Heaven Honey, aka Jordan Victoria, has proven time and again that she has a penchant for finding the perfect mix of social commentary, infectious melodies and dark sultry delivery. With her latest single, “Kicks,” she delivers that mixture in an undeniably concrete package.

Premiering over at The Scene, there’s no shortage of insight into the background of the song and the video itself; all of which you should consume in full. It’s a song penned during COVID that tackles the mind-numbing activities we partake in just to “get our kicks somehow.” It’s a message that veers headlong into nihilism but since the track itself is an immersive and memorable one, it doesn’t seem to matter. Maybe “Kicks” itself serves as one of those distractions.

If you haven’t taken the time to familiarize yourself with the catalog of Heaven Honey, please do so now. Every track is as compelling as this one; which is already at quite the high bar. Go see Heaven Honey live at The Blue Room on November 17th.

What do Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Elizabeth Holmes and Bill Gates have in common? For one, they’re all part of an unfathomably rich segment of society that had a hand in creating technologies that we can’t live without but also might be making our lives worse. Okay, Holmes didn’t quite accomplish that goal but she sure tried! More importantly, each of these figures is depicted in the new Twen video for “Automation” – a delightful romp of a video that makes many callbacks to some of these “visionaries” notable actions. Steve Jobs presenting the iPod? Check. Bill Gates mugshot from Albuquerque? Check. Elizabeth Holmes thousand yard stare on the witness stand? Yup. Jeff Bezos losing his mind with champagne? You betcha.

In our track-by-track breakdown of One Stop Shop the band explained that “Automation” is meant to be a little “cartoony” and this official video certainly pairs extremely well with that notion.

The debut album from Six One Tribe, Trïbe Over Everything is set for release on Friday, November 4th. The massive hip-hop collective is comprised of some sixteen emcees and countless contributors beyond the “core” group. Once the record is released, it’s inevitable we’ll give some more coverage to it but it’s worth noting now that the undertaking is meant to lift all of Nashville’s hip-hop scene, even if there’s a distinct list of people involved.

The latest single, “Same Beast, Different Monsters,” comes coupled with a music video that pushes the group well beyond a music video and fully into short film territory. We follow two party go’ers that find themselves in an alarming cult gathering before our primary protagonist meets up with her new boyfriend who has his own disturbing attributes once the full moon shows itself. Like any good horror movie, I won’t give it away but the verses from Riø Tokyo, AndréWolfe, and Tripgod F’RF’R augment the whole experience perfectly.

As the album drop date quickly approaches, do yourself a favor and go familiarize yourself with the previous singles for “We the Wave“, “WHOLOTTA“, and “Carbon Copy.” Be sure to note the stylistic distinct difference between each of these tracks, as the diversity in sound is one of the hallmarks of the Tribe.