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  • Apr 18 dark

    The Bats Pajamas- Totally (EP)

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    Totally (EP) by The Bats Pajamas From Toronto hails The Bats Pajamas, a punk-indebted garage rock band that recently dropped an EP titled Totally. The EP follows the group’s full-length debut that was released in 2010, which, according to their Bandcamp, was recorded by Steve Albini. Throughout the release’

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  • Apr 18 ambient

    Shlohmo- "Rained The Whole Time" (Nicolas Jaar Remix)

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    A couple of months back, we were treated to a remix of Shlohmo‘s “It Rained All Night,” which appears in its original form on the beat maker’s recent Vacation EP, from fellow electronic music producer Nicolas Jaar. Now, we have a set of visuals, put together by former

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  • Apr 18 cancer bats

    Cancer Bats - Dead Set On Living

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    Dead Set On Living by Cancer Bats Toronto hardcore outfit Cancer Bats has released its 4th LP Dead Set On Living. The band has always had energetic and dirty sound, and it still stands out; however, this time the tracks have a more distinct personality, something they’ve struggled with

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  • Apr 18 bandcamp

    Nude Beach- II

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    II by Nude Beach Brooklyn-based Nude Beach are bringing back some old school rock ‘n’ roll with their new 10-track LP, II, which is available on Bandcamp. The vintage power pop sounds on this album are delivered with a bit of a punk spirit–much in the same way a

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  • Apr 18 experimental

    The Flaming Lips and New Fumes- "Girl, You Are So Weird" (NSFW)

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    As an experimental music fan, I’m sort of afraid to admit that the Flaming Lips sometimes take things a bit too far for me. Is the above track one of those times? No, of course not. For me, it’s actually an example of a time when Wayne and

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  • Apr 18 del the funky homosapien

    Del The Funky Homosapien & Parallel Thought- "If Ya Don't"

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    Del the Funky Homosapien & Parallel Thought are gearing up for a new collaborative release in June titled Attractive Sin. Like usual, Del drops some personality-driven verses that bring extra servings of lyrics and character. Parallel Thought’s production is solid, featuring a pretty airing organ that keeps the instrumental

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  • Apr 18 heaven

    The Walkmen- "Heaven"

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    Swave indie rockers the Walkmen are gearing up to release a new album on June 5th via Fat Possum. The title: Heaven. The title track is streaming above. This will be the band’s 7th full-length album, and the Walkmen’s discography, for me, has been a journey of highs

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  • Apr 17 dream seeds

    Extra Life- Dream Seeds

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    Extra Life is an experimental music outfit whose new album, Dream Seeds, has been gaining some good press on a handful of blogs I follow. Every time I’ve come across a post on the band’s music, I’ve tried it; hoping that it would finally start to resonate

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  • Apr 17 Album Reviews

    Quakers- Self-Titled

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    With three producers and about 30 MCs, Quakers delivers a ton of material on its full-length debut. However, in my opinion, it emphasizes MC quantity over quality a bit too much. The beats are solid, though. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Apr 17 asap rocky

    Theophilus London- "Big Spender" ft. A$AP Rocky

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    Theophilus London drops a new single, and features A$AP Rocky on it. As many of you may know. I wasn’t completely in love with London’s full-length debut, but expected better days for this guy, for sure. However, this new single has me on the fence. It seems

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