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Welcome to SNX DLX! Going forward, we’ve decided to do something a little different with our weekly streetwear roundup. Henceforth (official and fancy, right?) we’ll be axing the apparel coverage, but keeping the name. How do we cut the series in half but still justify calling it SNX DLX? Because we’re using that extra room to talk about more of the week’s best sneakers, expanding our top 5 into whatever number we need to profile all of the dopest sneakers getting launched any given week.

This week, that means we’ve got 10 kicks to share!

Fans of our apparel coverage will also have a new weekly article series solely focused on the best streewear drops to look forward to. We haven’t figured out a name for that one yet, Threads? Friday Fits? You’ll know it when you see it.

For now, let’s take a look at the dopest sneakers dropping this week.

Stüssy x Nike Air Huarache Desert Oak

We covered Stüssy’s two colorway Huarache drop last week for the limited release and we’re taking time this week to remind you that the Air Huarache Desert Oak is getting a worldwide release tomorrow via the SNKRS app. You’re not going to want to miss this dope re-up of a classic Huarache — featuring heel clip and booty construction dipped in an earth-toned colorway with suede accents and dual Nike Stüssy branding.

The Stüssy x Nike Air Huarache in Desert Oak is set to drop on February 18th for a retail price of $120. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Nike Dunk Low Coast/Hyper Cobalt/Medium Grey

This week, the Dunk Low is getting a major drop of three dope new colorways including Coast, which combines sail and coast blue, Medium Grey, which combines variety red and grey, and Hyper Cobalt, which sports a black-toe inspired black and cobalt blue makeup. The Coast is, unfortunately, a WMN’S-sized only exclusive to which we ask Nike, “why?”

It’s 2021, just release each drop in a full-size range. Or make everything unisex and throw gender out the window.

While the latest Dunk drop doesn’t have any big-name collaborations sweetening the deal, this is a pretty solid drop by Nike and we don’t mind the Dunk being dressed in more traditional designs, as fun as the Grateful Dead and Chunky Dunkys were.

The new colorway pack for the Nike Dunk Low is set to drop on February 18th for a retail price of $100. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or select Nike retailers.

Soulland x Li-Ning Shadow and Wind Ranger

Denmark-based streetwear label Soulland has linked up with Chinese-based sportswear brand Li-Ning for a double sneaker collection dubbed the Shadow and Wind Ranger. The Shadow, which is available in both Men and WMNS’s sizes, features a futuristic upper full of transparent detailing and a hollowed sole unit that provides stability and shock absorption. The Wind Ranger features layered panel construction, translucent fabrics, and is, according to Soulland, lighter than the Shadow with a great energy return for runners looking for a sneaker with good feedback.

The Soulland x Li-Ning Shadow and Wind Ranger is set to drop on February 19th for a retail price of $325 and $240 respectively. Pick up a pair exclusively at the Soulland webstore.

Air Jordan I Silver Toe

Another WMNS size exclusive, the Silver Toe is the evolution of Jordan brand’s played-out Gold Toe sneaker, swapping out the patent gold for a NASA-inspired crinkled silver. It’s the type of colorway that will elevate even the most basic fit to something infectiously stylish, thanks to its combination of shimmery silver and contrasting black leather overlays.

The Air Jordan 1 Silver Toe is set to drop on February 19th for a retail price of $170. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or select Nike retailers.

Adidas Yeezy 700 V3 Kyanite

As biblical as Ye’s new “Kyanite” iteration of the 700 sounds, it would appear that Ye is finally off his whole naming sneakers after biblical figures kick. Kyanite is actually an aluminosilicate mineral found in aluminum-rich rocks. Kyanite generally has a distinct blue and white gradient so Ye really nailed it with the name on this one.

With its aerodynamic design lines, the 700 remains one of Ye’s most sleek silhouettes and the Kyanite is a great addition to the shoe’s legacy.

The Adidas Yeezy 700 V3 Kyanite is set to drop on February 20th for a retail price of $200. Pick up a pair at the Adidas webstore or via Yeezy Supply.

Air Jordan III Cool Grey

Oh okay Nike, just go ahead and release new Dunks, a dope-as-hell pair of Jordan 1s, bring back one of the Huarache’s best colorways, and go ahead and close the week out by also dropping one of the most coveted colorways for the Jordan III in the sneaker’s entire existence.

