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Golden Teacher brings the worlds of post-punk, dance, and psychedelia together on the track “Dante and Pilgrim.” A lot like that Factory Floor track that I loved recently, there are plenty of throbbing synths to keep the groove sharp as the vocals head into much stranger territory. The band currently
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Zombie Eyed by The Dirty NIl A bit of a grunge-inspired throwback from the guys in The Dirty Nil on “Zombie Eyed,” which is a track that comes off the band’s new split with Northern Primitive. Grab one of the 300 copies here. I’m really digging the hell
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Download: Arsis- Lepers Caress Arsis are the next artists in line to have Scion put out another free EP for streaming and downloading. Scion has already put out some stellar stuff in recent years, ranging from Magrudergrind to Immolation. With Lepers Caress, we just might have one of the best
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Pissed Jeans bring a brand new track from their forthcoming album in February, Honeys. It’ll be the band’s third album, and it’s dropping via Sub Pop. Listen to or download the mosh-friendly “Bathroom Laughter” above.
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Download: Mykki Blanco- Cosmic Angel: Illuminati Prince/ss Mykki Blanco, self-proclaimed “acid punk” rapper from New York, has dropped her debut mixtape, titled Cosmic Angel: Illuminati Prince/ss. Featuring production from Gatekeeper, Flosstradamus, Booty & Le1f, and more, the 15-track release is available to stream and download above via Datpiff.
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Download: Hot Sugar- Midimurder I was wondering when this guy was gonna get some significant notice! Beatmusic producer Nick Koenig, a.k.a. Hot Sugar, has been putting together some pretty colorful, vibrant, and hyper-sweet instrumentals for a while now. However, most of what I’ve heard from him hasn’
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Jazz experimentalist Matana Roberts drops a 10-minute solo sax piece that’s as moving as it is winding. Despite a lack of boundaries due to a lack of other instruments on the track, Roberts stays incredibly sharp and focused in her playing; not letting a single moment here pass by
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Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar drops a new track during the same week his latest full-length effort is being released, good kid, m.A.A.d. city. “The Heart Pt. 3” is an interesting and extremely emotional update on the current state of Kendrick, talking about where he sees his music
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A track from the Daredevil Christopher Wright, which comes from a new 7″ split with Cuddle Magic. Despite the daring and self-absorbed name, this Wisconsin trio is actually not a man named Christopher Wright who fancies himself as a daredevil–ironically or not. The band is actually fronted by brothers
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Vast, sound-rich, and enveloping, this new collection of ambient material from M. Sage is actually quite interesting. I like that this young producer works to evoke a number of different moods among eight tracks here. There are spots that feel as if I’m sitting in on unreleased material from
