Narrow Head discuss their favorite albums of 2020
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Narrow Head had been on the rise for a while, and they had their biggest breakthrough yet with this year s
12th House Rock, their first album for Run For Cover. If you haven t heard it, it s a driving, catchy blend of grunge, punk, and shoegaze that ll take you right back to the days when MTV played loud rock bands. You can stream it below.
With 2020 coming to a close, we asked Narrow Head what their favorite albums of the year were, and they made us a list that includes the comeback album by the band who really paved the way for the current heavy shoegaze movement (Hum), plus some likeminded peers (Higher Power, Vein.fm), some hardcore (Big Cheese, Public Acid), and an eclectic mix of other things. Read on for their full list and what they had to say about each one.
Whole Lotta Red has seemingly leaked weekly since the announcement.
In fact, it was Akademiks who first perpetuated the Christmas release date theory for the project in an Instagram post earlier this month.
Additionally, rap newcomer Mario Judah’s abrasive ultimatum-leveraging campaign to force Carti’s hand into dropping
Whole Lotta Red has culminated in the release of his baby voice-channeling single “Bih Yah” and his tribute capsule project.
“I tried to warn you dude,” Judah wrote in the caption of the Instagram post. “Whole Lotta Red’ OUT NOW.”
In the two years since Carti’s experimental debut album
Die Lit, he’s delivered one official release in the form of his “Meh,” single. However, he recently piqued the interest of fans with his promising guest spot on Lil Yachty’s
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Mario Judah issued an ultimatium to Playboi Carti over the release of Carti’s
Whole Lotta Red album and when the “Magnolia” rapper failed to deliver, Judah decided to release his own
Whole Lotta Red.
Led by the viral star’s new single “Bih Yah,” the four-track “tribute” to Carti features Judah songs such as “Luv My Slatts,” “Bean & Lean” and “Figi Freestyle.” The entire project finds Judah doing his best Carti impersonation after pleading like many diehard fans for the release of the Georgia rapper’s long-awaited third album
Whole Lotta Red. Listen to Judah’s version of
WLR below.
Mario Judah has been gaining some traction over the last few weeks with his odd social media antics and a sound that fuses the worlds of Hip Hop and rock. Playboi Carti was thrown into the mix when he was the main topic on some of Judah’s latest videos. Judah expressed how tired he was waiting for the release of
Whole Lotta Red and claimed he’ll drop it for Carti.
On Tuesday (December 8), the red-haired rapper took to Twitter to give Carti a final warning with the release of
Whole Lotta Red. If Carti doesn’t drop it, Judah swears he’ll release his version instead.