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The 30 Best Albums of 2020
After a deluge of canceled or delayed tours, drive-in experiments, Bandcamp Fridays and bedroom livestreams, we’re finally here. Yay? It’s hard to celebrate much of anything in 2020. But one encouraging sign from the music industry has been the number of artists innovating on the fly — figuring out ways to sustain their careers through the madness. And as fans, at least we’ve had new albums to help us process our continuing semi-apocalypse. Having (mercifully) reached the end of this awful year, we have even more perspective on the functionality of a great record. The 30 we’ve assembled here have prompted us to dance, helped us grieve, made us laugh, or even just allowed us to escape into a transportive riff or soundscape. We assume they did the same for the artists themselves. Let us reme...
Run the Jewels Enlist Royal Blood for ‘The Ground Below’ Remix
Run the Jewels have shared a new remix that was done by British rockers Royal Blood for “The Ground Below,” which hails from the duo’s RTJ4 album. Featuring a smattering of guitars that are far heavier than the original sample, the “Royal Jewels” remix version features vocals from Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr. Listen to the remix below. [embedded content] It’s been a big year for Run the Jewels. RTJ4 was released in June (you can read our review here). Last month, the duo unveiled their video for “No Save Point” during the Adult Swim Festival. In October, Killer Mike and El-P performed their new album in full as part of their Holy Calamavote special on Adult Swim (it was the first-ever music broadcast on the network). From RTJ4, they’ve shared a video fo...
Run The Jewels Premiere Futuristic ‘No Save Point’ Video During Adult Swim Festival
Run The Jewels shared their contribution to the Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack, “No Save Point,” on Thursday, but waited to unveil its video until the Adult Swim Festival on Friday night. During their segment, El-P and Killer Mike discussed working on the highly anticipated new video game, and how that shaped the way they wrote the track. “I wanted to feel like you could listen to this jam in a flying car, and at the same time have a hard ass just drum break feeling jam for the exact reason that I really think hardcore dope rap is gonna be around in the future,” El-P explained. “We were trying to fuse a cinematic, futuristic sound with something that was just gonna break your neck when you heard it, and I think we kinda pulled it off.” “The beauty with video games ...
Kaytranada, Tycho, More to Perform at 2020 Virtual Adult Swim Festival: See the Full Lineup
As the live music industry continues its manic spiral into the virtual concert space thanks to the impact of COVID-19, the prospect of physical shows remains dubious. Ergo, the 2020 edition of Adult Swim‘s annual music festival will be a virtual affair, and organizers have shared the event’s sensational musical lineup. Joining dance music icon Robyn, who was previously announced as one of the festival’s headliners, are Kaytranada, Tycho, Thundercat, Loraine James, Mt. Joy, Rico Nasty, J.I.D, and more. The fest also promises exclusive streams with talent from Rick and Morty and The Eric Andre Show, among other popular Adult Swim titles. Fans can expect comedy segments, panels, and meet-and-greets, and brand new merchandise drops. Fans of hip-hop su...
Run the Jewels Get the Adult Swim Treatment on ‘yankee and the brave (ep. 4)’
After playing their latest RTJ4 on Holy Calamavote last weekend, Run the Jewels have gotten the Adult Swim treatment for their new visual for “yankee and the brave (ep. 4).” Directed by Sean Solomon with animation by Titmouse, the video centers around a high-speed chase where Killer Mike and El-P are chased around the city by the robotic police. [embedded content] “Killer Mike and El-P would fuck up some robot cops in real life,” Chris Prynoski, Titmouse founder and the president said in a statement, “so I consider this animated music video for ‘Yankee and the Brave’ a documentary – that documents the future. The prophecy of Run The Jewels has flowed through the Titmouse animators’ hearts and into their pencils. You can watch it before it happens as magical, moving drawings.” Following the...
Robyn Announced as Musical Headliner of Upcoming Adult Swim Virtual Festival
Electronic music icon Robyn is one of a bevy of artists set to appear at Adult Swim‘s upcoming virtual festival. In addition to the fabled “Dancing On My Own” artist, whose musical performance is slated as “Robyn Presents Club Domo,” the fest will include heavy metal band Mastodon as well as exclusive livestreams with talent from Rick and Morty and The Eric Andre Show. Fans can also expect comedy, panels, and meet-and-greets as well as exclusive festival merchandise and “unexpected surprises,” according to Deadline. Adult Swim Fans of hip-hop super duo Run the Jewels are also in for a treat. The Adult Swim Festival will feature the exclusive world premiere of the Run The Jewels x Cyberpunk 2077 musi...
