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It’s the latest release from the Brooklyn psychedelic dance pop outfit Gang Gang Dance. It’s dropping officially on May 9th via 4AD.
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Stream: The Beastie Boys- Hot Sauce Committee Part Two The Beastie Boys have been kind enough to stream their latest album in its entirety on their website, so get to clickin’! (Edit: Or just stream it below, duh!)
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Every time a Kills album comes on, I feel a bunch of involuntary reflexes coming on: my eyes squint, my lips tighten, and my shoulders start to shrug. I’m just unsure of why this music should appeal to me. I could certainly see myself latching onto the noisy distortion,
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Stream: Explosions In the Sky- Take Care, Take Care, Take Care The new EITS is up for streaming. Post-rock fans unite! The album was released this week on Temporary Residence Limited, and it’s got some pretty elaborate art to go along with the vinyl release, too. Expect a review
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Wormrot’s brand of grindcore will probably strike most people as being old school. Their dedication to thrash metal riffs and a natural-sounding production style calls back to the genre’s salad days in the 80s. But not everything here is from the past. The band’s intensity and speedy
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Rotten Sound’s Curse is a loud record. No one can deny that. They have the speedy blast beats, vocals, and guitar riffs every grindcore band should have. However, this LP loses a lot of potential energy in its extremely regulated recording. I know the in-the-moment sound bands like Terrorizer
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Thanks to the good people at Lambgoat, Rotten Sound’s sixth album is up for streaming. Cursed is a pretty unforgiving grindcore record, loaded with a whirlwind of drums and distorted bass. The one shining ray of light in this pit of despair is the high-gloss production on this LP.
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On their third LP, Metronomy lowers their eccentric characteristics to a simmer and gives their songwriting strenghts a workout. The track list hits with one great tune after another. And even though the sounds behind these tracks might not be fantastic, the hooks and melodies are too good not to
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MP3 A 7-minute introduction to the forthcoming My Morning Jacket LP, Circuital. The introduction is a little slow, but when the instrumentation jumps in after 1/3 of the track, it’s pretty heavenly. I can smell the pollen and feel the sun on my face with this one. Circuital
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On their latest album, Crystal Stilts brings what made their full-length debut great while still adding some extra sounds to the mix. The tunes here are much more upbeat, and there are a few legit hits that sneak their way into the track list like “Shake the Shackles” and “Through
