Kendrick Lamar - DamnKendrick Lamar releases his new album Damn. Its his first extended release since last years demos collection Untitled Unmastered, and his first formal record since 2015s To Pimp A Butterfly. Damn strikes a neat balance between spiritual content, personal reflection and socio political comment. Countless rappers claim to have transcended the game. Kendrick Lamar actually does. Theres the sense his ambitions on Damn are even larger, reaching toward

acoustic-based solo career

" a hit for him and The Sunliners

Working closely with his estate to maintain his original vision

video and gravity-defying water sports

Everything started as big long rambles recorded live that are then trimmed down into something more concise

“It’s the first time we’ve ever made an album like that

angry indie-pop punk was the answer to being stuck indoors

memories and experiences carried forward mapping our connection to place

reminiscent of Curt Boettcher and Margo Guryan

you find the extended observations of Potter's Field and Burma-shave

the Del Monas began life as the Milk-Boilers

“A lot of punk is on the nose like “fuck the Tories” but I’m not that hardcore