Run the Jewels Perform RTJ4 in Its Entirety on Holy Calamavote Special
Late last night (or early this morning for East Coasters), Run the Jewels broadcast their Holy Calamavote special on Adult Swim. The vote-encouraging telecast was hosted by Eric Andre and featured the premiere performance of El-P and Killer Mike’s latest album, RTJ4. The duo, along with DJ Trackstar, performed the album in its entirety and were joined virtually by many of the record’s guests. Zack de la Rocha, Josh Homme, Mavis Staples, Pharrell, 2 Chainz, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, and Cochemea all appeared on a big screen behind RTJ, while Gangsta Boo and Greg Nice made in-person appearances. They performed in an empty venue but didn’t skimp on production, orchestrating a full light show during the set, as well as other visuals, like fake snow durin...
Pharrell Williams, 2 Chainz Added to Run the Jewels’ Holy Calamavote Lineup
Run the Jewels’ Holy Calamavote is less than two weeks away. And now, they’ve announced additional guests for the nights’ voter-encouragement event, adding Pharrell Williams, 2 Chainz, Greg Nice, Gangsta Boo, DJ Cutmaster Swiff, Cochemea and Gastelum. Zack De La Rocha, Mavis Staples and Josh Homme were previously announced as part of the telecast. It will also be the premiere performance of Run the Jewels’ RTJ4. Despite a rescheduled date due to a health scare, the event will air on Oct. 17 at 12:01am ET/9:01pm PT on Adult Swim’s website and HBO Max. Following the live broadcast, the show will also be available on Adult Swim’s YouTube channel, where fans can also donate to the ACLU. Watch the trailer for the show below. [embedded content] You can find out more about the show and ...
Run The Jewels’ Holy Calamavote TV Special to Feature Zack De La Rocha, Mavis Staples and Josh Homme
Run The Jewels’ televised concert special, Holy Calamavote, now has an all-star cast of guests. The event, to inspire voter turnout, will see El-P and Killer Mike performing RTJ4 along with musical guests Mavis Staples, Zack de la Rocha, Josh Homme among many more. Due to a health scare in their crew that temporarily halted production, the broadcast was bumped from its original date of Oct. 10 to Oct. 17 at midnight. The show is presented by Ben & Jerry’s and Adult Swim; Eric Andre will be the Master of Ceremonies The telecast gives them the opportunity to present, commercial-free, the very first performance of their hit album RTJ4 to the airwaves in the wake of the album’s critical acclaim. The performance will be simul-streamed on Adult Swim’s website and made available on ...
Run the Jewels to Perform RTJ4 on First-Ever Adult Swim Music Broadcast
Run the Jewels want you to vote. And they’re about to make history to make it happen. On Monday, Killer Mike and El-P announced that their critically acclaimed rap group will put on Adult Swim’s first-ever musical broadcast as they perform their new record RTJ4. The “Holy Calamavote” performance — brought together by Adult Swim and Ben & Jerry’s — will see the duo run through the entirety of the record on Oct. 10 at 12 a.m. “We’re proud to be a part of this initiative to encourage and enable voting and can’t wait to finally perform our album RTJ4. This will be fun,” the pair said in a joint statement. The main goal of the performance isn’t to necessarily share the tracks live for the first time, it’s to get fans to cast ballots on Nov. 3. “Adult Swim is honored to be a p...
Run the Jewels’ ‘Out of Sight’ Video Stars 2 Chainz and Get Duked! Cast
The one thing you can expect at this point from Run the Jewels is that their videos will be absolutely terrific. Their latest for “Out of Sight” is no different. Starring the cast of British comedy movie Get Duked!, the clip sees the actors break into a dimly lit house to steal the jewels — literally. Things don’t go according to plan and takes a surreal twist from there. The song (and video) also features Killer Mike and El-P’s pal 2 Chainz. Check it out below. [embedded content] Run the Jewels’ RTJ4 was released in June. They also launched a cannabis line recently as well. Read our review of the album here. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful p...
WHIPPED CREAM, Glass Animals, More Featured on “EA Sports UFC 4” Video Game Soundtrack
Eminem, Labrinth, Wiz Khalifa, and Glass Animals also appear. Iconic video game developer EA Sports has announced the soundtrack to UFC 4, the highly anticipated fourth installation of its beloved MMA video game series. While most of the soundtrack is rooted in hip-hop, the electronic music genre is also represented well. Featured on the soundtrack is WHIPPED CREAM‘s Lil Keed-assisted single “I Do the Most” and Glass Animals‘ “Tokyo Drifting,” which features Denzel Curry. Additional notable artists featured on the soundtrack include Eminem, Labrinth, Wiz Khalifa, Run the Jewels, and Machine Gun Kelly, J. Cole, among many others. To coincide with the expansive soundtrack, EA Sports also released its list of top MMA figh...
