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  • Sep 29 Album Reviews

    The Front Bottoms - Back on Top

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    The Front Bottoms come through with their most slick album yet, a real fusion of emo, pop punk, and power pop.

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  • Sep 28 Album Reviews

    Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness

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    Julia Holter’s latest record is one of the most heavenly albums I’ve heard in the past five years.

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  • Sep 28 2015

    milo - so the flies don't come

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    so the flies don't come by milo Last week, Milo dropped his new tape so the flies don’t come via Milwaukee label Ruby Yacht. Anthony’s review is forthcoming; in the meantime you can stream the project above and hear last month’s TND Podcast episode with

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  • Sep 28 2015

    Rob Scallon - "The Dial" (Video)

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    YouTube’s resident guitarist extraordinaire Rob Scallon has just released a new song and video called “The Dial,” which finds him playing the good ol’ 8 string in a derelict elevator. It’s metal as hell and definitely djents in the whip! This composition will appear on Rob’s forthcoming

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  • Sep 28 2015

    Run the Jewels - Meow the Jewels

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    El-P makes good on his promise, enlisting an all-star cast of producers to remix Run the Jewels 2 with cat samples. Feeling a decent to strong meow on this thing at the moment. Get it on vinyl via Daylight Curfew.

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  • Sep 28 2015

    WOKE (Flying Lotus, Shabazz Palaces, Thundercat) - "The Lavishments of Light Looking" ft. George Clinton

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    Flying Lotus, Shabazz Palaces, and Thundercat have united as WOKE! The abstract hip hop supergroup’s first offering here features funk legend George Clinton and is a new entry in the Adult Swim Singles program. Enjoy!

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  • Sep 27 2015

    Sun Kil Moon - "The Ottawa Bluesfest Song" (Live)

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    Last week during its show at Toronto’s Opera House, Sun Kil Moon roused the crowd with this impromptu song that straight up ethers The Ottawa Bluesfest (and the city in general). Kozelek and company loosely based the composition on “Dream Police” by Cheap Trick, whose members had a disastrous

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  • Sep 27 2015

    Merzbow Starter Pack

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    We’ve been in a pretty noisy mood lately. Last week we brought you a sprawling noise rock playlist and now you’re getting a 2.5-hour-long set of tracks from the master of harsh noise, Masami Akita (b.k.a. Merzbow). In a sense he is the perfect subject

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  • Sep 27 2015

    Vinyl Update: Anthony's 7"s, Part 3

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    ANTHONY’S SEMI-MONTHLY VINYL UPDATE! YEAHHAHHAHAH! He’s taking a dive into his collection of 7″s and 45s, which will comprise his next few vinyl videos. Vinyl video playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=… Here’s a list of the artists mentioned in this video: Fergus & Geronimo

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  • Sep 25 Album Reviews

    Ought - Sun Coming Down

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    Ought’s neurotic, jittery approach to art rock and post-punk really impressed me on their latest album. Still room for improvement, but very impressive.

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