• Whimsical, delicate, and moving, these five new tracks from singer-songwriter Shara Worden–a.k.a. My Brightest Diamond–make for a pretty captivating lead-up to her next full-length album, which is dropping later this year. We actually shared a track from it a little while ago. Seems like a pretty

  • http://youtu.be/z6PIL0mTNug Mass Appeal signee Bishop Nehru might be a fresh face in hip hop right now, but the ambitious 17-year-old MC has already been working on a full-length collaboration with MF DOOM, slated for release later this year. Above you can check out the project’s first

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfJ9HX13Z8U “Queen,” the lead single off Perfume Genius‘ forthcoming third LP Too Bright, is without a doubt singer-songwriter Mike Hadreas’ most extravagant song to date. This time around, he is forgoing the spartan piano arrangements we’ve found powerful in his prior releases in

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    Butter Life by Can Can Heads <a href=”http://cancanheads.bandcamp.com/album/butter-life”>Butter Life by Can Can Heads</a> A few months back, Finland’s Can Can Heads delivered a wonderful little musical curiosity in the form of their second full-length effort Butter Life.

  • https://soundcloud.com/joyful-noise-recordings/half-japanese-in-its-pull So much hype surrounding Half Japanese’s upcoming record Overjoyed – it’s their first full-length thing in 13 freaking years! It’s not so hard to see why all the excitement: the band’s DIY sound was groundbreaking throughout the 70s, 80s, and 90s and

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    Gastronomicon by Slugdge A f-fun death metal album? Sure, they exist – the new Slugdge record Gastronomicon is one of them. If you’re unfamiliar with the UK duo consisting of guitarist Kev Pearson and lyricist/vocalist Matt Moss, then allow me to explain: they make music about interstellar slugs and

  • https://soundcloud.com/massappeal/young-thug-freddie-gibbs-asap-ferg-old-english Magazine/label Mass Appeal recently announced a compilation album with the goal of highlighting a number of the hottest MCs at the moment, including Pusha T, YG, and Mac Miller; as well as  showcasing the talents of some of the imprint’s up-and-comers. “Old English”

  • Wolves In the Throne Room come through with an electronic and ambient change of pace on this new record of theirs.

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    E X N I H I L O by Guerre E X N I H I L O is the latest album from Autralian music producer Guerre. It’s a series of tribal, spacey beats that feel as grey and dismal as the album art itself. There are some quiet,

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    A new track from Icelandic rock outfit Sólstafir. Over the years, the band has built an international reputation off its long, expansive, and epic songs. At nine minutes, this new track is nothing to shrug your shoulders at. It’s got every from glacial walls of guitar to a plucky