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  • Apr 25 alt-country

    My Morning Jacket- "Holdin On To Black Metal"

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    Stream: My Morning Jacket- Holdin On To Black Metal It’s the 2nd track to drop from MMJ’s forthcoming LP, Circuital. Digging the larger-than-life choruses here, and the horns are a nice touch, too. This is gearing up to be a really ambitious record! Look for its release on

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  • Apr 25 believer

    John Maus- "Believer"

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    John Maus is a singer-songwriter and the latest signee to Ribbon Music. He’s laid down two tracks from his forthcoming album, We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves. One is above and one is right here. In regards to “Believer,” I’m believing, I’m believing! This track

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  • Apr 25 acid funeral

    Belzebong- "Acid Funeral"

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    A new track from the Polish doom metal outfit Belzebong. It comes from their latest album, Sonic Scapes & Weedy Grooves. On “Acid Eater,” we get just that. The riffs here aren’t jaw-dropping, but the mix and textures on this new release are pretty good. Moaning guitars hang in

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  • Apr 25 albums

    Stream New Fleet Foxes / Antlers LPs

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    The good people at NPR Music have the latest albums from Fleet Foxes and the Antlers streaming right now. Dig on via the links below. Stream: Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues The Antlers- Burst Apart

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  • Apr 22 Album Reviews

    Ponytail- Do Whatever You Want All the Time

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    On their third album, Ponytail turns the noise down and pumps the musicianship up. While this album isn’t as harsh or mind-melting at 2008’s Ice Cream Spiritual, this new album–aptly titled Do Whatever You Want All the Time–shows the band letting their improvisational flags fly. These

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  • Apr 22 Album Reviews

    The Kills- Blood Pressures

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    Every time a Kills album comes on, I feel a bunch of involuntary reflexes coming on: my eyes squint, my lips tighten, and my shoulders start to shrug. I’m just unsure of why this music should appeal to me. I could certainly see myself latching onto the noisy distortion,

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  • Apr 21 cave in

    Cave In- "Sing My Loves"

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    An 8-minute monster from the forthcoming Cave In album, White Silence. Some of the heaviest riffs I’ve heard in a few months. Clean vocals usually don’t do it for me in a style like this, but it’s just working for me this time around. Really looking forward

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  • Apr 21 born this way

    "Weird Al" Parodies Lady Gaga

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    Don’t worry about the text starting the video dealing with Lady Gaga’s rejection of the song. Apparently, the song has now been approved since it’s release on YouTube this week. What good news! Plus, we’ve got a new “Weird Al” album on the way, so what

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  • Apr 21 afrobeat

    tUnE-yArDs- W H O K I L L

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    Tune-Yards’ sophomore LP, for some, will be a true exercise in patience. Merrill Garbus’ vocals can be a serious strain on the ears, and the amount of instrumentation she’s packed into this album borders on migraine-inducing. But all of this album’s quirks can easily become strengths on the

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  • Apr 21 charles bradley

    Charles Bradley- "The World (Is Going Up In Flames)"

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    New video for Charles Bradley’s “The World (Is Going Up In Flames).” It’s from the album No Time For Dreaming, which is out now on Daptone.

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