by MF DOOM, Freddie Gibbs and idk, who each released the visual for "Vomitspit" and the albums You Only Die 1nce and  BRAVADO INTiMO. Also joining this selection are offerings from Westside Gunn, Lola Young with Lil Yachty, midwxst, Yeat with Quavo, Balming Tiger and Roy Woods.MF DOOM - "Vomitspit"A music video for "Vomitspit" has been released in celebration of the DOOMSDAY 2024, the anniversary of MF DOOM's death. The visual is directed, animated and composed by Saber, and sees an animated version of the late Supervillain (as well his alter egos like King Geedorah) cooking up something good. It also pays homage to DOOM's legacy with a l...

When Justice released Hyperdrama, their first album in eight years, this April they didn’t exactly expect to dominate the dance scene like they once had. Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay, began performing together as Justice in 2003, and over the past twenty years, they’ve built a cult-like audience that’s followed their every beat — but the arms-wide-open reception they received from the contemporary audience surprised them..Even as one of the most influential electronic acts of the past few decades – lauded for their convergence of French house and rock music – Hyperdrama served to re-introduce Juitice to longtime fans and a fresh pool of listeners alike thanks to anthemic cuts like the Tame Impala-featuring “Neverender” and other collaborations with Miguel, Connan Mockasin and Thunderc...

Cochise has achieved TikTok virality time and time again with tracks including “POCKET ROCKET” and “Tell Em.” Laced with his smooth auto-tuned vocals and Floridian finesse and further leveled up with his contagious and clean production style, a whole lot of the rapper’s discography is social media bait. But that’s not what he has his sights set on.He’s making that very clear on his third studio album, WHY ALWAYS ME?, an 18-track offering that he calls the follow-up to 2023’s NO ONE’S NICE TO ME.“You can’t argue with the internet. It’s gonna do what it’s gonna do. But you don't have to be the most viral artist to stay relevant,” he told Hypebeast.Rather than chase his glory days of virality, Cochise prefers to stay in his well-established lane, riding solo if need be. “I don't have all thes...

When the video call connects, S.H. “SKIZ” Fernando Jr. is instantly in awe of the 12-hour difference between us. The author, journalist and music critic’s backdrop teases the beautiful, sunny weather of Baltimore, Maryland, while the windows behind me show the electrifying evening skyline of Hong Kong. In just under two weeks, The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap's Masked Iconoclast, his biography about the late and great Daniel Dumile a.k.a. MF DOOM, will be hitting the shelves via Astra Publishing House.It took him a total of three years to put it all together, and the idea of penning the book arose almost immediately after the announcement of the artist’s death. SKIZ had just handed in his Wu-Tang Clan biography, From The Streets of Shaolin, on January 1, 2021 — the day after DOOM's w...

As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.This week’s lineup is led by an album from Cochise and a solid lineup of singles coming from: Tyler the Creator, Matt Champion, Lil Yachty, Aminé x Smino, Paris Texas, Romy x Sampha, Saba x No ID, Summer Walker and KidSuper x Giggs x Quavo.Cochise – WHY ALWAYS ME?After unveiling an impressive string of singles throughout the year, Cochise has finally dropped the album. WHY ALWAYS ME? marks his first long-form release since 2022 and sees features from Aminé, Veeze and Anycia across the 18-track, hip-hop-meets-dancehall LP.Listen: Spotify | Apple MusicTyler, the Creator – "NOID"As CHROMAKOPIA nears closer (now just three days away but who's counting...) Tyler has dr...