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Yeah, I may be much crazier about Factory Floors previously released single, “Fall Back,” but “Turn it Up” is still captivating with it’s relentless grooves, stark minimalism, and odd vocalizations. The band’s new, self-titled album will be dropping on September 10th via DFA.
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Chicago-based experimental lo-fi folk artist Willis Earl Beal has shared a new song taken from his forthcoming sophomore LP Nobody knows. Thanks to Beal’s powerful inflection, “Too Dry to Cry” deviously comes across as incredibly profound and soulful on the surface, but its lyrical content is just as raw
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MNQ 038 Light House – In Their Image 12'' EP by Mannequin Records Some tense, hypnotic, and minimal music from Light House on this In Their Image EP. The song consist mostly of repetitive beats, atmospheric synths, and some pretty eerie female vocals. Though I wouldn’t say it’
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With Slow Focus, Fuck Buttons delivers more interesting electronic sounds and grooves, but continues to neglect the pursuit of interesting melodies and progressions. WATCH THE REVIEW
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The collaborative duo of Kimya Dawson and Aesoprock–otherwise known as “The Uncluded”–release a new music video for what’s probably my favorite song from their new album, Hokey Fright. Though the song’s lyrics are likely to get listeners to depict humans in their heads, much of the
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West Coast producer Lee Bannon is getting more and more creative and versatile by the minute. He’s constantly creating, and thinks almost nothing of just suddenly dropping a track like “InMySleep,” which combines his recent obsession with breakbeat-like grooves with some jutting bass notes and an odd chord progression.
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California lo-fi and noise rock duo No Age have a new album on the way via Sub Pop Records that’s due in August. The title is An Object, and the tracks to drop thus far from the album–including the one embedded above–haven’t really gotten me very
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Arca, Yeezus‘ secret weapon, has released this mix today. This is the first solo work we’ve heard from the producer in a year, but she hasn’t been slacking. This mix takes us through Arca’s musical universe, evoking slanted, psychedelic club scenes through her drum beats and the
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Soundsmith James Ferarro offers this single off of his upcoming project with a terrifying name, NYC, Hell 3:00. The song begins with what sounds like a lo-fi version of something off of Zomby’s newest LP, combining dark dread with rolling trap high-hats. Ferraro’s vocals enter, sounding more
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Multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer-songwriter John Frusciante has a new EP on the way titled Outsides, and this teaser track from it has got me pretty excited. I know, if you’ve been watching the videos diligently for a while, you’re probably getting ready to remind me that I really disliked
