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  • May 23 7

    New Bongripper 7''

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    Sex Tape/ Snuff Film 7 inch by Bongripper Chicago’s Bongripper drops a new 7” to keep things nice and heavy in 2011. The release’s two tracks, “Sex Tape” and “Snuff Film,” feature some surprising changes of direction. The band is still as loud as they’ve been on

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  • May 23 battles

    Battles' Take Away Show

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    Battles doing a session performance for the good people at La Blogotheque. The band’s next album drops June 7th via Warp.

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  • May 23 album

    Civil Civic Raises $$$ for Next LP

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    To do a “pre-order,” head to this page.

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  • May 23 Album Reviews

    Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi- "The Rose With the Broken Neck"

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    On “the Rose With the Broken Neck,” Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi pull together some Italian-style soundtrack music with Jack White on vocals. Though the textures and sounds are vintage and pretty authentic, the drama of this track–the drama I imagine should be here–doesn’t really hit me.

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  • May 23 aesension

    Jesu- Ascension

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    I’m just not enjoying this like I have Jesu’s past work. I’m sad. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • May 23 Album Reviews

    Cass McCombs- "County Line"

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    Every time Cass McCombs drops an album, I feel myself swinging back and forth violently on a spectrum of enjoyment. The songs that win me over do so with little to no effort, and the songs I hate gather an immediate response from me as well. Thankfully, “County Line” is

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  • May 23 Album Reviews

    Childish Gambino- "Freaks and Geeks"

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    Actor, writer, and rapper Donald Glover is Childish Gambino. He’s best known for his comedic output, but his rap career seems to be growing exponentially with the release of his latest EP–look out for a full-length this fall, too. We’re taking on the lead single from this

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  • May 23 93 million miles

    Africa Hitech- "Gangslap"

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    On their debut full-length, Africa Hitech fuses rhythms from around the world with the most synthetic electronics known to man. It’s like listening to some kind of Kraftwerk-produced drum circle accompanied by a chiptunes DJ. I know that description is outlandish, but I honestly feel like some of the

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  • May 20 Album Reviews

    Balkans- Self-Titled

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    If my son had made this album, I’d say this: “This is a strong debut, son. Strong debut.” WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • May 19 ambient

    Matthewdavid's A Blue Tape

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    When I reviewed L.A. beat producer Matthewdavid’s Outmind, one of my issues with the release was that its best moments didn’t last very long. Some of the lightly etched drones and rhythms on that LP seem to peter out a little too quickly for me to grab

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