Money? Who needs it? Certainly not us.

It seems almost cruel that Nike is having such a strong week immediately after Valentine’s Day (we could’ve asked for one of these as a gift, c’mon!) but here they are consistently being the hottest footwear brand in all of streetwear. We’d hate them if we didn’t love the shoes so much.

What can we even say about the Cool Grey? It’s retro, it’s got the elephant print, it’s perfect!

The Air Jordan III Cool Grey is set to drop on February 20th for a retail price of $170. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app, or select Nike retailers like Foot Locker or Atmos.

Lacoste Match Break

We don’t cover Lacoste’s drops often (mostly because we simply didn’t have the room in the past) but we’re big fans of the brand’s sneaker offerings, which usually pull classic 70’s tennis kicks as inspiration. Featuring a simple canvas upper with subtle pattern work, the Match Break sports leather overlays, a tapered sole, and sits atop a cream midsole and rubber outsole.

Right now the Match Break is available in three colorways. We dig the all-white and blue but the green is a little too similar to Lacoste’s iconic crocodile logo for us, which lessens the logo’s pop.

The Lacoste Match Break is available now for a retail price of $160. Pick up a pair at the Lacoste webstore.

Adidas Superstar Futuershell

The Adidas Superstar is a hard sneaker to update, it’s one of Adidas’ most iconic and oldest silhouettes, how do you bring that to a new audience? By wrapping it in a translucent TPE shell of course!

With a combination of coral pink, blue accents, and a white base, this updated take on the Superstar brings the sneaker up to date in a creative way. It’s bit like Blondey McCoy’s translucent iteration from last week, but more sport-focused.

The Adidas Superstar Futureshell is available now for a retail price of $135. Pick up a pair at select retailers.

The North Face EQBC Slides

Leave it to The North Face to design a slide that looks fit for the hiking trail. The EQBC slides feature a durable outdoor-friendly rubber outsole with a mesh upper in a classic black and white colorway. Complete with velcro straps, a soft footbed, and an overall breathable design, the EQBC will pair wonderfully with any summer treks you take on the beach or a moderate trail.

While these were clearly built with the outdoors in mind, we can’t actually suggest anyone wear sandals on a hike. Unless you’re mushroom hunting, then sandals are a must.

The North Face EQBC Slides are available now for a retail price of $70. Pick up a pair at North Face stockists like Fenom.

Dior-ID

The Dior-ID is just the type of sneaker drop that the original SNX DLX would’ve avoided. Not because it’s not dope, we actually really love the design, which feels equal parts retro and next-level luxurious. But with a price tag of over a grand, why highlight this sneaker when you can talk about another dope Jordan that’s only an eighth of the price?

The Dior-ID features a low profile design with a calfskin leather upper, canvas detailing, a lace shroud, and gilded Dior-ID branding on the lateral wall, because if you’re dropping a grand on a pair of sneakers, better let people know they’re f*cking Dior. The Dior-ID has a large selection of colorways, from classic green-white, black-white, blue-white color schemes, as well as a striking all-black or all-white model.

The Dior-ID sneaker is available now for a retail price of $1,150. Pick up a pair exclusively at Dior.

QAnon-loving Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) recently denied cheating on her husband with multiple men from her gym before she headed to Capitol Hill and promptly got booted from committees after spouting dangerous enough conspiracy theories that even Sean Hannity distanced himself from her wackiness. She had claimed that “Jewish space lasers” were to blame for California wildfires, so it wasn’t exactly surprising to see that she apparently led an interesting previous life, which is what the Daily Mail detailed after this headline: “EXCLUSIVE: Embattled QAnon congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘openly cheated’ on her husband of 25 years with a polyamorous tantric sex guru and then moved on to another affair with the manager at her gym.”

Marjorie previously worked at the gym where she apparently met Craig Ivey, her so-called (polyamorous) tantric sex guru lover. Due to his newfound notoriety, he’s started an OnlyFans page, and he’s actually calling himself “The Polyamorous Tantric Sex Guru” while claiming to live a life filled with “adventure, magic, nature, dance, armored combat, creativity, sensuality, experiences, seeking knowledge, movement, gleaning wisdom, teaching, stoicism, fun, playfulness, and most importantly love for all creatures and human beings.”

