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  • Feb 7 Album Reviews

    Earth- Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I

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    Earth’s first installment of Angels of Darkness, Demons of light is a hefty dose of the same medicine they’ve been feeding us since Hex in ’05. When it comes to concocting musical sedatives, Earth’s receptive is still pretty potent; however, I’m having trouble calling this LP

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  • Feb 7 Album Reviews

    Dumbo Gets Mad- Elephants at the Door

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    Dumbo Gets Mad’s debut album is a pretty hefty piece of psychedelic rock and pop. Rarely does anything about this LP come off as “normal.” We’re basically talking about an album full of odd synths, chipmunked vocals, bubble samples, and lyrics about prawns. So it’s hard to

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  • Feb 7 das racist

    Das Racist- "Swate" ft. Lakutis ‡ MP3

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    Critical favorites Das Racist are almost as prolific as the syllables that spill out to form their tongue-in-cheek raps. Exhibit A: “Swate,” their latest joint, featuring guest rapper Lakutis. This is a fun slice of trip-hoppy exotica, complete with Bollywoodish samples on the chorus and in-the-club beats anchoring the verses,

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  • Feb 3 Album Reviews

    John Vanderslice- White Wilderness

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    On John Vanderslices’ latest album, the singer-songwriter works with California’s Magik*Magik Orchestra to bring a new level of intricacy to his music. Nearly every song here is lavishly decorated with brass, woodwinds, and strings, but the live recording style keeps the music from feeling static or confined. Some

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  • Feb 3 Album Reviews

    The Kills- "Satellite"

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    The Kills unleash a heavy, distorted firestorm on their new single, “Satellite.” The track will be featured on the duo’s upcoming album, Blood Pressures. Is this track for you? Find out in the review. Review: The Kills- Satellite Stream: The Kills Satellite

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  • Feb 3 brown recluse

    Brown Recluse- "Mirror Mansion" ‡ VIDEO

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    Slumberland‘s Brown Recluse recently dropped this music video for the track “Mirror Mansion,” which comes from the band’s latest EP / mini-LP, Panoptic Mirror Maze. Download the whole thing for free via bandcamp. Though the release is filled with lots of fun and quirky tunes, it feels a bit

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  • Feb 2 Electronic

    James Blake- "The Wilhelm Scream" ‡ VIDEO

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    I’ve said on a couple occasions that I’m looking forward to this new, self-titled James Blake LP. This video only intensifies the passion! It’s for Blake’s new single, which is set for a March 7th release. The album it’s from is dropping next week via

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  • Feb 2 Album Reviews

    Fleet Foxes- "Helplessness Blues"

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    Fleet Foxes’ latest song is an epic tease toward their sophomore album. Not only is the production fantastic, but the song structure and lyrics show a lot of ambition–even though they deal with the fear of being a small fish in a big pond. If all the songs on

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  • Feb 2 balam acab

    Remixes: James Blake / Toro Y Moi / Tanlines

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    1. Balam Acab- What A Life I Dream (The Goat Remix) (bandcamp) 2. Toro Y Moi- Still Sound (Knight Stalker Remix) 3. James Blake- Limit To Your Love (Lucid Rhythms Remix) 4. Tanlines- Real Life (Memory Tapes Remix) –

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  • Feb 2 album

    Download Dumbo Gets Mad's New LP

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    Ever since this day, I’ve been waiting for this day. Now it’s finally here and there are tears of joy rolling down my face, and they’re staining my shirt. The new album from Italy’s Dumbo Gets Mad is finally out via Bad Panda. Currently, it’s

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