PREVIEW: Yung Lean @ The Anthem 10/19

PREVIEW: Yung Lean @ The Anthem 10/19

On October 19, Swedish cloud-rap pioneer Yung Lean brings his Sad Boys universe to The Anthem in Washington, DC. A viral breakout in 2013 with “Ginseng Strip 2002,” Lean helped define internet-born cloud rap and has since grown into a cult touring artist with atmospheric beats, woozy synths, and melancholic, deadpan vocals. Expect a set that blends early favorites and newer work, likely including “Ginseng Strip 2002,” “Kyoto,” “Yoshi City,” and “Agony,” alongside material from his 2025 album Jonatan, like “Forever Yung.”
ALBUM REVIEW: BRNDA’s Total Pain

ALBUM REVIEW: BRNDA’s Total Pain

Four years after releasing their last album Do You Like Salt?, local art-punk four-piece BRNDA returns with the phenomenal Total Pain, a 12-song LP that blends the DIY sounds of D.C. punk and 60s Art Nouveau aesthetics with lyrical explorations of food, animals, and the relationship between pleasure and pain into one of the freshest projects of the year.