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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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  • Apr 21 amon tobin

    Stream the New Amon Tobin

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    Amon Tobin’s career as an electronic music producer has been long and fruitful, resulting in such albums as Permutation and Supermodified. He’s not the largest figure in IDM, but certainly one worth noting. What looks to be the guy’s 7th album, ISAM, is getting dropped on May

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  • Apr 21 electronica

    White Mountains- "Spectra"

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    New track from hypnosis-via-electronics specialist White Mountains. He’s got a new EP–Lightforms–dropping on Waaga Recs on June 7th, and “Spectra” is the first track to drop from it. Enjoy!

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  • Apr 21 death grips

    Death Grips- "Lord of the Game" (ft. Mexican Girl)

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    MP3 In preparation for its forthcoming album, Ex Military, Death Grips has released another track and music video–though this music video isn’t made of original footage like the last one was. Unlike previous tracks to be released from this anonymous effort, this track is actually performed at a

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  • Apr 21 constant headache

    Joyce Manor- "Done Right Discount Flooring"

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    Done Right Discount Flooring by Joyce Manor Some hard-hitting drums and burning guitars are just what the doctor ordered today. These guys seem to be straight outta Long Beach, and their latest album, Constant Headache, is available on a name-your-price basis on Bandcamp.

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  • Apr 21 blue suicide

    Coma Cinema- "Blue Suicide"

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    Video from the lo-fi solo project of Mat Cothran, Coma Cinema. He’s just released his third album, which is titled after this track. The guy releases all of his albums for free as well, so no complains about that.

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  • Apr 20 ep

    Stream This Nicolas Jaar EP

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    Jaar’s really bleak and creative approach to understated electronics made his latest LP, Space Is Only Noise, more of a grower than a shower. The impact didn’t hit me at first, but it was undeniably there. Oh, did I mention he’s on the Loved List? He’s

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  • Apr 20 ep

    Eternal Summers- "Prisoner"

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    MP3 An energetic track from Eternal Summers’ 12” Prisoner EP via Forest Family Records. On “Prisoner,” Eternal Summers displays a universal desire: Freedom. People protest, fight, and die for the freedom to seek out their own happiness; but after the dust has settled, our personal prisons have still got us

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  • Apr 20 black metal

    Stream Krallice's Diotima

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    Stream: Krallice- Diotima Thanks to the good people at NPR, the Brooklyn black metal outfit Krallice has its third album, Diotima, streaming for all to hear. Look for the album to drop via Profound Lore on April 26th.

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