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MP3 Every time I hear a new track from West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar, I just can’t help but admire this dude’s drive to do something new, fresh, and different with every single track. The beat here has a rattling hi-hat that gives it a slightly Southern Flavor.
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Coming out March 26h on Nuclear Blast, here is a track from the forthcoming Meshuggah album, Koloss. Like usual, the band’s riffs hit a strong, oddly timed groove. Stylistically, it’s nothing incredibly new for the band, but I think it still manages to reach a darker shade of
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Download: Brother Ali- The Bite Marked Heart In honor of Valentine’s Day, here’s a new collection of tracks–DAMN! IT’S COMING UP!–here’s a new, free EP of tracks from Brother Ali. As usual, the Minneapolis-based rapper is sounding soulful and smooth.
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ARAB SPRING by Literature Literature is a pop rock group whose sound has a lotta jangle and a little lo-fi. It’s a familiar angle, but the songwriting is too catchy for me to ignore, reminding me a lot of groups like Smith Westerns. While most tracks on this Literature
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Caught this song on the Fader, and I’m completely smitten with it. It’s from an anonymous California-based duo named Rhye. They’ve currently got a 12″ out on Innovative Leisure for the track streaming above. “Open” has a light, electronic groove that reminds me of the synth-heavy art
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MP3 Last year, I covered quite a few up-and-coming MCs, and one of the most clever I came across was a young buck by the name of Milo. His debut mixtape, I Wish My Brother Rob Was Here, was one of the first releases I’ve heard to take the
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Heavy Hippies – Cheapdrugsfreelove by Al Lover Fresh off the Al Lover Bandcamp, here’s a new set of instrumentals that combine the schools of hip hop, garage rock, and psychedelic rock. The sounds that come together on this thing are hard, heavy, and grimy. Tons of wailing solos, tarnished guitar
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At the beginning of January, I fell in love with the music of Evian Christ at first listen. The young London-based producer just has a really creative approach to beatmusic; incorporating elements of hip hop, ambient music, and various sounds from the latest electronic music trends in the UK. I
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BLK EP by Time Wharp Out now as a free digital download from Astro Nautico, here’s a new EP from Time Wharp, BLK EP. It’s a set of new tracks and remixes combines, well, what genres you’re hearing depends on what track you’re listening to. “BLK”
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always in postscript by willamette Some soothing, ambient drones coming through on this new Williamette release, Always In Postscript. It’s out now digitally, but there’s a limited edition 10″ available as well. While the music on Always has that formless quality most ambient songs do, there’s a
