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  • Jan 12 asap rocky

    BADBADNOTGOOD- "Peso"

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    BADBADNOTGOOD covers the instrumental from A$AP Rocky‘s “Peso” in this live performance at the Drake. Enjoy!

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  • Jan 12 album

    The Act of Estimating as Worthless- Amongst These Splintered Minds​/​/​Leaden Thoughts Sing Softly

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    Amongst These Splintered Minds//Leaden Thoughts Sing Softly by The Act of Estimating as Worthless Combining sounds from indie folk projects like the Microphones, the Moldy Peaches, Smog, and Neutral Milk Hotel, the Act of Estimating as worthless is a pretty interesting blend of familiar flavors.

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  • Jan 11 69 love songs

    The Magnetic Fields- "Andrew In Drag"

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    Here’s a track from the forthcoming Magnetic Fields album, “Andrew In Drag.” It’s set to release via Merge Records on March 6th, and will be the followup to 2010’s Realism. The title: Love at the Bottom of the Sea. In true Magnetic Fields fashion, this track features

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  • Jan 11 experimental

    Gonjasufi- "Feedin' Birds"

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    A track from the forthcoming Gonjasufi “mini-album,” MU.ZZ.LE. right here. The track is “Feedin’ Birds,” and the music on this one repeats as lost vocals wander aimlessly through a psychedelic lo-fi recording. I feel like this song has a style similar to Sufi’s previous LP, A Sufi

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  • Jan 11 ambient

    Vessel- "Scarletta"

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    A new track from a recent Tri Angle Records signee, Vessel. The dude is a 22-year-old producer from the UK, and he’s set to release material on the label later this year. The sound of this track isn’t too far off what I’d usually expect from Tri

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  • Jan 11 afro blue

    Robert Glasper & Erykah Badu- “Afro Blue”

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    Erykah Badu and Robert Glasper take on the Mongo Santamaría classic “Afro Blue” in this cover. This modern arrangement is absolutely gorgeous. The beat is real punchy, keyboard is really warm and calming, and the flutes are a really classy touch. Of course the classiest thing on the track is

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  • Jan 11 Album Reviews

    Jonti- Sine & Moon

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    Download: Jonti- Sine & Moon Last year, Austalia beat producer and multi-instrumentalist Jonti made his Stones Throw debut with the album Twirligig. Now, he’s following that release up with a free album, Sine & Moon. This .zip is a combo of trippy hip hop instrumentals, pretty interludes, and experimental

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  • Jan 11 Album Reviews

    Nerves Junior- "Swimmer's Ear"

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    A new video from the band Nerves Junior, which was directed by my buddy Zach at We Listen For You. I’ve always known Zach to do good work, but he’s really surprised me this time around with a pretty odd and unnerving set of circumstances involving a light

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  • Jan 11 bodies in the dunes

    Pop. 1280- "Bodies in the Dunes"

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    Pop. 1280 – Bodies in the Dunes by sacredbones The horror! The horror! Pop. 1280 is a New York band that blends dark, moody post-punk vibes with plenty of guitar noise. They’ve got a new album titled the Horror on the way from Sacred Bones. Look for it on January

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  • Jan 11 Album Reviews

    The Shins- "Simple Song"

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    The Shins drop a track from its forthcoming album Port of Morrow, and I’m pretty surprised by the large and ambitious sounds the track shows off. WATCH THE REVIEW

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