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  • Oct 14 2014

    Childish Gambino - STN MTN / Kauai

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    On his latest project, Childish Gambino dreams of running Atlanta and getting a Gangsta Grillz mixtape.

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  • Oct 14 Album Reviews

    Caribou - Our Love

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    Caribou’s latest record is a bit of a concept album about the ups and downs of love.

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  • Oct 14 angel deradoorian

    Flying Lotus - You're Dead

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    With an ambitious list of collaborators–HERBIE HANCOCK, YAY–Flying Lotus drops one of his most lively and straightforward albums yet.

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  • Oct 14 Album Reviews

    SBTRKT - Wonder Where We Land

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    For his sophomore album, electronic music producer SBTRKT brings on more guests, more experiments, but somehow ends up with a less enjoyable album.

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  • Oct 14 2014

    Mick Jenkins and Supa BWE - "Treat Me"

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    Teaming up with fellow Chicago rapper Supa BWE, Mick Jenkins lands on this socially relevant and very necessary cut titled “Treat Me.” If you wanna hear this track in its greater context, it comes from Supa’s new EP, which is titled Hurt Everybody. Personally, I didn’t dig it,

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  • Oct 14 2014

    Bent Knee - "Battle Creek"

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    This past summer, I caught on to an epic and somewhat progressive Boston band by the name of Bent Knee. Apparently, a lot of other people did as well, and the unforeseen buzz caused the band to push the release date of their sophomore album back a bit in order

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  • Oct 14 2014

    Deerhoof - "Last Fad"

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    Idiosyncratic indie rock band Deerhoof drops yet another cut from their forthcoming album, La Isla Bonita, and the track features one of the most nasty, dizzying, and dissonant guitar leads to ever make it into one of their songs–and that’s saying something. Look for La Isla Bonita on

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  • Oct 14 2014

    tUnE-yArDs - "Real Thing"

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    tUnE-yArDs drops visuals for the track “Real Thing,” which features loads of imagery dealing with being “real.” It’s a cool concept, and executed well. The color scheme of the video is especially pleasing, and gets incredibly vibrant toward the very end. Props to Tom Jobbins on the direction here,

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  • Oct 13 and count to fuck

    Run The Jewels - "Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck)" ft. Zack de la Rocha

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    The previously praised Run The Jewels have a new full-length album on the way, and I couldn’t be more psyched after the release of this new track featuring none other than Zach de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine. In case you’re unaware, Run The Jewels is

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  • Oct 13 2014

    Wildbirds & Peacedrums - "Keep Some Hope"

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    Swedish experimental-bluesy-rock duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums, consisting of husband and wife Andreas Werliin on drums and Mariam Wallentin on vocals and extra percussion, are gearing up to release their fourth album, Rhythm. Their last release, 2010’s Rivers, found the band building on their core sound with the addition of

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