2015
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The Weeknd’s new album takes a lot of stylistic risks, experimenting with not just alternative R&B, but soul, rock, and pop. However, few of these forays into other genres pay off, and they leave the album feeling pretty inconsistent and directionless.
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Baltimore’s Dope Body drops a short but exciting album of new material based off noisy, intense improvs.
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Here’s another glimpse of Julia Holter’s upcoming LP Have You in My Wilderness, out September 25 via Domino. Enjoy!
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On September 4, New Orleans ambient musician/minimalist composer Duane Pitre will conclude a trilogy of albums on Important Records with Bayou Electric. Up there is a serene clip from it; happy listening!
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Minneapolis MC Prof comes through with a hilarious video for his latest single, “Bar Breaker!” The track, produced by Aesop Rock, appears on his forthcoming full-length Liability, out October 16 via Rhymesayers Entertainment.
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As previously mentioned, Detroit post-punk trio Protomartyr is releasing its third LP, The Agent Intellect, on October 9 via Hardly Art. This is the second single from the project; check it out and let us know if you’re hyped!
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Boiler Room has debuted the title track from Orah, the new EP by Berlin-based deep house producer John Roberts, out September 7 via his Brunette Editions imprint. Enjoy!
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English singer-songwriter and composer Bill Ryder-Jones is due to release his new album West Kirby County Primary on November 6 via Domino. Above find the video for lead single “Two to Birkenhead,” a frank garage rock tune.
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Nick Cave recites a chapter from his new book The Sick Bag Song, a mystifying account of his 2014 North American tour with The Bad Seeds. It will be released here in the States on September 3 by Canongate.
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Michigan producer Apollo Brown is putting out a new album called Grandeur on September 25 through Mello Music Group. Your Old Droog is one of the many names in the project’s all-star cast of MCs and we’re happy to premiere his contribution above. Enjoy!
