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  • Jan 17 Album Reviews

    Schoolboy Q- Habits & Contradictions

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    On his sophomore album, Schoolboy Q chases after a number of different sounds and personalities. For me, it’s kinda hit-or-miss, but there are still tracks on here that make it worthwhile to visit this album at least once. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jan 16 Album Reviews

    Cloud Nothings- Attack On Memory

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    Cloud Nothings’ latest album is a lean and muscular improvement on the lo-fi sound the band used to deal in just a year ago. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jan 12 Album Reviews

    The Act of Estimating as Worthless- Amongst These Splintered Minds//Leaden Thoughts Sing Softly

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    The Act of Estimating as Worthless drops a pretty worthwhile debut, comprised of sounds pioneered by some of indie folk’s favorites: The Moldy Peaches, Neutral Milk Hotel, Smog, and the Microphones. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jan 11 Album Reviews

    Jonti- Sine & Moon

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    Download: Jonti- Sine & Moon Last year, Austalia beat producer and multi-instrumentalist Jonti made his Stones Throw debut with the album Twirligig. Now, he’s following that release up with a free album, Sine & Moon. This .zip is a combo of trippy hip hop instrumentals, pretty interludes, and experimental

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  • Jan 11 Album Reviews

    Nerves Junior- "Swimmer's Ear"

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    A new video from the band Nerves Junior, which was directed by my buddy Zach at We Listen For You. I’ve always known Zach to do good work, but he’s really surprised me this time around with a pretty odd and unnerving set of circumstances involving a light

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  • Jan 11 Album Reviews

    The Shins- "Simple Song"

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    The Shins drop a track from its forthcoming album Port of Morrow, and I’m pretty surprised by the large and ambitious sounds the track shows off. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jan 11 Album Reviews

    Charlie Haden & Hank Jones- Come Sunday

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    Come Sunday is the second installment of traditional songs and spirituals from jazz veterans Charlie Haden and Hank Jones. I don’t prefer it to the first album the duo released, Steal Away, but it’s an enjoyable listen for fans of this genre. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jan 11 Album Reviews

    Ceremony- "Hysteria"

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    California’s Ceremony drops a new single that brings a new British punk sound into the band’s repertoire; however, it just doesn’t do that much for me. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jan 11 Album Reviews

    Alcest- Les voyages de l'âme ALBUM REVIEW

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    To be honest, I’ve never been a huge Alcest fan. The combination of black metal and shoegaze the French project has been creating since 2000. My feelings aren’t much different when it comes to this new album, Les voyages de l’âme. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jan 11 Album Reviews

    Zammuto- Idiom Wind EP

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    On his latest EP, the Books member Nick Zammuto deals in the same experimental sounds that made his main band’s previous album so great. I will say the singer-songwriter element of the three songs on this release is more prevalent, though. WATCH THE REVIEW

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