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On their sophomore full-length, New York’s Buke and Gase continue fine-tuning their unique combination of noise pop, folk, and indie rock with loads of strangely idiosyncratic melodies and textures. WATCH THE REVIEW
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The enigmatic Flaming Lips have dropped a new track today titled “Sun Blows Up Today” in an effort to hype up the release of their forthcoming LP, the Terror. Right now, the album is looking at an April 2nd release date, and this song attached to the lyric video above
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Black Jungle Radio by Black Jungle Squad Featuring abstract MCs such as Zeroh and Jeremiah Jae, Black Jungle Squad is a strange, toned-down hip hop project with weird rhymes and nutty instrumentals. Though this collection of tracks doesn’t have a ton of energy, it does have two tons of
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Akron/Family drops a new track with an album on the way via Dead Oceans, which is a label the psychedelic folk outfit has called home for quite a while now. Sub Verses is the title of the new LP, and it’s looking at an April 30th release. With
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I first heard of Pete Swanson a few years ago when he blended the worlds of techno, noise, and drone together on the album Man With Potential. While the end product didn’t really move me, I did find the dude’s concept to be pretty interesting. Swanson is now
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Parts & Labor frontman Dan Friel has a new glitchy, noisy, and melodic solo album on the way via Thrill Jockey Records, and the title is Total Folklore. The first track to drop from it is streaming above, “Thumper.” It’s as abrasive as it is beautifully shimmering. Look for
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POWER EXCHANGE by Cities Aviv An awesomely grooved instrumental on this Cities Aviv track, “Power Exchange.” I’m absolutely loving the pitch-shifted female vocals, farty synths, and choppy beat. The trap-style hi-hats are nice touch as well. I don’t wanna completely ignore Aviv, though. What I’ve typically heard
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The UK’s Young Fathers have dropped some visuals for their reggae-infused track “Romance,” which came off the group’s recently reissued TAPE ONE. I reviewed it a while back very positively, and I’m still convinced it rules, but I’m patiently waiting to hear some kind of followup–
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Electronic music producer Nosaj Thing is dropping a new full-length album next week via Innovative Leisure titled Home. “Safe” is one of the tracks from it, and it’s a beautifully crafted piece of nocturnal bliss. The warm and synthetic tones, subtle percussion, and spacey vocal cuts all compliment each
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Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius by Abyssal Death metal outfit Abyssal drops its second full-length LP, and it’s an extremely atmospheric take on one of music’s most extreme genres. To most people out there, death metal sounds like pure noise; however, I wouldn’t be surprised if
