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Pop. 1280- “Bodies In the Dunes”

Pop. 1280 put out a new music video directed by Jacqueline Castel, and all the lyrical references come together like a disturbing and horrifying puzzle. Yes, my review of the band’s latest album, the Horror, acknowledged the music’s dark, gritty edge; however, I never would have figured that this track was somehow in reference to the Long Island serial killer–who is still at large, I might add.

Dark, dark, unsettling stuff.

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Darkside- “A1″

Some interesting visuals from Nicolas Jaar and guitarist Dave Harrington, a.k.a. Darkside, on the track “A1,” which comes from the duo’s recent collaborative EP.

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YRRS- “Mob Life”

A catchy, fun, and lo-fi garage pop gem from the new YRRS 7″, which is set for release via Keep It Yours on June 25th. The video itself is a smattering of clips from the Larry Clark film Another day in paradise. Ooo, James Woods!

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Reks & Statik Selektah- “Sins” ft. Alias

Accompanied by a weird video, “Sins” is a straightforward hip-hop song, based around a hook listing the seven deadly sins. The beat is the best part of this song, but none of the emcees step up to this track. This is a shame, cause I know that they are capable of better verses (on tracks like “Say Goodnight”). The hook is a too bland for me, I can get behind an anti-chorus, but this one breaks up the song too much for me. That all said, this could easily slot into your hip hop playlist or played at the next party you may or may not attend.

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Slugabed- “Sex”

Some strange visuals from Slugabed for the track “Sex,” which comes off the Ninjatune producer’s new album, Time Team. Enjoy!

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Death Grips- “Hustle Bones”

Death Grips drops a video for the track “Hustle Bones,” which comes from the group’s latest album, the Money Store. While it’s depressing the group cancelled their recent tour, I guess it’s nice to see some confirmation that they’re still together and functioning. Not sure if throwing money, weed, and beer into a dryer is their version of “ballin’,” though.

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Mothlite- “Something In the Sky”

“Something In the Sky” is a track from the forthcoming Guapo album, Dark Age, which is a project spearheaded by composer and multi-instrumentalist Daniel O’Sullivan. I’m most familiar with his work with Guapo and Sunn O))), but I know he’s been involved with the last few Ulver albums as well.

I’m also familiar with the previous album O’Sullivan dropped under the Mothlite name, the Flax of Reverie, which is a dark, avant chamber music record with a really moody personality. “Something In the Sky” feels like O’Sullivan is changing direction, and it’s no surprise considering it’s been about four years since a Mothlite album has been released. With its repetitive piano riff and energetic chorus vocals, this track is a noticeably more rockin’–for lack of a better word–than what I’ve come to expect from this project.

I wouldn’t exactly call the mood “light,” though. Rather, the gloomy arranged instrumentation, vocals, and outlandish imagery in this video give off a somewhat unsettling feeling. Get more info on this forthcoming Mothlite album here.

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Romare- “I Wanna Go (Turn Back)”

A couple of months ago, electronic producer Romare released an EP titled Meditations on Afrocentrism. Over the course of its five tracks, the EP blended thumping house beats with various African samples, which ranged from tribal chants to clips of speeches and spoken word. One of the release’s highlights, “I Wanna Go (Turn Back),” was recently given visuals to accompany it.

The video features a series of clips mostly depicting African culture choppily edited to correspond with the audio. The two work with each other exceptionally well; each of many of the song’s prominent sounds are matched by a visual that looks as if it could be the source of the sound, and the frantic edits reflect the nature of the drums’ hyperactive footwork rhythms quite nicely.

Watch the video above, and snag Meditations on Afrocentrism via Black Acre Records.

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Father John Misty- “This is Sally Hatchet”

As many of you may know, Josh Tillman, a.k.a. the former drummer of Fleet Foxes, released his debut album, Fear Fun, a couple of weeks ago via Sub Pop Records. The album features this track, “This is Sally Hatchet,” which now has a video that you can watch above.

The clip depicts Tillman as an employee of am eerie pizza place, where he is intruded upon by a firearm-wielding femme fatale. The woman proceeds to display her chops at a target practice, and somewhere along the way, Tillman’s hand suffers a serious wound by way of a pizza slicer that was used to cut a pie into a pentagram. Bonus: despite the twisted nature of the video, there is some dancing evolved, so it’s not all dark. Confused? Just watch it yourself.

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Regina Spektor- “Call Them Brothers” ft. Only Son

A track written by Jack Dishel, a.k.a. Only Son, that features Regina Spektor was released on the 2011 Only Son album Searchlight. This re-recorded version will appear on Spektor’s forthcoming album, What We Saw From the Cheap Seats, as a bonus track for the deluxe version.

Spektor’s new album should be out officially on the 29th. Hear another song from the album here.