Songs We Love: Oddisee, ‘Things’
The bright and bouncy dance track adds a new color to the Maryland-born rapper’s production palette — but the song’s energy belies its lyrical content.
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Skyline Hotel, Famous For A Century
Songs featured Sept. 23, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5.Read more about the project and submit your…
Oddisee, Peanut Butter And Dave
Songs featured Sept. 6, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5. Read more about the project and submit…
Dan Deacon, Girl Loves Distortion
Songs featured Aug. 22, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5. Read more about the project and submit your…
Den-Mate, Sansyou
Songs featured Aug. 1, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5. Read more about the project and submit…
Jonny Grave, Moonlight Mask
Songs featured July 30, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5. Read more about the project and submit…
Insect Factory, BRNDA
Songs featured June 24, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5. Read more about the project and submit…
Beautiful Swimmers, Jason A Mullinax
Songs featured June 22, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5. Read more about the project and submit…
The Fuss, Medications
Songs featured June 5, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5. Read more about the project and submit…
Protect-U, Terracotta Blue, Kokayi
Songs featured June 2, 2016, as part of Capital Soundtrack from WAMU 88.5. Read more about the project.
The Harry Bells, Caz And The Day Laborers
Songs heard on WAMU 88.5 on May 31, 2016, as part of our new Capital Soundtrack project.
Review: Oddisee, ‘The Odd Tape’
The Brooklyn rapper-producer’s latest instrumental album is evenly weighted from front to back. There’s never an off moment — or even a precarious one.
Oddisee Debuts A Lush New EP, ‘AlWasta’
One of the most accomplished hip-hop artists to emerge from the D.C. region, Maryland native Oddisee has just released AlWasta, a…
DTMD Sees Its Future, But The Maryland Hip-Hop Duo Is Also Willing To ‘Wait’
There was so much enthusiasm beneath DTMD’s 2011 debut album Makin’ Dolllas that it’s hard to believe the Prince George’s…
Oddisee Is A Citizen Of The Globe In His New Video For ‘Belong To The World’
“Where I’m at is where I go, and a circle ain’t my thing,” Oddisee raps on “Belong to the World,”…
Oddisee: Tiny Desk Concert
The charismatic Brooklyn-via-D.C.-area rapper creates just the right amount of space in his music. Here, he performs three songs live in the NPR Music offices.
Bandwidth’s Favorite D.C. Songs Of 2015 (So Far)
Here’s an example of a good problem: There’s too much great music coming out of D.C. for Bandwidth to substantively…
Rare Essence Will Be The First Go-Go Band To Play SXSW. Could It Mean Another Shot At Fame?
This month, thousands of bands, industry execs and people with the word “guru” in their Twitter bios are descending upon…
Track Work: Ardamus, ‘If Only I Gave Ah’
D.C. rapper Ardamus tends to write from his life experiences, but don’t call his music “conscious” hip-hop. “In all honesty, I…
Bandwidth’s Favorite D.C. Songs Of 2014
For a growing share of D.C.’s population, life is comfortable — it’s healthy, convenient, increasingly safe and even luxurious. But luxury rarely produces great…