• 2013

    The song streaming above is one many cuts from the new Joey Bada$$ mixtape, Summer Knights. It’s finally out, and is a must-listen for anyone who was down with the 1999 tape, which you can check a review for below. Enjoy!

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    Famed singer-songwriter and musical oddball Beck has dropped a new single that feels like an ethereal take on some of the drum and guitar sounds I’d typically associate with a new wave tune. The tune is pretty catchy as well, and make sure to put your ears to the

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    Nice Hooves by Nice Hooves The incredibly loud and noisy debut album of Detroit rock band Nice Hooves. The quintet brings together elements of hardcore punk, noise rock, and modern metal for a series of tracks that are both hard hitting and melodic. Enjoy!

  • 2013

    Some wonderfully hypnotic and chilly techno from James Holden’s latest full-length, The Inheritors, which is out now on Border Community. Enjoy!

  • 2013

    Rapsmith Milo drops his first track from his forthcoming project, Cavalcade, which will be coming out on July 9th. While it’s not one of the dude’s strongest hooks, I think the growing intensity of the instrumental and Milo’s verses is actually pretty great! Catch a review for

  • 2012

    When I first ran into the music of Blondes last year through their self-titled release on RVNG Intl., I thought the house duo had plenty of grooves. However, things fell a little flat when it came to interesting sounds. The duo seems to be making more of an effort to

  • 2013

    The previously mentioned Motion Sickness of Time Travel releases a new song that’s set for release on a forthcoming split with Aloonaluna for Constellation Tatsu. Though Motion Sickness’ tracks typically deal in the softer, more ambient side of things, this is the first song I’ve heard from this

  • 2013

    A video for one of the more post-rock-inspired moments from the new Locrian album, Return To Annihilation. It’s the Chicago experimental rock group’s first LP for Relapse records, and it sounds like they’re taking a slight turn for the accessible on this one in an attempt to

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    Return To Annihilation by Locrian For almost a decade, the Chicago band Locrian has been combining various forms of experimental music into a slightly lo-fi and texturally dense discography that challenges most who come into contact with any piece of it. The band added another release to that gauntlet this

  • 2013

    Is it me, or has everything that’s dropped so far from Joey Bada$$’ forthcoming mixtape, Summer Knights, sounded hyped, over-the-top, and hungry as hell? I’m digging it, and Joey’s latest wind continues with “Amethyst Rockstar,” which features some aged production from MF DOOM himself. Check a review