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On the superbly titled Eating Alone in My Car, Super Thief floors it, shouter Cody Kimbell still venting like he’s mid-aneurysm. The five-track 12-inch, issued on Minneapolis’ Learning Curve, serves scarring noise-punk increasingly nuanced with superior rhythmic intelligence and sets a new bar for the Austin quartet – RIYL Fugazi and Shellac. Christening event co-stars Hi, Gene; Caleb De Casper; Blxpltn; and Ringo Deathstarr.

Last year’s Beautiful & Damned marked the third Billboard Top 10 for Oakland rapper G-Eazy (Gerald Gillum), already ubiquitous from romantic anthems (“Him & I”) and trap bangers (“No Limit”). After debut Luv Is Rage 2 (2017) topped the Billboard 200, Lil Uzi Vert (Philly’s Symere Woods) cemented a meteoric rise from his Migos “Bad and Boujee” collab and single “XO TOUR Llif3.” Other MCs include Ty Dolla $ign and “Rubbin Off the Paint” rapper YBN Nahmir.