Swollen Members - Black Magic

They’ve rapped with Nelly Furtado and been the subject of Shania Twain’s risqué joke at the Juno Awards. But Vancouver’s Swollen Members really don’t need attention from Canadian songbirds: the hip-hop crew has attracted a formidable following on its own. The fifth album from Prevail and Mad Child is a return to the talented duo’s patented dark, aggressive style. Tracks like “Blackout,” “Deadly” and the piano-laced “Prisoner of Doom” are full of dread, foreboding and enough wicked beats to please diehard fans.

Sept. 5