That’s a mouthful, and the Daily Mail reveal from Ivey’s various social media posts that he remembers Greene as “a kind spirit that wanted to help people through building community and reaching health goals.” The two never discussed politics, though, and he’s now sad at what he’s seeing from her.

“It does sadden me to see the type of person she has chosen to become,” Ivey relayed. “I feel like I knew her at her best and unfortunately she has drifted far from that life. I still wish her the best.”

(Via Daily Mail)

In 2020, around the start of the pandemic, a then-15-year-old known as Glaive started making music, which quickly gained traction when the first of it was released on SoundCloud in April. That led to a debut EP, Cypress Grove, and today, Glaive (now 16 years old) has shared a new video for one of the release’s tracks, “Astrid.”

Musically, an immediate comparison that comes to mind with this song is 100 Gecs but poppier and less aggressive. Glaive’s music is often categorized as “hyperpop,” a label that he’s actually not in love with.

In a recent interview, Glaive described how he got started making music, saying, “The main thing at the beginning was being bored. I’ve only been doing this for eight months, a little before quarantine started. It was a good way of getting out emotions instead of being friggin’ sad all the time. Most of my songs are pretty sad, but I’m a pretty happy, energetic person. Getting rid of all those negative emotions through music — then I don’t have to talk about it at any other time.”

Glaive also discussed how his North Carolina home informs his visuals, saying, “If I didn’t live here, I probably wouldn’t love nature as much as I do. But now I’ve fallen in love with the landscape — forests, open fields, just being outside in general. A lot of my songs are trying to recreate that nature-y feel, too.”

Some good news is that press materials note that “more music from Glaive is imminent,” so keep an eye out.

Watch the “Astrid” video above.

While you might enjoy a gin & tonic or a negroni from time to time, you probably don’t think about gin all too often. It’s a spirit that feels stuck in time — classic and almost unchanging — with the most prominent brands having been known to us since we first spotted them in an aunt’s liquor cabinet as kids. Bombay Sapphire, Plymouth, Gordon’s, Tanqueray, Beefeater… you know the names.

But just like whiskey, rum, tequila, and alcohol consumption in general, gin is absolutely booming right now. The gin industry is expected to grow by $3.71 billion from 2020-24. That’s massive and it can’t all just be the result of Ryan Reynolds’ clever Aviation Gin ad campaigns. Drinkers are embracing gin in all its botanical brightness and, as with the other aforementioned spirits, new brands are popping up quickly to meet demand.

Now here’s the good news: Many of those brands are creating great products and showcasing a deep commitment to craft. By tweaking the mix of botanicals and leaning into certain elements, they’re also bringing something new to the party — which is crucial when the tried and true companies cast such enormous shadows. Check out the 11 new(ish) gin expressions below and definitely don’t wait for summer to mix one of them into your next g & t.

Elena London Dry Gin

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $36.99

The Story:

Elena Penna Currado Vietti, founder of Italy’s Vietti Winery created this London Dry Gin in 2020. Made with botanicals sourced from northern Italy, this small-batch gin has the bright flavor of Alp-grown juniper berries as well as herbs, roots, and other ingredients from the region.

Tasting Notes:

On the nose, you’ll find bright, crisp scents of juniper, light citrus, and a herbal undertone. The first sip is filled with more juniper as well as dried orange peels, fresh lemon zest, and thyme. The finish is long, full of heat, and ends with more subtle juniper notes.

Bottom Line:

Proving that terroir imparts different flavors in the botanicals used to create a gin, this gin gets its unique flavor profile from the soil, air, and environment of northern Italy and will certainly expand your idea of the spirit.

Year Created: 2020

Arbikie Nàdar Gin

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $59

The Story:

Scotland’s Arbikie Highland Estate was founded in 2013. Since the only way to make whisky is to wait for it to mature, the company’s first Scotches won’t be bottled until 2029. In the meantime, it’s cranking out high-quality vodka and gin. One of its newest gins is Arbikie Nàdar Gin. The world’s first carbon-positive gin, Nàdar was made with a spirit distilled from peas (yes, peas).

