F ck Your Expectations: AG Club Is Redefining the Boy Band
Fuck Your Expectations: AG Club Is Redefining the Boy Band
1 month ago in CultureWords By Thomas Hobbs
Look 1, L-R, Ivan, Baby, Jody, Manny
Highsnobiety / Aidan Cullen
Zoom interviews usually involve a bored subject sitting in front of a MacBook Pro like they’re about to give deposition, with Wi-Fi delays only adding to the general awkwardness. Yet, on our call, the two core members of Bay-area hip-hop collective AG Club possess the energy of a couple of giddy teenagers queuing for a rollercoaster ride.
Jody Fontaine is nodding his head to an imaginary beat and holding his arms out like Rio’s Christ the Redeemer statue. Meanwhile, Baby Boy bounces around like Bugs Bunny across a living room that looks like it smells of bong water (their house in LA is shared with 12 other AG members and described to me as a mix of “non-stop creativity and parties” in a separate call with Ivan, one of the group’s video editors
Phoebe Bridgers finally officially released her cover of The Cure’s “Friday I’m In Love” via Spotify alongside a new recorded version of “Scott Street” both recorded at Spotify Studios in New York City. The back-to-back tracks arrive just shortly before the 2021 GRAMMYs where she’s in the running for Best New Artist, Best Alternative Music Album for
Punisher and Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for “Kyoto.”
IDK – “Back In Blood (Freestyle)” / “Gravity (Cover)”
IDK has dropped off his own takes on Pooh Shiesty and Lil Durk’s “Back In Blood” and Brent Faiyaz and Tyler, the Creator’s “Gravity.” The covers mark his first release of 2021, following “2 Cents” in November 2020 and his
V’s New Music Round-Up
V’s New Music Round-Up
V’s New Music Round-Up
Here are some of the best and biggest releases of the week
Here are some of the best and biggest releases of the week
March 5, 2021
Hello and welcome! Been wondering when the coronavirus becomes the coro-no-virus (I tried)? Need some flashy, personal, and completely head-bangable tunes to keep your sanity in check? Then welcome to V’s new music round-up, where we tune you into some of the week’s biggest and best releases, whether they be singles or albums.
Here are this week’s top picks: