Long known for its historical influences on grunge and indie rock, legendary Pacific Northwest label Sub Pop has diverted from both of those traditions with the signing of its newest members, Shabazz Palaces. The avant-grade, left field hip-hop group hails from the Central District of Sub Pop’s hometown–Seattle, WA. After releasing two EP’s in 2009 (Of Light and Shabazz Palaces), Palaces gained quite the following the in Emerald City, including Sub Pop. Fronted by Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler aka Palaceer Lazaro, Shabazz Palaces won a Genius Award this year, which are given out by Seattle alt-weekly The Stranger.

While you wait for the new LP to drop on Sub Pop next year, you can order a 7′ for free (just pay shipping) via Seattle magazine I Want You. Just head over here and snag a copy. Check out some of their tracks below from Sup Pop’s SoundCloud as well as their video for “Belhaven Meridian”.