Tasting Notes:

Take time to smell this gin before you sip it and you’ll find hints of juniper, citrus zest, and a subtle earthy scent. The first sip is filled with lemon, lime, and orange flavors that pair perfectly with the following wave — lemongrass and a nice kick of juniper. In the end, you’ll find more crisp citrus zest and dried orange peels.

Bottom Line:

Not only is this a bright, sunny, and highly mixable gin, it’s also great for the environment. You can feel like you did a great thing for the earth while you pour it into your next gin cocktail.

Year Created: 2020

Roku Gin

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $28.99

The Story:

In the fall of 2018, Roku Gin launched in the US. While that was a few years ago, in the grand scheme of gin it’s a blink of the eye. Roku is “six” in Japanese. It’s a reference to the six traditional, Japanese botanicals that are used to make this highly drinkable gin. The flavors of sakura flower, sakura leaf, yuzu peel, sencha tea, gyokuro tea, and sansho pepper make this a truly unique and flavorful gin.

Tasting Notes:

On the nose you’ll find that Roku is extremely fresh, crisp, and full of a veritable bouquet of floral scents and pine needles. Take a sip and you’ll find notes of herbal tea, subtle cracked black pepper, and citrus zest. The last few sips are mellow, light, and it all ends with a hint of caramel and orange.

Bottom Line:

If you’re looking for a different flavor profile for your favorite gin & tonic, grab a bottle of Roku. Its unique and bold in all the right ways.

Year Created: 2018

Amass Dry Gin

ABV: 45%

Average Price: $54.99

The Story:

AMASS Dry Gin is California through and through. It includes local botanicals like California Bay and Cascara Sagrada buckthorn, Reishi and Lion’s Mane mushrooms, hibiscus, ginger, cardamom, cacao, and juniper berries.

Tasting Notes:

On the nose, you’ll find fresh citrus, subtle ginger, and bright juniper aromas. The palate is full of hints of cardamom, cinnamon, herbal notes, as well as juniper and a nice citrus bite. The finish is long, earthy, and ends in a nice hit of spicy peppercorns.

Bottom Line:

Sip this gin neat or on the rocks to get the most out of it. It has a nice heat and so many different flavors you’ll need a few glasses to find them all.

Year Created: 2019

Gray Whale Gin

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $34.99

The Story:

Founded in 2016 on the belief that a distillery can not only craft amazing spirits, but can also support wildlife conservation, Gray Whale Gin is made with six, specific California botanicals: mint, fir tree, kombu sea kelp, almonds, and juniper berries. The result is a west coast-centric, flavorful gin perfect for sipping and mixing.

Tasting Notes:

Give this gin a nice nosing and your nostrils will fill with the fragrances of juniper berries, fresh mint, and herbal hints. The palate is filled with sweet almonds, dried orange peels, and bright juniper. The finish is refreshing, tart, and crisp — with a final kick of lemon rounding out the flavor experience.

Bottom Line:

Not only is this a great, flavorful gin, but every sip was created using botanicals and herbs foraged at the various stages of the gray whale’s migratory journey. Fantastic conversation piece!

Year Created: 2016

Dumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $36.99

The Story:

This bold, vibrant gin gets its name from one of its base ingredients, dried Gunpowder tea. While this is an Irish gin, its roots are firmly planted in Asia — with the addition of meadowsweet, angelica root, oriental grapefruit, orris root, juniper berries, and various other botanicals and ingredients.

Tasting Notes:

On the nose, you’ll be treated to the scents of lemon, lime, anise, and juniper berries. Take a sip and you’ll be transported to a world of herbal tea, lemon zest, cardamom, caraway, and juniper berries. The last gulp is fresh, flavorful, warming, and ends with a final hint of tea.

Bottom Line:

Ireland is mostly known for its whiskey. But give this flavorful, Asian-influenced gin a chance and enjoy the prominent tea notes.

Year Created: 2017

Lone Wolf Cactus and Lime

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $40

The Story:

If you’re a fan of beer, you’ve probably heard of Brewdog. If you’ve only been hoisting back cans of its iconic brews, you might not have realized the brand also owns a distillery. Recently, BrewDog Distilling’s Lone Wolf gin brand dropped its Lone Wolf Cactus and Lime. This citrus-based gin gets its flavors from juniper, kaffir lime, and Queen of the Night, a cactus flower that only makes an appearance after sunset.

Tasting Notes:

Take a draw of this unique gin and you’ll find notes of juniper berries, sharp lemon, lime, and grapefruit flavors as well as an underlying aromatic floral scent. The first sip is ripe with spicy juniper, fresh citrus zest, and subtle pine. The finish is long, warming, and ends with fresh pine needles and citrus.

Bottom Line:

After you’re done sipping on Punk IPA or Elvis Juice, crack open a bottle of this or one of the brand’s other spirits and mix up a cocktail.

Year Created: 2020

Hendrick’s Lunar Gin

ABV: 43.3%

Average Price: $36.49

The Story:

Hendrick’s might not be a new brand, but the Scottish company is constantly cranking out new and original flavors. Its newest is Hendrick’s Lunar Gin, a limited-edition expression made using only botanicals that grow at night.

Tasting Notes:

On the nose, you’ll find aromas of pepper, fresh pine, and a nice floral backbone. The palate is filled with fresh juniper berries, lemon zest, rosewater, and dried orange peels. The finish is vibrant, warming, and ends with a nice mix of spicy cinnamon and zesty lemon.

Bottom Line:

If you already own the other offerings from Hendrick’s, there’s a good chance you enjoy what the Scottish gin mad scientists are doing. You should probably add Lunar to your collection as soon as possible.

Year Created: 2020 (this expression)

Berkshire Botanical Dry Gin

ABV: 40.3%

Average Price: $28

The Story:

Berkshire Botanical Gin is distilled in Berkshire, England at the 9,000-acre Yattendon Estate. It’s pot-distilled and flavored with a long list of herbs and botanicals including Norway spruce, juniper berries, orange peel, and grapefruit.

Tasting Notes:

Take time to give this gin a proper nosing and you’ll find aromas of a pine forest, fresh citrus zest, and the always present juniper. Take a sip and be transported to a world of subtle spices, vegetal pepper, grapefruit, juniper, and the taste of spruce tips.

Bottom Line:

This gin is a great combination of citrus and pine. It’s well suited for a proper English-style gin & tonic with tonic and a squeeze of lime.

Year Created: 2020

HH Bespoke Gin

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $59.99

The Story:

Launched in 2018, this gin expression is an extension of bespoke clothing producer Harlem Haberdashery. This juniper-centric London-style dry gin is also made with various other herbs and botanicals including lavender, rosehip, plum, cranberry, and others.

Tasting Notes:

On the nose, you’ll find notes of juniper, lavender, subtle spices, and pine. The palate is filled with hints of rosemary, coriander, juniper, and citrus zest. The finish is long, mellow, and ends with a final note of peppery spice.

Bottom Line:

Even if you can’t afford to purchase a bespoke suit, you can probably afford to patronize this business by buying a bottle of the brand’s zesty, fresh, highly mixable gin. It’s my personal favorite on the list.

Year Created: 2020

EDITOR’S PICK: Mulholland Gin

ABV: 48%

Average Price: $27.99

The Story:

See that guy with the cool hat in the background above?

That’s Uproxx favorite Walton Goggins, co-founder of Mulholland Distilling. Since 2016, the LA-based distillery has been producing (sourcing, blending, proofing) craft spirits while showing love to the city of Los Angeles in the process. It’s a small company, but they’ve been gaining steam thanks, in part, to this gin and the awards it’s racking up.

Goggins is one of those admirable actors-turned-alcohol-company-owners who actually care deeply about the end product and Mulholland Gin is a testament to that. This expression is a double gold winner at the 2018 World Spirits Competition thanks to its 100% corn mash bill and the combination of typical botanicals like juniper and coriander with less-seen additions like Japanese cucumber and Persian lime (representing the LA melting pot).

Tasting Notes:

The nose here is nice bright and vegetal without being astringent. You get a whole lot of lime-meets-cucumber-meets-shishito-peppers upfront before an intense rounded note accented by white pepper earthiness takes over. That sharpness (the proof is pretty high here) is balanced with a little vanilla sweetness on the finish.

Bottom Line:

This is intensely easy to drink. It’s high proof but the finish is so clean and the mouthfeel so silky that its potency is an afterthought. In a world of juniper-forward gins, that note is distant here — offering a great change of pace for your next g & t.

Year Created: 2016

LA musician Serpentwithfeet is gearing up for the release of his sophomore record Deacon after gaining traction with his 2018 debut Soil. Now sharing another preview of the upcoming LP, Serpentwithfeet details the euphoria of love with his swooning new single “Same Size Shoe.”

With his new music, Serpentwithfeet explores both the tender and passionate sides to love. He detailed the platonic aspect of love in his single “Fellowship,” but with “Same Size Shoe,” he touches on his romantic side. Over a fluttering beat, Serpentwithfeet gently delivers heartfelt lyrics about finding passion with someone who fits into his life in more ways than one.

Speaking about the inspiration behind his single, Serpentwithfeet said, “I prefer to date and love on Black men. I don’t want to be with anyone who can’t go to my barber or walk a mile in my shoes.”

About Deacon as a whole, Serpentwithfeet said that he wanted to created a “softer” album than his debut, purposefully straying away from themes of heartbreak:

“I originally approached this project wanting to make something that felt very sensuous. Something a lot softer, a lot more gentle than my previous work. I wanted to create something that felt calm and restrained. This was my way of tapping into the energy many deacons possess.”

Listen to “Same Shoe Size” above.

Deacon is out 3/26 via Secretly Canadian. Pre-order it here.

Nolan Gould made god-knows how much money for playing Luke on ABC’s mega-hit sitcom Modern Family for 11 seasons. But that’s not the most interesting thing about him. The 22-year-old graduated from high school when he was 13 years old; he has an IQ of 150, placing him in the “highly gifted” class; and oh yeah, my man got ripped.

In the latest issue of People, Gould showed off his abs and revealed how he got in shape. “I’ve been working out an hour and a half everyday with my friend Michael who is a personal trainer. We have a really cool socially-distant setup that has allowed me to get fit while also being safe,” he said. “It’s been nice. Especially being unemployed in quarantine, having a reason to get up and stay motivated. It’s been something that’s been very healthy and positive for me in quarantine. It’s really changed my outlook.”

Gould, who played Phil and Claire’s youngest child Luke, does an hour of strength training and 30 minutes of cardio and core every day and went on a “pretty crazy diet” that no longer involves “four pizzas at once.” Eh, not worth it. But the biggest change for him was “cutting out alcohol, for me that’s actually been very nice. I feel more clear-headed and have been doing as much writing as possible, being in acting class, taking all the steps I can so when the pandemic’s over, hopefully I’ll be ready to go to work.”

Now it’s time for Manny to get absolutely shredded.

(Via People)

One of the interesting new quirks of being able to watch movies from home is that I always do so with the subtitles on. In so doing, I’ve learned all kinds of things that would otherwise slip by unnoticed. Like the time I found out that the lyric to Nirvana’s “All Apologies” was “choking on the ashes of her enemy,” and not the (far superior, imo) lyric I’d always assumed, “choking on the ashes of a renegade.” (Ashes, because they’d burned her at the stake! For being a renegade! Come on!).

This week, while watching Judas And The Black Messiah, director Shaka King’s film about the killing of Fred Hampton, I noticed that one of the off-screen police officers involved in the raid on Hampton’s headquarters was credited as “Blart.” No one in the film ever refers to this character by name, and it would be impossible to identify him as Blart otherwise, but I checked the IMDB credits, and sure enough, there he was:

That’s right: it is now canon that Paul Blart killed Fred Hampton. Maybe that’s why he got busted down to mall cop.

I’ve been researching the Hampton raid and don’t believe I’ve ever come across a real police officer named Blart who was involved. But perhaps the filmmakers discovered such and included it. Or, they simply stuck it in there where most people wouldn’t notice. It was co-written by comedians after all — specifically Keith and Kenny Lucas, who are also identical twins. And there’s your free idea for The Deuce season four.

Vince Mancini is on Twitter. You can access his archive of reviews here.

