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  • Sep 25 a little death to laugh

    Cold Cave- "A Little Death To Laugh"

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    Cold Cave pulls together a dark, moody, synth-driven post-punk ambiance on this new track, “A Little Death To Laugh.” You can read a bit ab out the band’s new lineup here, and expect a new album on the way next year.

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  • Sep 25 7

    Stream This Thee Oh Sees / The Mallard Split 7"

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    LAMC # 3 by Thee Oh Sees/ The Mallard Thee Oh Sees and The Mallard team up on this new 7″ for a short, sweet, lo-fi garage rock party. Grab a copy via Bandcamp. 100% of the digital proceeds are going to the Ariel Panero Memorial Fund at VH1 Save the

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  • Sep 25 2012

    Anaal Nathrakh- "Of Fire, and Fucking Pigs"

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    Extreme metal outfit Anaal Nathrakh has a new album coming out next month via Candlelight Records, and “Of Fire, and Fucking Pigs” is an ear canal-hammering track from it. The title: Vanitas. AN’s blend of black metal and grindcore is inspiringly potent. Not to say the music is uplifting,

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  • Sep 25 blonde redhead

    Nosaj Thing- "Eclipse/Blue" ft. Kazu Makino

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    LA music producer Nosaj Thing drops a new track featuring Blonde Redhead’s Kazu Makino on vocals. The forthcoming LP, titled Home, will be out in 2013. Pre-order here. /via/

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  • Sep 24 2012

    Kendrick Lamar- "Art of Peer Pressure" (LOVED)

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    Kendrick Lamar drops a new track about facing the challenges of peer pressure. Like many tracks from last year’s Section.80, Kendrick doesn’t preach so much as he does illustrate the dangers of giving into the dark side and going against your gut. Kendrick’s new album, good

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  • Sep 24 bulgarian

    Usaisamonster- "Bulgarian"

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    The strange, enigmatic, and ever-obscure rock outfit Usaisamonster now has a new b-side and rarities compilation droping via Northern Spy Records on October 9th. “Bulgarian” is one of the many tracks from it, and is actually modeled after a Bulgarian folk tune. More info here.

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  • Sep 24 2012

    Chris Cohen- "Caller No.99"

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    Chris Cohen hits the nail on the head with an odd, breezy little pop rock number titled “Caller No.99.” It’s got a funny little guitar lead I’m sure most listeners will compare to the likes of Ariel Pink right away, and let it be known that influence

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  • Sep 24 2012

    Ormonde- "Hold the Water"

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    Ormonde is the pairing of singer-songwriters Lotte Kestner and Robert Gomez. Both have their share of solo material, but I’ll admit this is the first time I’m hearing either of them–to my knowledge, anyway. The duo’s new album is titled Machine, which I’m a bit

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  • Sep 23 Album Reviews

    Title Fight- Floral Green

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    On Title Fight’s latest album, there’s no doubt the band has matured with its mix of pop punk, post-hardcore, and emo as well. However, they don’t exactly have the most definitive take on these genres. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Sep 23 Album Reviews

    How To Dress Well- Total Loss

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    On his second full-length album as How To Dress Well, singer and producer Tom Krell shows some stellar improvements in his production techniques, delivering a set of much clearer songs that sound almost heavenly. If you’re down for some adventurous, R&B-influenced dream pop, try it out. WATCH

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