Music from Massachusetts
A little corner of our blog dedicated to the music and artists we cover from Massachusetts.
All artists here either currently live in Massachusetts or lived here at some point during their artistic career. Or at the very least, a collaborator on the project we wrote about is from Massachusetts.
In the Crowd: Rap Show! at vinyl index (NAHreally, Wave Generators, Esh & the Isolations, LDER)
The community this store has curated is constantly supportive, drawing massive crowds for a space that somehow expands to make them all—no matter how unfamiliar—feel perfectly at home.
RLX and LOMAN’s ‘Madon’’ is the sound of resilience
The Massachusetts-based duo crafted a rap album blending East Coast grit with modern sensibilities.
Tiril Jackson’s soulful EP ‘Who Are You?’ invites reflection while keeping things hopeful
With a voice that can do anything and a band that can play everything, Jackson’s sound is exciting and moreish.
PINK SLIP offers fun ska for really unfun times on ‘Suck City’
The Boston-based band proves ska was never really a fad, but rather a scene for those who want good trumpet-heavy bangers to skank to and good vibes from good people.
LOMAN channels hazy, nighttime ambience on ‘Notturno’
The Cambridge-based beatmaker’s latest EP is another example showcasing he cares and is proud of where he lives.
helios the sun god develops a reminiscent spirit in a modern framework on ‘all roads lead to rhodes: the early ears’
Spirits of American rock and the South haunt the Boston-based experimental band’s latest tracks as they float in and out between the focus and peripheral.