We’re at the point now where you really have to respect Snot’s commitment to the aesthetic. He’s been wearing his tightly drawn hoodie in every video and photoshoot for just about a year now — and doing so in situations where it’d ordinarily be ridiculous to do so. Just take the long-awaited video for his 2020 single “Sangria” featuring Denzel Curry. Shot in the Lana River in Tirana, Albania not only does Snot remain hoodied up, but he also double-layers with a matching puffer jacket.

Fortunately for him, so are the bars and the beat for “Sangria,” which the duo initially dropped back in October in the run-up to the release of Snot’s album Beautiful Havoc. Meanwhile, Denzel also adopts the Pink Panther look, albeit with a few more concessions made for the Albanian sunshine. He sports a polo shirt (buttoned all the way up) with matching track pants and a bucket hat. The two share relaxed chemistry as they blaze through their hi-speed verses and director Omar Jones throws trippy filters over the straightforward visuals.

Jones also directed the Iann Dior-featuring video for Snot’s last single, “Like Me,” in which Snot and Dior hit the roadway. With his endlessly malleable flow and deadpan vocals, Snot’s rapidly showing a skill for perfectly pairing with any and every collaborator, no matter how unlikely they may seem.

Watch Snot’s “Sangria” video featuring Denzel Curry above.

Snot is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

A few months ago, The Antlers returned with “Wheels Roll Home,” which was then their first new song in six years. Since then, the group has announced a new album, Green To Gold, and shared some more previews of it. Now they’re back with another one: A video for “Just One Sec.” The song continues in the gentle direction of the singles that preceded it and the video features a couple having fun dancing together in a verdant landscape.

Peter Silberman says of the track:

“This song’s about the difficulty of escaping your reputation with someone you’ve closely known for a long time. The sentiment of ‘Just One Sec’ is an experiment with temporarily dropping the story between the two of you, offering and receiving momentary forgiveness, and experiencing that freedom. The idea was born out of a meditation retreat we attended a couple years ago, and the instructions of one meditation that I found particularly powerful.”

He previously said of the album, “I set out to make Sunday morning music. […] Most of the songs on Green To Gold are culled from conversations with my friends and my partner. It’s less ambiguous about who’s speaking and who’s listening. I think the shift in tone is the result of getting older. It doesn’t make sense for me to try to tap into the same energy that I did ten or fifteen years ago, because I continue to grow as a person, as I’m sure our audience does too. Green To Gold is about this idea of gradual change. People changing over time, struggling to accept change in those they love, and struggling to change themselves. And yet despite all our difficulty with this, nature somehow makes it look easy.”

Watch the “Just One Sec” video above.

Green To Gold is out 3/26 via Anti-. Pre-order it here.

Julien Baker is gearing up for the release of her third studio album, Little Oblivions, which arrives next week. With her first two albums, Baker has earned a reputation of being heartfelt and open throughout her lyrics. While the singer is still bringing the same vulnerability to her upcoming release, she found it difficult to let go of cynicism.

The singer recently sat down to talk about Little Oblivions in an interview with The Line Of Best Fit. Along with talking about her faith and political views, Baker described how the album differs from her previous two:

“I’ve been thinking a lot about how this record isn’t as positive, or that I didn’t try so hard to have a thesis statement at the end of it that was about something good and meaningful and redemptive. And I’m afraid that the attitude that’s become more prevalent, especially over 2020, is that people are relating and bonding over cynicism. Like what we just did, I feel like that’s the conversation that makes people immediately accessible to each other.

When I go into a coffee shop and they’re like, ‘How are you,’ and I’m like, ‘Good, except for…’ You know, and that’s how people bond about things being sh*t. I don’t know if that’s good or bad; I think it’s good, to be honest about it in my own life, but I don’t want to be cynical. I don’t want the record to seem like that, but… what else can you be? Denial doesn’t serve anybody right, so you have to allow yourself to be hurt and be sad in order to find the mitigating factors of hope — wherever they are.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Baker explained all the positive lessons she learned from recording her album. “I learned to be a little bit more merciful with myself and to be realistic about not just my shortcomings, but just my capabilities as a human being,” she said.

Check out the full interview here.

Little Oblivions is out 2/26 via Matador. Pre-order it here.